The Prevention of Depression: Research and PracticeJHU Press, 2002 - 352 pages As medical costs in the US skyrocket and health issues continue to inspire heated national debate, preventive health care is receiving increasing attention and emphasis. In the area of mental health, however, the subject of effective prevention has remained controversial and generally neglected. Now, many international health organizations have begun to recommend increased attention to prevention science in the mental health field. Contributing to this growing attention and offering a comprehensive summary of this area of study, The Prevention of Depression argues that treatment is not enough. |
Contents
The Prevention of Mental Disorders | 3 |
A Key Target for Prevention | 16 |
Research on Preventive Interventions | 24 |
What Do You Intend to Prevent? | 43 |
For Whom Is | 52 |
How Will You Measure the Effects | 65 |
Overview of the Depression Prevention Research Project 73 288 | 73 |
Methods | 80 |
The Mediating Effects of Change in Life Events | 162 |
Measurement Issues | 168 |
Screening and Outreach | 185 |
The Prevention of Depression in Primary Health Care | 194 |
Ethical Issues | 203 |
Measuring Cost | 209 |
Future Steps toward the Prevention of Depression | 218 |
Philosophical Issues | 233 |
Characteristics of the Samples at Initial Screenings | 102 |
The Effects of Preventive Intervention on Depression | 133 |
The Effects of Preventive Intervention on Psychological | 143 |
The Mediating Effects of Change in Cognitions | 152 |
Appendix A Excerpts from the Depression Prevention | 243 |
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