Mental Health

Also written as WHO.

Mental health is more than the absence of illness: it includes the ability to cope with stress, function in daily life and maintain relationships.

What our notes say

Mental health is more than the absence of illness: it includes the ability to cope with stress, function in daily life and maintain relationships. (Introduction to Psychiatry)
Year 4 psychiatry is the Junior Clerkship in Psychiatry and Mental Health, with two lecture units: MBPS 4537 (I) and MBPS 4539 (II), each 26 hours and 2 credits. (Psychiatry and Mental Health Curriculum: Year 4 (MKU))
Consider admission, including involuntary admission under the Kenyan Mental Health Act (as amended) when there is a risk and no insight. (Bipolar and Related Disorders)
Teamwork is significant in any setting, more so in a mental health setting. (Behavioural Sciences MCQs — December 2013 Paper I (Past Paper))
Mental health problems may reflect interacting biological, psychological and social influences. (Introduction to Psychiatry)
Supports legal and administrative steps: Mental Health Act admission, disability and sick leave, court reports. (Classification of Mental Disorders)