Key result
Prevention strategies for common mental disorders prove cost-effective but require increased funding and scalability.
Why the study?
Population-level prevention initiatives for common mental disorders such as depression and anxiety are noticeably lacking compared to cardiovascular disease and cancer prevention.
Design
Review and commentary on prevention strategies for common mental disorders
Authors
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Supports funding for scalable mental health prevention; leaves open adaptation of cardiovascular models to common disorders.
There is a critical need to increase funding and develop methodologically rigorous, scalable prevention strategies for common mental disorders, learning from successes in other fields like cardiovascular disease.
Jacka et al. (2013) conducted a review in Common mental disorders (depression and anxiety). Prevention strategies was evaluated. Prevention strategies for common mental disorders are effective and cost-effective, but require increased funding, methodological rigor, and population-level scalability to advance the field.
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