Everyday discrimination and physical health: Exploring mental health processes

Mental Health and Physical Activity

Objectives: People with serious mental illness experience heightened physical ill-health. Physical activity is an effective strategy for improving physical health in this group. This paper explores nurse views on the place of physical activity in the physical health care of people with serious mental illness who are receiving mental health care services. Methods: A qualitative exploratory study...

Managing physical health in mental health populations.

People with serious mental illness (SMI) have greatly increasing morbidity and mortality from physical illness than the general population. This results in a 25 to 30 year shorter life expectancy with cardiovascular disease being the leading cause of death 1 . It has been suggested that current policy, services and health promotion actions are ineffective in targeting physical illness in this p...

Exploring the Impact of Mental Health Education on Adolescents’ Perceptions about Mental Health and Mental Illness

Green tea consumption in everyday life and mental health.

OBJECTIVE Green tea has been widely acknowledged in Japan to induce a pleasurable mental feeling. Recent laboratory studies have suggested positive psychological effects as a result of consuming green tea. The present study examined whether green tea consumption in everyday life in Japan is associated with positive mental health. DESIGN A cross-sectional study was performed in February-March ...

Age Discrimination in Mental Health Services