psychological treatments, prevention, types of prevention, different perspectives of prevention

1. PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
PERSPECTIVES
ON
PREVENTION
SUBMITTED BY – BLESY BABU
ROLL NO. – D18PY010

2. What is prevention?
• Prevention in mental health aims to
reduce the incidence, prevalence, and
recurrence of mental health disorders
and their associated disability.
• Preventive interventions are based on
modifying risk exposure and
strengthening the coping mechanisms of
the individual.

3. Types of prevention
Types
Primary
Before disease
or injury occurs
Secondary
Detection of
early diseases /
immediate
response
Tertiary
Long term –
lasting
consequences

4. Perspectives on prevention
• Universal intervention – entire population
• Selective interaction – one or more targeted sub-groups.
• Indicated intervention – high risk individuals

5. UNIVERSAL INTERVENTIONS
 2 key factors –
1. Alters condition
2. Establish conditions
 It includes-
 Biological strategies – adaptive life-style
 Psycho-social strategies - psychological & social components.
 Problem solving
 Accurate frame of reference
 Preparedness of the upcoming problems.
 Sociocultural strategies - society and cultures

6. Selective interventions
 Can change but takes times
 Efforts – small segment – effective result
 U.S. Witnessed a decreases in adolescence substance
use .
 They approached the problem with – 3 strategies :-
1. Intercepting or reducing the supply of drugs available.
2. Providing treatment services for those who develop
drug problem.
3. Encouraging prevention

7. Types
1. School based
2. Intervention program for high risk teens
3. Parents education and family intervention
programs
4. Comprehensive prevention strategies
Selective Intervention

8. Indicated interventions
• Target on high risk individuals.