"world mental health day "

 

 

World Mental Health Day is important because it provides us a forum to communicate with
the public and to our patients concerning the nature of mental illness.
World Mental Health day is important for several reasons.
First of all, globally we now know that mental disorders account for approximately 25% of

the disability that affects humanity. Secondly and related, what we also are observing

globally is a shift towards the so-called brain economy.That is an economy that’s largely influenced

by brain capital.What we also know is that we have good treatments

for many mental disorders. And the challenge globally is to have the
access and availability to these treatments. And Global Mental Health day I think allows
us to provide advocacy and to provide accurate information around good treatments that are
available.So, they can not only feel better themselves,
but also in fact contribute to the larger society. I think World Mental Health Day is extremely
important because the more time passes, the more we realize how much mental health is
key to general health, is key to quality of life.Why is mental health day so important?

Because mental illnesses continue to be highly stigmatized.
Not just in the general public, but within medicine. All physicians, not just psychiatrists
should be championing the importance of mental health day because mental illnesses
 beget serious physical illnesses, such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, inflammatory illnesses such as
rheumatoid arthritis. Not all mental illnesses can be prevented.
But developing an understanding of the value of good mental health, which is really the
key to the maintenance of overall mental well-being and how to return to mental health once you’re
facing a serious mental illness, these are essential and worthy goals.