Journal Articles
Destigmatizing psychosis: Investigating the effectiveness of a school-based programme in Hong Kong secondary school students
- Destigmatizing psychosis: Investigating the effectiveness of a school-based programme in Hong Kong secondary school students
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- Hui, Christy L. M. The University of Hong Kong
- Leung, Whitty W. T. The University of Hong Kong
- Wong, Andreas K. H. The University of Hong Kong
- Loong, Ka Yan The University of Hong Kong
- Kok, Joy Early Psychosis Foundation, Hong Kong
- Hwang, Amanda Early Psychosis Foundation, Hong Kong
- Lee, Edwin H. M. The University of Hong Kong
- Chan, Sherry K. W. The University of Hong Kong
- Chang, Wing Chung The University of Hong Kong
- Chen, Eric Y. H. The University of Hong Kong
- Early Intervention In Psychiatry, 13(4), 882-887, 2019
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia
- 2019
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- Hong Kong
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- 1997.7 onwards
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- Secondary Education
- Aim: Although the reasons behind the stigmatization of psychosis are manifold, poor mental health literacy among the general public is likely to be a major factor. In Hong Kong, the Early Psychosis Foundation (EPISO) was established in 2007 to tackle this issue by providing educational and mental health promotional activities, among other aims and services. The current study evaluated the effectiveness of a school-based interventional programme, the School Tour, developed by EPISO.; Methods: The School Tour differentiates itself from other interventional programmes by supplementing a traditional psychoeducational talk with 2 additional elements: an engaging drama performance and exercise demonstrations. Twelve secondary schools, with a total of 4520 students, participated in the study. Knowledge and attitudes towards psychosis were evaluated before and after the school programme.; Results: The School Tour was found to improve both students' knowledge of psychosis (P < .001) and their attitude (P < .001) towards the illness.; Conclusions: Its effectiveness in reducing the stigma towards psychosis validates the use of novel strategies like drama performances to engage adolescent students, and urges the government to support increased student participation in the programme by providing funding to the relevant organizations. [Copyright of Early Intervention In Psychiatry is the property of Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia.]
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- English
- Journal Articles
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- https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/en/bibs/2b3b97d0
- 2020-03-03
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