ArticleJournal of personalized medicine2022
Effectiveness of a Comprehensive Mental Health Literacy Educational Programme for Junior High School Students: A Randomised Controlled Trial Examining Changes in Their Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviour.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Interventions to Reduce Mental Health Stigma in Young People: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JAMA network open · 2025Pooled it
- Development, expert validation, and pilot testing of digital mental health literacy program for Filipino college students.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Interventions to improve mental health help-seeking attitudes, intentions and behaviors: A systematic review of recent advances.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2026Review
- Self-reported knowledge, attitude and mental health status of in-school adolescents in Nigeria.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2025Article
- Assessing the efficacy of the 'Bicho De 7 Cabeças' B-learning school-based program in enhancing mental health literacy and reducing stigma.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- Empathy at school project: Effects of didactics of emotions® on emotional competence, cortisol secretion and inflammatory profile in primary school children. A controlled longitudinal psychobiological study.Comprehensive psychoneuroendocrinology · 2023Article
- Perceptions and attitudes of users and non-users of mental health services concerning mental illness and services in Japan.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis study evaluated the effectiveness of a comprehensive mental health literacy (MHL) educational programme known as "Sanita" for improving junior high school students' knowledge of mental illness, attitudes towards people with mental health problems, and help-seeking behaviour.
methodsA randomised controlled trial with a parallel-group design was conducted. A total of 125 students (51 in the intervention group and 74 in the control group) received three 50-min classes and completed self-report questionnaires (Mental Illness and Disorder Understanding Scale, MIDUS; Reported and Intended Behaviour Scale, RIBS-J; and an original questionnaire investigating help-seeking behaviour) before and after the programme and three months later.
resultsRegarding MIDUS, the post-test and 3-month follow-up test results showed a significant main effect of time-by-group interactions in a linear mixed model. Regarding RIBS-J, the post-test results showed a significant main effect of time-by-group interactions; however, the 3-month follow-up test showed no significant effect. No significant effects of time-by-group interactions were seen in the post-test and 3-month follow-up test results for help-seeking behaviour in a logistic regression-mixed model.
conclusionsThe Sanita MHL educational programme was longitudinally effective at improving junior high school students' knowledge of mental illness, although improvements in attitudes and help-seeking behaviour were insufficient.
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