Mental Health Education: Can Something Be Done?-An Experience

Not everything that can be done should be done.

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Public health in times of war and famine: what can be done? What should be done?

Public mental health--what is to be done?

Mental health has been an integral part of an individual's well-being, although there have been difficulties in defining it and in whether mental illness should be seen as the opposite end of this spectrum. Sartorius 1 defined mental health as a state of the organism which allows the full performance of all its functions or as a state of balance within oneself and between an individual and his ...

What can be done to reduce the burden of mental health problems globally?

Mental health and employment: much work still to be done.

Mental illness is now the leading cause of both sickness absence and incapacity benefits in most high-income countries. The rising economic and social costs make health and work an increasing priority for policy makers. We discuss the findings from Dame Carol Black's recent review of the health of Britain's working-age population and examine how her recommendations may impact and challenge ment...