Einar Thorsteinsson|Natasha M. Loi|Anna L. Moulynox
Mental Health Literacy of Depression and Postnatal Depression: A Community Sample
University of New England|University of New England|University of New England
purpose present experimental study examined mental health literacy postnatal depression pnd australian community samplemethod five hundred twenty australians 427 females participated experimental studyparticipants randomly presented one three vignettes describing depressive episode completed online questionnaire examining mental health literacy capacity recognise pnd risk factors well ability source appropriate informationresults generally ability recognise pnd overall mental health literacy sample highcausation however often misattributed biological environmentalsocial factorspnd recognition found significantly affected perception attachment relationship presented two vignettesconclusions perception attachment impacts pnd recognition may negatively impact helpseeking behaviours