Mental health status of children (14–17 years) in conflict with law residing in the correction homes in Bagmati Province, Nepal: a mixed method study
More than half of the children (14-17 years) in conflict with the law were having all three types of common mental health problems. These results highlight the urgent need for comprehensive and tailored intervention to address the mental health needs of the children in conflict with the law.
Authors
- Laxmi Gautam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3926-8912)
- Amrit Bist
- Atul Gautam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7004-2386)
Institutions
- Patan Academy of Health Sciences (NP)
- Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences (NP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-07170-y
- Primary Topic
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00