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Mental health is a term used to describe either a level of cognitive or emotional well-being or an absence of a mental disorder. From perspectives of the discipline of positive psychology or holism mental health may include an individual's ability to enjoy life and procure a balance between life activities and efforts to achieve psychological resilience. The World Health Organization defines mental health as "a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community”. It was previously stated that there was no one "official" definition of mental health. Cultural differences, subjective assessments, and competing professional theories all affect how "mental health" is defined. From Wikipedia under the
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Q. If a patient considers themselves 'bisexual' or 'gay', I know in the past this has been seen as a symptom of their psychiatric disorder (or an actual disorder). Are there still mental health professions who still believe this, is it still debated? If so why? Thanks for answering :-) Asked by Cracked Pepper - Sat Nov 15 21:12:08 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. No. In the 1970's the APA finally got their act together and figured out that homosexuality is neither a sign of mental illness nor deviance. It was then taken out of the DSM so it can't even be diagnosed as such, either. If a doctor still considered homosexuality a psychiatric disorder, they really need to catch up with the times (and get their head out of their ass). Answered by Kat C - Sat Nov 15 21:16:47 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "mental health" |
