Psychosocial Problems among School Going Adolescents in Nepal

Table 2

Categorization of respondents’ psychosocial problems.

		n = 287
Characteristics	Frequency	Percent
Internalizing Problems; (Anxiety and /or Depression)
No Impairment	159	55.4
Significant Impairment	128	44.6
Attention Deficit Problems
No Impairment	213	74.2
Significant Impairment	74	25.8
Externalizing Problems
No Problem	275	95.8
Significant Problems with Conduct	12	4.2

Note. Internalizing Problem = children with scores of 5 or higher (significant impairment). Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder and Externalizing Problem = children with scores 7 or higher (significant impairment).