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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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