Development of adolescent mental health services in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka
adolescent mental health
adolescent psychological problems
mental health service development
psychological issues among youth
Journal
BJPsych international
ISSN: 2056-4740
Titre abrégé: BJPsych Int
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101654173
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
May 2023
May 2023
Historique:
received:
15
06
2022
revised:
19
09
2022
accepted:
07
11
2022
medline:
28
2
2024
pubmed:
28
2
2024
entrez:
28
2
2024
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Sri Lanka has faced two major catastrophes in recent history: the civil war (1983-2009) and the tsunami (2004). Furthermore, there is a continuously changing socioeconomic situation which is becoming ever more challenging. Nearly a quarter of the Sri Lankan population is a youth or adolescent, and this age group is particularly vulnerable to adversity. Over the past decade Sri Lanka has acknowledged the need to support these young people and embarked on developing adolescent mental health services, but they require further expansion. This article provides a critical review of the state of current adolescent mental health services in our country and makes suggestions for improvement.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38414998
doi: 10.1192/bji.2022.32
pii: S2056474022000320
pmc: PMC10895478
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Pagination
41-43Informations de copyright
© The Author(s) 2023.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
None.