Beliefs and perception about mental health issues: a meta-synthesis

• Main Authors: Choudhry, Riaz Fahad, Mani, Vasudevan, Ming, Long Chiau, Khan, Tahir Mehmood
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Allan Institute for Artificial Intelligence 2016
• Subjects: RA790 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Mental Health. Mental Illness Prevention
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/73019/1/metasynthesis-fahad.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/73019/; https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Beliefs-and-perception-about-mental-health-issues%3A-Choudhry-Mani/68a17347161641401cb295455368fbe074529adc

Background: Mental health literacy is the beliefs and knowledge about mental health issues and their remedies. Attitudes and beliefs of lay individuals about mental illness are shaped by personal knowledge about mental illness, knowing and interacting with someone living with mental illness, and cul...