Table 1.
Characteristic of samples included in the systematic review.
| Variable | Category | Number of samples |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Europe | |
| Denmark | 4 | |
| Finland | 1 | |
| Sweden | 6 | |
| Norway | 2 | |
| England | 2 | |
| Bosnia | 2 | |
| Australia | 2 | |
| Asia | ||
| Turkey | 1 | |
| Taiwan | 2 | |
| India | 1 | |
| Korea | 2 | |
| China | 4 | |
| Japan | 1 | |
| Lebanon | 1 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | |
| USA | 3 | |
| Total | 35 | |
| Study design | Prospective | 21 |
| Cross-Sectional and case control study | 12 | |
| Qualitative | 2 | |
| Total | 35 | |
| Gender | Male | 0 |
| Female | 1 | |
| Both male and female | 34 | |
| Total | 35 | |
| Type of mental health problems | Mental health problems and mental health disorders | 9 |
| Suicide | 11 | |
| ADHD and personality disorder | 2 | |
| Depression | 7 | |
| Post traumatic | 1 | |
| Substances abuse | 4 | |
| Stress | 1 | |
| Total | 35 | |
| Type of childhood adversities | Household dysfunction | 1 |
| Parent hospitalized | 1 | |
| Stepfamily | 1 | |
| Childhood adversities (one or more childhood adversities) | 30 | |
| Left behind children (LBC) | 2 | |
| Total | 35 | |
| Age | Childhood (0–10 years) | 1 |
| Adolescence (11–19 years) | 9 | |
| Childhood, adolescence, and young adult | 20 | |
| Not known | 5 | |
| Total | 35 |