Mental health literacy: How to obtain and maintain positive mental health

There is a growing consensus within the scientific community about the importance of mental health promotion. Around one billion people worldwide have a mental disorder, and anyone, anywhere, can be affected (World Health Organization, 2022). It is estimated that one in four people has some mental h...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Sequeira, Carlos, Sampaio, Francisco, Guedes de Pinho, Lara, Araújo, Odete, Lluch Canut, Ma. Teresa, Sousa, Lia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/223433
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/223433
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Promoció de la salut
Salut mental
Educació sanitària
Health promotion
Mental health
Health education
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Sumario:There is a growing consensus within the scientific community about the importance of mental health promotion. Around one billion people worldwide have a mental disorder, and anyone, anywhere, can be affected (World Health Organization, 2022). It is estimated that one in four people has some mental health disorder. It is widely known that the incidence and prevalence of mental disorders are increasing, on the one hand, due to the social pressure exerted by current lifestyles and, on the other hand, because people do not always have emotional regulation mechanisms and resilience that allow them to adaptively deal with adverse life events.