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Chapter 1 Mental Health and Mental Illness. F. Menu. Five Signs of Mental Health. Happiness Control over behavior Appraisal of reality Effectiveness in work Healthy self-concept. B. F. Menu. Some attributes of mental health. (Fig. 1-1). 1-3. B. F. Menu.
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Five Signs of Mental Health • Happiness • Control over behavior • Appraisal of reality • Effectiveness in work • Healthy self-concept B F Menu
Some attributes of mental health (Fig. 1-1) 1-3 B F Menu
Influences that can have an impact on an individual’s mental health (Fig. 1-3) 1-4 B F Menu
Epidemiology Quantitative study of distribution of mental disorders in human populations Investigations: • Descriptive Produce basic estimates of rates in populations • Analytic Explore illness rates among different groups and identifies risk factors • Experimental Test assumptions between a risk factor and a disorder B F Menu
Clinical Epidemiology Concerned with what happens to people with illnesses who are seen by care providers • Studies natural history of an illness • Studies diagnostic screening tests • Studies interventions used to treat people with the illness or symptoms B F Menu
Mental health continuum of biologically based disorders (Fig. 1-2) 1-7 B Menu