Mental Illness and Mental Health: The Two Continua Model Across the Lifespan
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Mental Illness and Mental Health: The Two Continua Model Across the Lifespan
Mental health has long been defined as the absence of psychopathologies, such as depression and anxiety. The absence of mental illness, however, is a minimal outcome from a psychological perspective on lifespan development. This article therefore focuses on mental illness as well as on three core components of positive mental health: feelings of happiness and satisfaction with life (emotional w...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Adult Development
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1068-0667,1573-3440
DOI: 10.1007/s10804-009-9082-y