Prevalence of mental health problems among adolescents in Vietnam: A systematic review from English publications

DOI: 10.18173/2354-1067.2021-0039

Abstract

Mental disorders are prevalence among adolescents all over the world. However, very few information related to this area in Vietnam, where up to 20% of the total national population, have been published internationally. Therefore, this study sought for evidence of the incidence of mental disorders among Vietnamese adolescents from publications in English. The study searched for studies matching the selection criteria on online database systems and manually reviewed studies from bibliographies. A total of 2,643 studies were found. After eliminating ineligible studies, nine studies were used for analysis and evaluation. The results show that the prevalence of mental disorders among Vietnamese adolescents was quite high compared to the world. However, this number may be underestimated. Research provides evidence that there is an urgent need to develop programs and services to support mental health for this age group in Vietnam.