Mental hygiene

Japanese: mental hygiene(英語表記)mentalhygiene
Mental hygiene

…Mental hygiene, in a broad sense, refers to maintaining and promoting mental health, that is, mental health care, but in a narrow sense, it refers to preventing mental disorders (primary prevention, prevention of onset), early detection, early treatment, and prevention of recurrence if a person does develop a mental disorder (secondary prevention, reduction of prevalence), and promoting rehabilitation to restore mental health (tertiary prevention, social reintegration). Mental health refers to the absence of mental disorders and an individual being well adapted to society, but there is a relative aspect due to differences in sociocultural values ​​and personal circumstances. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "mental hygiene" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…精神衛生mental hygieneとは,広義には精神的健康mental healthを保ち増進すること,すなわち精神保健であるが,狭義には精神障害にならないように予防すること(第1次予防,発生予防),なった場合も早期発見,早期治療,再発予防をすること(第2次予防,有病率低下),そしてリハビリテーションを促進して精神的健康を回復すること(第3次予防,社会復帰)を指す。精神的健康とは精神障害がなく,個人が社会の中で良好な適応状態にあることだが,社会文化的価値基準や個人的事情の違いにより相対的な面がある。…

※「mental hygiene」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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