Anthony F. Jorm|Annemarie Wright|Amy J. Morgan
Beliefs about appropriate first aid for young people with mental disorders: findings from an Australian national survey of youth and parents
Orygen|University of Melbourne|Orygen|University of Melbourne|Orygen|University of Melbourne
determine mental health firstaid knowledge beliefs young people parentsa national telephone survey carried 3746 people aged 1225 years interviews also carried 2005 coresident parents firstaid knowledge assessed response one four randomly presented vignettes covering depression depression alcohol misuse social phobia psychosis schizophrenia young people asked first aid relation peer parents relation childthe potential value encouraging professional helpseeking universally recognized either young people adults general positive social interactions endorsed likely helpful negative ones considerable room improvement adolescents less sophisticated firstaid knowledge beliefs young adults paradoxically confident providing help peerthese findings show continuing need community education potential benefits early professional treatment young people developing mental disorders