摘要：ne-year estimates of prevalence indicate that approximately one in four adolescents in the United Kingdom and United States experience a mental health disorder (Merikangas, Nakamura, & Kessler, 2009). This rises to one in three for adolescents (UK and US) who have experienced a mental health disorder at some point in their lives (Merikangas et al, 2009). Anxiety disorders are the most common where the lifetime prevalence estimates for adolescents aged 13-18 years old are as high as 32%. This is followed by behaviour disorders and mood disorders where the lifetime estimates are 19% and 14% respectively (Merikangas, He, & Burstein, et al, 2010). Stress and depression, poor emotion regulation capacity, and under-developed behavioural and social coping skills in adolescents are principal factors that can lead to academic non- completion and diminished opportunities in later life (Greenberg, Domitrovitch, & Bumbarger, 2001).
