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'''Mental health''' is the level of psychological well-being or an absence of mental illness. It is the state of someone who is "functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioral adjustment". From the perspectives of positive psychology or of holism, mental health may include an individual's ability to enjoy life and to create a balance between life activities and efforts to achieve psychological resilience.

== Definition ==
Mental health is a level of psychological well-being, or an absence of a mental disorder. It is defined as the "psychological state of someone who is functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioral adjustment". According to the World Health Organization (WHO), mental health includes "subjective well-being, perceived self-efficacy, autonomy, competence, inter-generational dependence, and self-actualization of one's intellectual and emotional potential, among others."

== History ==
The history of mental health includes a variety of approaches to address mental health issues, from the ancient practice of trephination to the modern use of psychotherapy and psychotropic medications.

== Mental health by country ==
Mental health issues are prevalent in all countries of the world, with different cultures having unique perspectives and methods of addressing mental health.

== See also ==
* [[Mental disorder]]
* [[Mental health professional]]
* [[Mental health law]]
* [[Mental health in the workplace]]
* [[Mental health first aid]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.who.int/mental_health/en/ World Health Organization's Mental Health site]

[[Category:Mental health]]
[[Category:Psychology]]
[[Category:Psychiatry]]

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