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Literacia em saúde mental sobre a depressão e o risco de suicídio
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A literacia em saúde mental serve para capacitar os indivíduos de reconhecer os sintomas associados há doença mental, e assim ter um comportamento ajustado para a gestão da mesma, a capacidade para procurar ajuda e tratamento da doença mental. A depressão é uma perturbação caracterizada por tristeza contínua e que pode levar ao risco de suicídio.
O presente estudo tem como objetivo avaliar a relação da literacia em saúde mental com as características sociodemográficas, e verificar se existe associação entre a literacia em saúde mental e uma prova de compreensão de conteúdos relativos a depressão e o risco de suicídio.
Para avaliar o nível da literacia em saúde mental, foi aplicada escala Mental Health Literacy Scale, e foram utilizados dois folhetos, da campanha da Organização Mundial de Saúde sobre a Depressão de 2017, a partir do qual foram criados dois questionários para avaliar o grau de conhecimento de conteúdo.
Os resultados obtidos na escala de literacia em saúde mental, demonstram haver diferenças significativas em função do género de sexo e da escolaridade, bem como nos resultados do questionário que avaliou o grau de conhecimento de conteúdo sobre o risco de suicídio.
A literacia em saúde mental tem vindo a ser reforçada na população através de campanhas e ações de promoção. No entanto é necessário que se avalie os efeitos dos conteúdos e o impacto que os mesmo têm no comportamento da população para a promoção da saúde mental.
Mental health literacy serves to enable individuals to recognize the symptoms associated with mental illness, and thus adjust the behaviour to manage and the ability to seek help and treatment of mental illness. Depression is a disorder characterized by continuous sadness that can lead to the risk of suicide. The present study aims to evaluate the relationship between mental health literacy and sociodemographic characteristics, and to verify whether there is an association between mental health literacy and a proof of understanding of contents related to depression and the risk of suicide. To assess the level of mental health literacy, was applied the Mental Health Literacy Scale, and two brochures were used, from the 2017 World Health Organization campaign on Depression, from which were created two questionnaires to assess the degree of knowledge. The results obtained on the mental health literacy scale show that there are significant differences depending on the gender of sex and education, as well as on the results of the questionnaire that assessed the degree of content knowledge about the risk of suicide. Mental health literacy has been reinforced in the population through campaigns and promotional actions. However, it is necessary to evaluate the effects of the contents and the impact they have on the population's behaviour for the promotion of mental health.
Mental health literacy serves to enable individuals to recognize the symptoms associated with mental illness, and thus adjust the behaviour to manage and the ability to seek help and treatment of mental illness. Depression is a disorder characterized by continuous sadness that can lead to the risk of suicide. The present study aims to evaluate the relationship between mental health literacy and sociodemographic characteristics, and to verify whether there is an association between mental health literacy and a proof of understanding of contents related to depression and the risk of suicide. To assess the level of mental health literacy, was applied the Mental Health Literacy Scale, and two brochures were used, from the 2017 World Health Organization campaign on Depression, from which were created two questionnaires to assess the degree of knowledge. The results obtained on the mental health literacy scale show that there are significant differences depending on the gender of sex and education, as well as on the results of the questionnaire that assessed the degree of content knowledge about the risk of suicide. Mental health literacy has been reinforced in the population through campaigns and promotional actions. However, it is necessary to evaluate the effects of the contents and the impact they have on the population's behaviour for the promotion of mental health.
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Dissertação de Mestrado apresentada no ISPA – Instituto Universitário para obtenção de grau de Mestre na especialidade de Psicologia Clínica
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Literacia em saúde mental Depressão Risco de suicídio Mental Health Literacy Depression Risk of suicide