REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

According to Johnson & Johnson’s, Philippine Health Information System on

Mental Health Condition (PHIS-MH), Schizophrenia is the top brain disorder in the

Philippines, affecting at least 42 % of patients who seek psychological consult. As an

illustration, there has been an increased awareness about mental issues in spite of

schizophrenia is not given as much attention than the two of the most prevalent mental

health disorders like depression and anxiety (Coronel, 2018)

Mental Health Literacy defined as knowledge and beliefs about mental health

disorders are relatively in health promote which aid to recognize, manage and prevent

the mental disorders that range of outcomes to health education and communication

activities (Mental Health Education, 2018)

According to the World Health Organization, regarding to the 450 million people

with mental disorders and mental health problems that 13% of mental disorders

increase the global burden in comparison of mental health problems that often arise in
adolescents or young adults and affect 1 out 4 young people globally. In addition,

Vietnam ranges from 8 to 29 % for children and adolescents when it comes in general

mental health problems though undergraduate students in higher at about 25-60% (That

and Nguyen, 2018)

Kim, et al (2015) defined the importance of mental health literacy in indicating the

literature that there is a only a limited number of researchers to conduct and examine

mental health literacy studies regarding depression and anxiety among college students

in the United States and suggest to recognize depression and anxiety as a health

literacy.

Corrigan, et al (2015) stated that amongst college students experiences the

relationship between mental illness identity, shame, secrecy, public stigma, and

disclosure. Evidently found in predicting disclosure included mental illness identity and

public stigma that student must join a program to cope and to avoid these kinds of

mental illnesses.
 In another case, Tuliao (2014) stated that mental health services in Philippines

are inaccessible and monetarily prohibitive, and beliefs about the axiology and nature of

mental illness are inconsistent with the medical model that discourage the Filipinos to

seek from mental health professionals and account to the preference for folk healers

and lay networks in treating mental illnesses.

Mental Health Literacy is a strategy for coping with stress and a method to

increase the mental health and wellness of teacher and students. That result the

participants identified sharing and personal reflection as critical elements which helped

them to acquire a deeper understanding for coping with stressful situations (Woloshyn

and Savage, 2018)

According to Young (2015) increasing number of people experiencing mental

illnesses that left untreated has chance or hope to aware on their health, better to

consult; it to others and stereotyping must refrain.

 According to Bhandari (2018) the simplest steps to help a love ones with mental

health illness is to inform and fully aware about the disorder especially its effects on the

behavior of the subject.

According to Smit (2015) stated that poor health of students has a high

percentage that most universities concerned of rather than other matters.

According to Faerder and Forde (2016) that the influential factors in coping

mental health illness are social, family and health system factors and to improve it is

access to mental health services acts effortly.

According to Mittal D, et al (2016) having or providing greater personalities with

enough knowledge in handling with mental illnesses has great possibilities to reduce

provider’s stigma.

According to Corrigan PW, et al (2014) it happens because there is contrarian in

making decisions especially in providing primary care to typical care standards of health

providers.
 According to Schleir B. et al (2014) there is no evidence for biogenetic,

psychosocial and vulnerability-stress to lessen stigmatizing schizophrenia.

According to Amaral, et al (2018) the best way to help those who have illness is

to make actions with cave and have strategies applied by individuals to relieve or lessen

the pain that the person’s experiencing hardness to their self.

According to the World Health Organization (2017) set the limits of mental health

as “It is not only about the loss or insane” but “a condition of welfare.” Which each

person will realize and find out their potential, their own way using their ability, to be

able to perform through normal stresses in their life, can labor productively and

fruitfulness and also to interact and contribute on the community where they belong

with.

According to International Journal of Mental Health System (2018) the best way

to help others is to give cares by having a unique strategy given by those people who

are willing to help to those who experience mental health illness. The process of care

with love can truly help to heal their conditions.

 According to Ornsby (2017) stated that family has a big impact to their love ones

who have a condition about mental illness. Family is a huge help to cover up the illness

of their love ones they are the one also who can help and to give motivation that will

give them to think positively will heal.