The successful performance of mental function, resulting in productive activities, fulfilling relationships with other people and the ability to ...
Since the founding of the United Nations the concepts of mental health and hygiene have achieved international acceptance. As defined in the 1946 constitution of the WHO, “health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. ...
Robert G. Knight, Andrus Gerontology Center, University of Southern California AND Lauren S. Fox, University of Southern California
Mental health problems cover a wide spectrum, from distress to depression and loss of touch with reality, and may interfere with the ability to cope on a day to day basis.
A state of psychological and emotional well-being that enables an individual to work, love, relate to others effectively, and resolve conflicts.
The capacity of an individual to form harmonious relations with his/her social and physical environment, and to achieve a balanced satisfaction of his/her own drives.
The psychological condition of the mind.
A relatively enduring state of being in which an individual is reasonably satisfying to self, as reflected in his/her zest for living and feeling of self-realization. ...
America's understanding of mental health has evolved significantly over the last twenty-five years, as reported in the landmark Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health (1999). ...
The general state of age normative pro-social being; of being in control of one’s own impulses, thought processes, and behavior. ...
the psychological state of someone who is functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioral adjustment
By analogy with the health of the body, one can speak metaphorically of a state of health of the mind, or mental health. ...
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