Open AccessMental health literacy among secondary school female students in Abha, Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Alhanouf Ali Abonassir,
Aesha Farheen Siddiqui,
Safar A Abadi,
Abdulaziz Mohamme Al-Garni,
Razan S Alhumayed,
Reem Saeed Tirad,
Shahad Abdulrahman Almotairi,
Ahad Essa mohammed Asiri,
Fatimah Yahya Ibraheem Asiri,
Nojoud Zoraib Alshahran,
Bassam Ali Abonassir
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2083_20
Subject(s) - medicine , mental health literacy , mental health , psychological intervention , anxiety , psychiatry , family medicine , mental illness
Worldwide, mental health is a big problem and Saudi Arabia is not far behind in observing this. It seems that progress in the field of mental health is slow. Interventions in mental health education have resulted in positive results. Participation by family members, sensitization to care and social integration include some of methods believed to target understanding and counter stigma surrounding mental illness.