An intervention to reduce stigma and improve management of depression, risk of suicide/self-harm and other significant emotional or medically unexplained complaints among adolescents living in urban slums: protocol for the ARTEMIS project

An intervention to reduce stigma and improve management of depression, risk of suicide/self-harm and other significant emotional or medically unexplained complaints among adolescents living in urban slums: protocol for the ARTEMIS project

Abstract Background There are around 250 million adolescents in India. Adolescents are vulnerable to common mental disorders with depression and self-harm accounting for a major share of the burden of death and disability in this age group. Around 20% of children and adolescents are diagnosed with/...

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Main Authors: Sandhya Kanaka Yatirajula, Sudha Kallakuri, Srilatha Paslawar, Ankita Mukherjee, Amritendu Bhattacharya, Susmita Chatterjee, Rajesh Sagar, Ashok Kumar, Heidi Lempp, Usha Raman, Renu Singh, Beverley Essue, Laurent Billot, David Peiris, Robyn Norton, Graham Thornicroft, Pallab K. Maulik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-07-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Adolescent mental health
Slums
Other significant emotional or medically unexplained complaints
Depression and increased risk of self-harm/suicide
Primary healthcare worker
Anti-stigma campaign
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06539-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06539-8

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