Mental health knowledge among the mental disorders prevention and control doctors in township hospitals of Hunan Province
Abstract：Objective To investigate mental health knowledge among the mental disorders preven‐tion and control doctors in township hospitals in Hunan ,and provide evidence for taking measures to im‐prove the mental health service ability .Methods The Mental Health Knowledge Questionnaire (MH‐KQ) was used to measure mental health knowledge among the mental disorders prevention doctors in township hospitals . A total of 1 447 doctors who participated training classes were assessed . Results The correct rate of mental health knowledge was 81 .9% ,the average score was (16 .40 ± 2 .13);er‐ror rate about items in the top three were“Is mental health a problem on the thought”(32 .6% );“Bad-tempered people are more likely to experience mental disorders (30 .0% )” ;“Most of mental disorders cannot be cured(24 .0% )” .The correct rate about World Suicide Prevention Day and World Sleep Day was 30 .1% and 42 .2% respectively ,There were no significant difference between gender ,educational level ,professional title and working experience .Conclusions The total awareness rate on mental health knowledge among the mental disorders prevention and control doctors in township hospitals in Hunan is relatively higher .However ,the awareness rate on some specific items need to be improved .
Keywords：Mental disorders prevention and control doctorsMental health knowledgeTownship hospital
Publication Date：2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 364-367 )