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School mental health screening: a model for developing countries
V Eapen1, L I al-Gazali, S Bin-Othman
1Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. psych@medic.uaeu.ac.ae
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
|April 7, 1999
Abstract:
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.