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Primary prevention works / editors, George W. Albee, Thomas P. Gullotta.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Issues in children's and families' lives ; v. 6.
- Issues in children's and families' lives ; vol. 6
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mental illness--United States--Prevention--Case studies.
- Mental illness.
- Mental health promotion--United States--Case studies.
- Mental health promotion.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 425 p.).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c1997.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This volume highlights some of the most effective programmes for the prevention of mental disorders and offers a common set of principles to reduce maladaptive behaviour.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Foreword: The Importance of Prevention; Introduction; Part I - The Principles of Prevention; Chapter 1 - Primary Prevention's Evolution; Chapter 2 - Operationalizing Albee's Incidence Formula; Part II - Infant and Toddler Programs; Chapter 3 - The Prenatal/Early Infancy Project: Fifteen Years Later; Chapter 4 - Early Intervention for High-Risk Families: Reflecting on a 20-Year-Old Model; Chapter 5 - Infant-Family Resource Program; Part III - Preschool Programs; Chapter 6 - Parents as Teachers: Investing in Good Beginnings for Children
- Chapter 7 - High/Scope Perry Preschool ProgramChapter 8 - Interpersonal Cognitive Problem Solving: Primary Prevention of Early High-Risk Behaviors in the Preschool and Primary Years; Part IV - School-Age Programs; Chapter 9 - Primary Mental Health Project; Chapter 10 - The Children of Divorce Intervention Program: Fostering Resilient Outcomes for School-Aged Children; Chapter 11 - The Improving Social Awareness-Social Problem Solving Project; Chapter 12 - The Social-Competence Promotion Program for Young Adolescents; Chapter 13 - Going for the Goal: A Life Skills Program for Adolescents
- Chapter 14 - Teen Education and Employment NetworkPart V - Adult Programs; Chapter 15 - From Job Loss to Reemployment: Field Experiments in Prevention-Focused Coping; Chapter 16 - The San Francisco Depression Prevention Research Project; Chapter 17 - Epilogue: Reframing Prevention Advocacy and Looking Ahead; Index; About the Authors
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780761904670
- 0761904670
- 9781322419787
- 1322419787
- 9781452249056
- 1452249059
- OCLC:
- 809773742
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