Anthony F. Jorm|Amy J. Morgan|Annemarie Wright
First aid strategies that are helpful to young people developing a mental disorder: beliefs of health professionals compared to young people and parents
Orygen|University of Melbourne|Orygen|University of Melbourne|Orygen|University of Melbourne
little known best ways member public respond someone social network develops mental disorder controlled trials feasible area expert consensus may best guideto assess expert views postal surveys carried australian gps psychiatrists psychologists listed professional registers mental health nurses members professional college professionals asked rate helpfulness 10 potential first aid strategies young people one four disorders depression depression alcohol misuse social phobia psychosis data obtained 470 gps 591 psychiatrists 736 psychologists 522 mental health nurses respective response rates 24 35 40 32 data public views available earlier telephone survey 3746 australian youth aged 1225 years 2005 parents included questions strategiesa clear majority across four professions believed helpfulness listening person suggesting professional helpseeking making appointment person see gp asking suicidal feelings also clear majority believing harmfulness ignoring person suggesting use alcohol cope talking firmly compared health professionals young people parents less likely believe asking suicidal feelings would helpful likely believe would harmful also less likely believe talking person firmly would harmfulseveral first aid strategies recommended public based agreement clinicians likely helpfulness particular needs greater public awareness helpfulness asking young person mental health problem suicidal feelings