Robbin Bose|B Sivaprakash|Sukanto Sarkar|Abu Backer|Swarnavel Eswaran
An observational study to assess mental health literacy among undergraduate students from Tamil Nadu
Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth University|Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute
background aim misbeliefs regarding mental illness cause concern needs better understanding dearth literature highlighting lack knowledge regarding basis mental illness among educated individuals therefore study designed gauge knowledge beliefs attitude regarding mental illness final year undergraduate students various courses tamil nadu aim study mental health literacy determinants among undergraduate college students materials methods questionnairebased observational study conducted 527 final year undergraduate students dental nursing engineering arts science courses module containing ten closeended questions used assess peoples knowledge regarding basis mental illness vignettebased mental health literacy scale used described case depression used evaluate participants knowledge beliefs attitude regarding mental illness analysis performed using chisquare test binary logistic regression model results association opinion regarding role antidepressant level contact statistically significant p 0001 course study significant predictor recognition p 0001 nursing course 17 times predictive value recognizing genetic cause perceived cause mental illness p 0001 odds ratio 17508 confidence interval 710643136 conclusion study tried evaluate knowledge beliefs attitude college students regarding mental illness help reduce increasing burden mental disorders shedding light significance mental health literacy toward curbing stigma associated however future research create awareness sensitization towards seeking medical help curing psychiatric problems needed