What does ‘mental health’ mean? I see people say they need to be happy to protect their mental health. Is it the same as happiness? Or is it simply the absence of mental illness?
The formal World Health Organisation (WHO) definition of mental health is “A state of well-being in which the individual realises his or her own abilities, can cope with normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully and is able to make a contribution to community”.
