Mental health considerations for children and adolescents in China

JING Jin

doi:10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2023.02.001

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JING Jin. Mental health considerations for children and adolescents in China[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2023, 44(2): 161-166. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2023.02.001

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JING Jin. Mental health considerations for children and adolescents in China[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2023, 44(2): 161-166. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2023.02.001

JING Jin. Mental health considerations for children and adolescents in China[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2023, 44(2): 161-166. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2023.02.001

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JING Jin. Mental health considerations for children and adolescents in China[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2023, 44(2): 161-166. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2023.02.001

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Mental health considerations for children and adolescents in China

doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2023.02.001

JING Jin

School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou(510080), China

Received Date: 2022-06-30
Rev Recd Date: 2022-08-22

Available Online: 2023-03-02

Publish Date: 2023-02-25

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In recent years, the incidence of mental disorders among children and adolescents has been increasing worldwide. To decrease the incidence of mental health problems, many relevant policies and regulations have been successively issued and mental health services have been implemented in China. The article focused on the development and progression of mental health problems during the transition from childhood to adolescence, emphasized possible determinants on the association between physical and mental health, and presented causality in psychiatry and related models. Especially, the article highlighted some viewpoints from the clinical perspective and put forward relevant considerations and suggestions.
- Mental health,
- Models, psychological,
- Risk factors,
- Child,
- Adolescent

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