title: Current prevention concepts in child and adolescent psychiatry.
abstract: This paper has attempted to show how prevention in child and adolescent mental health has been neglected for years. It continues with a discussion of current concepts of prevention and chooses one risk factor, maternal mental disorder to focus on. A new concept in prevention--previewing--is addressed and its tremendous potential for primary prevention is considered. Finally, previewing and its use in the direct therapy of the older child is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Elmhurst General Hospital, NY 11373.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: O'Brien
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000296:Adolescent Psychiatry; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control; D002665:Child Psychiatry; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology; D011316:Preventive Psychiatry; D011322:Primary Prevention; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors