Main description:

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.

Contents:

Introduction: Relevance of The Age of Onset of Mental Disorders to Research in Psychiatry and to the Organization of Services for People with Mental Illness (Giovanni De Girolamo, Pat Mcgorry & Norman Sartorius ).- Lessons from Knowledge about the Correlates of the Age of Onset of Physical Illness (Paolo Vineis & Carlotta Sacerdote).- Does The Age of Onset Shape the Clinical Picture, Course, Outcome and the Consequences of Mental Disorders? A Case Study of Schizophrenia (Heinz Hafner).- Neurobiological Implications and Correlates of Different Age of Onsets of Mental Disorders (Nikolaos Koutsouleris).- The Age Of Onset Of Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders (John Mcgrath, Matti Isohanni & Jouko Miettunen).- The Age of Onset of Bipolar Disorders (Jessica Dagani, Giulia Signorini, & Giovanni De Girolamo), Matthew Large, Olav Nielssen).- The Age of Onset of Unipolar Depression (Allan Young & Nefize Yalin).-

The Age of Onset of Anxiety Disorders (Jeroen Legerstee, Jamjine De Lister & Frank Verhulst).- The Age of Onset of Substance Use Disorders (Adrian Kelly & Wayne Hall).- The Age of Onset of Alcohol Use Disorders (Jason Connor & Wayne Hall).- The Age of Onset of Personality Disorders (Andrew Chanen)