National Plan For Research On Child And Adolescent Mental Disorders

Download or read book National Plan for Research on Child and Adolescent Mental Disorders written by Lewis L. Judd and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2000-08 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addresses the status of research concerning mental disorders in children and adolescents in the U.S. and presents a national plan that focuses on three vital, immediate goals: stimulating a wide range of basic and clinical research at the frontiers of scientific inquiry; developing rewarding careers in child and adolescent mental health research; and providing the leadership and coordination required to sustain and accelerate the momentum of research progress and its applications in treatment and prevention. Discusses dimensions of disorder, causes and determinants, interventions, service delivery and systems of care, capacity-building, and research dissemination and advocacy.