Psychology

Building a model for prevention practice: Depression as an example

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Preventing mental illness has become increasingly emphasized as a priority for psychologists. Unfortunately, clinicians who want to incorporate prevention activities into their practice have few available models to guide how they might accomplish such a task. Using the literature on the prevention of depression, the authors make specific recommendations to clinicians who are interested in expanding their practice by offering preventive interventions in addition to their usual treatment activities. Topics discussed include choosing target populations for the intervention, using a theoretical orientation to guide the intervention, selecting specific ingredients to include in the intervention, deciding among different intervention modalities, and obtaining financial reimbursement for prevention work. Prevention work can be a novel solution to help meet the unsatisfied needs of patients, clinicians, and society.

Publication Title

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Publication Date

2001

Volume

32

Issue

4

First Page

392

Last Page

401

ISSN

0735-7028

DOI

10.1037/0735-7028.32.4.392

Keywords

prevention practice, models, mental illness, depression

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