Mental health disorders in child and adolescent survivors of post-war landmine explosions

Mental health disorders in child and adolescent survivors of post-war landmine explosions

BACKGROUND To describe the mental health status of 78 child and adolescent survivors of post-war landmine explosions. METHODS Child and adolescent survivors of landmine explosions who were younger than 18 years old at the time of the study were identified and enrolled in this study. The mental health status of the participants was assessed by general health assessment and psychiatric examinat...

IACAPAP Textbook of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Section A INTRODUCTION TO CHILD & ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health

Background: During the last decade, pharmaceutical spending for patients with attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been escalating internationally. Objectives: First, to estimate future trends of ADHD-related drug expenditures from the perspectives of the statutory health insurance (SHI; Gesetzliche Krankenversicherung, GKV) in Germany and the National Health Service (NHS) in Eng...

Challenges for child and adolescent mental health.

War and sexual violence--mental health care for survivors.

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