Contents 1.Basic mechanisms in prenatal, perinatal, and postnatal neurodevelopmental processes and their associations with high-risk conditions and adult mental disorders  3 2.Animal models of neurodevelopment and psychopathology  155 3.Models of the nature of genetic and environmental influences on the developmental course of psychopathology  239 4.The Neurodevelopmental course of illustrative high-risk conditions and mental disorders  405