📄 Abstract
School going adolescents are in a transition period that bridges childhood and adulthood, during which major physical, cognitive, and psychological changes occur. Todayâ??s youngadolescents deal with issues related to suicide; and many other social, emotional, physical and psychological issues. These internal stresses and social expectations lead to moments of ambiguity, self-doubts and disappointment in the adolescents. It is in these situations that the young person takes risks and involves in risk taking behaviors. The present review is focused on mental health problems of school going adolescents in India based on pertinent studies from different online search engines, journals and articles of the past years.The reviews illustration the high and increasing prevalence of Mental Health problems among school going adolescents and the need for school based Mental Health services in every school in the country.
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📚 How to Cite:
Ainamlin Dkhar, Grace Lalhlupuii Sailo , MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AMONG SCHOOL GOING ADOLESCENTS IN INDIA: A LITERATURE REVIEW , Volume 7 , Issue 4, april 2021, EPRA International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (IJMR) , DOI: https://doi.org/10.36713/epra6667