Investigative study on awareness rate of mental health knowledge in Tai'an city community / 中华行为医学与脑科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To know the status of mental health knowledge in Tai'an city community,and thus to provide the basis for the popularization of community about mental health knowledge.Methods A self-designed mental health knowledge questionnaire was used to survey 151 cases of community residents.Results The community mental health knowledge score was (6.73±2.72),and lower than the average.The mental health knowledge score had significant difference between male (6.26±2.50)and female (7.15±2.85) (t=-2.026,P＜0.05).The mental health knowledge score also showed significant difference in community residents with different age,culture degree and occupation (P＜ 0.05).Conclusion The community residents in Tai'an city generally lack of mental health knowledge.The relevant departments should actively take effective measures to popularize the mental health knowledge in different groups so as to enhance public awareness of mental health knowledge and thus to do better in prevention and control of mental disorders.