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National Prevention Week: The importance of prevention in mental health
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National Prevention Week, which takes place from May 14 to 20, highlights the importance of prevention in mental health.
Research has indicated significant efficacy of prevention efforts for decreasing mental health burden and improving long-term outcomes among patients with various mental health disorders.
Healio/Psychiatry gathered several important prevention articles for psychiatrists, with topics ranging from late-life depression to OCD and dementia.
WHO: Prevention tops list of dementia research priorities
Reducing risk for dementia was among the highest global research priorities, according to findings presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference. Read more
VIDEO: Vitamin D, fish oil for prevention of late-life depression
ATLANTA — David Mischoulon, MD, PhD, of Massachusetts General Hospital, discusses an upcoming study assessing vitamin D and omega-3 fatty acids for the prevention of depression and improvement of mood in older adults. Watch video
APA opening session emphasizes collaboration, prevention in mental health care
ATLANTA — In yesterday’s opening session, Maria A. Oquendo, MD, president-elect of the American Psychiatric association, declared “prevention through partnerships” as the theme of her upcoming presidency and explained ways in which the theme can be fulfilled in mental health care. Read more
Clinician guide may improve exposure and response prevention implementation for OCD
PHILADELPHIA — An exposure therapy guide improved therapist behaviors among community mental health therapists treating youth with obsessive-compulsive disorder, suggesting the guide may help increase implementation of exposure and response-prevention therapy. Read more
NIDA grant to explore mindfulness therapy for prevention of drug abuse relapse
The National Institute on Drug Abuse recently granted $100,000 to Jordan Davis, MSW, a doctoral student in social work at the University of Illinois, to study efficacy of mindfulness therapy for substance abuse relapse among marginalized young adults. Read more
Cognitive-behavioral prevention program improves depression onset in at-risk adolescents
Results from a four-site randomized clinical trial show a cognitive-behavioral prevention program improved onset of depression and positively affected developmental competence 6 years after treatment among adolescents at risk for depression. Read more