Owen Jacqueline Phillips, Baig Benjamin, Abbo Catherine, Baheretibeb Yonas
Clinical Lecturer in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, KEMRI-Wellcome Collaborative Programme, Kilifi, Kenya; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, UK, email
Clinical Lecturer in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, UK.
BJPsych Int. 2016 May 1;13(2):45-47. doi: 10.1192/s2056474000001136. eCollection 2016 May.
There is a widening mental health treatment gap for children and adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa. The region has few economic or human resources dedicated to the mental health of children and young people. The World Health Organization's Mental Health Gap Action Plan and the push for mental health to be included in the Millennium Development Goals have raised the profile of child mental health but comparatively few studies have estimated prevalence rates or assessed needs or tested interventions in African countries. In most countries there is no clear pathway to access treatment, especially in-patient facilities. This article considers these issues from clinical, educational and research perspectives.
撒哈拉以南非洲地区儿童和青少年的心理健康治疗缺口正在扩大。该地区用于儿童和青少年心理健康的经济或人力资源稀缺。世界卫生组织的《精神卫生差距行动计划》以及将精神卫生纳入千年发展目标的推动提高了儿童心理健康的关注度，但相对而言，很少有研究估计非洲国家的患病率、评估需求或测试干预措施。在大多数国家，尤其是住院设施，没有明确的治疗途径。本文从临床、教育和研究角度探讨了这些问题。
