A proposed new definition of mental health
Psychiatr Pol. 2017 Jun 18;51(3):407-411.
doi: 10.12740/PP/74145.
Epub 2017 Jun 18.
[Article in
English,
Polish]
Affiliations
- 1 Department of Psychiatry, University of Naples SUN, Naples, Italy.
- 2 Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité-University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
- 3 Specialist in Psychiatry, Own firm, Denmark.
- 4 Hellesdon Hospital and Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.
- 5 Association for the Improvement of Mental Health Programmes, Geneva, Switzerland.
Abstract
The authors propose a new approach to the definition of mental health, different than the definition proposed by the World Health Organization, which is established around issues of person's well-being and productivity. It is supposed to reflect the complexity of human life experience.
Keywords:
definition; mental health.
MeSH terms
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Health Status Indicators*
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Health Status*
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Humans
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Mental Disorders / classification*
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Mental Health / classification*
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Psychotropic Drugs
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Socioeconomic Factors