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Mental Health Status: A Study of School Children in Visakhapatnam District


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1 Department of HRM, A.U. Campus, Kakinada, India
2 Department of Psychology, Andhra University, AP, India
     

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Mental, emotional and behavioral disorders may occur during childhood and adolescence. All can have a serious impact on a child's overall health. Some disorders are more common than others, and conditions range from mild to severe. In this context, the present study attempted to analyse the mental health status of school children in Visakhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh. The sample of the present study covered 9th and 10th classes belonging to low SES urban and rural schools situated in Visakhapatnam city and Araku Valley of Andhra Pradesh. At the end, the study gave interesting results of differences in mental health status between low SES rural and urban adolescent students of 9th and 10th classes.

Keywords

Socio Economic Status, Somatic Symptoms, Social Dysfunction, Severe Depression
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M. Manisekhar
Department of HRM, A.U. Campus, Kakinada, India
S. Minor Babu
Department of Psychology, Andhra University, AP, India

Abstract


Mental, emotional and behavioral disorders may occur during childhood and adolescence. All can have a serious impact on a child's overall health. Some disorders are more common than others, and conditions range from mild to severe. In this context, the present study attempted to analyse the mental health status of school children in Visakhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh. The sample of the present study covered 9th and 10th classes belonging to low SES urban and rural schools situated in Visakhapatnam city and Araku Valley of Andhra Pradesh. At the end, the study gave interesting results of differences in mental health status between low SES rural and urban adolescent students of 9th and 10th classes.

Keywords


Socio Economic Status, Somatic Symptoms, Social Dysfunction, Severe Depression



DOI: https://doi.org/10.15614/ijpp%2F2013%2Fv4i4%2F50009