Escala de Alfabetización en Salud Mental (MHLS)

La Escala de Conocimientos sobre Salud Mental (MHLS) es una herramienta de evaluación basada en una escala de 35 ítems que mide los conocimientos y las creencias sobre los trastornos mentales que contribuyen a su reconocimiento, manejo o prevención.

Developer

O’Connor, M. & Casey, L. (2015). The Mental Health Literacy Scale (MHLS): A new scale-based measure of mental health literacy. Psychiatry Research, 229(1-2), 511-516. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2015.05.064

If you are interested in using the MHLS for research purposes, please contact the developer at matt.f.oconnor@gmail.com The MHLS is not to be used for commercial purposes.

References

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Caldwell, T. M., & Jorm, A. F. (2000). Mental health nurses’ beliefs about interventions for schizophrenia and depression: a comparison with psychiatrists and the public. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 34(4), 602-611. https://doi.org/10.1080/j.1440-1614.2000.00750.x

Chung, E. Y., & Tse, T. T. (2022). Effect of human library intervention on mental health literacy: A multigroup pretest-posttest study. BMC Psychiatry, 22(1), 73. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-03725-5

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O’Connor, M. & Casey, L. (2015). The Mental Health Literacy Scale (MHLS): A new scale-based measure of mental health literacy. Psychiatry Research, 229(1-2), 511-516. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2015.05.064

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Suwanwong, C., Jansem, A., Intarakamhang, U., Prasittichok, P., Tuntivivat, S., Chuenphittayavut, K., Le, K., & Lien, L. T. M. (2024). Modifiable predictors of mental health literacy in the educational context: A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Psychology, 12(1), 378. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-024-01878-4

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