Psychiatric disorders among adolescents from Lebanon: prevalence, correlates, and treatment gap

Conclusions A clear treatment gap is evident with a high 30-day prevalence of psychiatric disorders among adolescents in Beirut coupled with a very low percentage seeking treatment. Scaling up mental health services and addressing potential barriers to seeking care would be important to close this gap.
Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research