Mental health

Mental health, mental hygiene and mental wellness are all terms used to describe the absence of mental illness.

Mental hygiene concept

Dr. William Glasser, a psychiatrist engaged in therapeutics and counseling, describes 'Mental Hygiene' in his book Mental Health or Mental Illness (1961), following the dictionary definition of hygiene as the establishment and maintenance of health, i.e. mental health. Currently, many mental health professionals focus less upon enhancing mental health than on treating psychological symptoms with psychoactive medications.

Related Topics:
William Glasser - Psychiatrist - 1961 - Psychoactive

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Mental health, as a concept, is quite distinct from mental illness, and enhancement of mental health plays no part in what most mental health professionals actually do. Instead, the Western medical model relies primarily upon the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) to diagnose and treat the symptoms associated with what they call mental illnesses and disorders.

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