A proposed new definition of mental health

Silvana Galderisi; Andreas Heinz; Marianne Kastrup; Julian Beezhold; Norman Sartorius

doi:10.12740/PP/74145

A proposed new definition of mental health

Psychiatr Pol. 2017 Jun 18;51(3):407-411. doi: 10.12740/PP/74145. Epub 2017 Jun 18.

[Article in English, Polish]

Authors

Silvana Galderisi¹, Andreas Heinz², Marianne Kastrup³, Julian Beezhold⁴, Norman Sartorius⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychiatry, University of Naples SUN, Naples, Italy.
² Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité-University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
³ Specialist in Psychiatry, Own firm, Denmark.
⁴ Hellesdon Hospital and Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.
⁵ Association for the Improvement of Mental Health Programmes, Geneva, Switzerland.

PMID: 28866712
DOI: 10.12740/PP/74145

Abstract

The authors propose a new approach to the definition of mental health, different than the definition proposed by the World Health Organization, which is established around issues of person's well-being and productivity. It is supposed to reflect the complexity of human life experience.

Keywords: definition; mental health.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Health Status Indicators*
Health Status*
Humans
Mental Disorders / classification*
Mental Health / classification*
Psychotropic Drugs
Socioeconomic Factors

Substances

Psychotropic Drugs