Abstract Background The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), with a predominant 'youth
bulge'among its 54 million people, has witnessed an exponential increase in research …

Mental, behavioral, and developmental disorders with childhood onset are a major public-
health concern (WHO, 2005). Based on the National Comorbidity Survey Replication study …

Introduction: In Jordan, mental health morbidity among children and adolescents is on the
rise. Several studies in Jordan have assessed mental health issues and their associated …

Most mental disorders appear by age 14, but in most cases, they remain undiagnosed and
untreated well into adulthood. A scoping review showed an absence of systematic reviews …

An increasing number of original studies suggest the relevance of assessing mental health;
however, there has been a lack of knowledge about the magnitude of Common Mental …

Objective To assess the prevalence of child mental health problems in community settings in
sub-Saharan Africa. Data Sources A systematic search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, and …

Children and adolescents in low and middle income countries (LAMIC) constitute 35–50% of
the population. Although the population in many such countries is predominantly rural, rapid …

Background and purpose Most research regarding child and adolescent mental health
prevention and promotion in low-and middle-income countries is undertaken in high-income …

Epidemiology of child and adolescent mental health disorders... : Current Opinion in Psychiatry
Epidemiology of child and adolescent mental health disorders in Asia : Current Opinion in …

Mental health problems in children and adolescents include several types of emotional and
behavioural disorders, including disruptive, depression, anxiety and pervasive …