[Prevention of psychic disorders].
Prevention aims to avoid the occurrence of psychiatric illness and disability                     caused by psychic disorders. The relevant interventions refer to the individual,                     the family context and other environmental factors. Universal and primary                     prevention target the entire population or a part of this (i. e. students).                     Secondary and selective intervention should prevent the manifestation of                     psychiatric disorders in vulnerable individuals (i. e. children with behavioral                     problems). Tertiary measures aim at preventing the worsening or recurrence of                     symptoms in individuals who already suffer from mental illness. Within the past                     25 years protective and risk factors that reduce or increase the probability of                     occurrence of mental disorders have increasingly been identified. This results                     in improved prevention. The present article gives an overview of preventive                     measures against the most common mental disorders in the light of the current                     evidence base.
Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus der TU Dresden. martin.siepmann@uniklinikum-dresden.de
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