Prevention in community mental health: The state of the art

1. Prevention in community mental health: the state of the art / Richard H. Price, Barbara C. Bader, and Richard F. Ketterer – 2. Economic change in primary prevention / Ralph Catalano and David Dooley – 3. Prevention of domestic violence / Bonnie E. Carlson and Liane V. Davis – Preventing child maltreatment / James… Continue reading Prevention in community mental health: The state of the art

Research and evaluation in primary prevention: Issues and guidelines

1. Prevention in community mental health: the state of the art / Richard H. Price, Barbara C. Bader, and Richard F. Ketterer – 2. Economic change in primary prevention / Ralph Catalano and David Dooley – 3. Prevention of domestic violence / Bonnie E. Carlson and Liane V. Davis – Preventing child maltreatment / James… Continue reading Research and evaluation in primary prevention: Issues and guidelines

Prevention in community mental health : research, policy and practice

1. Prevention in community mental health: the state of the art / Richard H. Price, Barbara C. Bader, and Richard F. Ketterer — 2. Economic change in primary prevention / Ralph Catalano and David Dooley — 3. Prevention of domestic violence / Bonnie E. Carlson and Liane V. Davis — Preventing child maltreatment / James… Continue reading Prevention in community mental health : research, policy and practice

The education of a prevention psychologist

Foreword / George W. Albee — Preventive psychology : evolution and current status / Robert D. Felner, Leonard A. Jason, John N. Moritsugu, and Stephanie S. Farber — Primary prevention in mental health : past, present, and future / Emory L. Cowen — Social problem-solving as a primary prevention strategy / Joseph A. Durlak —… Continue reading The education of a prevention psychologist

Education for prevention

Extent and cost of informal caregiving for older Americans with symptoms of depression

Objective: The purpose of this study was to obtain nationally representative estimates of the additional time and cost associated with informal caregiving for older Americans with depressive symptoms. Method: Data from the 1993 Asset and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest Old Study, a nationally representative survey of people age 70 years or older (N=6,649), were… Continue reading Extent and cost of informal caregiving for older Americans with symptoms of depression

Income and the midlife peak in common mental disorder prevalence

Background. The prevalence of psychological distress and common mental disorders has been shown to peak in midlife but analyses have ignored the association of poor material circumstances with prevalence. This study aimed to test the hypothesis that the midlife prevalence peak occurs only in lower-income households. Method. Pooled data were used from the annual Health… Continue reading Income and the midlife peak in common mental disorder prevalence

Community mental health; social action and reaction

Linked systems: drug abuse and mental health services