Moving towards prevention for mental disorders

Prevention is the new frontier for psychiatry. We cannot continue to ignore the example set by other medical fields, such as cardiology, and oncology and their outstanding achievement in reducing the toll of cancer and heart disease in the population. The dividends of prevention are potentially much greater for mental health than for physical health because mental illness has its onset in youth and the “knock-on” effects on social, health and justice systems are substantial. The field of psychiatry should now shift its focus to a public mental health approach and face up to the “grand challenge” of prevention for the sake of our youth and future generations.

Speakers

Professor Mary Cannon, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences

Availability

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