Soshi Kodama1,*, Koichi Shido2, Nozomu Ikeda3
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.23, No.3, pp. 331-352, 2021, DOI:10.32604/IJMHP.2021.016337
- 23 July 2021
Abstract Despite depression being a global mental health disorder, many people with depression do not seek psychiatric
help. In particular, it has been reported that only 15.7% of medical students seek treatment. A longer duration
of untreated illness (DUI) leads to clinically poor results. To shorten the DUI, the mental health literacy
(MHL) with regard to depression needs to be improved, although it is unclear which MHL components will
improve the help-seeking process. Additionally, the existing MHL scale for depression is poorly validated for
structural validity. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to develop an… More >