@article{ref1,
title="Psychological distress and mental health literacy in university students",
journal="Perspectives in psychiatric care",
year="2020",
author="Pehlivan, Şenay and Tokur Kesgi N, Makbule and Uymaz, Pelin",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="PURPOSE: This study aimed to assess university students' levels of psychological distress and mental health literacy.   DESIGN AND METHODS: This descriptive and cross-sectional study using self-assessment instruments with 417 volunteer university students was conducted in the fall semester of the 2019-2020 academic year.   FINDINGS: More than half of the participants had diagnosable psychological distress in terms of mental illness. The participants had a low level of mental health literacy, females and people with a mental illness had higher mental health literacy scores.   PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: The results indicated that the scales could be used to develop interventions to assist Turkish students' transition to healthy adulthood. Determining individuals' psychological distress allows early detection of mental problems.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0031-5990",
doi="10.1111/ppc.12709",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12709"
}