Mental Health Assignment: Issues in Children and Adolescence
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Running Head: MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN CHILDREN AND ADOLECENTS1MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCENameInstitutional Affiliation
MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN CHILDREN AND ADOLECENTS 2IntroductionThis report researches on the issues that affect children and adolescents suffering from mental health. Mental health involves emotional, psychological and social well being of an individual. People suffering from mental health face many challenges in their day to day life and it is therefore important to understand how to address issues surrounding mental health among children. According to the World Health Organization(WHO), between 10 to 20% of children and adolescents experience mental disorders. More than half of these mental illnesses begin at age 14. Neuropsychiatric conditions are the leading cause of mental disorders among childrenand young people. If these conditions are not treated early, they greatly affect the development of a child and their potential to live fulfilling lives. It is therefore important to understand how mental health issues among children and adolescents canbe addressed to help them live normal and fulfilling lives. This research project identifies the causes of mental disorders among children. The report also discusses how mental health disorder affects the lives of the children and how the mental health issues can be addressed.Aims and objectivesThe following are the aims and objectives of this research project:To understand the causes of mental health disorders among children and adolescents.To establish how poor mental health affects the well being and development of children and adolescents.
MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN CHILDREN AND ADOLECENTS 3To establish ways through which mental health problems among children and adolescents can be prevented.To identify ways through which mental health problems can be resolved and managed to minimize their effect on the life of an individual.Literature reviewAccording to WHO, 10 to 20% of children between the age of 5 and 18 suffer from mental disorders. In Australia, approximately 9 % of children suffer from mentalhealth issues. Researchers in the past have tried to understand the prevalence of mental disorders in children and adolescents in Australia. One of the tools used in determining this is the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children Version IV(DISC-IV). This is a validated tool used in identifying mental disorders in children and adolescents as contained in the Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders Version IV(DSM-IV). The models used in DISC include; Anxiety disorders, major depressive disorder, attention-deficit disorder, and conduct disorder.According to the research conducted by Hazen et al. (2011), about one in every eleven children experience mental health issues. This, therefore, means that approximately 580,000 children and adolescents in Australia suffer related mental disorders. The research indicated that the prevalence of mental disorders varied between male and females. 16.5% of males had mental disorders while 11.5% of females suffered related mental disorders.Research also indicates that anxiety-related disorder is the main cause of mental disorder among children and adolescents in Australia. More than 60 % of children andadolescents who suffer related mental disorders are as a result anxiety disorder. It is
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