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dc.contributor.authorSkre, Ingunn
dc.contributor.authorFriborg, Oddgeir
dc.contributor.authorBreivik, Camilla
dc.contributor.authorJohnsen, Lars Inge
dc.contributor.authorArnesen, Yngvild
dc.contributor.authorWang, Catharina E.
dc.date.accessioned2013-11-05T07:38:17Z
dc.date.available2013-11-05T07:38:17Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstract“Mental health for everyone” is a school program for mental health literacy and prevention aimed at secondary schools (13–15 yrs). The main aim was to investigate whether mental health literacy, could be improved by a 3-days universal education programme by: a) improving naming of symptom profiles of mental disorder, b) reducing prejudiced beliefs, and c) improving knowledge about where to seek help for mental health problems. A secondary aim was to investigate whether adolescent sex and age influenced the above mentioned variables. A third aim was to investigate whether prejudiced beliefs influenced knowledge about available help. This non-randomized cluster controlled trial included 1070 adolescents (53.9% boys, M age14 yrs) from three schools in a Norwegian town. One school (n = 520) received the intervention, and two schools (n = 550) formed the control group. Pre-test and follow-up were three months apart. Linear mixed models and generalized estimating equations models were employed for analysis. Mental health literacy improved contingent on the intervention, and there was a shift towards suggesting primary health care as a place to seek help. Those with more prejudiced beleifs did not suggest places to seek help for mental health problems. Generally, girls and older adolescents recognized symptom profiles better and had lower levels of prejudiced beliefs. A low cost general school program may improve mental health literacy in adolescents. Gender specific programs and attention to the age and maturity of the students should be considered when mental health literacy programmes are designed and tried out. Prejudice should be addressed before imparting information about mental health issues.en
dc.identifier.citationBMC Public Health 13(2013) s. 873en
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1057305
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-873
dc.identifier.issn1471-2458
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/5479
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:no-uit_munin_5179
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisherBioMed Centralen
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccess
dc.subjectVDP::Social science: 200::Psychology: 260::Clinical psychology: 262en
dc.subjectVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Psykologi: 260::Klinisk psykologi: 262en
dc.subjectVDP::Social science: 200::Psychology: 260::Developmental psychology: 265en
dc.subjectVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Psykologi: 260::Utviklingspsykologi: 265en
dc.subjectVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Clinical medical disciplines: 750::Psychiatry, child psychiatry: 757en
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Klinisk medisinske fag: 750::Psykiatri, barnepsykiatri: 757en
dc.subjectVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Community medicine, Social medicine: 801en
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Samfunnsmedisin, sosialmedisin: 801en
dc.titleA school intervention for mental health literacy in adolescents: effects of a non-randomized cluster controlled trialen
dc.typeJournal articleen
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dc.typePeer revieweden


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