By focusing therapeutic effort on the early stages of psychotic disorders, effective early intervention should improve shortand long-term outcomes. Strategies include pre-psychotic and prodromal interventions to prevent emergence of psychosis, detecting untreated cases in the community and facilitating recovery in established cases of psychosis. The evidence base for each of these strategies is...

The supplement which accompanies this edition of the Journal explores the methodological issues which face all those who are interested in the subject of early intervention in childhood asthma (and other wheezing disorders) [1]. This has become a topical issue as evidence has increased that a number of factors which can affect the development of the foetus and young child may determine respirat...

The developmental period of a child has critical importance for learning and it is even more so in case of a disabled child. The earlier the disability is detected, the easier it is to effectively help the child both medically and educationally. The present paper is an attempt to define and describe developmental disability both as a concept and as a practical program of intervention. The main ...