Shameran Slewa?Younan|Jonathan Mond|Elise Bussion|Yaser Mohammad|Maria Gabriela Uribe Guajardo|Mitchell Smith|Diana Milosevic|Sanja Lujic|Anthony F. Jorm
Mental health literacy of resettled Iraqi refugees in Australia: knowledge about posttraumatic stress disorder and beliefs about helpfulness of interventions
Western Sydney University|Macquarie University|Western Sydney University|Western Sydney University|Western Sydney University|South Western Sydney Local Health District|Liverpool Hospital|Western Sydney University|University of Melbourne
resettled refugees particularly vulnerable group high levels mental health problems particular traumarelated disorders low uptake mental health care evidence suggests poor mental health literacy namely poor knowledge understanding nature treatment mental health problems major factor low inappropriate treatmentseeking among individuals mental health problems study used culturally adapted mental health literacy survey method determine knowledge beliefs helpfulness treatment interventions providers posttraumatic stress disorder ptsd amongst resettled iraqi refugees 225 resettled iraqi refugees western sydney attending adult migrant english program amep federally funded english language tuition surveyed vignette fictional character meeting diagnostic criteria ptsd presented followed mental health literacy survey ptsd symptomology measured using harvard trauma questionnaire part iv htq part iv kessler psychological distress scale k10 used measure levels general psychological distress 142 participants labelled problem ptsd problem fear modal response 418 total 849 respondents indicated seeing psychiatrist would helpful followed reading koran bible selected 792 surveyed variation problem recognition helpfulness treatment notably influenced length resettlement australia respondents findings important implications design implementation mental health promotion treatment programs resettled refugees work