Debate: Child and adolescent mental health services in Pakistan; Do we need in-patient mental health facilities for children and young people?

Hamdani, Syed Usman, Huma, Zill-e- ORCID: 0000-0002-2681-1771 and Tamizuddin-Nizami, Asad (2021) Debate: Child and adolescent mental health services in Pakistan; Do we need in-patient mental health facilities for children and young people? CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH, 26 (2). pp. 182-183.

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Abstract

Depression and anxiety are leading causes of morbidity in children and adolescents worldwide. In Pakistan, young people are exposed to many chronic adversities including violence, social and economic inequalities, and are at greater risk of developing mental health problems. Yet there is a lack of trained human resources, in-patient child and adolescent mental healthcare facilities, and training opportunities in child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health in Pakistan. Given the poor economic condition of the country, which has been made even worse by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is very unlikely that dedicated resources will be made available in near future to develop specialist child and adolescent mental health services in Pakistan. To bridge this treatment gap, we propose a multitiered, transdiagnostic, task-shifting strategy-based model for child and adolescent mental health services in Pakistan.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Humans, Mental Disorders, Adolescent Psychiatry, Child Psychiatry, Mental Health Services, Adolescent, Child, Hospitals, Psychiatric, Pakistan
Divisions:	Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Population Health
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	21 Dec 2021 09:27
Last Modified:	18 Jan 2023 21:18
DOI:	10.1111/camh.12463
Open Access URL:	https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12463
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3145757