School of Psychology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2012 Oct;42(5):525-40. doi: 10.1111/j.1943-278X.2012.00109.x. Epub 2012 Aug 31.
Mental health literacy is the knowledge and beliefs about mental disorders that aid their recognition, management, or prevention and is considered to be an important determinant of help-seeking. This has relevance in suicide prevention, as depression, the clinical condition most frequently associated with suicidality, has been the target of community and professional education programs designed to enhance mental health literacy. In this study, whether such programs have influenced help-seeking attitudes and behavior in those who are depressed and suicidal was considered. The results indicate that despite intensive community education programs over the last two decades, there has been little change in those who are depressed and suicidal in terms of their attitudes toward treatment seeking and, more importantly, their treatment-seeking behavior. These results draw into question the value of current community education programs for those most vulnerable to suicidal behavior.
心理健康素养是指对精神障碍的知识和信念，有助于识别、管理或预防精神障碍，被认为是寻求帮助的重要决定因素。这与自杀预防有关，因为抑郁症是最常与自杀相关的临床病症，已经成为旨在提高心理健康素养的社区和专业教育计划的目标。在这项研究中，考虑了这些计划是否影响了抑郁和有自杀倾向者的寻求帮助的态度和行为。研究结果表明，尽管在过去二十年中进行了密集的社区教育计划，但在抑郁和有自杀倾向者的治疗寻求态度方面几乎没有变化，更重要的是，他们的治疗寻求行为也没有变化。这些结果质疑了当前针对最容易发生自杀行为的人群的社区教育计划的价值。
