HUSV 3520 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Prevention Science, Breast Cancer Screening, Attachment Theory
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At which point do you stop helping the people and walk upstream to see whats going on. As we think about downstream and upstream solutions . Broader scope to understanding the social norm. Eliminate or mitigate the causes of disorder. Addresses the complex biomedical and social processes believed to influence the incidence and prevalence of illness/disorder/dysfunction. What action(s) would make the most impact to: Prevent early mild problems from becoming more serious. Before: prodrome period before the onset. 3 different types of prevention that differ in their purpose and timing: primary, secondary, and tertiary. Parent or close biological parent with a mood disorder. Low self-esteem, low self-efficacy, sense of hopelessness. Sub population of everyone (at risk; some) Large scale, may seek to select those at risk. Depression screening during all nursing home intakes. More intensive offered to sub population at risk. (more intensive) breast cancer screening due to genetic marker/history. Middle class insists that the program be well run.