Deana Herrman, Celia M Pechak, Kristin Berg, Susan Magasi
Instructing to Impact: Exploration of Doctor of Physical Therapy Education Instruction of Social Determinants of Health and Health Equity for People with Disabilities
Physical therapy
mental health literacy mhl ability recognize mental disorders along knowledge professional help available effective selfhelp strategies skills give support others knowledge prevent mental disorders adequate mhl linked better healthseeking behavior management mental illness assess mhl related depression anxiety among adolescents age 15 19 years residing delhi survey conducted among adolescents southeast delhi mhl assessed using sexmatched vignettes common mental disorders cmds like depression anxiety mhl assessed domains identifications disorders helpseeking behavior knowledge prevention stigmatizing attitude toward respective illness statistical analysis done stata percentage participants adequate mhl various domains calculated difference various groups examined using chisquare test total 491 adolescents participated response rate 872 503 girls 578 15 17 years age 50 102 participants identified depression vignette depression 51 104 identified vignette anxiety disorder statistically significant gender differential mhl seen p value 8 stigmatizing attitude assessed asking series questions suggesting stigma toward particular illness observed among almost participants depression 994 anxiety disorders 961 183 187 participants reported correct knowledge prevention depression anxiety respectively four hundred twentytwo 86 identified need seek help symptoms reported vignettes 234 55 preferred parents 62 147 look friends help adolescents residing delhi reported poor mhl common mental disorders high stigma poor helpseeking behavior also observed among participants toward cmds