Preventing mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders among young people : progress and possibilities / / Committee on Prevention of Mental Disorders and Substance Abuse Among Children, Youth, and Young Adults: Research Advances and Promising Interventions ; Mary Ellen O'Connell, Thomas Boat, and Kenneth E. Warner, editors ; Board on Children, Youth, and Families, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910821665103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, DC, : National Academies Press, c2009
• ISBN: 0-309-14458-2; 0-309-12675-4
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (592 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): O'ConnellMary Ellen <1960->; BoatThomas F; WarnerKenneth E. <1947->
• Disciplina: 362.196/890072
• Soggetti: 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
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Rev. ed. of: Reducing risks for mental disorders. 1994.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- The nature and extent of the problem -- Defining the scope of prevention -- Using a developmental framework to guide prevention and promotion -- Perspectives from developmental neuroscience -- Family, school, and community interventions -- Prevention of specific disorders and promotion of mental health -- Screening for prevention -- Benefits and costs of prevention -- Advances in prevention methodology -- Implementation and dissemination of prevention programs -- Prevention infrastructure -- Toward an improved approach to prevention.