TY - JOUR
T1 - Improving Eating Disorders Mental Health Literacy
T2 - A Preliminary Evaluation of the "Should I Say Something?" Workshop
AU - Gratwick-Sarll, Kassandra
AU - Bentley, Caroline
PY - 2014/10
Y1 - 2014/10
N2 - A repeated measures, uncontrolled, preliminary evaluation of a single 3-hour workshop-"Should I Say Something?"-aimed at improving eating disorders mental health literacy, was conducted in a sample of 177 university undergraduates. Following participation in the workshop, significant increases in eating disorder recognition and knowledge, and significant decreases in stigmatizing attitudes, were reported by participants. Moreover, 85% of participants reported that they provided assistance to someone whom they suspected had a mental health condition, including an eating disorder, during the 3-month follow-up period. This study provides preliminary evidence that "Should I Say Something?" may be effective in improving the mental health literacy of young people.
AB - A repeated measures, uncontrolled, preliminary evaluation of a single 3-hour workshop-"Should I Say Something?"-aimed at improving eating disorders mental health literacy, was conducted in a sample of 177 university undergraduates. Following participation in the workshop, significant increases in eating disorder recognition and knowledge, and significant decreases in stigmatizing attitudes, were reported by participants. Moreover, 85% of participants reported that they provided assistance to someone whom they suspected had a mental health condition, including an eating disorder, during the 3-month follow-up period. This study provides preliminary evidence that "Should I Say Something?" may be effective in improving the mental health literacy of young people.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84906320385&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/10640266.2014.925764
DO - 10.1080/10640266.2014.925764
M3 - Article
SN - 1064-0266
VL - 22
SP - 405
EP - 419
JO - Eating Disorders
JF - Eating Disorders
IS - 5
ER -