Reducing Risks for Mental Disorders: Frontiers for Preventive Intervention ResearchNational Academies Press, 1994 M01 1 - 636 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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... Biological Risk Factors 142 Psychosocial Risk Factors 149 Caregiver Burden 152 Findings and Leads 153 Alcohol Abuse and Dependence 154 Biological Risk Factors 155 Psychosocial Risk Factors 157 Protective Factors 159 Findings and Leads ...
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Contents
NEW DIRECTIONS IN DEFINITIONS | 19 |
TABLES | 28 |
PREVENTION OF PHYSICAL ILLNESS | 33 |
CONTRIBUTIONS AND FRONTIERS | 53 |
BOXES | 63 |
DESCRIPTION OF FIVE ILLUSTRATIVE MENTAL DISOR | 73 |
RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS FOR THE ONSET OF MENTAL DISORDERS | 127 |
Family Burden | 140 |
Interventions for Adults | 275 |
Interventions for the Elderly | 292 |
Findings and Leads | 297 |
TREATMENT RESEARCH AND PREVENTION | 315 |
MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION | 333 |
DESIGNING CONDUCTING AND ANALYZING PRO | 359 |
FROM RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE | 415 |
Evaluating the Programs Effectiveness | 428 |
Alcohol Abuse and Dependence | 154 |
Depressive Disorders | 163 |
Conduct Disorder | 171 |
Risk and Protective Factors Common to Many Disorders | 182 |
Major Findings and Promising Leads | 191 |
ILLUSTRATIVE PREVENTIVE INTERVENTION RESEARCH PROGRAMS | 215 |
Description of the Evidence Concerning the Outcomes | 222 |
Interventions for Young Children | 241 |
Interventions for ElementaryAge Children | 249 |
Interventions for Adolescents | 261 |