Preventive psychiatry is the prevention of mental illness through primary,secondary and tertiary prevention.

1. PREVENTIVE PSYCHIATRY
PRESENTED BY
Sakuntala Giri
SUM Nursing College
M.sc. Tutor
Mental Health Nursing

2. LEVELS OF PREVENTION
Introduction
In 1964 psychiatrist Gerald Caplan describe
levels of prevention specific to psychiatry.
He described primary prevention as an efforts
directs towards reducing the incidence of
mental disorder in a community.
Secondary prevention refers to decreasing the
duration of disorder while tertiary prevention
refers to reducing the level of impairment.

3. (This paradigm was developed by Bloom,1979)
MENTAL ILLNESS
Inability to adapt
MENTAL HEALTH
Ability to cope with
activities of daily living
in an adaptive manner
PRIMARY
PREVENTION
SECONDARY
PEVENTION
TERTIARY
PREVENTION
Health Maintenance
Rehabilitation
Early diagnosis &
prompt treatment
Specific Protection of
vulnerable population
LEVELS OF PREVENTION

4. PUBLIC HEALTH MODEL
 It was given by Gerald Caplan in 1964
 It includes :
 Primary prevention
 Secondary prevention
 Tertiary prevention
TERTIARY
SECONDARY
PRIMARY

5. PRIMARY PREVENTION
 Primary prevention seeks to prevent the
occurrence of mental disorders by
strengthening individual, family and group
coping abilities

6. PRIMARY PREVENTION
 AIM
 Reducing the incidence of mental disorder
within the population.
 TARGET
 Individual
 Environment

7. PRIMARY PREVENTION
 STRATEGIES
 Assisting individual to increase their ability to
cope effectively with stress .
 Targeting and diminishing harmful forces i.e,
stressor within the environment.

8. Role of a Nurse
 1.Individual centered intervention
 Antenatal care to the mother and educating
her regarding the adverse effects of
irradiation, certain drugs and prematurity
 Dietary corrections to those infants suffering
from metabolic disorders.
 Correction of endocrine disorders.
 Liberalization of laws regarding termination
of pregnancy, when it is unwanted.

9.  Counseling the parents of physically and
mentally handicapped children, with
particular reference to the nature of defects.
 Fostering bonding behaviors.
 Explaining importance of warm, accepting,
intimate relationship and avoiding the
prolonged separation of mother and child are
essential.

10.  2. Interventions oriented to the child in the
school
 •Teaching growth and development to
parents and teachers.
 Identifying the problems of scholastic
performance and emotional disturbances
among school children
 School teachers can be taught to recognize
the beginning symp toms of problems and
referring to appropriate agencies.

11.  3. Family centered interventions to ensure
harmonious relationship
 Consulting with parents about appropriate
disciplinary measures.
 Promoting open health communication in
families.
 Rendering crisis counseling to the parents of
physically and mentally handicapped
children.
 Ensuring harmonious relationship among
members of the family and teaching healthy
adaptive techniques at the time of stress
producing events

12.  4. Interventions oriented to keep families
intact
 Mental health education about child rearing
practices.
 Strengthening social support for the
frustrated aged and helping them to retain
their usefulness.
 Promoting educational services in the field of
mental health and mental hygiene.
 Providing marital counseling for those
having marital problems

13.  5. Interventions for families in crisis
 In developmental crisis situations such as the
child passing through adolescence, birth of a
new baby, retirement or menopause, death
of a wage earner by the family describe by
the spouse etc.
Crisis intervention can be given at:
 Mental hygiene clinics
 Psychiatric first-aid centers
 Walk-in clinics

14.  6. Mental health education
 • Conduct mass health education programs
through film shows, flash cards and
appropriate audio-visual aids regarding
prevention of mental illnesses and pro-
motion of mental health in the community.
 • Educate health workers regarding
prevention of mental illness.

15.  7. Society-centered preventive measures
 Community development culturally deprived
families need biological and psychosocial
supplies.
 They need better hygienic living conditions,
proper food, education, health facilities, and
recreational facilities.
 Otherwise, psychopathy, alcoholism, drug
addiction, crime and mental illness, will result
in such situations.
 • Collection and evaluation of
epidemiological, biostatistical data.

