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ArticleChild and adolescent psychiatry and mental health2025

Increasing knowledge on adolescent mental health in low- and middle-income countries: The National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys.

James G Scott, Holly E Erskine, Shoshanna L Fine, Nguyen Duc Vinh, Siswanto Agus Wilopo, Caroline W Kabiru, Robert Wm Blum

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James G ScottChild Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia. james.scott@health.qld.gov.au.
Holly E ErskineQueensland Centre for Mental Health Research, Wacol, QLD, Australia.
Shoshanna L FineDepartment of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Nguyen Duc VinhInstitute of Sociology, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Siswanto Agus WilopoCenter for Reproductive Health, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Caroline W KabiruAfrican Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya.
Robert Wm BlumDepartment of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.

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The University of Queensland in America (TUQIA) through support from Pivotal Ventures, a Melinda French Gates company The University of Queensland in America (TUQIA) through support from Pivotal Ventures, a Melinda French Gates company
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Abstract

backgroundThere are limited prevalence data available for mental disorders in adolescents living in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys (NAMHS) measured the prevalence of six common mental disorders, along with self-harm and suicidal behaviours, associated risk and protective factors, and service use in adolescents aged 10-17 years in Kenya, Indonesia, and Vietnam. The challenges and opportunities arising from large scale epidemiological mental health research in low resource settings are discussed. MEASUREMENT OF MENTAL DISORDERS IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES: Diagnostic criteria for mental disorders are largely informed by evidence and experiences from high-income countries. NAMHS reports a low prevalence of adolescent mental disorders in Indonesia and Vietnam, suggesting there is much that the Global North can learn from the Global South in relation to population mental health. Improving population mental health requires a public health approach which focuses on promotion of wellbeing, increased community cohesion, and prevention of exposure to risk factors in early life.

conclusionNAMHS significantly advances knowledge of adolescent mental health in LMICs. These data provide a baseline from which future trends of mental health in these countries can be compared. This will be increasingly important as the world faces ongoing challenges, such as conflict and climate change, which will inevitably affect global mental health.

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