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A program for increasing early identification and prevention of mental health problems in infancy
Author(s) -
Landau Rivka
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
infant mental health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1097-0355
pISSN - 0163-9641
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0355(198023)1:3<168::aid-imhj2280010306>3.0.co;2-6
Subject(s) - mental health , psychology , cognition , modality (human–computer interaction) , identification (biology) , medicine , developmental psychology , psychiatry , computer science , botany , biology , human–computer interaction
Dealing with mental health in infancy as a specific clinical modality is relatively recent. 1 Preventive programs during infancy were mainly directed to promote cognitive development. Indeed, the review on prevention by Murphy and Frank 2 indicated that there are scarcely any programs directed specifically to improve mental health in infancy. This paper will describe a preventive program, conducted by the author, aimed specifically towards mental health aspects in infancy. It began in child guidance services in Jerusalem in 1977.