Mental health is defined as a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community.
The positive dimension of mental health is stressed in WHO’s definition of health as contained in its constitution: “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”
Mental health problems may include mental illness such as:
– Depression
– Postpartum depression
– Anxiety
– Obsessive compulsive disorder
– Schizophrenia
– OCD
– Autism