Open AccessPreventive psychiatry from public health perspectives
Author(s) -
Narayana Manjunatha
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of social psychiatry (online)/indian journal of social psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2454-8316
pISSN - 0971-9962
DOI - 10.4103/ijsp.ijsp_38_17
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , public health , psychiatry , mental health , medicine , payment , psychology , nursing , business , finance
The focus in public health has been shifted to noncommunicable diseases (NCD) in last decade. Mental health is gaining momentum as fifth NCD. The concept of prevention in psychiatry is new, but an interesting area from public health perspectives. The concepts of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention relevant to psychiatry are discussed. Among primary prevention interventions, universal, selective, and indicated prevention strategies in psychiatry are discussed with examples from published literature. Challenges in preventive psychiatric practice on issue of payments, available standard of evidence, and best health-care professionals for its delivery are also discussed. There is a need to focus on preventive psychiatric interventions, especially in developing countries