According to the World Health Organization, Mental Health is defined as
“A state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community.”
Even the healthiest of adolescents have tough times. Even the best adjusted have periods of depression, anxiety and despair.
Every culture has to address psychological health it is a universal human requirement. No matter where we are from, what school we attend, what we do for a living all of us have to understand how to attain and sustain mental health.
Mental Illnesses are medical disorders of brain functions. They have many causes and result from complex interactions between a person’s genes and one's environment.
Mental illnesses include:
Having mental illness is not a choice or moral failing. The fact is, mental illnesses occur at similar rates around the world, in every culture and all socioeconomic group. Like any other medical condition, mental illness requires treatment.
