{"id":28890,"date":"2020-07-15T08:23:49","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T08:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=28890"},"modified":"2020-12-25T05:38:36","modified_gmt":"2020-12-25T05:38:36","slug":"prevention-preventive-psychiatry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/prevention-preventive-psychiatry\/","title":{"rendered":"Prevention (preventive psychiatry)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In traditional medical usage, the prevention or prophylaxis of a disorder. In community psychiatry, the meaning of prevention encompasses the amelioration, control, and limitation of a mental disorder. Prevention of mental disorders is often categorized as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Primary prevention<\/strong> Measures implemented to prevent the occurrence of a mental disorder (e.g., by nutrition, substitute parents).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Secondary prevention<\/strong> Measures implemented to limit an existing disease process (e.g., through early case-finding and treatment).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tertiary prevention<\/strong> Measures implemented to reduce impairment or disability following development of a disorder (e.g., through rehabilitation programs).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In social psychology, primary prevention efforts focus on those measures necessary to reduce new cases of a particular disorder; secondary prevention efforts focus on detecting disorders early and treating effectively; and tertiary efforts focus on reducing the long-term consequences of a disorder through effect treatment.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In traditional medical usage, the prevention or prophylaxis of a disorder. 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