So worry can be an immensely powerful psychological mechanism, but might it also be a defining factor in the development of mental illness?
Unless children's mental health services are properly financed the NHS will never be able to intervene early enough in the development of mental disorders to decrease adult psychomorbidity.
Scientists have discovered a link between people who own cats and the development of mental illnesses, including schizophrenia, and believe a parasite may be to blame.
Intellectual disability is characterized by incomplete or insufficient general development of mental capacity, causing a delay in the normal development of motor, language, and social skills.
It is needed to test whether paternal and maternal ABC prevent the development of mental health problems in later life.
It is not clear how these assessments can help to predict the future development of mental disorders.
Disasters occur with high frequency throughout the world and increase risk for development of mental health problems in affected populations.
It appears that developmental differences should be considered in future theorizing on the development of mental toughness.
Developmental psychologists have long explored the connection between body environment feedback, concept formations, and development of mental representations (cf. Wellsby & Pexman, 2014).
Among toddlers and infants, there is growing evidence that active exploration of objects promotes the development of mental rotation (Möhring & Frick, 2013).
During early childhood, especially due to the sharp brain neuroplasticity, children's experiences may have long-lasting effects on the development of mental processes (Greenough & Black, 2013; Skaliora, 2002).
