Mental Illness and Mental Health: The Two Continua Model Across the Lifespan

Volume: 17, Issue: 2, Pages: 110 - 119
Published: Jun 1, 2010
Abstract
Mental health has long been defined as the absence of psychopathologies, such as depression and anxiety. The absence of mental illness, however, is a minimal outcome from a psychological perspective on lifespan development. This article therefore focuses on mental illness as well as on three core components of positive mental health: feelings of happiness and satisfaction with life (emotional well-being), positive individual functioning in terms...
Paper Details
Title
Mental Illness and Mental Health: The Two Continua Model Across the Lifespan
Published Date
Jun 1, 2010
Volume
17
Issue
2
Pages
110 - 119
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