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Discrimination. The social determinants of mental health (SDOMH) are societal problems that disrupt mental health, increase risk of mental illness among certain groups, and worsen outcomes for individuals with mental illnesses. [1] Much like the social determinants of health (SDOH), SDOMH include the non-medical factors that play a role in the ...
See also: Mental disorder. Mental health, as defined by the Public Health Agency of Canada, [6] is an individual's capacity to feel, think, and act in ways to achieve a better quality of life while respecting personal, social, and cultural boundaries. [7] Impairment of any of these are risk factor for mental disorders, or mental illnesses, [8 ...
Social support. Social support is the perception and actuality that one is cared for, has assistance available from other people, and most popularly, that one is part of a supportive social network. These supportive resources can be emotional (e.g., nurturance), informational (e.g., advice), or companionship (e.g., sense of belonging); tangible ...
Mental health inequality refers to the differences in the quality, access, and health care different communities and populations receive for mental health services. Globally, the World Health Organization estimates that 350 million people are affected with depressive disorders. [1] Mental health can be defined as an individual's well-being and ...
Mental health literacy includes the ability to recognize specific disorders; knowing how to seek mental health information; knowledge of risk factors and causes, of self-treatments, and of professional help available; and attitudes that promote recognition and appropriate help-seeking". [ 1 ] The concept of mental health literacy was derived ...
e. Stigma, originally referring to the visible marking of people considered inferior, has evolved in modern society into a social concept that applies to different groups or individuals based on certain characteristics such as culture, gender, race, religion or health status. Social stigma can take different forms and depends on the specific ...
Psychotherapy. [] A form of treatment for many mental disorders is psychotherapy. Psychotherapy is an interpersonal intervention, usually provided by a mental health professional such as a clinical psychologist, that employs any of a range of specific psychological techniques. There are several main types.
Global mental health is the international perspective on different aspects of mental health. [1] It is 'the area of study, research and practice that places a priority on improving mental health and achieving equity in mental health for all people worldwide'. [2] There is a growing body of criticism of the global mental health movement, and has ...