Mental Health Research and Practice : From Evidence to Experience

A comprehensive handbook covering current, controversial, and debated topics in psychiatric practice, aligned to the EPA Scientific Sections. All chapters been written by international experts active within their respective fields and they follow a structured template, covering updates relevant to clinical practice and research, current challenges, and future perspectives. This essential book features a wide range of topics in psychiatric research from child and adolescent psychiatry, epidemiology and social psychiatry to forensic psychiatry and neurodevelopmental disorders. It provides a unique global overview on different themes, from the recent dissemination in ordinary clinical practice of the ICD-11 to the innovations in addiction and consultation-liaison psychiatry. In addition, the book offers a multidisciplinary perspective on emerging hot topics including emergency psychiatry, ADHD in adulthood, and innovation in telemental health. An invaluable source of evidence-based information for trainees in psychiatry, psychiatrists, and mental health professionals.

Andrea Fiorillo is Full Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Campania 'L. Vanvitelli', in Naples, Italy. He is currently Treasurer of the European Psychiatric Association (EPA) and Editor in Chief of European Psychiatry.

Peter Falkai is Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany. He is also the current President of the European Psychiatric Association (EPA).

Philip Gorwood is full Professor of Psychiatry at Université Paris Cité and Head of the CMME department, GHU Paris Psychiatry and Neurosciences. He has also been a past President of the European Psychiatric Association (EPA).