Preventive mental health education for functioning adults: stress, coping and mental health courses at the University of Maryland.
Three fifteen-week courses at the University of Maryland are described. These courses explore diverse cognitive-behavioral skills that facilitate coping, are preventive in nature, and are suitable for learning by healthy individuals in educational settings. Initial results, previously reported, are encouraging and suggest the possibilities that similar courses might be offered in other university, community or workplace settings.
Schiraldi
Glenn R
GR
Dept. of Public and Community Health, HHP Building, University of MD, College Park, MD 20742, USA. gs6@umail.umd.edu
Brown
Stephen L
SL
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000193:education*; D003479:Curriculum; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008396:Maryland; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011340:Problem Solving; D012307:Risk Factors