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Review
. 2017 Jun 18;51(3):407-411.
doi: 10.12740/PP/74145. Epub 2017 Jun 18.

A proposed new definition of mental health

[Article in English, Polish]
Silvana Galderisi  1 , Andreas Heinz  2 , Marianne Kastrup  3 , Julian Beezhold  4 , Norman Sartorius  5
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A proposed new definition of mental health

[Article in English, Polish]
Silvana Galderisi et al. Psychiatr Pol. .
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Abstract

The authors propose a new approach to the definition of mental health, different than the definition proposed by the World Health Organization, which is established around issues of person's well-being and productivity. It is supposed to reflect the complexity of human life experience.

Keywords: definition; mental health.

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