Quantifying and predicting depression literacy of undergraduates: a cross sectional study in Sri Lanka

Santushi D Amarasuriya; Anthony F Jorm; Nicola J Reavley

Journal article

Quantifying and predicting depression literacy of undergraduates: a cross sectional study in Sri Lanka

Santushi D Amarasuriya, Anthony F Jorm, Nicola J Reavley

BMC PSYCHIATRY | BMC | Published : 2015

DOI: 10.1186/s12888-015-0658-8

University of Melbourne Researchers

Nicola Reavley Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Anthony Jorm Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Santushi Amarasuriya Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

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BUILDING POPULATION MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY IN AUSTRALIA

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EMPOWERING THE COMMUNITY TO TAKE ACTION ON PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION FOR MENTAL DISORDERS

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Funding Acknowledgements

The authors thank the academic and administrative staff of the University of Colombo for their ready co-operation during data collection. We also convey our grateful thanks to the undergraduates of the University of Colombo who voluntarily participated in this study. We thank all those who participated in the cultural adaptation of the measure and the Sri Lankan mental health professionals who participated in the online survey, thereby providing a benchmark to assess the depression literacy of the undergraduates. No funding was received for this project other than for printing the paper-based questionnaires and for data entry obtained through a NHMRC Australia Fellowship awarded to AFJ.