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Predictors of mental health literacy among parents of youth diagnosed with mood disorders
Author(s) -
Mendenhall Amy N.,
Frauenholtz Susan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
child and family social work
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.912
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1365-2206
pISSN - 1356-7500
DOI - 10.1111/cfs.12078
Subject(s) - mental health , mental health literacy , mood , psychiatry , mood disorders , literacy , clinical psychology , health literacy , psychology , public health , randomized controlled trial , medicine , mental illness , anxiety , health care , nursing , pedagogy , surgery , economics , economic growth
Research reveals limited knowledge of children's mental health among caregivers. This paper identifies predictors of mental health literacy among parents of children diagnosed with mood disorders that are seeking or already receiving help. Secondary data analysis using multivariate regression was conducted on data from a randomized, controlled efficacy trial with a sample of 165 children. Mental health literacy was higher for parents who were female, white, higher educated and had children who were older, had a bipolar diagnosis or received more services. Lifetime experience with mental health disorders also predicted literacy. Public mental health efforts are needed to raise caregiver mental health literacy.