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A multifaceted intervention to improve mental health literacy in students of a multicampus university: a cluster randomised trial

verfasst von: Nicola J. Reavley, Terence V. McCann, Stefan Cvetkovski, Anthony F. Jorm

Erschienen in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology | Ausgabe 10/2014

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Abstract

Purpose

The aim of the current study was to assess whether a multifaceted intervention could improve mental health literacy, facilitate help seeking and reduce psychological distress and alcohol misuse in students of a multicampus university in Melbourne, Australia.

Methods

In this cluster randomized trial, nine university campuses were paired (some pairs included more than one campus), with one of each pair randomly assigned to either the intervention or control condition. The interventions were designed to be whole-of-campus and to run over 2 academic years with their effectiveness assessed through recruitment of a monitoring sample of students from each campus. Interventions included emails, posters, campus events, factsheets/booklets and mental health first aid training courses. Participants had a 20-min telephone interview at baseline and at the end of academic years 1 and 2. This assessed mental health literacy, help seeking, psychological distress and alcohol use. The primary outcomes were depression and anxiety levels and alcohol use and pertained to the individual level.

Results

There were no effects on psychological distress and alcohol use. Recall of intervention elements was greater in the intervention group at the end of year 2. Students in the intervention group were more likely to say they would go to a drug and alcohol centre for alcohol problems at the end of 6 months.

Conclusion

Although education and awareness may play a role in improving mental health literacy, it is likely that, to achieve changes in psychological distress, interventions would need to be more personalized and intensive.

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Titel: A multifaceted intervention to improve mental health literacy in students of a multicampus university: a cluster randomised trial
verfasst von: Nicola J. Reavley
Terence V. McCann
Stefan Cvetkovski
Anthony F. Jorm
Publikationsdatum: 01.10.2014
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology / Ausgabe 10/2014
Print ISSN: 0933-7954
Elektronische ISSN: 1433-9285
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-014-0880-6

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