Effective/cost effective interventions of child mental health problems in low- and middle-income countries (LAMIC): Systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This systematic review protocol aims to examine the evidence of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of interventions for children and adolescents with, or at risk of developing mental disorders in low- and middle-income countries (LAMICs).

Methods

We will search Medline Ovid, EMBASE Ovid, PsycINFO Ovid, CINAHL, LILACS, BDENF and IBECS. We will include randomised and non-randomised controlled trials, economic modelling studies and economic evaluations. Participants are 6 to 18 year-old children and adolescents who live in a LAMIC and who present with, or are at high risk of developing, one or more of the conditions: depression, anxiety, behavioural disorders, eating disorders, psychosis, substance abuse, autism and intellectual disabilities as defined by the DSM-V

SUBMITTER: Grande AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6946409 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature