Preventing Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders Among Young People: Progress and Possibilities

by Kenneth E. Warner, Mary Ellen O'Connell, Thomas Boat

Mental health and substance use disorders among children, youth, and young adults are major threats to the health and well-being of younger populations which often carryover into adulthood. The costs of treatment for mental health and addictive disorders, which create an enormous burden on the affected individuals, their families, and society, have stimulated increasing interest in prevention practices that can impede the onset or reduce the severity...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309126746
• ISBN13: 9780309126748
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 2.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.0"