Quynh Chi Nguyen Thai|Thanh H. Nguyen
Mental health literacy: knowledge of depression among undergraduate students in Hanoi, Vietnam
Hanoi University|Hanoi University
mental health literacy mhl refers individuals knowledge beliefs mental disorders aid recognition management prevention study aims investigate mhl depression among public health sociology undergraduate students hanoi vietnam crosssectional survey carried may september 2015 data collected using anonymous selfadministered questionnaire distributed 350 undergraduate students 213 public health majors 137 sociology majors questions mhl depression adapted australian national survey mental health literacy stigma question topics included recognition depression helpseeking intentions firstaid support knowledge interventions help people depression chi squared tests conducted compare proportional statistics across groups multiple measures regard recognition mental disorders 320 respondents used accurate label depression vignette among correctly identified depression 821 would seek help corresponding statistic 811 recognize depression groups would seek help counselor psychologist family members close friends firstaid support suggested respondents groups informal sources listen problem understanding way encourage physically active etc interventions considered helpful respondents selfhelp strategies learning relax getting physically active exercise early morning reading selfhelp book joining group individuals similar problems chosen helpful intervention among recognize depression p 0001 correctly identify depression believed people depression admitted hospital psychiatric treatment p 005 need education mhl depression among undergraduate students vietnam training focus symptoms depression appropriate helpseeking intentions firstaid support relevant vietnamese context