Youth mental health : a paradigm for prevention and early intervention / edited by Peter J. Uhlhaas and Stephen J. Wood.
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Youth mental health : a paradigm for prevention and early intervention / edited by Peter J. Uhlhaas and Stephen J. Wood.
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Uhlhaas, Peter J., editor.
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English
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Abstract
"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 this focus by placing the developmental stage of "youth" at the center of mental health. It challenges current nosology, explores mechanisms that underlie the emergence of mental disorders, and proposes a framework to guide early intervention. Offering directions for the future, it holds that early intervention in youth has the potential to transform outcomes for people with mental disorders and the landscape of mental health"--Provided by publisher.