Christoph Lauber|Vladeta Ajdacic?Gross|Nadja Fritschi|Niklaus Stulz|Wulf Rössler
Mental health literacy in an educational elite – an online survey among university students
mental health literacy prerequisite early recognition intervention mental disorders aims paper determine whether sample university students recognise different symptoms depression schizophrenia reveal factors influencing correct recognition bivariate correspondence analyses results online survey among university students n 225 participants recognised specific symptoms depression symptoms schizophrenia acknowledged lower extent delusions control hallucinations taste identified symptoms schizophrenia repeated revival trauma depression split personality schizophrenia frequently mistaken symptoms respective disorders bivariate analyses demonstrated previous interest side job related mental disorders well previous personal treatment experience positive influence symptom recognition correspondence analysis showed male students natural science economics philosophy illiterate recognising symptoms depression schizophrenia among educational elite wide variability mental health literacy found therefore important public mental health interventions focus different recognition rates depression schizophrenia possibilities contact must arranged according interest activity eg work order improve mental health literacy finally education andor internship integrated high school apprenticeship curricula special emphasis must given towards effects gender stereotypes held mental illnesses