Reducing Risks for Mental Disorders: Frontiers for Preventive Intervention ResearchNational Academies Press, 1994 - 605 pages The understanding of how to reduce risk factors for mental disorders has expanded remarkably as a result of recent scientific advances. This study, mandated by Congress, reviews those advances in the context of current research and provides a targeted definition of prevention and a conceptual framework that emphasizes risk reduction. Highlighting opportunities for and barriers to interventions, the book draws on successful models for the prevention of cardiovascular disease, injuries, and smoking. In addition, it reviews the risk factors associated with Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, alcohol abuse and dependence, depressive disorders, and conduct disorders and evaluates current illustrative prevention programs. The models and examination provide a framework for the design, application, and evaluation of interventions intended to prevent mental disorders and the transfer of knowledge about prevention from research to clinical practice. The book presents a focused research agenda, with recommendations on how to develop effective intervention programs, create a cadre of prevention researchers, and improve coordination among federal agencies. |
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... adults , smoked cigarettes ( CDC , 1992a ) . Young people smoke at about the same rate , which means we are replacing all the adults who either die or stop smoking with new smokers . The picture would be even more grim were it not for ...
... adult life with higher rates of school failure , joblessness , and poor interpersonal skills , especially marital difficulties ( Robins , 1970 ) . As adults , males have more externalizing disorders ( such as antisocial personality ...
... adult and his or her family . For some adults - particularly poor , single parents - coping with chronic stressors such as financial hardship and lack of emotional support for their parental role also complicates their efforts to ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 3 |
Looking Forward | 14 |
PREVENTION OF PHYSICAL ILLNESS | 33 |
Copyright | |
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