Crisanti Annette S, Luo Li, McFaul Mimi, Silverblatt Helene, Pyeatt Clinton
With the exception of Dr. McFaul, all of the authors are with the University of New Mexico, where Dr. Crisanti, Dr. Silverblatt, and Mr. Pyeatt are with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Division of Community Behavioral Health, and Dr. Luo is with the Department of Internal Medicine (e-mail:
Psychiatr Serv. 2016 Mar;67(3):350-3. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201400375. Epub 2015 Nov 2.
Low mental health literacy (MHL) is widespread in the general population and even more so among racial and ethnic minority groups. Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) aims to improve MHL. The objective of this study was to determine the impact of MHFA on perceptions of confidence about MHL in a large national sample and by racial and ethnic subgroup.
The self-perceived impact of MHFA on 36,263 people who completed the 12-hour training and a feedback form was examined.
A multiple regression analysis showed that MHFA resulted in high ratings of confidence in being able to apply various skills and knowledge related to MHL. Perceived impact of MHFA training differed among some racial and ethnic groups, but the differences were small to trivial.
Future research on MHFA should examine changes in MHL pre-post training and the extent to which perceived increases in MHL confidence among trainees translate into action.
心理健康素养低下（MHL）在普通人群中普遍存在，在种族和少数族裔群体中更为常见。心理健康急救（MHFA）旨在提高心理健康素养。本研究的目的是在一个大型全国样本中以及按种族和族裔亚组确定MHFA对MHL信心认知的影响。
研究了MHFA对36263名完成12小时培训并填写反馈表的人员的自我认知影响。
多元回归分析表明，MHFA在能够应用与MHL相关的各种技能和知识方面获得了较高的信心评分。MHFA培训的感知影响在一些种族和族裔群体中有所不同，但差异很小或微不足道。
未来关于MHFA的研究应考察培训前后MHL的变化，以及学员中MHL信心的感知增加转化为行动的程度。
