Multiple types of child maltreatment and adolescent mental health in Viet Nam

OBJECTIVE: To examine the prevalence of multiple types of maltreatment (MTM), potentially confounding factors and associations with depression, anxiety and self-esteem among adolescents in Viet Nam. METHODS: In 2006 we conducted a cross-sectional survey of 2591 students (aged 12-18 years; 52.1% fema...

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Published in:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Main Authors: Huong Thanh Nguyen, Michael P Dunne, Anh Vu Le
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2010-01-01
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862010000100011&lng=en&tlng=en