Mario Maj, University of Naples, Italy.Juan José López-Ibor, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain.Norman Sartorius, University of Geneva, Switzerland.Mitsumoto Sato, Tohuko University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.Ahmed Okasha, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.

• List of Contributors viiPreface ixChapter 1 Prodromal Symptoms and Early Detection of Schizophrenia 1Heinz Ha¨fner and Kurt MaurerChapter 2 The Management of Early Psychosis 51Patrick McGorry, Jane Edwards and Alison YungChapter 3 Children of Persons with Schizophrenia: An Overview of Empirical Research 111Allan F. Mirsky and Adrienne K. ElliottChapter 4 Detection and Management of Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents 135Elizabeth Weller, Roomana Sheikh, Joon Kang and Ronald WellerChapter 5 Detecting the Risk for Affective Spectrum Disorders in the Children of Bipolar Parents 163Gabriele Masi, Hagop S. Akiskal and Kareen AkiskalChapter 6 The ‘‘Difficult’’ Child: Main Underlying Syndromes and Differential Diagnosis 185Sam Tyano and Iris ManorChapter 7 Precursors, Prodromes and Early Detection of Eating Disorders 211Regina C. CasperChapter 8 Precursors, Early Detection and Prevention of Anxiety Disorders 231Dan J. Stein, Soraya Seedat, Paul Carey and Brian Harvey

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Mario Maj, University of Naples, Italy.Juan José López-Ibor, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain.Norman Sartorius, University of Geneva, Switzerland.Mitsumoto Sato, Tohuko University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.Ahmed Okasha, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.

• List of Contributors viiPreface ixChapter 1 Prodromal Symptoms and Early Detection of Schizophrenia 1Heinz Ha¨fner and Kurt MaurerChapter 2 The Management of Early Psychosis 51Patrick McGorry, Jane Edwards and Alison YungChapter 3 Children of Persons with Schizophrenia: An Overview of Empirical Research 111Allan F. Mirsky and Adrienne K. ElliottChapter 4 Detection and Management of Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents 135Elizabeth Weller, Roomana Sheikh, Joon Kang and Ronald WellerChapter 5 Detecting the Risk for Affective Spectrum Disorders in the Children of Bipolar Parents 163Gabriele Masi, Hagop S. Akiskal and Kareen AkiskalChapter 6 The ‘‘Difficult’’ Child: Main Underlying Syndromes and Differential Diagnosis 185Sam Tyano and Iris ManorChapter 7 Precursors, Prodromes and Early Detection of Eating Disorders 211Regina C. CasperChapter 8 Precursors, Early Detection and Prevention of Anxiety Disorders 231Dan J. Stein, Soraya Seedat, Paul Carey and Brian Harvey

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Mario Maj, University of Naples, Italy.Juan José López-Ibor, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain.Norman Sartorius, University of Geneva, Switzerland.Mitsumoto Sato, Tohuko University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.Ahmed Okasha, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.

• List of Contributors viiPreface ixChapter 1 Prodromal Symptoms and Early Detection of Schizophrenia 1Heinz Ha¨fner and Kurt MaurerChapter 2 The Management of Early Psychosis 51Patrick McGorry, Jane Edwards and Alison YungChapter 3 Children of Persons with Schizophrenia: An Overview of Empirical Research 111Allan F. Mirsky and Adrienne K. ElliottChapter 4 Detection and Management of Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents 135Elizabeth Weller, Roomana Sheikh, Joon Kang and Ronald WellerChapter 5 Detecting the Risk for Affective Spectrum Disorders in the Children of Bipolar Parents 163Gabriele Masi, Hagop S. Akiskal and Kareen AkiskalChapter 6 The ‘‘Difficult’’ Child: Main Underlying Syndromes and Differential Diagnosis 185Sam Tyano and Iris ManorChapter 7 Precursors, Prodromes and Early Detection of Eating Disorders 211Regina C. CasperChapter 8 Precursors, Early Detection and Prevention of Anxiety Disorders 231Dan J. Stein, Soraya Seedat, Paul Carey and Brian Harvey

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