Volume 5 Issue 13 Jan 2015
Ideal Mental Health- An Oasis?!!
Mental health (psychological well-being), is the “psychological state of someone who is functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioral adjustment”. Can one conclude oneself to have an ideal mental health?
Ideal mental health is truly a dynamic process which can be defined as a holistic state with optimal functioning of mental apparatus on person’s psychological, social, cultural & religious dimensions.
Considering challenges of current lifestyle of increasing stress, breaking family & social ties, increasing media influence along with prevalent substance use, and at the same time proving fittest to survive the obstacles, are we really helping ourselves to achieve optimum mental health? Merely absence of psychiatric illness is not an ideal mental health. We need to identify our emotional, psychological, and social needs, how we handle stress, relate to others, and the
difficulties in this process. Further building positive psychological reservoirs, recognizing early warning signs & taking appropriate help can help to achieve the optimal mental health & stop the quench of the an oasis of ideal mental health!
Assistant Professor, MGMIHS, Navi Mumbai
