Background Similar to other health care sectors, mental health has moved towards the
secondary prevention, with the effort to detect and treat mental disorders as early as …

Mental disorders are the predominant chronic diseases of youth, with substantial life span
morbidity and mortality. A wealth of evidence demonstrates that the neurodevelopmental …

Early intervention is a fundamental principle in health care and the past two decades have
seen it belatedly introduced into the field of mental health. This began in psychotic disorders …

Adolescence is a period characterized by both increased susceptibility to risks and new-
found strength to withstand them. Whilst most young people are well equipped to manage …

Most mental disorders have a typical onset between 12 and 25 years of age, highlighting the
importance of this period for the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of mental ill-health …

Mental disorders account for a large proportion of the disease burden in young people in all
societies. Most mental disorders begin during youth (12–24 years of age), although they are …

The Guidelines on promotive and preventive mental health interventions for adolescents-
Helping Adolescents thrive (HAT), provide evidence-informed recommendations on …

Preventive approaches have latterly gained traction for improving mental health in young
people. In this paper, we first appraise the conceptual foundations of preventive psychiatry …

This paper explores the concept that reducing general psychopathology early in the life
course provides unprecedented opportunities to prevent the development of all forms of …

Purpose The objective of this review is to report on recent developments in youth mental
health incorporating all levels of severity of mental disorders encouraged by progress in the …