16. SECONDARY PREVENTION
 Secondary prevention targets people who
show early symptoms of mental health
disruption but regain premorbid level of
functioning through aggressive treatment.

17. SECONDARY PREVENTION
 TARGET
Recognition of symptoms and provision of
referral for treatment
Ongoing assessment of individuals at high
risk for illness
 during home visit.
 day care or community health centre.

18. Role of a Nurse
 Early diagnosis and case finding:
 This can be achieved by educating the public,
community leaders in how to recognize early
symptoms of mental illness.
 Community mental health nurses detect:
early signs of increased levels of anxiety,
decreased ability to cope with stress and
provide direct services as appropriate.

19.  Early reference:
 The public should be educated to refer these
cases to proper hospitals as soon as they
recognize early symptoms of mental illness.
 Screening programs :
 Simple questionnaires should be developed
to identify the symptoms of mental illness in
the community
 Early and effective treatment for patient, and
family members, provide counseling services
to caregivers of mentally ill patients.

20. Training of health personnel:
 Orientation courses should be provided to
health workers to detect cases in the course of
their routine work.
Consultation services:
 Nurses working in general hospitals may come
across various conditions such as puerperal
psychosis, anxiety states, peptic ulcer, ulcerative
colitis, bronchial asthma etc.These basic care
providers need guidance and consultation to
deal with these conditions in an effective
manner.
Crisis intervention:
 If crisis is not tackled in time it may lead to
suicide or mental disorder.

21. TERTIARY PREVENTION
 Tertiary prevention targets those with mental
illness and helps to reduce the severity,
discomfort and disability associated with
their illness.

22. DISABILITY
 Disability is “ any restriction or lack of ability
to perform an activity in the manner or within
the range considered normal for the human
being”.

23. TERTIARY PREVENTION
 AIM:
o Reducing the residual defects that are
associated with severe and persistent mental
illness.

24. TERTIARY PREVENTION
 STRATEGIES
 Preventing complications of the illness.
Promoting rehabilitation that is directed
towards the achievement of each
individuals maximum levels of
functioning.

25. TERTIARY PREVENTION
 Role of Nurse:
 Family involvement
 Occupational and recreational activities
 Rehabilitation
 Teaching the client daily living skills
 Encouraging independence
 Referring clients to various aftercare services
 Community based programmes.

26. PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION
 Rehabilitation is the process of enabling the
individual to return to his highest possible
level of functioning. It is an important
component of the community mental health
program, and is under taken at the level of
tertiary prevention.

27. DEFINITION
 Rehabilitation is " an attempt to provide the
best possible community role which will
enable the patient to achieve the maximum
range of activity, interest and of which he is
capable". -Maxwell Jones [1952]

28. REHABILITATION
Vocational
rehabilitation
Medical
rehabilitation
Social
rehabilitation
Psychological
rehabilitation
Rehabilitation

29. INDICATION
 The following disorders are indicated
commonly for rehabilitation:
 Chronic schizophrenia
 Chronic organic mental disorders
 Mental retardation
 Alcohol and drug dependence

30. Principles of Rehabilitation
 Increasing independence would be the first step
in rehabilitation process.
 Primary focus is on improvement of capabilities
and competence of clients with psychiatric
problems.
 • Maximum use must be made of residual
capacities.
 • Patient's active participation is very essential.
 • Skill development, therapeutic environment
are fundamental interventions for a successful
rehabilitation process.

31. Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Approaches
 a. Psycho education: Includes diagnosing the
problem, telling the person what to expect
regarding illness and discussing treatment
alternatives.
 b.Working with families: Encouraging family
members to get involved in treatment and
rehabilitation programs.

32. Cont…
 c. Group therapy: Positive aspects of group
therapy include an opportunity for ongoing
contact with others, sharing their views about
problems and problem solving abilities.
 d. Social skills training: It involves teaching
specific living skills that the patient is
expected to have in order to survive in the
community

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