Depression literacy and misconceptions scale (DepSter): a new two-factorial tool for measuring beliefs about depression.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depression literacy has received extensive attention within mental health research. It has been studied by different social groups and professions in Western and non-Western cultures. The importance of this topic stems from the fact that depression literacy is strongly related to attitudes toward people who are diagnosed with depression, the tendency to stigmatize this mental disorder, and to the propensity to undertake help-seeking behaviors. Therefore, understanding and promoting depression literacy is crucial in contemporary mental health prevention and promotion. We propose a new two-factorial tool measuring beliefs about depression. This 14-item self-report measure captures how people vary across two dimensions of beliefs about depression-depression literacy and mis

SUBMITTER: Kulwicka K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10150464 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature