Age of onset and timing of treatment for mental and substance use disorders: Implications for preventive intervention strategies and models of care

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 301-306

  McGorry, Patrick D ^a,b   Purcell, Rosemary ^a   Goldstone, Sherilyn ^a   Amminger, G Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FAMILY HISTORY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD DISORDER; ONSET AGE; PROPHYLAXIS; PSYCHOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; THERAPY DELAY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE OF ONSET; CHILD; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79958709833     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: 14736578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCO.0b013e3283477a09     Document Type: Article

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