The Relationship between Physical and Mental Health: Co-occurring Disorders (Last Updated On: 21.09.2023) “Seventeenth-century philosopher Rene Descartes conceptualized the distinction between the mind and the body. He viewed the “mind” as completely separable from the “body” And for almost two centuries, mental health advocates have been trying to put them back together This separation between so-called “mental” and” physical” health has no real relevance to the scientific understanding of health in the 21st century; yet the myths and misinformation persist. Mental health advocates all over the world have, in almost apologetic posturing, said that this false premise should no longer exist and yet these voices continue to go unheard. The time has come to reinforce what we stand for–mind and body are inseparable: health is a complete state of well-being — and there is no health without mental health. 2004 Global Planning Packet (all sections in PDF format – download free Adobe Acrobat Reader) Full English Version 467kb PDF Letters 83 kb PDF Section One: The Relationship Between Physical & Mental Health: Co-Occuring Disorders 341 kb PDF Section Two: Taking Action/What You Can Do 179 kb PDF Section Three: Reference Information 164 kb PDF Full Spanish Version 480kb PDF Carta 238 kb PDF Seccion Uno: La relación entre la salud física y mental: afecciones concurrentes 340 kb PDF Seccion Dos: Entrar en accion/Lo que usted puede hacer 181kb PDF Seccion Tres: Datos de referencia 179 kb PDF Full French Version 563kb PDF Lettre 301kb PDF Section I: Le Rapport entre la sante physique et la sante mentale 424kb PDF Section II: Agir/Ce que vous pouvez faire 280kb PDF Section III : Renseignements de référence 260kb PDF