Two Mental Health Problems That Often Go Together (M)
A person diagnosed with one is highly likely to be diagnosed with the other within six months.
A person diagnosed with one is highly likely to be diagnosed with the other within six months.
These memories are linked to good mental health.
Largest study of its kind reveals the best exercise for improving mental health — and how long to do it for.
Manic episodes can lead to dangerous risk-taking and delusional thinking — it frequently requires hospitalisation.
Job strain at age 45 predicted mental health problems five years later.
The risk of developing a psychiatric disorder is 66% higher.
The activity improved mental quality of life by 13%, physical quality by 25% and emotional quality by 26%.
One question can diagnose your future mental health.
One question can diagnose your future mental health.
Just one question is enough to get a general idea of someone’s future mental health.
It is: “In general, would you say that your mental health is excellent, very good, good, fair, or poor?”
Surprisingly, around 60% of people who are depressed nevertheless rate their mental health as ‘good’.
One year later people who were positive about their mental health were less likely to be in serious psychological distress, even without any treatment.
Good mental health is about more than just a lack of symptoms, it includes being able to cope with life, having meaningful relationships and feeling purposeful.
A rating of ‘fair’ or ‘poor’ could suggest that some help would be beneficial.
Dr Sirry Alang, study co-author, said:
“Self-rated mental health is a very powerful construct that can be useful in clinical practice if we consider it a potential screener for mental health.
Positive ratings of mental health even in the face of symptoms might not be a result of denial but may offer valuable insights about a person’s ability to cope with their symptoms.”
The study was published in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior (McAlpine et al., 2018).
Around 3% of people are thought to hear voices when there is no one talking.
The type of writing that can help you control stress.