Promoting child and adolescent mental health in low and middle income countries

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 313-334

  Patel, Vikram ^a,f   Flisher, Alan J ^b,c   Nikapota, Anula ^d   Malhotra, Savita ^e  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^f Sangath Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Cross cultural; Developing countries children; Mental health; Prevalence; Protective factors; Public health; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MENTAL HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 40449100352     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2007.01824.x     Document Type: Review

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