Welcome to the World Federation for Mental Health

The Relationship between Physical and Mental Health: Co-occurring Disorders

(Last Updated On: 09-21-2023)

 

“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.

 

 

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