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Mental Health Literacy: It Is Now Time to Put Knowledge into Practice

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  • Francisco Sampaio

    (Higher School of Health Fernando Pessoa, Rua Delfim Maia, 334, 4200-253 Porto, Portugal
    CINTESIS@RISE—Center for Health Technology and Services Research/Health Research Network from the Lab to the Community, Rua Dr. Plácido da Costa, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal)

  • Patrícia Gonçalves

    (Institute of Health Sciences, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Rua de Diogo Botelho, 1327, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal)

  • Carlos Sequeira

    (CINTESIS@RISE—Center for Health Technology and Services Research/Health Research Network from the Lab to the Community, Rua Dr. Plácido da Costa, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal
    Nursing School of Porto, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 830, 844, 856, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal)

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The term ‘mental health literacy’ was first introduced in 1997, and it was defined as ‘knowledge and beliefs about mental disorders which aid their recognition, management or prevention’ [...]

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  • Francisco Sampaio & Patrícia Gonçalves & Carlos Sequeira, 2022. "Mental Health Literacy: It Is Now Time to Put Knowledge into Practice," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(12), pages 1-4, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:12:p:7030-:d:834235
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    1. Raquel Simões de Almeida & Maria João Trigueiro & Paula Portugal & Sara de Sousa & Vítor Simões-Silva & Filipa Campos & Maria Silva & António Marques, 2023. "Mental Health Literacy and Stigma in a Municipality in the North of Portugal: A Cross-Sectional Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(4), pages 1-14, February.

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