Primary prevention in counseling psychology: Back to the future

This study examined primary prevention articles published in four counseling journals from 1985 to 1999. The authors' results indicated a relative paucity of prevention-focused literature in counseling journals. Specifically, 52 (1.29%) of the 4.028 articles published over this 15-year period focused on primary prevention. The 52 articles were reviewed for type of article, article topic, setting, and general populations sampled. The lack of prevention articles in counseling journals is problematic as journals reflect issues relevant and important to the field. Implications of the results and recommendations for how counseling psychologists can become more involved in prevention are discussed.