Psychological awareness -1

 IDENTIFICATION OF MENTAL HEALTH

PROBLEMS

Mental Health
Mental health is more than the absence of mental disorders. Mental health is
an integral part of health; indeed, there is no health without mental health.                             

The World Health Organization (WHO)
has included mental health component in
the definition of health by stating, "Health is a state of complete physical,mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease".

Thus, mental health is a state of well-being in which:

 every individual realizes his or her own potentials,



 can cope with the normal stresses of life,

 can work productively and fruitfully, and

 can make a contribution to her or his community.

Broadly, activities directly or indirectly related to the mental health are:

 promotion of well-being,

 the prevention of mental disorders, and

 the treatment and rehabilitation of people affected by mental disorders.