Research progress and discipline development of mental disorders in children and adolescents
10.11866/scjsws20230410001
- VernacularTitle:儿童青少年精神障碍研究进展与学科发展
- Author:
Xuerong LUO
1
Author Information
1. Mental Health Institute， the Second Xiangya Hospital， Central South University， Changsha 410011， China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Children and adolescents;
Mental disorders;
Research progress;
Discipline development
- From:
Sichuan Mental Health
2023;36(2):97-103
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
A demand-capacity mismatch exists between the services for child and adolescent mental health and the needs of society， and the contradiction is becoming increasingly prominent. This study aims to present a thorough analysis of the current status of research in child and adolescent mental disorders and the direction of discipline development， which consists of the epidemiology， etiology and pathogenesis， diagnostic progress， treatment progress and disciplinary development in child and adolescent mental disorders. Mental disorders in children and adolescents are known to have a high prevalence rate， and the disease is most likely to continue into adulthood if it is not identified and treated in a timely manner， posing a serious burden on patients， families and society. Currently， the etiology and pathogenesis of mental disorders in children and adolescents still remain unclear due to its complexity and the numerous interrelated contributing factors such as genetics， environment， stress events and so on. And the diagnosis is limited to symptomatology and lacks objective indicators. Therapeutically， the various treatment options available have shown certain clinical effectiveness， while suboptimal treatment outcomes have been reported among some children， which require multidisciplinary comprehensive intervention. Furthermore， the research on imaging genetics， new drug-target search， wise information technology of med and brain sciences needs to be strengthened， thus providing a broader approach to better address the needs of mental health services for children and adolescents.
