Depression and health literacy among adolescents and adults in Germany: findings from two representative samples
The results point to a potential role for health literacy in preventing depressive disorders. More research is needed with longitudinal and experimental study designs into the question whether public health interventions targeting health literacy improvements could play a critical role in reducing the burden of depression across different age cohorts.
Authors
- Ralf Suhr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0830-8715)
- Rebekka Schröder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0206-4484)
- Lars König (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1450-8449)
- Tim Hamer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0566-8088)
Institutions
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychology
- Published
- 2024-12-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1494333
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.20