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Pathways upstream: risks and realities of early screening efforts.

Eli M Bower1

  • 1University of California at Berkeley.

The American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
|January 1, 1978
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Summary

Societal institutions should promote growth and ego-strengthening. This study traces the medical model's dominance over public health and suggests enhancing early identification programs to align with preventive ideals.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Sociology
  • Medical History

Background:

  • Societal institutions are crucial for fostering growth-enhancing and ego-strengthening experiences.
  • The dominance of the remedial, medical model (Asklepios) over the preventive, public health approach (Hygeia) is a persistent trend.
  • Understanding this historical dynamic is key to improving current health strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the necessity of societal structures that support personal development.
  • To analyze the historical ascendancy of the medical model over public health.
  • To evaluate current early identification programs through a public health lens and propose improvements.

Main Methods:

  • Historical analysis of mythological archetypes (Asklepios and Hygeia).
  • Tracing the evolution of medical and public health approaches from ancient Greece to contemporary practices.
  • Qualitative assessment of existing early identification programs.

Main Results:

  • The Asklepian (remedial) model has historically overshadowed the Hygeian (preventive) approach.
  • Current early identification programs exhibit some Hygeian merits but fall short of the ideal.
  • A gap exists between the potential of preventive strategies and their current implementation.

Conclusions:

  • There is a need to re-evaluate and strengthen societal institutions to prioritize growth and well-being.
  • Shifting focus towards the Hygeian ideal in public health is essential for societal benefit.
  • Enhancements to early identification programs can better embody preventive principles, moving closer to the Hygeian ideal.

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