Balamurugan G, Sevak Sanjay, Gurung Kusum, Vijayarani M
Psychiatric Nursing, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, IND.
Mental Health Nursing, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Jodhpur, IND.
Cureus. 2024 May 25;16(5):e61035. doi: 10.7759/cureus.61035. eCollection 2024 May.
Childhood and adolescence are critical developmental stages for mental health, and the environment in which they grow has an impact on their well-being and growth. This study aims to assess mental health issues among school children and adolescents in India. A systematic search was conducted on the literature published between January 2013 and August 2023 in PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane Library, and Eric database. Thirty-one studies with a sample size of 30,970 were included in the final quantitative synthesis, of which 14,381 were male. The overall mean age of the school children and adolescents was 14.58 years, with a standard deviation of 1.35. A diverse range of mental health concerns have been documented in school children and adolescents, exhibiting differing degrees of severity and frequency. The analysis showed that depression was the most prevalent mental health issue among children, followed by social, behavioral, and emotional problems, anxiety, psychological distress, internet technology addiction, stress, social phobia, sexual and emotional abuse, violence, and attention deficit hyperactive disorder. The study concludes that school mental health research in India is critical for personalizing interventions to the specific requirements of the diverse student population, decreasing stigma, and enhancing overall student well-being within the cultural and educational context of the country.
童年和青少年时期是心理健康的关键发展阶段，他们成长的环境会对其幸福和成长产生影响。本研究旨在评估印度学童和青少年中的心理健康问题。对2013年1月至2023年8月期间在PubMed、Scopus、Cochrane图书馆和Eric数据库中发表的文献进行了系统检索。最终的定量综合分析纳入了31项研究，样本量为30970，其中14381人为男性。学童和青少年的总体平均年龄为14.58岁，标准差为1.35。在学童和青少年中记录了各种各样的心理健康问题，其严重程度和频率各不相同。分析表明，抑郁症是儿童中最普遍的心理健康问题，其次是社交、行为和情绪问题、焦虑、心理困扰、网络技术成瘾、压力、社交恐惧症、性和情感虐待、暴力以及注意力缺陷多动障碍。该研究得出结论，印度的学校心理健康研究对于根据不同学生群体的具体需求进行个性化干预、减少污名化以及在该国的文化和教育背景下提高学生的整体幸福感至关重要。
