No health without mental health-towards a holistic approach
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No health without mental health-towards a holistic approach
The importance of the promotion and the protection of physical and recently mental health is globally well recognized, but little attention has been given to the interrelationship between the two. Poor physical health can make individuals susceptible to poor mental health. Similarly, we know that people living with mental health problems often live with physical health problems as well. A growi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of General Psychiatry
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1744-859X
DOI: 10.1186/1744-859x-9-s1-s35