Child and adolescent mental health problems in Nepal: a scoping review

Abstract Introduction Globally, 10–20% of children and adolescents suffer from mental disorders, with half of all them starting by the age of 14 and three-quarters before the age of 25. In Nepal, 40% of the population is younger than 18 years of age, and as such there is a large proportion of the po...

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Main Authors: Ashmita Chaulagain, Arun Kunwar, Sarah Watts, Anthony P. S. Guerrero, Norbert Skokauskas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:International Journal of Mental Health Systems
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13033-019-0310-y