“Mental health literacy”: a survey of the public's ability to recognise mental disorders and their beliefs about the effectiveness of treatment

F. Jorm, Anthony; Korten, Ailsa; A. Jacomb, Patricia; Christensen, Helen; Rodgers, Bryan; A. Pollitt, Penelope

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.1997.tb140071.x

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“Mental health literacy”: a survey of the public's ability to recognise mental disorders and their beliefs about the effectiveness of treatment

Published in The Medical Journal of Australia • Feb 1, 1997

Authors:

Anthony F. Jorm

Ailsa Korten

Patricia A. Jacomb

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To assess the public's recognition of mental disorders and their beliefs about the effectiveness of various treatments ("mental health literacy"). DESIGN: A cross-sectional survey, in 1995, with structured interviews using vignettes of a person with either depression or schizophrenia. PA...

Subject

Vignette

Mental health literacy

Mental health

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