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Examining mental health literacy, help seeking behaviours, and mental health outcomes in UK university students

Paul Gorczynski, Wendy Sims-schouten, Denise Hill Orcid Logo, Janet Clare Wilson

The Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice, Volume: 12, Issue: 2, Pages: 111 - 120

Swansea University Author: Denise Hill Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1108/JMHTEP-05-2016-0027

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PurposeMany university students in the UK experience mental health problems and little is known about their overall mental health literacy and help-seeking behaviours. The purpose of this paper is to ascertain levels of mental health literacy in UK university students and to examine whether mental h...

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ISSN: 1755-6228
Published: 2017
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