Reducing risks for mental disorders : frontiers for preventive intervention research / Committee on Prevention of Mental Disorders, Division of Biobehavorial Sciences and Mental Disorders, Institute of Medicine ; Patricia J. Mrazek and Robert J. Haggerty, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mrazek, Patricia Beezley.

Haggerty, Robert J.

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Prevention of Mental Disorders.

United States. Congress.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mental illness--Prevention--Research--Government policy--United States.

Mental illness.

Mental health promotion--Research--Government policy--United States.

Mental health promotion.

Mental illness--United States--Prevention.

Mental health promotion--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (635 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

REDUCING RISKS FOR Mental Disorders; Copyright; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abstract; BUILDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE; EXPANDING THE KNOWLEDGE BASE; CONDUCTING WELL-EVALUATED INTERVENTIONS; Contents; OVERVIEW; 1 Introduction; A NEW EMPHASIS ON PREVENTION: OPPORTUNITIES AND STRENGTHS; OBSTACLES TO PROGRESS; LOOKING FORWARD; ORGANIZATION OF THIS REPORT; REFERENCES; 2 New Directions in Definitions; CLASSIFYING PREVENTIVE INTERVENTIONS FOR PHYSICAL ILLNESS; CLASSIFYING INTERVENTIONS FOR MENTAL DISORDERS; The Mental Health Intervention Spectrum for Mental Disorders

Preventive Interventions for Mental DisordersMENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION; THE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM IN PRACTICE; REFERENCES; LESSONS FROM HEALTH RESEARCH; 3 Prevention of Physical Illness; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; SMOKING; INJURIES; FINDINGS AND LEADS; REFERENCES; 4 The Core Sciences: Contributions and Frontiers; NEUROSCIENCE; GENETICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; FINDINGS AND LEADS; REFERENCES; 5 Description of Five Illustrative Mental Disorders; DATA SOURCES, CONCEPTS, AND METHODOLOGIES USED IN THE DISORDER DESCRIPTIONS; Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study

Conceptualization of OnsetMethods for Analyzing Onset; ILLUSTRATIVE DISORDERS; Conduct Disorder; Depressive Disorders; Alcohol Abuse and Dependence; Schizophrenia; Alzheimer's Disease; GAPS IN OUR KNOWLEDGE; Age-Specific Prevalence in Children; Child Psychiatric Nosology; Empirical Search for Prodromes; Co-morbidity; Transition to Adulthood; FINDINGS AND LEADS; REFERENCES; 6 Risk and Protective Factors for the Onset of Mental Disorders; ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE; Biological Risk Factors; Genetic Vulnerability; History of Head Trauma; Medical Risk Factors, Including Thyroid Disorders

Maternal Age at Time of BirthPsychosocial Risk and Protective Factors; Educational Level; Smoking; Environmental Triggers; Future Directions in Identification of Risk and Protective Factors; Family Burden; Findings and Leads; SCHIZOPHRENIA; Biological Risk Factors; Genetic Vulnerability; Pregnancy and Birth Complications, Winter Births, and Viral Exposure; Biological Markers; Psychosocial Risk Factors; Low Socioeconomic Status; Disturbed Family Environment and Family Communicative Problems; Serious Behavioral and Emotional Problems in Childhood; Social Dysfunction; Substance Abuse

Caregiver BurdenFindings and Leads; ALCOHOL ABUSE AND DEPENDENCE; Biological Risk Factors; Genetic Vulnerability; Biological Markers; Psychosocial Risk Factors; Personality; Contextual Factors; Psychosocial Aspects of Parental Alcoholism; Protective Factors; Positive Group Norms; Strong Attachments; Genetic Factors Modifying Expression of the Disorder; Findings and Leads; DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS; Biological Risk Factors; Genetic Vulnerability; Disease and Medication; Brain Injury; Psychosocial Risk Factors; Severe and Traumatic Life Events; Accumulation of Stresses at a Time of Transition

Sociodemographic Factors

Notes:

Prepared at the request of the U.S. Congress.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contains:

Mental disorders.

ISBN:

9786610195923

9781280195921

1280195924

9780309568661

0309568668

OCLC:

814272211