A survey of mental health literacy in Japanese high school teachers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

School teachers are well-positioned to recognize mental health problems in their students and to help them seek appropriate help. Therefore, teachers need to have high levels of mental health literacy (MHL). In East Asia, however, few studies have examined MHL levels in teachers. In this study, MHL levels were investigated in Japanese teachers.

Methods

Teachers (n = 665) from 27 Japanese high schools answered a self-administered questionnaire which assessed (a) knowledge about mental health/illnesses, (b) correct recognition of specific illnesses (depression, schizophrenia and panic disorder), (c) confidence in helping students with depressive symptoms, and (d) confidence in teaching mental health knowledge to students.

Results

The average proportion of cor

SUBMITTER: Yamaguchi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8482625 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature