Unmasking the burden of mental health symptoms and risk behaviors in Vietnamese adolescents: evidence from a multicenter cross-sectional study involving 2,631 high school students
SOMD and HRB represent dual and interrelated challenges among Vietnamese adolescents, underscored by their high prevalence. These findings emphasize the critical need for integrated interventions addressing both mental health symptoms and health risk behaviors, especially in resource-constrained LMIC settings.
Authors
- Minh Cường Dương (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9300-0047)
- Hy-Han Thi Bui
- Trang Thi Nguyen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9792-7202)
- Thu-An Thi Nguyen
- Ngoc-Bich Thi Nguyen
- Ngon Van Dinh
- Khanh-Ha Mai Huynh
- Truc Thanh Thai
- Hong-Tuyet Vo Le
- Hoai-Thuong Thi Tran
Institutions
- University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City (VN)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
- Published
- 2026-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-025-03043-7
- Primary Topic
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00