PSY 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Global Mental Health
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Prototypical approach though moving to more dimensional approach. Conceptual def: provides meaning to the construct in abstract or theoretical terms. Op. def: de nes construct by providing procedures used to measure it. Primary prevention: interventions aimed at improving child development and educational outcomes. 2ndary prevention: strengthens the treatment of common mental disorders in primary health care. Diff. is that pp addresses causes of mental illness and 2p prevention treats mental illness where it is rst noticed. Administration of psych drugs, community based rehab programs, indie/group psychotherapy, residential drug treatment, family ed. Hudson"s 2005 study showed that poverty came rst in mental health. Developmental lit. emphasizes accumulation of risk factors before mental health concerns are present. Ppl don"t really drift down to less af uence after rst hospitalization. Sense of dissatisfaction about what one has can lead to depression related to. Studies published since 1990 and 3 global mental health reports.
