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Experts discuss the potential of early intervention to transform outcomes for people with mental disorders.

Mental illness represents one of the largest disease burdens worldwide, yet treatments have been largely ineffective in improving the quality of life for millions of affected individuals—in part because approaches taken have focused on late-stage disorders in adulthood. This volume shifts the focus by placing the developmental stage of “youth” at the center of mental health. The contributors challenge current nosology, explore mechanisms that underlie the emergence of mental disorders, and propose a framework to guide early intervention. Offering recommendations for the future, the book holds that early intervention in youth has the potential to transform outcomes for people with mental disorders and to reconfigure the landscape of mental health.

The contributors discuss epidemiology, classification, and diagnostic issues, including the benefits o

Youth Mental Health A Paradigm for Prevention and

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      Publisher: MIT Press Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 14/04/2020
      ISBN13: 9780262043977, 978-0262043977
      ISBN10: 0262043971

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      Book Synopsis
      Experts discuss the potential of early intervention to transform outcomes for people with mental disorders.

      Mental illness represents one of the largest disease burdens worldwide, yet treatments have been largely ineffective in improving the quality of life for millions of affected individuals—in part because approaches taken have focused on late-stage disorders in adulthood. This volume shifts the focus by placing the developmental stage of “youth” at the center of mental health. The contributors challenge current nosology, explore mechanisms that underlie the emergence of mental disorders, and propose a framework to guide early intervention. Offering recommendations for the future, the book holds that early intervention in youth has the potential to transform outcomes for people with mental disorders and to reconfigure the landscape of mental health.

      The contributors discuss epidemiology, classification, and diagnostic issues, including the benefits o

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