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Children and teenagers are screened for mental disorders

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Children and adolescents to be screened for mental health conditions

In response to the growing mental health problems of children and adolescents, the Ministry of Health and Population has decided to train health workers to examine their mental health conditions. Officials said up to 150 health workers, including doctors, nurses and paramedics, will be trained to screen the mental health conditions of this age group … Read more

Symptoms of mental disorders manifest in predictable ways, according to a study

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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Mental disorders such as depression and anxiety are characterized by a variety of different symptoms, and individuals who receive the same diagnosis may experience different combinations of these symptoms. This way of defining mental disorders has been the subject of controversy, with some in the field concerned that symptom definitions are … Read more