What+is+mental+health?

Mental health is the overall state of an individuals state of mind. Mental health is being mentally able to carryout useful actions, and interacting with others, cope appropriately with difficult challenges and adapting to change.

Mental disorders are severe forms of mental illness. Mental disorders can be long or short term and affect a persons ability to function in there daily lives, simple and seemingly normal tasks become very difficult and can cause extreme distress to an individual. Mental disorders can vary hugley so it is important to be diagnosed correctly along with the variety of mental disorders the symptoms can widely vary from person to person. It is important with any mental or physical disorder to remember that you are not alone that there is always help available.

“Mental disorders are severe forms of mental illness which have clinically significant symptoms. These disorders can be long term and have a heavy impact on someone’s daily life because they cannot function as they once did.” (Journey through health and human development VCE units 1&2, 2004.)



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