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Mental health encompasses emotional, psychological, and social well-being, influencing cognition, perception, and behavior.According to the World Health Organization (WHO), it is a "state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and can contribute to his or her community". [1]
Nationality: American: Education: Yale University: Occupation(s) Founder of the "National Committee for Mental Hygiene" (1909) Founder of New Haven's Clifford Beers Clinic (1913), the first outpatient mental health clinic in the United States
The Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse was transferred from the New York State Department of Health to the Department of Mental Hygiene in 1962. [19] In 1972 the Mental Hygiene Law was revised and reenacted. [20] In 1978, the Department of Mental Hygiene was reorganized into the autonomous Office of Mental Health (OMH), Office of ...
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As a result of its consolidation with the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Alcoholism Services, it was renamed the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene on July 29, 2002. [10] In 2021, Michelle E. Morse was named the first Chief Medical Officer of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. [11]
The Care and Treatment of Mental Diseases and War Neuroses ("Shell Shock") in the British Army. New York: War Work Committee of the National Committee for Mental Hygiene. OCLC 11539475. Salmon, Thomas W. (1917). "The Care and Treatment of Mental Diseases and War Neuroses (Shell Shock) in the British Army". Mental Hygiene. 1 (4): 509– 547.
William H. Burnham (1855–1941) was an American educational psychologist, who was a major advocate for promoting good mental hygiene in the education system. He defined this as taking measures to prevent mental problems or disorders to help students learn more effectively.
Frankwood E. Williams (18 May 1883 – 24 September 1936) was an American psychiatrist [1] concerned with the science of human nature. He worked with the National Committee for Mental Hygiene to elevate the science of psychiatry with the goal of lowering the number of mental illness cases through prevention.