Sadhbh Byrne|Lorraine Swords|Elizabeth Nixon
Mental Health Literacy and Help-Giving Responses in Irish Adolescents
Trinity College Dublin|Trinity College Dublin|Trinity College Dublin
study assessed mental health literacy irish adolescents n 187 explored participants helpgiving responses toward hypothetical depressed peers participants read five vignettes describing adolescent experiencing life difficulty two characters met diagnostic statistical manual mental disorders 4th ed dsmiv criteria depression majority participants could identify depression potential suicidality felt concerned depressed characters wellbeing participants stated would provide help depressed characters friends correct identification depression influence type help offered significant proportion participants mention engaging adults assistance assessing suicidality mentioned participant gender differences found mental health literacy type responses offered education emphasizes importance informing adult assessing suicidal risk recommended