Do depression literacy, mental illness beliefs and stigma influence mental health help-seeking attitude? A cross-sectional study of secondary school and university students from B40 households in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Norhayati Ibrahim (Author), Noh Amit (Author), Suzana Shahar (Author), Lei-Hum Wee (Author), Rozmi Ismail (Author), Rozainee Khairuddin (Author), Ching Sin Siau (Author), Aisyah Mohd Safien (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Mental illness rates among young people is high, yet the frequency of help-seeking is low, especially among those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. Understanding factors influencing help-seeking, such as mental illness beliefs, stigma and literacy among B40 individuals is imp...