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This paper explores Irish teenagers' ability to recognise the symptoms of depression in a member of their peer group. The study demonstrated that the majority of participants could not identify depression or potential suicidality, which suggests that Irish adolescents' knowledge of depression is lacking.

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This page is a summary of: Mental Health Literacy and Help-Giving Responses in Irish Adolescents, Journal of Adolescent Research, February 2015, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/0743558415569731.
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