Community psychiatry: levels of prevention: practice question

A Psychiatry question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Psychiatry · Community psychiatry: levels of prevention

Sample item

Early detection and prompt treatment of first-episode psychosis to reduce duration of untreated illness is an example of:

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The answer and the reasoning

B. Secondary prevention

Secondary prevention aims to detect disease early and shorten its course, as in early intervention services. Primary prevention reduces incidence, and tertiary prevention reduces disability and promotes rehabilitation.

Option by option

  • A. Tertiary prevention

    Tertiary prevention concerns rehabilitation of established disability.

  • B. Secondary prevention (correct)

    Correct. Early detection and treatment is secondary prevention.

  • C. Primary prevention

    Primary prevention prevents new cases.

  • D. Primordial prevention

    Primordial prevention addresses risk-factor emergence in populations.

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What is the answer to this Psychiatry question?

The best answer is B, Secondary prevention. Secondary prevention aims to detect disease early and shorten its course, as in early intervention services.

Why is "Tertiary prevention" not the answer?

Tertiary prevention concerns rehabilitation of established disability.

Why is "Primary prevention" not the answer?

Primary prevention prevents new cases.

Why is "Primordial prevention" not the answer?

Primordial prevention addresses risk-factor emergence in populations.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Community psychiatry: levels of prevention in Psychiatry. Primary prevention reduces incidence, and tertiary prevention reduces disability and promotes rehabilitation.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Community psychiatry: levels of prevention?

Learn each diagnosis by its core features and its first-line treatment. Then use the flashcards and the other Psychiatry questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.