Recognizing that favorable clinical outcomes are associated with earlier initiation of treatment -- and even more ideally with prevention -- this volume addresses the current status of early intervention in, and prevention of, major mental and substance use disorders. A team of distinguished participants addresses this problem at many levels -- from the DNA molecule to public policy -- in order to show how prevention efforts should be informed by a better understanding of etiology and by a knowledge of indicators of vulnerability.
In considering the current standing of etiological...
Recognizing that favorable clinical outcomes are associated with earlier initiation of treatment -- and even more ideally with prevention -- this v...
William S. Stone Stephen V. Faraone Ming T. Tsuang
Early Clinical Intervention and Prevention in Schizophrenia reviews the latest findings on new models for the prevention of schizophrenia, and emphasizes the notion of "schizotaxia," which refers to the liability for schizophrenia. The text covers the obstacles researchers face trying to reach the ultimate goal of prevention. Until now, one of the most significant obstacles to prevention research has been the unidentifiable pattern that this disease follows. In this book, the authors discuss a new model of prevention based on the premise that schizophrenia genes produce meaningful clinical,...
Early Clinical Intervention and Prevention in Schizophrenia reviews the latest findings on new models for the prevention of schizophrenia, and emphasi...
