Mental Health Risk Factors and Interventions

Factors that increase the likelihood of developing a mental health disorder.

Factors that protect against the development of mental health disorders.

The ability to bounce back from adversity.

Interventions that target individuals, focusing on self-help resources or personalized counseling.

Interventions that target communities, focusing on support groups or community-based programs.

Interventions that target societies, focusing on policy changes or public health campaigns.

Programs that utilize multiple components and interventions to address mental health concerns.

Approaches that combine strategies at different levels (micro, meso, macro) to address mental health concerns.

A type of intervention that uses various approaches within a specific community to create a supportive environment for healthy behaviors. It often involves multiple sectors like schools, healthcare, and community organizations.

A health campaign that uses diverse media channels like TV, radio, the internet, and social media to raise awareness about the risks of substance use, promote healthy behaviors, and influence social norms.

Interventions that are delivered online, often through websites or mobile apps. They can use principles like providing feedback on substance use compared to peers, motivational interviewing techniques, and cognitive-behavioral therapy techniques.

A principle in internet interventions that provides individuals with information about their substance use compared to their peers. This helps them see their own behaviors in relation to others.

A counseling approach that helps individuals explore their own motivations for change. It uses non-judgmental listening and supportive questions to guide the individual towards change.

Techniques that target thoughts, feelings, and behaviors related to substance use. It focuses on identifying and changing negative thought patterns and developing coping strategies.

An internet-based intervention specifically focused on reducing alcohol use in adults. This intervention may be delivered through online platforms and can potentially be integrated into community or healthcare settings.

An internet-based intervention aimed at reducing cannabis use among young people. It may use online platforms, mobile apps, or interactive websites.

Suggests natural elements, when perceived as positive and harmless, can evoke an initial positive emotional response.

Explains how spending time in nature allows your attention to rest and recover, especially after a stressful event.

The type of attention you deliberately use to focus on a task.

The type of attention that happens involuntarily and effortlessly, like when you notice a beautiful view.

Green and blue spaces promote physical activity, social interaction, and community spirit.

Interventions that focus on making green and blue spaces more accessible to everyone.

Interventions that encourage people to use and enjoy green and blue spaces.

Mental health is complex and influenced by many factors, but environmental interventions offer a valuable approach to promoting well-being.

Programs aimed at improving the quality of parenting, such as language development programs, e-mental health resources, home visits, psychoeducation for parents, and video feedback interventions.

Aims to improve attachment security in families at risk for maltreatment by teaching parents to provide nurturing care, follow the child's lead when they are not distressed, and avoid frightening or unpredictable behaviors.

Support programs for children of parents with mental health problems, including individual and group programs designed to help these children cope with the challenges they may face.

Interventions that focus on improving the quality of peer relationships, often through cooperative learning activities, peer and cross-age tutoring, and anti-bullying programs.

A behavior management program used to improve classroom behavior. It involves setting clear rules, using positive reinforcement, and minimizing negative consequences.

The Good Behavior Game is effective when teachers implement it correctly, particularly by reducing negative remarks about obstructive behavior.

GBG effectiveness can vary based on gender and type of bullying. For girls, reducing relational bullying (like rumors or social exclusion) lowers anxiety and depression. For boys, reducing physical bullying lowers anxiety and depression.

Insecure disorganized attachment is a risk factor for child maltreatment. Interventions like ABC, CPP, and PCIT aim to address this by promoting secure attachment.

A model that explains how a combination of vulnerability (diathesis) and stressful experiences can lead to mental health problems. For example, genetic predisposition to anxiety combined with a traumatic event.

This concept suggests that some children are more sensitive to both positive and negative environmental influences. They may thrive in supportive environments but struggle in harsh ones.

Early negative experiences, such as a parent's death or harsh discipline, can lead to insecure attachment and depression. These early disruptions can later contribute to mental health difficulties.

Positive interventions, like therapy, can help individuals redirect their trajectory toward healthier outcomes, even after facing early negative experiences.

Interventions like therapy can help individuals redirect their trajectory toward healthier outcomes, even after facing early negative experiences.

Unstable home environments, parental abandonment, and other stressors can lead to self-reliance and antisocial behaviors, often a path toward hostility and delinquency.

Factors that increase the likelihood of developing mental health problems, such as a single-parent family, marital conflict, and insecure attachment.

Programs designed to prevent mental health problems in the general population, such as anti-smoking campaigns, anti-alcohol programs, and immunization programs.

Programs targeting families at risk for developmental delays, improving parenting skills, and preventing child maltreatment.

A team of mental health professionals specializing in early intervention. They provide assessment and treatment for individuals at risk for psychosis.

A screening tool used to identify individuals at risk for psychosis. It involves a series of questions assessing symptoms and experiences.

A comprehensive assessment used by the EDIE team to evaluate individuals at risk for psychosis. It covers a range of factors, including symptoms, functioning, and cognitive abilities.

Individuals who experience early signs of psychosis, such as mild hallucinations or unusual thoughts, but haven't fully developed the disorder.

A type of therapy that helps individuals at risk for psychosis understand and manage their experiences. It involves identifying unhealthy thoughts and behaviors, developing coping strategies, and building resilience.

A key part of the EDIE-NL CBT protocol that focuses on reassuring individuals that their experiences are not necessarily abnormal or signs of serious mental illness.

A theory suggesting that an imbalance in the neurotransmitter dopamine plays a role in the development of psychosis.

Chronic stress can disrupt the body's balance of important neurotransmitters, like dopamine, potentially leading to a higher risk for psychosis.