Evolution of adolescent mental health in a rapidly changing socioeconomic environment: a review of mental health studies in adolescents in India over last 10 years Aggarwal,S and Berk,M 2015, Evolution of adolescent mental health in a rapidly changing socioeconomic environment: a review of mental health studies in adolescents in India over last 10 years, Asian journal of psychiatry, vol. 13, pp. 3-12, doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2014.11.007. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Evolution of adolescent mental health in a rapidly changing socioeconomic environment: a review of mental health studies in adolescents in India over last 10 years Author(s) Aggarwal,S Berk,M orcid.org/0000-0002-5554-6946 Journal name Asian journal of psychiatry Volume number 13 Start page 3 End page 12 Total pages 10 Publisher Elsevier Place of publication Amsterdam, The Netherlands Publication date 2015-02 ISSN 1876-2026 Keyword(s) Adolescents Community India Mental health School Summary Background: Significant changes in the economic, familial and social support aspects in India have occurred in recent times, making it an interesting naturalistic setting to observe the effects of a dynamic socioeconomic environment on behavioral and emotional disorders in adolescents. Objective: This systematic review attempts to synthesize and evaluate the available evidence on mental health disorders and interventions in adolescents in India in last 10 years as well as identify conceptual trends and methodological lacunae in these studies. Method: A systematic search of electronic databases was performed in March 2014 and 27 school and community based studies evaluating behavioral problems, psychiatric morbidity, stress, suicide-related behaviors, depression, anxiety, aggression, self concept in adolescents in India were reviewed. Conclusion: There is a wide variation in the reported prevalence of psychiatric morbidity and behavioral problems in Indian adolescents. Some of the risk and protective factors are similar to those identified by other International studies in this age group. These include female gender, academic difficulties, parental fights, strained familial relationships, school absenteeism, school dropout and other school related factors. However, there are certain variables that appear to be context specific and need further investigation. These are mother's working status, studying in Government institutions or belonging to a nuclear family as risk factors and praying as a coping skill, parental involvement as a protective factor for psychiatric disorders. The suspected upward trend in the psychiatric morbidity in this age group needs more studies to be established. © 2014 Elsevier B.V. Language eng DOI 10.1016/j.ajp.2014.11.007 Field of Research 110319 Psychiatry (incl Psychotherapy) Socio Economic Objective 920410 Mental Health HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2014, Elsevier Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30068831 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Medicine Related Links Link Description Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges   Author URL Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Tue, 06 Jan 2015, 14:19:18 EST Wed, 07 Jan 2015, 04:02:39 EST Tue, 13 Jan 2015, 05:07:34 EST Wed, 21 Jan 2015, 12:03:05 EST Wed, 21 Jan 2015, 12:05:18 EST Wed, 21 Jan 2015, 12:09:37 EST Tue, 14 Apr 2015, 12:25:55 EST Tue, 14 Apr 2015, 12:28:18 EST Mon, 08 Jun 2015, 12:36:02 EST Fri, 21 Apr 2017, 07:03:23 EST Sat, 22 Aug 2020, 02:33:35 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 20 times in TR Web of Science Cited 25 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 784 Abstract Views, 1 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Tue, 06 Jan 2015, 14:19:18 EST