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“The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.”

Oprah Winfrey


There is no health without mental health.

Mental health is the positive balance of the social, physical, spiritual, economic and mental aspects of one’s life and is as important as physical health. When people are mentally healthy they are able to live productive daily activities, maintain fulfilling relationships with others, and have the ability to adapt to change and cope with stress.

Alternatively, mental illness is a psychological or behavioural phenomenon that leads to disorder or disability that is not part of normal development. Mental illness can occur when the brain (or part of the brain) is not working well or is working in the wrong way. When the brain is not working properly, one or more of its six functions will be disrupted (thinking or... (more)


 
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