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dc.contributor.authorLui, Christopher
dc.contributor.authorWong, Cheuk
dc.contributor.authorFurnham, Adrian
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-17T13:15:22Z
dc.date.available2017-08-17T13:15:22Z
dc.date.created2016-12-13T14:28:20Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Social Psychiatry. 2016, 62 (6), 505-511.nb_NO
dc.identifier.issn0020-7640
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2451055
dc.description.abstractAbstract Background and aims: The aim of this study was to investigate Hong Kong nationals’ ability to recognize 13 different mental disorders and to examine whether there may be a relationship between their mental health literacy (MHL) and their tendency to describe/explain symptoms of mental disorders in physical terms. Methods: A total of 299 participants took part in this study and the vignettes depict post-traumatic stress disorder,depression, obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), dependent personality disorder, schizotypal personality disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, agoraphobia, bipolar disorder, social phobia, panic disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, schizophrenia and antisocial personality disorder. Results: Overall, OCD was the best identified and the personality disorders were the worst. A significant negative correlation was found between participants’ MHL and the rate of offering a ‘physical’ rather than a ‘psychological’ explanation. Some mental disorders were better recognized than others such as OCD (40.1%) and depression (36.3%). However, the majority of the other disorders were very poorly recognized and labelled with the rest having ‘correct response’ rates of lower than 15%. Over half of the mental disorders had ‘correct’ response rates of lower than 5%. Conclusion: In accordance with many other studies in the area, this study found Asian participants poor at recognizing mental disorders. This is probably due to the fact that mental illnesses of all kinds remain a taboo topic.nb_NO
dc.language.isoengnb_NO
dc.publisherSagenb_NO
dc.subjectMental health literacynb_NO
dc.subjectHong Kongnb_NO
dc.subjectDepressionnb_NO
dc.titleMental health literacy in Hong Kongnb_NO
dc.typeJournal articlenb_NO
dc.typePeer reviewednb_NO
dc.description.versionacceptedVersionnb_NO
dc.rights.holder"Once the article has been accepted for publication, you may post the accepted version (version 2) of the article on your own personal website, your department’s website or the repository of your institution without any restrictions."nb_NO
dc.source.pagenumber505-511nb_NO
dc.source.volume62nb_NO
dc.source.journalInternational Journal of Social Psychiatrynb_NO
dc.source.issue6nb_NO
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0020764016651291
dc.identifier.cristin1412174
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cristin.unitnameInstitutt for ledelse og organisasjon
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