What is Mental Health?
Scientists in the past believed that a healthy person was a person who was not ill or injured. But today, we know that health is more than that. For example, the World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as: "A complete state of physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity."
So even if you don't believe you have any illnesses, it’s important also to take care of your overall well-being.
This can involve how you look at yourself, your life, and how you deal with challenges and problems you are faced with. The U.S. government defines these attitudes and abilities as your mental health.
Mental health is important because it can affect every aspect of your life and even your physical health.
Most people would agree that getting a new job is “a good thing.” Interestingly, major life changes (even good ones such as a new job, marriage, buying a home, or winning the lottery) can cause people a great deal of stress, often accompanied by feeling “out of control.” These feelings can lead to mental illnesses like depression as well as physical health problems.
According to a Duke University study, individuals with long-lasting symptoms of depression have a 70 percent higher risk of heart attack than those who do not.
Luckily, there is a lot you can do to maintain good mental health and to get you back on track when something happens – good or bad – that throws you off.
So even if you don't believe you have any illnesses, it’s important also to take care of your overall well-being.
This can involve how you look at yourself, your life, and how you deal with challenges and problems you are faced with. The U.S. government defines these attitudes and abilities as your mental health.
Mental health is important because it can affect every aspect of your life and even your physical health.
Most people would agree that getting a new job is “a good thing.” Interestingly, major life changes (even good ones such as a new job, marriage, buying a home, or winning the lottery) can cause people a great deal of stress, often accompanied by feeling “out of control.” These feelings can lead to mental illnesses like depression as well as physical health problems.
According to a Duke University study, individuals with long-lasting symptoms of depression have a 70 percent higher risk of heart attack than those who do not.
Luckily, there is a lot you can do to maintain good mental health and to get you back on track when something happens – good or bad – that throws you off.