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Psychiatric Interventions for Prevention of Mental Disorders: A Psychosocial Perspective

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Odd Steffen Dalgard ,
Tom Sørensen ,
Inger Sandanger  and
John Ivar Brevik
Odd Steffen Dalgard
Affiliation:
National Institute of Public Health
Tom Sørensen
Affiliation:
Ullevål Hospital
Inger Sandanger
Affiliation:
University of Oslo
John Ivar Brevik
Affiliation:
Ullevål Hospital
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Abstract

Technology for psychiatric prevention is poorly developed, and knowledge about the causes of mental Illness is difficult to apply to practical preventive work. As it would take many years before the effects of primary preventive efforts would be visible, secondary and tertiary prevention are essential to reducing the prevalence of mental illness. Recent studies on reducing the negative health consequences of acute stress seem to justify some optimism that psychosocially-oriented prevention is possible. Experience with the preventive benefits of social support at times of crisis suggests that active social support can prevent social disintegration at the community level and mental health problems for individuals.

Type
Special Section: The Assessment of Psychiatry
Information
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 12 , Issue 4 , Fall 1996 , pp. 604 - 617
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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