Global Emergency of Mental Disorders is a comprehensive, yet easy-to-read overview of the neurodevelopmental basis of multiple mental disorders and their accompanying consequences, including addiction, suicide and homelessness. Compared to other references that examine the treatment of psychiatric disorders, this book uniquely focuses on their neurodevelopment. It is designed for neuroscience, psychiatry, psychology students, and various other clinical professions. With chapters on anxiety, depression, schizophrenia and others, this volume provides information about incidence, prevalence and mortality rates in addition to developmental origins. With millions worldwide affected, this book will be an invaluable resource.Explores psychiatric disorders from a neurodevelopmental perspectiveCovers multiple disorders, including anxiety, depression and obsessive-compulsive disorderExamines the brain mechanisms that underly disordersAddresses the opioid epidemic and suicideReviews special patient populations by gender and age
