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Investigation of the relationship between mental health literacy of adults and attitude towards seeking psychological help and stigma by the immediate environment.

Purpose: This study aims to examine the relationship between mental health literacy and attitudes toward psychological help‐seeking and stigma by the immediate environment. Design and Methods: This descriptive and cross‐sectional research was conducted with 352 parents in 2021. Findings: It was obse...

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Published in:Perspectives in Psychiatric Care Vol. 58; no. 4; pp. 1865 - 1873
Main Authors: Doğan, Reyhan, Mercan, Neşe, Coşkun, Sabahat
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Oct2022
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          Doğan, Reyhan
          Mercan, Neşe
          Coşkun, Sabahat
        affil: Department of Hematology, Gulhane Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
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          Mental Health
          Health Literacy Evaluation
          Attitude to Health Evaluation
          Help Seeking Behavior Evaluation
          Parental Attitudes Evaluation
          Psychiatric Care
          Parents Psychosocial Factors
          Stigma
          Sociodemographic Factors
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          Descriptive Research
          Cross Sectional Studies
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          Middle Age
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          Factor Analysis
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          Kruskal-Wallis Test
          Spearman's Rank Correlation Coefficient
          Goodness of Fit Chi Square Test
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          Adult: 19-44 years
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
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      ab: Purpose: This study aims to examine the relationship between mental health literacy and attitudes toward psychological help‐seeking and stigma by the immediate environment. Design and Methods: This descriptive and cross‐sectional research was conducted with 352 parents in 2021. Findings: It was observed that there was a significant positive relationship between mental health literacy level and attitude toward psychological help‐seeking. There was a negative relationship between mental health literacy level and stigma by the immediate environment. Practice Implications: The results point to the need for interventions to improve mental health literacy in society.
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