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ASSESSING MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY: WHAT MEDICAL SCIENCES STUDENTS’ KNOW ABOUT DEPRESSION

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 Background: MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY is an individual’s KNOWLEDGE and belief about mental disorders which aid their recognition, management and prevention. The aim of this study was to investigate MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY among students of Tehran University of Medical Sciences.Methods: In this cross-sectional study, data were collected by the anonymous self-administered questionnaires and finally 324 students participated in the study. Random cluster sampling was used.Questions were in different areas of the MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY for depression include recognition of disorder, intended actions to seek help and perceived barriers, beliefs about interventions, prevention, stigmatization and impact of media. T-test was used for statistical analysis.Results: The mean (±SD) age was 23.5±2.8. The participants were 188 (58.1%) females and 136 (41.9%) males. In response to the recognition of the disorder 115 (35.6%) students mentioned the correct answer. In help-seeking area, 208 (64.3%) gave positive answer. The majority of affected students sought for help from their friends and parents. Stigma was the greatest barrier for seeking help. Television and Internet were the most common sources of information related to mental health.Conclusion: Generally students’ MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY on depression was low in some areas. Appropriate educational programs specifically for reducing mental disorders stigma seems necessary.Organizing networks of co-helper students for mental health could be considered.

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    SAYARIFARD, AZADEH, GHADIRIAN, LALEH, MOHIT, AHMAD, EFTEKHAR, MEHRDAD, BADPA, MAHNAZ, & RAJABI, FATEMEH. (2015). ASSESSING MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY: WHAT MEDICAL SCIENCES STUDENTS’ KNOW ABOUT DEPRESSION. MEDICAL JOURNAL OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN (MJIRI), 29(1), 0-0. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/294697/en

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    SAYARIFARD AZADEH, GHADIRIAN LALEH, MOHIT AHMAD, EFTEKHAR MEHRDAD, BADPA MAHNAZ, RAJABI FATEMEH. ASSESSING MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY: WHAT MEDICAL SCIENCES STUDENTS’ KNOW ABOUT DEPRESSION. MEDICAL JOURNAL OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN (MJIRI)[Internet]. 2015;29(1):0-0. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/294697/en

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    AZADEH SAYARIFARD, LALEH GHADIRIAN, AHMAD MOHIT, MEHRDAD EFTEKHAR, MAHNAZ BADPA, and FATEMEH RAJABI, “ASSESSING MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY: WHAT MEDICAL SCIENCES STUDENTS’ KNOW ABOUT DEPRESSION,” MEDICAL JOURNAL OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN (MJIRI), vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 0–0, 2015, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/294697/en

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