Joana Nobre|Ana Paula Oliveira|Francisco Monteiro|Carlos Sequeira|Carme Ferré?Grau
Promotion of Mental Health Literacy in Adolescents: A Scoping Review
Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre|Universidad Rovira i Virgili|Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre|Universidad Rovira i Virgili|Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre|Centre for Health Technology and Services Research|Universidad Rovira i Virgili
recent years important commitment development programs promote mental health literacy mhl among adolescents due prevalence mental health problems low level mhl affects group aim study map structure context programmesinterventions promoting mhl among adolescents school settings scoping review conducted following guidelines joanna briggs institute searched studies programmesinterventions promoting least one components mhl adolescents written portuguese english spanish published 2013 2020 medline cinahl plus full text scielo scopus opengrey rcaap article reference lists review included 29 articles majority programmesinterventions addressed one four components mhl knowledge mental disorders stigma reduction components covered taught adolescents regular teachers used face face interventions height variable duration used nonvalidated instruments implemented classroom environment showed statistically significant improvements adolescents mhl levels research needed implementconstruct programmesinterventions promoting adolescents mhl concerning knowledge obtain maintain good mental health