Importance Early-onset depression has been linked to poor health outcomes. However, it is
unclear the extent to which this disorder is associated with specific diseases and premature …

Up‐to‐date information on the prevalence and trends of common mental disorders is
relevant to health care policy and planning, owing to the high burden associated with these …

Summary Background The China Mental Health Survey was set up in 2012 to do a
nationally representative survey with consistent methodology to investigate the prevalence …

Available treatment methods have shown little effect on the burden associated with mental
health disorders. We review promising universal, selective, and indicated preventive mental …

Background There has been growing concern in the UK over recent years that a perceived
mental health crisis is affecting children and adolescents, although published …

Aims. Children and adolescents make up almost a quarter of the world's population with
85% living in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Globally, mental (and substance …

BackgroundThe effect of mental disorders may be particularly detrimental in early adulthood,
and information on mental disorders and their correlates in this age group is important …

Child and adolescent psychiatry is in a unique position to respond to the growing public
health challenges associated with the large number of mental disorders arising early in life …

Transition from child to adult health care is a common experience for young people with
enduring health problems who reach the age boundary between services. Transition is …

The paper presents an overview of the WHO World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative
and summarizes recent WMH results regarding the prevalence and societal costs of mental …