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Mental health literacy among Internet users
Author(s) -
Lawlor Elizabeth,
Breslin John G.,
Renwick Laoise,
Foley Sharon,
Mulkerrin Una,
Kinsella Anthony,
Turner Niall,
O'Callaghan Eadbhard
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
early intervention in psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.087
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1751-7893
pISSN - 1751-7885
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-7893.2008.00085.x
Subject(s) - mental health literacy , vignette , mental health , psychiatry , psychosis , population , intervention (counseling) , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , psychology , health literacy , mental illness , depression (economics) , clinical psychology , literacy , medicine , health care , social psychology , economic growth , pedagogy , environmental health , economics , macroeconomics
Intervening early in the course of psychotic illness may improve the long-term outcome. Early intervention requires early recognition, and one factor that influences early recognition is the level of mental health literacy (MHL) in the population.