Global insights into youth mental health prevalence: challenges and future directions

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While the use of a global dataset allows for cross-regional comparisons, there is limited data from low- and middle-income countries, alongside underrepresentation from high-risk groups.

Shuwen Su, a MSc Global Mental Health student from the University of Glasgow, summarises an epidemiological study that estimates the global prevalence and years lived with disability associated with mental health disorders and substance use disorders in young people aged 5-24 years old.

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The global burden of disease from mental disorders remains high

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Alejandro Arguelles Bullon summarises the latest Global Burden of Disease study (2019) looking at the prevalence, incidence and impact that mental disorders have on our lives, which shows no reduction in the burden over the last 30 years.

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