- World mental health report: Transforming mental health for all
Overview Mental health is critically important to everyone, everywhere All over the world, mental health needs are high but responses are insufficient and inadequate The World mental health report: transforming mental health for all is designed to inspire and inform better mental health for everyone everywhere Drawing on the latest evidence available, showcasing examples of good practice
- Mental health
mental health support in non-health settings, including child protection services, school health programmes, and prisons The vast care gap for common mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety means countries must also explore innovative approaches to expand and diversify care
- Physical activity - World Health Organization (WHO)
Regular physical activity provides significant physical and mental health benefits In adults, physical activity contributes to prevention and management of noncommunicable diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer and diabetes and reduces symptoms of depression and anxiety, enhances brain health, and can improve overall well-being
- World Mental Health Report
Mental health is critically important to everyone, everywhere All over the world, mental health needs are high but responses are insufficient and inadequate This “World Mental Health Report” is designed to inspire and inform better mental health for all Drawing on the latest evidence available, showcasing examples of good practice from around the world, and voicing people’s lived
- Mental disorders - World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO fact sheet on mental disorders, including sections on anxiety disorders, depression, bipolar disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, schizophrenia, eating disorders, disruptive behaviour and dissocial disorders, neurodevelopmental disorders, risk factors, health systems and social support, as well as WHO's work in these areas
- Suicide rates - World Health Organization (WHO)
While the link between suicide and mental disorders (in particular, depression and alcohol use disorders) is well established in high-income countries, many suicides happen impulsively in moments of crisis with a breakdown in the ability to deal with life stresses, such as financial problems, relationship break-up or chronic pain and illness
- The ICD-10 Classification of Mental and Behavioural Disorders
In 1978, WHO entered into a long-term collaborative project with the Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Administration (ADAMHA) in the USA, aiming to facilitate further improvements in the classification and diagnosis of mental disorders, and alcohol- and drug-related problems (3) A series of workshops brought together scientists from a number of different psychiatric traditions and
- Mental health - World Health Organization (WHO)
Mental health is more than the absence of mental disorders Mental health is an integral part of health; indeed, there is no health without mental health Mental health is determined by a range of socioeconomic, biological and environmental factors Cost-effective public health and intersectoral strategies and interventions exist to promote, protect and restore mental health
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