Question

Essay on importance of mental health

Answer 1

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PLZ MARK ME AS A BRAINLIST

Explanation:

Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood.Health is important for development of the country. ... WHO defines mental health as mental well-being in which an individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and is able to make a contribution to his or her community.

Answer 2

Answer:

IMPORTANCE OF MENTAL HEALTH....

Health is important for development of the country.world health organisation (WHO) defines

as''a state of physical , mental,social and spiritual well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity''.WHO defines mental health as mental well-being in which a individual realizes his or her

or own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can working productively and is able to make a contribution to his or her community. In this positive sense , mental health is foundation for individuals well-being and the effective functioning of a community.

MENTAL HEALTH AS IMPACT ON

1. Educational out come .
2. productivity at work.
3. Development of positive personal relationships.
4. Crime rate.
5. Alcohol and drug abuse.

WHY IS MENTAL HEALTH IMPORTANT?

More than 450 millions people suffer from mental disorders. According to WHO, by the year 2020,depression will constitute the second largest disease burden worldwide (Murray & Lopez ,1996) .Global burden of mental health will be well beyond the treatment capacities of development and developing countries. The social and economic costs associated with growing burden of mental ill health focused the possibility for promoting mental health as well as preventing and treatment mental illness. Thus the mental health is linked to behaviour and seen as fundamental to physical health and quality of life.

1. Physical health and mental health are closely associated and its proved beyond doubt that depression leads to heart and vascular diseases.
2. Mental disorders also affect persons health behaviour like eating sensibly ,regular exercise,adequate sleep,engaging in safe sexual practices ,alcohol and tobacco use,adhering to medical therapies thus increasing the risk of physical illness.
3. Mental ill health also leads to social problems like , unemployment , broken families,poverty, drug abuse and related crime.
4. poor mental health play a significance role in diminished immune functioning.
5. Medically ill patients with depression have worse outcome then those without.
6. Chronic illness like diabetes,cancer,heart disease increases the risk of depression .