Open AccessScreening for common mental health problems and their determinants among school-going adolescent girls in Gujarat, India
Author(s) -
Abha Mangal,
Archana Thakur,
Khyati A. Nimavat,
Deepti Dabar,
Sankalp Yadav
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_732_19
Subject(s) - medicine , mental health , adolescent health , environmental health , family medicine , psychiatry , nursing
The school health program is a flagship program of Government of India with a focus on improving the physical and mental health of school children, but there is no specific strategy to screen for mental health disorders under the school health program. Also, the estimation of the prevalence of common mental disorders (CMDs) such as anxiety, depression, and psychosocial distress among school children is lacking.