Observations from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) WHO collaborative cross-national study
Helping Adolescents Thrive (Aider les adolescents à s’épanouir – HAT) est une initiative conjointe OMS-UNICEF visant à renforcer les programmes et les politiques en faveur des ...tribute-to-highlight medbox">adolescents, afin de promouvoir une santé mentale positive, de prévenir les
troubles de santé mentale ainsi que l’automutilation et les autres comportements à risque. La vision de la HAT est celle d’un monde dans lequel tous les adolescents, leurs soignants, la société civile et les communautés s’unissent aux gouvernements pour protéger et promouvoir la santé mentale des adolescents. Cela signifie qu’il faut prendre des mesures systématiques pour mettre en œuvre et suivre des stratégies fondées sur des données factuelles et sur les droits de l’homme pour améliorer la santé mentale, et pour prévenir et réduire les troubles de santé mentale et l’usage de psychoactives substances chez les adolescents afin
d’améliorer le bien-être tout au long de la vie
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(2015)
Scoping question: Are antidepressants (specifically, tricyclic antidepressants and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) effective and safe in adolescents with moderate-severe depressive disorder for whom psychosocial interventions have... proven ineffective?
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Q15. SCOPING QUESTION: Is pharmacological intervention effective and safe for treatment of psychotic disorders in adolescents (including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder)?
Q 12: In children and adolescents with anxiety disorders, what is the effectiveness and safety, considering system issues in low- and middle-income countries, of using pharmacological interventions in non-specialist settings?
Q9: What is/are the effective and safe interventions to treat somatoform disorders in children and adolescents in non- specialist health settings?
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Early Adolescent Skills for Emotions (EASE) is an evidence-based group psychological intervention to help 10–15-year-olds affected by internalizing problems (e.g. stress and symptoms of anxiety, depression) in communit...ies exposed to adversity. Published by the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), EASE aims to support adolescents and their caregivers with skills to reduce distress. The intervention consists of 7 group sessions for adolescents and 3 additional group sessions for their caregivers. It is based on adapted aspects from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and has been designed to be suitable for delivery by trained and supervised non-specialist helpers.
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Ayudar a los Adolescentes a Prosperar es una iniciativa conjunta OMS-UNICEF para fortalecer la programación y las respuestas políticas para los adolescentes con miras a promover su salud mental, prevenir trastornos en ese ámbito y evitar conducta...s
autolesivas y comportamientos de riesgo. La visión de HAT es un mundo en el que todos los adolescentes, sus cuidadores, la sociedad civil y las comunidades se unan con los gobiernos para proteger y promover la salud mental de los adolescentes. Eso significa tomar medidas sistemáticas con las que aplicar y supervisar estrategias basadas en pruebas y respetuosas con los derechos humanos, para mejorar la salud mental y prevenir y reducir los trastornos en ese ámbito y los producidos por el consumo de sustancias adictivas entre los adolescentes con el fin de mejorar su bienestar de por vida
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Sangath is a non-governmental, not-for-profit organisation committed to improving health across the life span by empowering existing community resources to provide appropriate physical, psychological and social therapies. Its primary focus areas inc...lude child development, adolescent and youth health, and adult health and chronic disease.
Started in 1996 by seven professionals in Goa, Sangath developed a vision to provide professional healthcare services for developmental disabilities and mental health problems. Today, it is one of the largest NGOs in the state, with more than 100 service providers, two centres in Goa, projects across India, collaborations with leading institutions in the world, and international recognition for its path-breaking research and intervention programmes in the community.
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These guidelines were developed as part of Kenya's fast-track plan to end AIDS among adolescents and young people. Based on research into adolescent and young key populations in Kenya and elsewhere,... they outline a package of HIV prevention services, and emphasize the need to combine biobehavioural interventions with services in education, job skills training, mental health, and social care and protection.
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Psiquiatría y pediatría - Capítulo I.3
El progreso en la prevención y el tratamiento del VIH/SIDA en los últimos veinte años ha sido notable. Una enfermedad que inicialmente dio lugar a una rápida mortalidad se ha convertido en una enfermedad crónica. Tanto es así que un ...bute-to-highlight medbox">adolescente diagnosticado con VIH puede esperar vivir 60 años o más, y será más propenso a sucumbir a las enfermedades del envejecimiento, como la enfermedad cardíaca, que a la infección por el VIH.
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This manual is a guide to the assessment and management of children and adolescents
with developmental, behavioural and emotional problems. It has been written mainly for
primary care professionals, especially primary care physicians and nurses, w...orking in lowand
middle-income countries.
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Trastornos por consumo de sustancias
Capítulo G.1
Manual de Salud Mental Infantil y Adolescente de la IACAPAP
Accessed: 14.03.2019
The CSMH compiled a list of assessment measures that are in the public domain (free of charge) and available online for clinicians. Below are the recommended measures can be used in school mental health...pan> programs to help assess symptoms of clinical disorders (e.g. depression, anxiety, ADHD) an in some cases are useful for tracking student progress and outcomes over time.
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[Updated 2015]
SCOPING QUESTION: What is the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions (including caregiver skills training) for behavioural disorders in children and adolescents?
(Updated 2015)
Scoping question: What is the effectiveness of caregiver skills training in the management of children and adolescents with developmental disorders?
[Updated 2015]
Scoping question: What is the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions, including caregiver skills training, for emotional disorders in children and adolescents?