Lesson 3 Mental Health
People of the lowest SES are estimated to be two to three times as likely to have a mental disorder than are those with the highest SES.
Paranoid, schizoid, schizotypical
Either falling asleep or staying asleep
Connection between physical and mental health
- Mental and physical health is fundamentally linked.
- Physical health problems significantly increase risk of developing mental health problems, and vice versa.
- Nearly one in three people with a long-term physical health condition also has a mental health problem, most often depression or anxiety.
The WHO states that “there is no health without mental health”.
The associations between mental and physical health are:
- Poor mental health is a risk factor for chronic physical conditions.
- People with serious mental health conditions are at high risk of experiencing chronic physical conditions.
- People with chronic physical conditions are at risk of developing poor mental health.