Positive mental health literacy: development and validation of a measure among Norwegian adolescents

Abstract Background Mental health literacy (MHL), or the knowledge and abilities necessary to benefit mental health, is a significant determinant of mental health and has the potential to benefit both individual and public mental health. MHL and its measures have traditionally focused on knowledge a...

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Main Authors: Hanne Nissen Bjørnsen, Mary˗Elizabeth Bradley Eilertsen, Regine Ringdal, Geir Arild Espnes, Unni Karin Moksnes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-017-4733-6