PSY BEH 164C Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Disposable And Discretionary Income, Iatrogenesis, Unintended Consequences
21 Jun 2018
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Dec. 5, 2017
Prevention
Background
Public Health Approach
Universal prevention: intervention applied to entire population, regardless or risk
Selective prevention: intervention applied to people with risk factors for disorder, but
who have not yet developed disorder
Indicated prevention: intervention applied to people with early signs of disorder but do
not reach threshold for clinical diagnosis
Relapse Prevention: intervention applied to people previously diagnosed with disorder
to prevent recurrence
Different strategies useful at different levels of prevention
Educational strategies effective at universal level unlikely to be useful once dependence
is established
Wide gap between effective approaches and those implemented in universal and
selective community programs
Several universal education programs that student and teachers rated as effective, but
increased use
Dare
Most widely used drug prevention program in the country
oNearly 8% of school districts in the US
o54 countries
Over $750 million spent annually
Research has routinely showed that it is ineffective at best, and iatrogenic at worst
Universal Prevention
Supply-side interventions: reduce or control availability of particular drug
Demand-side interventions: reduce consumer desire for and use of drug
Supply-side interventions
oPolicies that reduce affordability and availability off drug significantly reduce use
and related problems
oModest tax increases on alcohol and tobacco decrease drinking and smoking,
especially among young users with less discretionary income
oReducing outlets may also reduce use
Unintended consequences of supply-side
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Document Summary
Universal prevention: intervention applied to entire population, regardless or risk. Selective prevention: intervention applied to people with risk factors for disorder, but who have not yet developed disorder. Indicated prevention: intervention applied to people with early signs of disorder but do not reach threshold for clinical diagnosis. Relapse prevention: intervention applied to people previously diagnosed with disorder to prevent recurrence. Different strategies useful at different levels of prevention. Educational strategies effective at universal level unlikely to be useful once dependence is established. Wide gap between effective approaches and those implemented in universal and selective community programs. Several universal education programs that student and teachers rated as effective, but increased use. Most widely used drug prevention program in the country o o. Nearly 8% of school districts in the us. Research has routinely showed that it is ineffective at best, and iatrogenic at worst. Supply-side interventions: reduce or control availability of particular drug.
