Primary Prevention in Psychiatry Is Not Science Fiction

Speaker: Celso Arango, MD, PhD Adjunct Professor • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences • UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences Director, Institute of Psychiatry and Mental Health • Chair, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry • Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon Professor of Psychiatry • Universidad Complutense de Madrid _____________ Learning objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to: List at least five primary prevention interventions in mental health that have been shown to be cost-effective List at least three clinical programs with a focus on primary prevention in mental health that could be implemented at UCSF List three areas for improvement in the actual provision of care within a preventative paradigm _____________ UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds presentations are for educational purposes and intended only for behavioral/mental health professionals and clinical providers