The background materials for this report consist of the following:

• 6 commissioned papers and 2 commentaries,

• 39 abstracts of illustrative preventive intervention programs using randomized controlled trial design (see Chapter 7), and

• a bibliography of over 2,000 background references in Pro-Cite and ASCII format.

These materials can be accessed in the following ways:

• The commissioned papers and abstracts are available on disk (in Wordperfect 5.0) from the Institute of Medicine only until June 1, 1994. The disk can be obtained by returning the card found inside this book or by calling (202) 334-2328.

• After June 1, 1994, the commissioned papers and abstracts will become available through the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) at (703) 487-4650 or 800-553-6847, or through the National Institute of Mental Health while supplies last. When calling NTIS, please have the following order number ready: PB94-121860.

• The bibliography and supporting documentation are available on the National Academy of Sciences' anonymous ftp server (ftp.nas.edu), in the directory /reports/reducing_risks.

The complete table of contents of Reducing Risks for Mental Disorders: Frontiers for Preventive Intervention Research appears in each of these data bases. The table of contents for the background materials is as follows:

Prevention of Mental Disorders in Children ............. Joan Asarnow and Robert Koegel

Mental Health Promotion ............................ Norman G. Dinges

Conducting Preventive Interventions for Community Mental Health ....................... Stephen B. Fawcett, Adrienne L. Paine, Vincent T. Francisco, Kimber P. Richter, and Rhonda K. Lewis

Commentary on Fawcett et al. paper .............. Ronald Gallimore

Commentary on Fawcett et al. paper ................... Jack Rothman

Treatment of Adult Psychiatric Disorders: Implications for Prevention Efforts ................ Shirley M. Glynn, Kim T. Mueser, and James D. Herbert

Design and Analysis Issues for Trials of Prevention Programs in Mental Health Research ...... Helena Chmura Kraemer and Karen L. Kraemer

Genetic Knowledge and Prevention of Mental Disorders ........................................ Michael Rutter

Infants

Prenatal/Early Infancy Project

Tactile/Kinesthetic Stimulation

Early Intervention for Preterm Infants

Infant Health and Development Program

Carolina Abecedarian Project

Young Children

Houston Parent-Child Development Center

Mother-Child Home Program of Verbal Interaction Project

Parent-Child Interaction Training

High/Scope Preschool Curriculum Comparison Study (including Distar)

Perry Preschool Program (using High/Scope curriculum)

I Can Problem Solve: Interpersonal Cognitive Problem-Solving Program

Elementary-Age Children

Assertiveness Training Program (program 1)

Assertiveness Training Program (program 2)

Children of Divorce Intervention Program

Family Bereavement Program

Social Skills Training

Social Relations Intervention Program

Montreal Longitudinal-Experimental Study

Community Epidemiological Preventive Intervention: Mastery Learning and Good Behavior Game

Academic Tutoring and Social Skills Training

Seattle Social Development Project

Adolescents

Changing Teaching Practices

Positive Youth Development Program

Adolescent Alcohol Prevention Trial

ALERT Drug Prevention

Alcohol Education Project

Midwestern Prevention Project

Behaviorally Based Preventive Intervention

Intervention Campaign Against Bully-Victim Problems

Adults

Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program (PREP): An Empirically Based Preventive Intervention Program for Couples

University of Colorado Separation and Divorce Program

Perceived Personal Control Preventive Intervention for a Caesarean Birth Population

Prenatal/Early Infancy Project

Caregiver Support Program for Coping with Occupational Stress

JOBS Project for the Unemployed: Michigan Prevention Research Center

San Francisco Depression Prevention Research Project

Projecto Bienestar: An Intervention for Preventing Depression in Hispanic Immigrant Women in the Community

Peer- and Professionally-Led Groups to Support Family Caregivers

Elderly

Widow-to-Widow: A Mutual Help Program for the Widowed