Just as we take care of our physical health, it is very important to maintain good mental health to avoid impacts on quality of life and work or school performance.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are around 450 million individuals in the world who suffer from some type of mental disorder.
The Federal Ministry of Health estimates that of the 15 million people who suffer from a mental disorder in Mexico, the majority are young adults of productive age.
Mental health is not only the absence of mental disorders, it is defined as a state of well-being in which the individual is aware of his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, works productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to your community.
How to maintain good mental health?
- You should try to have good eating habits
- Exercise regularly to stay physically and mentally fit
- Maintain good interpersonal relationships, practice tolerance, solidarity and respect.
- Avoid tobacco and alcohol consumption
- Sleeping at least 8 hours a day, a good daily rest makes a difference.
- Carry out social, recreational, cultural and sports activities
- Promote the habit of reading: reading enriches attention span and increases memory, increases motivation and reduces stress
- Stay busy in productive and positive activities, share time with family and collaborate on household chores.
How is a mental disorder diagnosed?
Mental health and mental disorders are not two opposite concepts, they are detected and diagnosed by clinical methods just like any other illness. Observation of a person's behavior in their daily life, the management of their emotions, how they face their own tensions, their relationships with others, the behavior they have in difficult or traumatic situations allow us to establish the characteristics of their state of health. mental.
The most common diagnoses among the population are:
- Depression
- Anxiety disorders
- Attention deficit disorder
- Autism
- Eating disorder
Treatment
Mental disorders originate from multiple factors that affect the population without distinction of race, gender or age. These are usually linked to genetic, psychological, neurological, environmental or social factors, among others, which is why their treatment requires a team. multidisciplinary (doctors, psychologists, psychiatrists), whose purpose is to improve the quality of life of the person. Go to a specialist, if you present some of the manifestations, your mental health is the most important thing.
