title: Prevention in psychiatry: Australian contributions.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To provide a historic context for developing a framework for preventive mental health research in Australia.
  
  
  METHODS
  A literature review was undertaken and references were selected for their relevance to describing the contributions of Australian researchers and clinicians to an epidemiological approach to mental health disorders, particularly schizophrenia.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Australian researchers and clinicians have made major innovative contributions to preventive mental health research.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Australian mental health services, in collaboration with academic departments, are in a highly favourable position to expand preventive research activities into schizophrenia.
authors: Centre for Mental Health, NSW Health Department, North Sydney, Australia. braph@doh.health.nsw.gov.au
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authors: Raphael
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D005544:Forecasting; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000639:trends; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000639:trends*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*