Child and Adolescent Mental Health: How can we help improve access to care?

Clausen, Carolyn; Skokauskas, Norbert

doi:10.1177/0973134220180103

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“…In our first issue (in January 2018), the guest editorial was contributed by Norbert Skokauskas, Chair, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Section, World Psychiatric Association, and Carolyn Clausen, and it highlighted "how we can improve the access to child and adolescent mental health services in low-and middle-income countries." 2 Our initial challenge was to increase the number of submissions to further improvise the numbers and quality of research articles in every issue of JIACAM. To achieve this target, we tried very hard in our editorial response with timely processing of submissions, ie, desk rejection within 1 to 10 days of submission, first peer review comments within 3 to 4 weeks, and acceptance within 2 to 3 months upon submission.…”

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“…The editorial committee really worked hard to bring the first issue of the present editorial team. In our first issue (in January 2018), the guest editorial was contributed by Norbert Skokauskas, Chair, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Section, World Psychiatric Association, and Carolyn Clausen, and it highlighted “how we can improve the access to child and adolescent mental health services in low- and middle-income countries.” 2…”

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Journey of JIACAM: Vision, Challenges and Opportunities

Nebhinani

Aneja

Patra

et al. 2022

Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental H

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Journey of JIACAM: Vision, Challenges and Opportunities

Nebhinani

Aneja

Patra

et al. 2022

Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental H

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“…Anxiety is a normal part of childhood and every child goes through phases that can be characterized by persistent, irrational, overwhelming worries, fear, and anxiety that interfere with daily activities. Globally, 10%−20% of children and adolescents suffer from mental disorder, with half it beginning by the age of 14, and three‐quarters before the age of 25 1,2 . In Nepal, 40% of the population are younger than 18 years of age, and a large proportion of the population that is at risk of developing a mental disorder 3,4 .…”

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Psychometric properties of Nepalese preschool anxiety scale among preschool children: A cross‐sectional study

Maharjan

Rana

Neupane

et al. 2022

Health Science Reports

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Background: The Preschool Anxiety Scale (PAS)-Parent version scale is a 28-item measure designed to assess anxiety symptoms in preschoolers aged 3−6 years. The aim of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Nepali translated version of the PAS-Parent version.Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional design was used to collect data from 680 mothers among seven conveniently selected schools in Kathmandu. Results:The difference in PAS-Parent version scores across age groups was found to be statistically significant. In confirmatory factor analysis, 28 items showed a poor fit of the five-factor original model for the data. However, removing three items (25 item version) through the five-factor model indicated a better fit. Internal consistency measured by Cronbach's α for the PAS-Parent version scale was of good range (0.87). Cronbach's α of the subscales: generalized anxiety (0.63), social phobia (0.67), physical injury fears (0.75), and separation anxiety (0.63) were in fair range; while it was in poor range for the obsessive-compulsive subscale (0.567). Conclusion:Nepali version of the PAS demonstrated fair psychometric properties, supporting its utility in screening and assessing a broad range of anxiety symptoms in Nepalese preschoolers.

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

Chaulagain

Kunwar

Watts

et al. 2019

Int J Ment Health Syst

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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 population that is at risk of developing a mental disorder. There has been a recent recognition of child and adolescent mental health problems in Nepal, although prior to this it had remained almost invisible on the health agenda. In response to growing concern, there is a need to conduct a review on children and adolescent mental health problems in Nepal. Objective To review the existing studies on child and adolescent mental health problems in Nepal. Methodology A scoping review approach was used to identify studies on child and adolescent mental problems in Nepal. A search of Medline and PubMed databases for articles published from the database inception to August 2018 was conducted. Results Ten papers were identified, and they all together included 7876 participants. Two studies reported on Post traumatic Stress Symptoms (PTSS) and described a prevalence of 10.7% to 51% of earthquake-affected children and adolescents in the Kathmandu district of Nepal. Another study reported that 53.2% of former child soldiers met the cut-off score for PTSS. Two school surveys found that the prevalence of emotional and behavioural problems in school children ranged between 12.9 and 17.03%, whereas a study on emotional and behavioural disorders in homeless children reported a prevalence of 28.6%. The prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) was estimated to be as high as three in every 1000 persons in Nepal by one study. The clinical prevalence of anxiety disorders was reported ranging from 18.8% to 24.4% while that of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) was 10–11.7% in various clinical samples of children and adolescents. Conclusion Only a few studies on the prevalence of child and adolescent mental health in Nepal have been conducted. Clearly, there is a need for better study design and larger studies to understand more fully the prevalence of child and adolescent mental health disorders in Nepal, in order to adequately plan public health services accordingly. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13033-019-0310-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Child and Adolescent Mental Health: How can we help improve access to care?

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Journey of JIACAM: Vision, Challenges and Opportunities

Journey of JIACAM: Vision, Challenges and Opportunities

Psychometric properties of Nepalese preschool anxiety scale among preschool children: A cross‐sectional study

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

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