Prevention in epidemiological studies of mental health (literature review)
The review analyzes the dynamics of the development of preventive direction of epidemiological studies in the world and in Russia. Differences in approaches between countries to the registration of mental disorders and to the assessment of indicators of mental disorders and disability due to mental disorders are shown. The results of epidemiological studies of preventive public health activities in the field of obstetrics and gynecology, children's infectious diseases, injuries, endocrine disorders due to iodine deficiency were shown to be important for assessing the mental health of the population. The role of epidemiological studies in assessing the quality of mental health care for secondary and tertiary prevention of mental disorders is shown.