期刊名称：Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health
电子版ISSN：0973-1342
出版年度：2007
卷号：3
期号：01
页码：1-4
出版社：Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health
摘要：About half of all lifetime mental disorders begin before the age of 14 years1,2.
Worldwide prevalence rates for child and adolescent mental disorders are around 10%-
20%, with similar types of disorders seen across cultures3-5. Young people have a high
rate of self-harm, and suicide is a leading cause of death in young people2. An Indian
study reported that suicide accounted for a quarter of deaths in boys and between half and
three-quarters of deaths in girls aged 10-19 years6. Poor mental health is strongly related
to other health and development concerns in young people notably lower educational
achievements, substance abuse, violence, and poor reproductive and sexual health2. The
suffering, functional impairment, exposure to stigma and discrimination, and enhanced
risk of premature death that is associated with mental disorders in young people has
obvious public-health significance. It is obvious that ‘no health is possible without mental
health’ and that mental health issues form an integral part of child development.
