Warner, Kenneth E.

Preventing Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders among Young People : Progress and Possibilities. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (592 pages)

Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Preface -- Acronyms -- Glossary -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- Part I: Overview and Background -- 2 The Nature and Extent of the Problem -- 3 Defining the Scope of Prevention -- 4 Using a Developmental Framework to Guide Prevention and Promotion -- 5 Perspectives from Developmental Neuroscience -- Part II: Preventive Intervention Research -- 6 Family, School, and Community Interventions -- 7 Prevention of Specific Disorders and Promotion of Mental Health -- 8 Screening for Prevention -- 9 Benefits and Costs of Prevention -- 10 Advances in Prevention Methodology -- Part III: New Frontiers -- 11 Implementation and Dissemination of Prevention Programs -- 12 Prevention Infrastructure -- 13 Toward an Improved Approach to Prevention -- References -- Appendixes -- Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff -- Appendix B: Open Session and Workshop Agenda -- Appendix C: Sources of Data on Prevalence of MEB Disorders of Young People (Studies Contributing to Table 2-1 and Figure 2-1) -- Appendix D: Preventive Intervention Meta-Analyses -- Appendix E: Tables of Risk Factors -- Appendix F: Intervention Research Portfolio One-Year Snapshot: Summary Analysis -- Index.

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Mental illness--Prevention--Research--Government policy--United States.
Mental health promotion--Research--Government policy--United States.
Mental illness--United States--Prevention.
Mental health promotion--United States.


Electronic books.

RA790.6.I57 2009

362.196/890072