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An early classification of primary prevention distinguishes among primary, secondary, and tertiary forms (Caplan, 1964). Tertiary prevention, or rehabilitation, focuses on reducing severity and discomfort. Secondary prevention focuses on early detection and treatment while primary prevention focuses on reducing incidence. Bloom (1979) stresses the limitations of this conceptual framework of primary prevention, mainly the inability to identify a “precondition” or “cause” in various forms of illness especially mental illness. He describes a paradigm shift which assumes that “we are all variously vulnerable to stressful life events” and that “reducing the incidence of particular stressful life events” becomes the focus of prevention initiatives, thereby eliminating the need to identify a unique cause for each disorder. This paradigm shifts focus from targeting populations with predisposing biopsychosocial risk factors to identifying precipitating factors, thereby distinguishing itself as...

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    Martin Bloom

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Rayapati, A., Venugopalakrishnan, J., Gandham, L., Kanga, F.H., Martin, C.A. (2014). Medications and Mental Health. In: Gullotta, T.P., Bloom, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Primary Prevention and Health Promotion. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5999-6_196

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