
Mental health
Oct 8, 2025 · Overview Mental health is a state of mental well-being that enables people to cope with the stresses of life, realize their abilities, learn and work well, and contribute to their community. It has …
Mental health - World Health Organization (WHO)
Dec 11, 2025 · Mental health is a state of mental well-being that enables people to cope with the stresses of life, realize their abilities, learn well and work well, and contribute to their community. It …
Mental health - World Health Organization (WHO)
Mental health is more than the absence of mental disorders. Mental health is an integral part of health; indeed, there is no health without mental health. Mental health is determined by a range of …
Mental disorders - World Health Organization (WHO)
Sep 30, 2025 · WHO fact sheet on mental disorders, including sections on anxiety disorders, depression, bipolar disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, schizophrenia, eating disorders, …
Key terms and definitions in mental health
Typically, mental health services include outpatient facilities, mental health day treatment facilities, psychiatric wards in a general hospital, community mental health teams, supported housing in the …
Stress - World Health Organization (WHO)
Feb 21, 2023 · Stressful situations can also cause or exacerbate mental health conditions, most commonly anxiety and depression, which require access to health care. When we suffer from a …
Mental health of adolescents
Adolescence (10-19 years) is a unique and formative time. Multiple physical, emotional and social changes, including exposure to poverty, abuse, or violence, can make adolescents vulnerable to …
Depressive disorder (depression) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Aug 29, 2025 · The Programme aims to help countries increase services for people with mental, neurological and substance use disorders through care provided by health workers who are not …
Mental health at work - World Health Organization (WHO)
Sep 2, 2024 · All workers have the right to a safe and healthy environment at work. There are effective actions to prevent mental health risks and support workers with mental health conditions.
Autonomy in health decision-making - a key to recovery in mental …
Jun 16, 2022 · Voices of experience Through substitute decision-making, people experiencing mental health conditions lose their rights to informed consent, confidentiality, privacy and communication …