Mental health literacy of adolescents in Bermuda, according to age, gender and race.

ABSTRACT: Mental health literacy (MHL) is an important part of the help-seeking process, yet there is a lack of knowledge about the MHL of adolescents in the Caribbean. This region is important to study as it is underrepresented in mental health research globally. The aim of this study is to explore the ability of adolescents in Bermuda to recognize depression and social phobia (social anxiety) and their beliefs about the sources of help for a peer with these mental health problems. This cross-sectional study surveyed middle and high school students aged 10-19 years in Bermuda. Online surveys conducted between November 2022 and June 2023 gathered demographic data including age, gender and race, and assessed the ability to recognize depression and social anxiety from descriptions provided in randomly

SUBMITTER: Cavanagh D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11471998 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature