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WORLD PSYCHIATRY
Volume 11, Issue 2, Pages 93-99Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1016/j.wpsyc.2012.05.006
Keywords
Positive mental health; maturity; resilience; coping mechanisms; subjective well-being; emotional intelligence; positive emotions
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- National Institute of Mental Health [MH42248]
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Seven models for conceptualizing positive mental health are reviewed: mental health as above normal, epitomized by a DSM-IV's Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) score of over 80; mental health as the presence of multiple human strengths rather than the absence of weaknesses; mental health conceptualized as maturity; mental health as the dominance of positive emotions; mental health as high socio-emotional intelligence; mental health as subjective well-being; mental health as resilience. Safeguards for the study of mental health are suggested, including the need to define mental health in terms that are culturally sensitive and inclusive, and the need to empirically and longitudinally validate criteria for mental health.
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