Early detection and management of mental disorders /

Research evidence concerning the precursors (a sign or symptom that heralds another) and prodromes (an early or premonitory symptom of a disease) of the various mental disorders is growing but is at present widely dispersed and inaccessible. Clinicians have to rely on their own experience, which is...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Maj, Mario, 1953-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, NJ : J. Wiley, ©2005.
Subjects:	Mental illness > Diagnosis. Mental illness > Treatment. Psychiatry. Mental Disorders > diagnosis Early Diagnosis Mental Disorders > therapy
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Prodromal Symptoms and Early Detection of Schizophrenia / Heinz Hafner and Kurt Maurer
The Management of Early Psychosis / Patrick McGorry, Jane Edwards and Alison Yung
Children of Persons with Schizophrenia : An Overview of Empirical Research / Allan F. Mirsky and Adrienne K. Elliott
Detection and Management of Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents / Elizabeth Weller [and others]
Detecting the Risk for Affective Spectrum Disorders in the Children of Bipolar Parents / Gabriele Masi, Hagop S. Akiskal and Kareen Akiskal
The Difficult Child : Main Underlying Syndromes and Differential Diagnosis / Sam Tyano and Iris Manor
Precursors, Prodromes and Early Detection of Eating Disorders / Regina C. Casper
Precursors, Early Detection and Prevention of Anxiety Disorders / Dan J. Stein [and others]
Chapter 9 Early Recognition and Management of Depression in Primary Care / Andre Tylee and Paul Walters
The Prodromes and Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease / Michael Zaudig.