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Experts call for mental illness screening for children Leading mental health experts are calling for school children to be screened for risk of mental illnesses such as depression and have devised a test that reliably identifies those at high risk. Source: Reuters ...

Experts call for mental illness screening for children: MedlinePlus By Kate Kelland. LONDON (Reuters) - Leading mental health experts are calling for school children to be screened for risk of mental illnesses such as ...

Experts call for mental illness screening for children Mental health problems are common in young people. Some 10 percent of children aged between five and 16 in Britain are assessed as having a mental disorder of some kind. Adolescence is also a critical period for the development of major depression - an ...