Stress and Mental Health

I just read an article about mental health and, well, here is a partial reprint:

What exactly is mental health? There is no official definition, says the World Health Organization (WHO).

So far, there is no clear separation between the mentally healthy and those who are not because cultural differences, subjective assessments and varying theories in psychology all affect what is “defined” as mental health.

According to the MMHA, mental health is the feeling of well-being, happiness, the ability to cope with life’s challenges, to accept others and most of all, to have a positive attitude towards oneself.

“Mental health means being psychologically and mentally healthy, and being able to function within our capabilities and abilities,” said Urmilah Dass, a clinical psychologist based in KL.

“There are many degrees of mental health. No single characteristic can be taken as evidence of good mental health and nobody has all the traits of good mental health all the time,” wrote the MMHA in their booklet, What is mental health?"

GREAT! The Experts can't define mental health! If you can't define it how can you do anything about it?

Peter Lind

www.stress-less-living.com