One approach is to promote overall mental health among school - aged children by reducing early risk factors for depression, substance abuse and aggressive behaviors. (crosscreekcounseling.com)
Professor Maughan's research uses epidemiological methods to explore early risk factors for psychiatric disorders; to examine developmental continuities in mental health across the life course; and to identify mechanisms that make for continuity and change. (kcl.ac.uk)
Rearing experiences and stress - induced plasma cortisol as early risk factors for excessive alcohol consumption in nonhuman primates (academic.oup.com)