Personal Problems Associated with Mental Health and Mental Illness

Personal problems associated with mental health and mental illness.

The trend toward the management of an increasing number of psychiatric patients in the community has led to concern over the evaluation of this policy, particularly with regard to the adjustment of such patients within 'the community. In the case of patients admitted to a mental hospital, successful treatment must be measured not only by their early discharge from hospital but also by their sub...

Mental Health or Mental Illness

re^ reader daring enough to venture beyond the glaring cover will find his a?^s in this concise treatise on Mental Health and Illness. Jhe author feels strongly that: the problem of mental illness and abnormal functioning cannot be solved unless more people, having learned about the problem, will take an active Part instead of leaving the whole situation in the hands of psychiatrists". Later he...

Mental Health—Or Mental Illness?

Positive mental health and mental illness.

Based on the Mental Health Continuum Short Form administered in the 2012 Canadian Community Health Survey - Mental Health (CCHS-MH), the percentages of Canadians aged 15 or older classified as having flourishing, moderate or languishing mental health were 76.9%, 21.6% and 1.5%, respectively. Compared with estimates for other countries, a higher percentage of Canadians were flourishing. In accor...

Serious mental illness and physical health problems: a discussion paper.

People with serious mental illness have higher morbidity and mortality rates of chronic diseases than the general population. This discussion paper explores the complex reasons for these disparities in health, such as limitations of health services, the effects of having a serious mental illness, health behaviours and the effects of psychotropic medication. Physical health can be enhanced by im...