National Plan for Research on Child and Adolescent Mental Disorders

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.Judd, Lewis L. is the author of 'National Plan for Research on Child and Adolescent Mental Disorders' with ISBN 9780788189418 and ISBN 0788189417.