Mental health is usually thought of as a sign of no mental illness and psychological well being.
Sorry if it's personal, but do you struggle with mental illness?
I do not suffer from any mental illness and believe I am functioning at a nice level of emotional and behavioral adjustment.
That's great for you! The amount of people suffering from mental illness is insane, I really think we should normalize it. So those struggling don't feel like they're crazy.
and environmental factors that can contribute to the development or progression of mental disorders. Most mental disorders are a result of a combination of several different factors rather than just a single factor.
Research results.
Risk factors for mental illness include, psychological trauma, adverse childhood environments, genetic predisposition and personality traits. Correlations of mental disorders with drug use include almost all psychoactive substances, e.g., cannabis, alcohol and caffeine.
Particular mental illnesses have particular risk factors, for instance including unequal parental treatment, adverse life events
Mental health
Mental health is the level of psychological well-being or an absence of mental illness. It is the state of someone who is "functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioural adjustment". From the perspectives of positive psychology or of holism, mental health may include an individual's ability to enjoy life, and to create a balance between life activities and efforts to achieve psychological resilience.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), mental health includes "subjective well-being, perceived self