Mental health

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There are more mental disorders in countries with higher inequality

Mental health (including Mental Health and Mental Health), English Mental Health is a state of well-being, exploit in which a person their skills, cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and contribute to their community.

Mental health is an essential prerequisite for quality of life , performance and social participation .

Mental health impairments are widespread and range from mild mental wellbeing to severe mental disorders . They are associated with considerable individual and social consequences and influence physical health and health behavior .

Because of your widespread in the population, especially have depression , anxiety disorders , addictions and dementia great relevance to public health care (= Public Health ).

Mental health is influenced by numerous risk factors (e.g. occupational stress, serious life events, personality factors, social status, lifestyle) but also protective factors (e.g. social support, resilience , healthy lifestyle).

This results in numerous starting points for the prevention of mental disorders and the promotion of mental health in the population.

A variety of activities and events will take place around the globe on World Mental Health Day, October 10th.

See also

Web links

  • Mental Health Week
  • Mental health in the workplace

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Richard G. Wilkinson , Kate Pickett : The spirit level. Allen Lane, London 2009, ISBN 978-1-84614-039-6 .
  2. ↑ Ulfert Hapke, Elena von der Lippe, Markus Busch and Cornelia Lange: Mental health among adults in Germany. Retrieved March 27, 2020 .
  3. ^ World Health Organization (WHO): Mental Health. Accessed March 27, 2020 (English).
  4. ↑ World Health Organization Europe: Mental Health: Meeting Challenges, Creating Solutions: Report on the WHO European Ministerial Conference (January 2005). 2006, accessed March 27, 2020 .
  5. ^ Norman Sartorius: Mental health: location and perspectives . Schattauer, Stuttgart 2012, ISBN 978-3-7945-2763-2 .
  6. ^ Andreas Heinz: Mental health: term and concepts . Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 2016, ISBN 978-3-17-029936-8 .
  7. ↑ World Health Organization Europe: Mental Health: Fact Sheet. Retrieved March 27, 2020 .
  8. ^ World Health Organization (WHO): World Mental Health Day. Retrieved March 29, 2020 .
  9. ^ World Federation for Mental Health: World Mental Health Day. Retrieved March 29, 2020 .
  10. ^ Action Alliance for Mental Health: Nationwide Mental Health Week. Retrieved March 29, 2020 .
  11. ^ Action Alliance for Mental Health: Berlin Mental Health Week. Retrieved March 29, 2020 .
  12. ↑ Munich Alliance Against Depression: Munich Week for Mental Health. Retrieved March 29, 2020 .
  13. ^ Cologne Bonn Week for Mental Health. Retrieved March 29, 2020 .
  14. ↑ Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs: Mental health at work. Retrieved March 29, 2020 .