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Background and Objectives: There has been very little research on child/adolescent mental health in the Philippines compared to other developing countries. The few reports that exist have been case studies, literature reviews, intervention research (particularly disaster mental health studies), and surveys and studies on Filipino immigrants in other countries. As part of the World Health Organization (WHO) Seven Nation Collaborative Study (2007), the Philippine study showed that 16% of children had mental disorders.
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