Mental health literacy beliefs. A comparison of psychiatric trained nurses and enrolled nurses in Singapore.
The views of mental health professionals may influence diagnosis and management options. This study reports nurses' views about the management of three common psychiatric disorders--schizophrenia, depression, and mania. Results demonstrate the effect of greater psychiatric education and training, received by psychiatric trained nurses, on mental health literacy.
Yeo
Soo-Gim
SG
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia. g.parker@unsw.edu.au
Parker
Gordon
G
Yap
Hwa-Ling
HL
Mahendran
Rathi
R
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000592:standards; D004522:Educational Status; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000592:standards; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D008603:Mental Health; D020380:Needs Assessment; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology*; D009743:Nursing, Practical / Q000193:education*; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000193:education*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D012846:Singapore; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires