Year: 1996 Source: Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1996. 398p. SIEC No: 19991057

This edited book is intended as a handbook for general practitioners, other members of primary health care teams, mental health professionals working in primary care, & academics & educators. Contributors have reviewed the current state of research in the prevention of mental illness & emphasized what practical measures primary health care teams can take to practice prevention. The book has 3 parts: at-risk groups; early detection in primary care; & limiting disability & preventing relapse.