Recognition and Prevention of Major Mental and Substance Use Disorders

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 knowledge, Recognition and Prevention of Major Mental and Substance Use Disorders addresses issues that are critical precursors to the prevention of mental disorders and offers an understanding of factors that contribute to the disorders' development. This multidimensional, interdisciplinary work represents a major step toward cutting the social costs of these disorders - and, more important - their untold cost in human suffering.