Michael T. Compton, M.D., M.P.H., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at the Emory University School of Medicine; and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education at the Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

This book provides some outstanding examples of prevention strategies that psychiatrists can learn from, and these exemplars should improve the practice of medicine, better aligning psychiatry with public health. Each chapter ends with key points that help clarify the vital elements of each topic area.

• ContributorsForewordPrefaceAcknowledgementsChapter 1. Prevention in mental health: an introduction from the Prevention Committee of the Group for the Advancement of PsychiatryChapter 2. Identifying and understanding risk factors and protective factors in clinical practiceChapter 3. Prevention of mood disordersChapter 4. Prevention of anxiety disordersChapter 5. Complementary and alternative medicine in the prevention of depression and anxietyChapter 6. Applying prevention principles to schizophrenia and other psychotic disordersChapter 7. Prevention of alcohol and drug abuseChapter 8. Suicide preventionChapter 9. Prevention of family violenceChapter 10. Prevention principles for adolescents in psychiatric practice: preventing conduct disorder and other behavioral problemsChapter 11. Prevention principles for older adults: preventing late-life depression, dementia, and mild cognitive impairmentChapter 12. Health promotion and prevention of somatic illnesses in psychiatric settingsChapter 13. Prevention of cigarette smoking: principles for psychiatric practiceIndex

Michael T. Compton, M.D., M.P.H., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at the Emory University School of Medicine; and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education at the Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

This book provides some outstanding examples of prevention strategies that psychiatrists can learn from, and these exemplars should improve the practice of medicine, better aligning psychiatry with public health. Each chapter ends with key points that help clarify the vital elements of each topic area.

• ContributorsForewordPrefaceAcknowledgementsChapter 1. Prevention in mental health: an introduction from the Prevention Committee of the Group for the Advancement of PsychiatryChapter 2. Identifying and understanding risk factors and protective factors in clinical practiceChapter 3. Prevention of mood disordersChapter 4. Prevention of anxiety disordersChapter 5. Complementary and alternative medicine in the prevention of depression and anxietyChapter 6. Applying prevention principles to schizophrenia and other psychotic disordersChapter 7. Prevention of alcohol and drug abuseChapter 8. Suicide preventionChapter 9. Prevention of family violenceChapter 10. Prevention principles for adolescents in psychiatric practice: preventing conduct disorder and other behavioral problemsChapter 11. Prevention principles for older adults: preventing late-life depression, dementia, and mild cognitive impairmentChapter 12. Health promotion and prevention of somatic illnesses in psychiatric settingsChapter 13. Prevention of cigarette smoking: principles for psychiatric practiceIndex

Michael T. Compton, M.D., M.P.H., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at the Emory University School of Medicine; and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education at the Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

This book provides some outstanding examples of prevention strategies that psychiatrists can learn from, and these exemplars should improve the practice of medicine, better aligning psychiatry with public health. Each chapter ends with key points that help clarify the vital elements of each topic area.

• ContributorsForewordPrefaceAcknowledgementsChapter 1. Prevention in mental health: an introduction from the Prevention Committee of the Group for the Advancement of PsychiatryChapter 2. Identifying and understanding risk factors and protective factors in clinical practiceChapter 3. Prevention of mood disordersChapter 4. Prevention of anxiety disordersChapter 5. Complementary and alternative medicine in the prevention of depression and anxietyChapter 6. Applying prevention principles to schizophrenia and other psychotic disordersChapter 7. Prevention of alcohol and drug abuseChapter 8. Suicide preventionChapter 9. Prevention of family violenceChapter 10. Prevention principles for adolescents in psychiatric practice: preventing conduct disorder and other behavioral problemsChapter 11. Prevention principles for older adults: preventing late-life depression, dementia, and mild cognitive impairmentChapter 12. Health promotion and prevention of somatic illnesses in psychiatric settingsChapter 13. Prevention of cigarette smoking: principles for psychiatric practiceIndex