• Child and adolescent mental health problems in Nepal: a scoping review 

      Chaulagain, Ashmita; Skokauskas, Norbert; Kunwar, Arun; Watts, Sarah; Anthony P.S., Guerrero (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      NTRODUCTION: Globally, 10-20% of children and adolescents suffer from mental disorders, with half of all them starting by the age of 14 and three-quarters before the age of 25. In Nepal, 40% of the population is younger ...
    • Pharmacotherapy of restricted/repetitive behavior in autism spectrum disorder:a systematic review and meta-analysis 

      Yu, Yanjie; Chaulagain, Ashmita; Pedersen, Sindre Andre; Lydersen, Stian; Leventhal, Bennett; szatmari, peter; Aleksic, Branco; ozaki, norio; Skokauskas, Norbert (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background: This paper is a systematic review and meta-analysis of the efficacy of available medications for the treatment of restricted/repetitive behavior (RRBs) in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Method: We searched ...
    • WHO Mental Health Gap Action Programme Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG): the first pre-service training study 

      Chaulagain, Ashmita; Pacione, Laura; Abdulmalik, Jibril; Hughes, Peter; Oksana, Kopchak; Chumak, Stanislav; Mendoza, José; Avetisyan, Kristine; Ghazaryan, Gayane; Gasparyan, Khachatur; Chkonia, Eka; Servili, Chiara; Chowdhury, Neerja; Pinchuk, Iryna; Belfar, Myron; Guerrero, Anthony; Panteleeva, Lilya; Skokauskas, Norbert (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background Despite the increasing burden of mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders, a significant treatment gap for these disorders continues to exist across the world, and especially in low- and middle-income ...