What is Mental Health?
- Dec 4, 2022
- 2 min read
Updated: Dec 6, 2022
Date: November 26, 2022
Author: Gil Lawrence M. Ronzales
According to CDC, 2021, mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make healthy choices. Our Mental Health refers to our mental state, it directly associates with how we behave, act, think, and many more. This blog tackles what mental health is really all about.
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Mental Health requires attention in every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence to adulthood. Depression and mental anxiety are global problems, but they are largely ignored. There is no way to know if a person is suffering from depression or having suicidal thoughts. So we must learn to identify and stop from early times.
Poor mental health and mental illness are not the same things, even though the terms are sometimes used synonymously. Even if they might not have a mental disorder, a person can have poor mental health. A person with a mental disease can also go through phases of good physical, mental, and social health (CDC, 2021).
Why is mental health important for overall health?
Both physical and mental health are crucial aspects of overall health. For instance, depression raises the chance of developing a wide range of physical health issues, especially chronic diseases like diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. In a similar vein, having chronic illnesses raises your likelihood of developing mental diseases.
Can your mental health change over time?
It is crucial to keep in mind that a person's mental health can alter over time and depend on a variety of circumstances. A person's mental health may be affected if the demands placed on them are greater than their capacity for coping and resources. Poor mental health may result from, for instance, working long hours, taking care of a relative, or going through financial difficulties.
How common are mental illnesses?
“The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 450 million people worldwide suffer from mental and behavioral problems.”
This make up around 14% of the world's disease burden. At least 3.6 million Filipinos are estimated to be affected by some form of mental, neurological, or substance use illness, according to the Philippine WHO Special Initiative for Mental Health, which was carried out in the early months of 2020.
During the Pandemic
According to the DOH, at least 3.6 million Filipinos are experiencing mental health problems due to the epidemic, including depression, alcohol use disorders, mood disorders, and bipolar disorder (DOH, 2021).
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