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Tier 4 — Narrative / commentaryPeer-reviewed

The Lancet Psychiatry Commission on youth mental health

Patrick D. McGorry, Cristina Mei, Naeem Dalal, Mario Álvarez‐Jiménez, Sarah‐Jayne Blakemore, Vivienne Browne, Barbara Dooley, Ian B. Hickie, Peter B. Jones, David McDaid, Cathrine Mihalopoulos, Stephen J. Wood, Fatima Azzahra El Azzouzi, Jessica Fazio, Ella Gow, Sadam Hanjabam, Alan Hayes, Amelia Morris, Elina Pang, Keerthana Paramasivam, Isabella Quagliato Nogueira, Jimmy Tan, Steven Adelsheim, Matthew R. Broome, Mary Cannon, Andrew M. Chanen, Eric Chen, Andrea Danese, Maryann Davis, Tamsin Ford, Pattie P. Gonsalves, Matthew Hamilton, Joanna Henderson, Ann John, Frances Kay‐Lambkin, Long K-D Le, Christian Kieling, Niall Mac Dhonnagáin, Ashok Malla, Dorien H. Nieman, Debra Rickwood, Shane Robinson, Jai Shah, Swaran P. Singh, Ian Soosay, Karen Tee, Jean M. Twenge, Lucia Valmaggia, Thérèse van Amelsvoort, Swapna Verma, Jon Wilson, Alison R. Yung, Srividya N. Iyer, Eóin Killackey

The Lancet Psychiatry · 2024

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Summary

This Lancet Psychiatry Commission report synthesises evidence on youth mental health epidemiology, aetiology, and intervention strategies across multiple countries. The paper appears to identify modifiable risk factors and protective conditions, and proposes policy and service delivery recommendations to improve mental health outcomes in adolescents and young adults. As a major commission review, it likely serves as a comprehensive evidence synthesis informing global mental health policy and practice.

Regional applicability

Given the international authorship and Lancet Psychiatry platform, the findings are likely applicable to UK youth mental health policy and NHS service design. The report may inform England's mental health prevention and early intervention strategies, particularly for adolescent populations.

Key measures

Mental health prevalence and incidence in youth; risk and protective factors; service accessibility and quality; prevention programme outcomes; policy implementation metrics

Outcomes reported

The commission appears to have assessed the epidemiology of youth mental health disorders, identified risk and protective factors, and developed recommendations for prevention and intervention strategies. The study likely examined service delivery models and policy frameworks across multiple countries.

Theme
Policy, governance & rights
Subject
Other / interdisciplinary
Study type
Narrative Review
Study design
Narrative review
Source type
Peer-reviewed study
Status
Published
Geography
Global
System type
Other
DOI
10.1016/s2215-0366(24)00163-9
Catalogue ID
SNmoj7nsmc-9fp9it

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