Prevalence of adolescent mental disorders in Kenya, Indonesia, and Viet Nam measured by the National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys (NAMHS): a multi-national cross-sectional study - Erskine HE, Maravilla JC, Wado YD, Wahdi AE, Loi VM, Fine SL, Li M, Ramaiya A, Wekesah FM, Odunga SA, Njeri A, Setyawan A, Astrini YP, Rachmawati R, Hoa DTK, Wallis K, McGrath C, Shadid J, Enright ME, Blondell SJ, Lawrence D, Fisher PW, Whiteford HA, Vinh ND, Wilopo SA, Kabiru CW, Blum RW, Scott JG.

BACKGROUND: Mental disorders are the leading global cause of health burden among adolescents. However, prevalence data for mental disorders among adolescents in low-income and middle-income countries are scarce with often limited generalisability. This stu...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news