Mental health is often seen in terms of mental ‘illness’, a term which does not encompass a range of complex human processes, feelings and behaviours. There is a wide spectrum of mental health ...

A person may experience one episode of mental illness in their lifetime and completely recover, while another may have to manage their illness for the rest of their life. The definition of ‘disability ...

Baxter BrewThankfully, mental health has largely escaped the antiquated corner into which our parents’ generation pushed it.

Mental health is often seen in terms of mental ‘illness’, a term which does not encompass a range of complex human processes, feelings and behaviours. There is a wide spectrum of mental health ...

1.1 The National Mental Health Plan 2003-2008 (the Plan) declares that 'mental health is not simply the absence of mental illness' and defines mental health as: [A] state of emotional and social ...

In 1893, Isaac Ray, a founder of the American Psychiatric Association, provided a definition of the term mental hygiene as "the art of preserving ... Stanley Hall was convinced that early treatment ...