Colin Mathers who leads the Global Burden of Disease group in WHO has confirmed that, in the 2004 GBD, 13.1% of global Daily Adjusted Life Years are attributable to mental or neurological disorders. While the proportions vary very widely from about 10% in low income countries to over 25% in high income countries, it is clear that there is a need for understanding how to address this issue. This volume aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the public health principles of mental and neurological disorders. This vast range of health conditions affects people across the life course, from developmental disabilities in childhood, to schizophrenia and substance abuse in adults, and dementia in old age. Despite this diversity, they all share many features: they are mostly mediated through brain dysfunction or abnormalities, are often chronic in course, typically benefit from multi-component interventions, and are amongst the most neglected conditions in global health. The volume will bring together chapters from the Psychiatry, Neurology, Substance Abuse and Child Development sections of the Encyclopedia of Public Health. The volume will be the first comprehensive text on a public health approach to this diverse group of health conditions and has no obvious competitor.

Table of Contents:
Alcohol Consumption: Overview of International Trends, Pages 98-108, M.G. Monteiro, J. Rehm, B. Taylor, T. Stockwel Alcohol, Integrated Control of, Pages 108-112, S. Casswell Alcohol, The Burden of Disease of, Pages 135-151, J. Rehm, J. Patra, D. Baliunas, S. Popova, M. Roerecke, B. Taylor Alcohol—Socioeconomic Impacts (Including Externalities), Pages 112-116, B. Easton Alcohol—Treatment, Pages 116-124, T.F. Babor Blindness, Pages 318-324, S. Resnikoff, R. Pararajasegaram Brain Tumours, Pages 338-347, R. McKean-Cowdin, P. Razavi, S. Preston-Martin Cerebrovascular Disease, Pages 556-571, V. Feigin, G. Donnan Child Abuse/Treatment, Pages 571-583, A.P. Giardino Child Soldiers, Pages 612-616, J. Pearn Child Witness to Violence, Pages 616-620, M. Augustyn, B. Zuckerman Classification of Mental Disorders: Principles and Concepts, Pages 733-740, T.B. Üstün Cognitive Disorders,, Pages 759-765, L.D. Ravdin Disability and Rehabilitation, Pages 199-203, N.E. Groce Drugs, Illicit – Primary Prevention Strategies, Pages 249-265, F. Faggiano, F. Vigna-Taglianti Effective Alcohol Policy, Pages 303-309, H.D. Holder Elder Abuse, Pages 310-315, L.S. Daichman, S. Aguas, C. Spencer Head Trauma, Pages 122-133, J. Knopman, R. Härtl Health Behavior and Risk Factors, Pages 146-152, K. Glanz, J.E. Stryker Health-Related Stigma and Discrimination, Pages 269-272, R.L. Barrett Hearing Disorders, Pages 273-281, R. Burkard HIV/AIDS of the Central Nervous System, Pages 430-445, S.S. Spudich Illicit Drug Trends Globally, Pages 515-523, P. Griffiths, M. Meacham, R. McKetin Illicit Drug Use and the Burden of Disease, Pages 523-530, W. Hall, L. Degenhardt, N. Sindicich Measurement of Psychiatric and Psychological Disorders and Outcomes in Populations, Pages 261-272, T.S. Brugha, H. Meltzer Meningitis, Bacterial,, Pages 330-334, D. van de Beek, J. de Gans Mental Health and Physical Health (Including HIV/AIDS), Pages 354-364, A. Kagee, M. Freeman Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Pages 365-374, B. Saraceno, M. Funk, V. Poznyak Mental Health Epidemiology (Psychiatric Epidemiology), Pages 374-384, G.S. Norquist, K. Magruder Mental Health Etiology: Biological and Genetic Determinants, Pages 343-350, S.J. Glatt, S.V. Faraone, M.T. Tsuan Mental Health Etiology: Social Determinants, Pages 350-353, A. Cohen, H. Minas Mental Health Policy, Pages 393-406, R. Jenkins Mental Health Promotion, Pages 406-418, H. Herrman, R. Moodie, S. Saxena Mental Health Resources and Services, Pages 418-430, S. Saxena, P. Sharan Mental Health, Morbidity and Impact, Pages 384-393, O. Gureje, B. Oladeji Mental Illness, Historical Views of, Pages 431-434, D. Pilgrim Metabolic Myopathies, Pages 450-457, M. Tarnopolsky Migraine, Pages 458-462, A. May Multiple Sclerosis, Pages 470-482, C.M. Poser Muscular Dystrophies, Pages 486-496, M. Astejada, M.C. Malicdan, I. Nishino Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Pages 512-521, E. Klimkeit, N. Rinehart, J. Bradshaw Parkinson's Disease, Pages 10-17, A.D. Korczyn Rabies, Pages 463-470, H. Wilde, S. Wacharapluesadee, T. Hemachudha, V. Tepsumethanon Seizure Disorders, Pages 674-680, S.C. Schachter Socio-Cultural Context of Substance Use/Abuse (Alcohol/Drugs/Tobacco), Pages 119-128, D.B. Heath Specific Mental Health Disorders: Child and Adolescent Mental Disorders, Pages 147-154, A.J. Flisher, S. Hatherill, Y. Dhansay Specific Mental Health Disorders: Depressive and Anxiety Disorders, Pages 154-169, I.B. Hickie Specific Mental Health Disorders: Eating Disorders, Pages 169-174, S.S. Delinsky, J. Derenne, A.E. Becker Specific Mental Health Disorders: Mental Disorders Associated with Aging, Pages 174-182, I. Skoog Specific Mental Health Disorders: Personality Disorders, Pages 182-187, M.J. Crawford Specific Mental Health Disorders: Psychotic Disorders, Pages 187-196, R. Thara, M. Taj, S. Tirupati Specific Mental Health Disorders: Trauma and Mental Disorders, Pages 196-201, D. Silove, A. Nickerson, R.A. Bryant Stigma of Mental Illness, Pages 219-230, L.H. Yang, S.H. Cho, A. Kleinman Stress and (Public) Health, Pages 241-250, U. Lundberg Suicide and Self-Directed Violence, Pages 267-275, D. De Leo, K. Krysinska The Alcohol Industry, Pages 124-135, L. Hill The Control and Regulation of Currently Illegal Drugs, Pages 7-16, J.A. Buxton, M. Haden, R.G. Mathias The Regulation of Drugs and Drug Use: Public Health and Law Enforcement, Pages 501-505, C.L. Fry, S. Cvetkovski Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies, Pages 358-364, E.D. Belay Women's Mental Health, Pages 608-617, P.S. Chandra, V.N.G.P. Raghunandan, V.A.S. Krishna Young People and Violence, Pages 675-684, I. Wagman Borowsky, R. Widome, M.D. Resnick