Promotion of good mental health, prevention, and early intervention before/at the onset of
mental disorders improve outcomes. However, the range and peak ages at onset for mental …

Purpose of review. In this review, we provide an update of recent studies on the age of onset
(AOO) of the major mental disorders, with a special focus on the availability and use of …

Background Information on the frequency and timing of mental disorder onsets across the
lifespan is of fundamental importance for public health planning. Broad, cross-national …

Data are presented on the lifetime prevalence, projected lifetime risk, and age-of-onset
distributions of mental disorders in the World Health Organization (WHO)'s World Mental …

Background: The developmental period from 0 to 25 years is a vulnerable time during which
children and young people experience many psychosocial and neurobiological changes …

Objectives The question whether mental illness prevalence rates are increasing is a
controversially debated topic. Epidemiological articles and review publications that look into …

Background The global burden of disease (GBD) study provides information about fatal and
non-fatal health outcomes around the world. Methods The objective of this work is to …

Background Child and adolescent mental health problems are common, associated with
wide‐ranging functional impairments, and show substantial continuities into adult life. It is …

First onset of mental disorders usually occur in childhood or adolescence, although
treatment typically does not occur until a number of years later. Although interventions with …

Mental disorders account for a large and increasing health burden worldwide, as shown in
the Global Burden of Diseases (GBD) Study 2010. Unpacking how this burden in children …