School mental health screening: a model for developing countries.
Using the experience derived from a screening programme of all school-going children in the Al Ain District, United Arab Emirates, this article reports on a cost-effective model that can be used in other developing countries. The need for training child health and school professionals in identifying mental and developmental disorders is discussed.
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Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. psych@medic.uaeu.ac.ae
al-Gazali
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Bin-Othman
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Abou-Saleh
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el-Nasser
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Ramzy
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Selwans
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Skaik
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Awad
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el-Faki
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el-Habish
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Hafez
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Ibrahim
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Todary
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Yaghi
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D002648:Child; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003906:Developing Countries; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000458:organization & administration*; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014479:United Arab Emirates