Childhood Mental Health in Rural Northeast India: Community-Linked Insights From a Retrospective Study

Vishnupriya Veeraraghavan, Krishnan Srinivasan, Child Development and Early Intervention Centre, Department of Paediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Physiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Published online on November 26, 2025

Abstract

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Ahead of Print.
BackgroundChild psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) significantly affect children’s physical and psychological well-being, while also placing substantial emotional and financial strain on families. Most existing research on the prevalence ...