Description
| Product ID: | 9783319726182 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | CH |
| Title: | Age of Onset of Mental Disorders |
| Subtitle: | Etiopathogenetic and Treatment Implications |
| Authors: | Author: Giovanni de Girolamo, Patrick D. McGorry, Norman Sartorius |
| Page Count: | 261 |
| Subjects: | Epidemiology and Medical statistics, Epidemiology & medical statistics, Medical genetics, Psychiatry, Medical genetics, Psychiatry |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This book presents a thorough and critical review of current knowledge about the age of onset of mental disorders. The book will be of value for clinicians, mental health professionals, mental health researchers, epidemiologists, and different stakeholders in the mental health field. This book presents a thorough and critical review of current knowledge about the age of onset of mental disorders. The opening chapters offer information about the impact of the age of onset on the clinical picture, course, and outcome of physical illnesses, and about the neurobiological implications and correlates of different ages of onset. The impact and correlates of the ages of onset of all the most important mental disorders are then discussed in detail by internationally renowned scientists. The background to the book is the recognition that a better understanding of age of onset makes it possible to estimate the lifetime risk of disorders, helps to elucidate pathogenesis, and facilitates efficient, targeted clinical management. The book will be of value for clinicians, mental health professionals, mental health researchers, epidemiologists, and different stakeholders in the mental health field. |
| Imprint Name: | Springer International Publishing AG |
| Publisher Name: | Springer International Publishing AG |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-11-20 |
