Background
Mental health literacy has been defined as “knowledge and
beliefs about mental disorders which aid their recogntion,
management or prevention”. It involves knowledge which
allows a person to take action to improve their own mental
health or that of others [1]. Mental health literacy includes
a set of interconnected components which are: the ability
to recognize disorders in order to facilitate help seeking;
knowledge of professional help and treatments available;
knowledge of effective self-help strategies; knowledge and