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Why mental hygiene is important for a healthy leaving. -- Describe briefly .
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Explanation:
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 developed and developing countries. The social and economic costs associated with growing burden of mental ill health focused the possibilities for promoting mental health as well as preventing and treating mental illness. Thus the Mental Health is linked to behaviour and seen as fundamental to physical health and quality of life.
Physical health and mental health are closely associated and it is proved beyond doubt that depression leads to heart and vascular diseases
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.
Mental ill health also leads to social problems like unemployment, broken families, poverty, drug abuse and related crime.
Poor mental health plays a significant role in diminished immune functioning.
Medically ill patients with depression have worse outcome than those without.
Chronic illnesses like diabetes, cancer, heart disease increases the risk of depression