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Editorial
. 2022 Jun 8;19(12):7030.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph19127030.

Mental Health Literacy: It Is Now Time to Put Knowledge into Practice

Francisco Sampaio  1   2 , Patrícia Gonçalves  3 , Carlos Sequeira  2   4
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Mental Health Literacy: It Is Now Time to Put Knowledge into Practice

Francisco Sampaio et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

The term 'mental health literacy' was first introduced in 1997, and it was defined as 'knowledge and beliefs about mental disorders which aid their recognition, management or prevention' [...].

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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