Prevention of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders in youth: the Institute of Medicine report and implications for nursing.
OBJECTIVE
Preventing Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders among Young People: The Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report and Implications for Nursing.


OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this manuscript is to review the recently released IOM report on preventing mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders among young people and to identify some implications of this report for nursing.


METHODS
The primary source of this information is the recently released IOM report.


CONCLUSIONS
Mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders are common among young people, and a growing research base supports preventive interventions. Nurses can play an important role in supporting the implementation and evaluation of these interventions in a variety of practice and community settings.
Evans
Mary E
ME
College of Nursing, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA. mevans@health.usf.edu
D000293:Adolescent; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D006287:Health Planning Guidelines; D006293:Health Promotion; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015969:National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, U.S., Health and Medicine Division / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D011322:Primary Prevention; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology