Hernández MDS, Benjet C

Language: Spanish
References: 26
Page: 40-45
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ABSTRACT

Social exclusion, characteristic of our time, prevents school and employment insertion of teenagers, who thus receive no education or employment (not in education, employment or training NEET). The impact of this phenomenon should be known by those involved in the health care of children and adolescents, to understand the public mental health problem facing children in our country. This phenomenon has been reported in the literature for over two decades. Lately it has been linked to social exclusion of middle income developing countries, including Mexico. The literature on the latter is relevant and necessary to inform health care professionals and policy makers. We performed a review of global and national literature to explain theoretically the problem, to understand how this phenomenon arises over time to report the mental health of these adolescents. We found that this social and uncertain situation is related to mental health problems in adolescents according to their occupational status. The NEET teenagers is the most vulnerable group showing higher incidences of anxiety, mood and external disorders and suicidal behavior.

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