Some Characteristics of Mental Health in the Slovene Population
Background: For many years, discussions about mental health evolved only around its negative aspects, i.e. mental diseases, symptoms and disorders. Positive mental health was given much less attention. This overview, which is based on numerous studies regarding mental health, is intended to present...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Slovenian Medical Association
2010-07-01
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| Series: | Zdravniški Vestnik |
| Online Access: | http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/273 |
| Summary: | Background: For many years, discussions about
mental health evolved only around its negative
aspects, i.e. mental diseases, symptoms and disorders.
Positive mental health was given much
less attention. This overview, which is based on
numerous studies regarding mental health, is
intended to present at least a few of the most
outstanding data on negative as well as positive
mental health of the Slovene population. The
data show that a majority of visits on the primary
and secondary levels of health care are associated
with depression, anxiety and schizophrenia.
Hospitalizations due to mental health problems
are the longest among all hospitalizations. 9 %
of all prescriptions issued in an outpatient clinic
were intended for the treatment of mental disorders.
Another allarming fact is that people take
medicines even without consulting a physician.
Data reagrding positive mental health are much
more scarce, but nevertheless, they show that the
Slovene people have a high self-esteem and sense
of mastery and at the same time a low level of
vitality and energy. Numerous data reveal that
in mental health too there are obvious health
inequalities regarding the socio-economic status
and gender. |
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| ISSN: | 1318-0347 1581-0224 |