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preventive care

preventive care Preventive care is care aimed at reducing health-risk behaviours before they lead to chronic disease or worse outcomes.

Preventive care is care aimed at reducing health-risk behaviours before they lead to chronic disease or worse outcomes. In mental health settings, it refers to support such as lifestyle or behaviour-change counselling to improve risks like diet, exercise, or smoking, with potential benefits for both physical and mental health.

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Drafting source: Bartlem Kate; Bowman Jenny; Ross Kate; Freund Megan; Wye Paula; McElwaine Kathleen; Gillham Karen; Doherty Emma; Wolfenden Luke; Wiggers John. Mental health clinician attitudes to the provision of preventive care for chronic disease risk behaviours and association with care provision. 2016; DOI 10.1186/s12888-016-0763-3; article XML SHA-256 545c6b910ff9cc6a254f356b5018f71510bf3c7e3dfc3430c4f103c54362cd15. “Mental health clinician attitudes to the provision of preventive care for chronic disease risk behaviours and association with care provision” (10.1186/s12888-016-0763-3).
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