Primary Prevention Works.

Mental disorders cost the United States over 72 billion for treatment, related support and lost productivity each year - yet funding for prevention of such disorders has been inconsistent due, partly, to lack of confidence in the effectiveness of specific prevention programmes. This book highlights...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Albee, Dr. George W. W.
Otros Autores: Gullotta, Thomas P. P.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 1996.
Colección:Issues in children's and families' lives.
Temas:
Mental illness > United States > Prevention > Case studies.
Mental health promotion > United States > Case studies.
Maladies mentales > États-Unis > Prévention > Études de cas.
Promotion de la santé mentale > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Mental health promotion
Mental illness > Prevention
United States
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Mental disorders cost the United States over 72 billion for treatment, related support and lost productivity each year - yet funding for prevention of such disorders has been inconsistent due, partly, to lack of confidence in the effectiveness of specific prevention programmes. This book highlights some of the most effective prevention programmes and offers a common set of principles to reduce maladaptive behaviour. Following an overview of United States prevention history and a description of how to operationalize George Albee's incidence formula, contributors then focus on: programmes.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (441 pages)
ISBN:9781452249056
1452249059

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