Challenges in child and adolescent nutrition

Challenges in child and adolescent psychiatric education.

An estimated 1 in 5 children (22%), which is about 20 million young people, have severe psychiatric disorders and are in need of expert evaluation and treatment (1). At this time, there are only 7,000 child and adolescent psychiatrists. Beyond the clinical needs that child and adolescent psychiatrists must address, child and adolescent psychiatry (CAP) training directors are under tremendous pr...

Challenges for child and adolescent mental health.

Commentary Challenges For Child And Adolescent Mental

Challenges in child and adolescent quality of life research.

Quality of life (QoL) of children and adolescents has only recently received the attention it rightfully deserves. Reviews of the effects of a number of the most common chronic childhood conditions (1) show an enormous diversity of impact and associated needs. Before the introduction of QoL instruments, there was a dearth of appropriate means for comparison across conditions. The foremost advan...

Thailand nutrition in transition: situation and challenges of maternal and child nutrition.

Double burden of malnutrition (DBMN), the coexistence of under- and overnutrition in the same population, is an emerging public health concern in developing countries, including Thailand. This paper aims to review the maternal and child nutrition situation and trends as the country moved from a low-income to a middle-income country, using data from large scale national surveys. Protein-energy m...