ADHD, depression the most common mental disorders among Hong Kong primary, secondary schoolchildren, surveys reveal
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and depression are the most common mental disorders among Hong Kong's primary and secondary schoolchildren, government-commissioned surveys have shown. Wong Yan-lung, chairman of the city's Advisory Committee on Mental Health, said on Friday the findings could indicate whether the government was allocating the resources necessary to target the issues, as he shared some key figures of the surveys that would be revealed soon to the public.
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