DEFINITION

Mental health refers to a broad array of activities directly or indirectly related to the mental well-being component included in the WHO's definition of health: "A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease".

DEFINITION
It is related to the promotion of well-being, the prevention of mental disorders and the treatment and rehabilitation of people affected by mental disorders.

FAMOUS PEOPLE WHO HAD MENTAL ILLNESS

Hans Christian Anderson, Ludwig Von Beethoven, Winston Churchill, Charles Darwin, Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Paul Gauguin, Ignatius of Loyola, Thomas Jefferson, John Keats, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther, Michelangelo, Florence Nightingale, Sir Isaac Newton.

COMMONLY OCCURING MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS

EPIDEMIOLOGY
According to WHO [2004], by 2030 depression will be the leading cause of disease burden in developed countries. About 2/3rd of adults negative moodssufficient to interfere with day to day activities. Each year- 6% of adult population

DEFINITION
Is the extreme of a normal stress reaction: the fight or flight response. Constant and unrealistic worry about every and any aspect of life

EPIDEMIOLOGY
3% of people in an year Women > Men 2:1 ratio Seen more widely in the elderly

Striking Data The rate of insomnia among women increases by 40% during the transitional period of menopause to postmenopause.

SMI
Refers to conditions where psychosis [ ex: delusions, hearing voices] is present. Schizophrenia, bipolar disorders and other phobias are included.

MENTAL HEALTH ACT, 1987 and 2012

The new Mental Health Care Bill 2012 marks a complete shift from the existing Mental Health Act1987 from viewing persons with mental disabilities as persons requiring institutionalisation, to persons with autonomy, equal recognition of their rights and full legal capacity.

SCREENING
Patients in high risk groups : With significant illness: diabetes, CV disease, COPD, Stroke Patients with other mental health problems like dementia Patients with a history of relationship difficulties: physical ,sexual or emotional abuse

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