Preventing Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders Among Young People: Progress and Possibilities Book

1 Introduction 1

Pt. I Overview and Background

2 The Nature and Extent of the Problem 35

3 Defining the Scope of Prevention 59

4 Using a Developmental Framework to Guide Prevention and Promotion 71

5 Perspectives from Developmental Neuroscience 113

Pt. II Preventive Intervention Research

6 Family, School, and Community Interventions 157

7 Prevention of Specific Disorders and Promotion of Mental Health 191

8 Screening for Prevention 221

9 Benefits and Costs of Prevention 241

10 Advances in Prevention Methodology 263

Pt. III New Frontiers

11 Implementation and Dissemination of Prevention Programs 297

12 Prevention Infrastructure 337

13 Toward an Improved Approach to Prevention 377

References 397

Appendix A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff 495

Appendix B Open Session and Workshop Agenda 503

Appendix C Sources of Data on Prevalence of MEB Disorders of Young People 511

Appendix D Preventive Intervention Meta-Analyses 515

Appendix E Tables of Risk Factors 521

Appendix F Intervention Research Portfolio One-Year Snapshot: Summary Analysis 533

Index 539