Global child and adolescent mental health: The orphan of development assistance for health

PLoS Med. 2018 Mar 9;15(3):e1002524. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002524. eCollection 2018 Mar.

Abstract

In an analysis of data from the Creditor Reporting System, Chunling Lu and colleagues investigate the level of development assistance from high-income countries towards child and adolescent mental health in low- and middle-income countries.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Child Health* / economics
  • Child Health* / standards
  • Developing Countries
  • Disabled Children / statistics & numerical data
  • Global Health
  • Humans
  • Medical Assistance / organization & administration
  • Mental Disorders* / economics
  • Mental Disorders* / epidemiology
  • Mental Disorders* / therapy
  • Mental Health Services / organization & administration*
  • Mental Health* / economics
  • Mental Health* / standards
  • Quality Improvement
  • Quality-Adjusted Life Years