The Intersection Between Physical Health and Mental Health: A Global Perspective

Abstract

Mental, physical, and social health are closely interwoven and interdependent. Recent research and better understanding of the relationships between mental, physical, and social health indicate that each is crucial to the overall well-being of individuals, societies, and countries. Because mental health and mental disorders have been ignored or neglected in many parts of the world, the reciprocal impacts between physical health and mental health are not readily apparent. Providing treatment in primary care would enable the largest number of people to get easier and faster access to services. Current health personnel should be trained in the essential skills of mental health care, and mental health should be included in health training curricula.

Sosyal Yardım Başvurusunda Bulunan Bireylerin Psikolojik Belirti Düzeyleri ile Algıladıkları Sosyal Destek Arasındaki İlişkinin Belirlenmesi

“…Ancak ne yazık ki dünyanın pek çok yerinde sağlık ile ruh sağlığı arasındaki bağlantı çoğunlukla göz ardı edilmektedir. Aslında iyi beslenme hem ruhsal hem de fiziksel refah için gereklidir (Sowers, Rowe & Clay, 2009).…”

Enhancing the U.S. TBI data infrastructure: geospatial perspective

“…Understanding the interwoven relationship between mental, physical, and social health at various levels of analysis is critical to the overall wellbeing of people, societies, and nations (Maier and al'Absi 2017;Somers, Rowe, and Clay 2009). For example, many TBI patients never recover full social independence (Humphreys et al 2013).…”

Depression Care for Low-Income, Minority, Safety Net Clinic Populations With Comorbid Illness

“…and bidirectional integration of health and mental health organizational service systems is forthcoming (Block et al, 2008;Druss & Newcomer, 2007;Henke, McGuire, Zaslavsky, Ford, Meredith, & Arbelaez, 2008;Robinson & Strosahl, 2009). Against this backdrop, the future of social work in health care will either advance its research, modify its practice, or significantly reduce its role in the emerging integrated health practice landscape (Ell, Katon et al, 2009;Ell, Quon et al, 2007;Ell & Vourlekis, 2005;Ell, Vourlekis, Lee, & Xie, 2007;Ell, Vourlekis, Xie, et al, 2009;Ell, Xie, Quon, Quinn, Dwight-Johnson, & Lee, 2008;Hine, Howell, & Yonkers, 2008;Rinfrette, 2009;Sowers, Rowe, & Clay, 2009). Change among all health and mental health providers is now shaped by recognition that the mind, the environment, and the body are inextricably interactive in patterns of health and illness; changing population demographics; scientific advances in medicine and genetics; advances in behavioral and social science; technological innovation and applications (telephonic and Internet practice); and health care delivery market forces.…”

“…Change among all health and mental health providers is now shaped by recognition that the mind, the environment, and the body are inextricably interactive in patterns of health and illness; changing population demographics; scientific advances in medicine and genetics; advances in behavioral and social science; technological innovation and applications (telephonic and Internet practice); and health care delivery market forces. Failure to take specific action in the form of advancing our clinical, translational, and comparative research (Brekke, Ell, & Palinkas, 2007) and developing new curriculum models (Sowers et al, 2009) will leave the required transformation of the delivery of health and mental health system social work practice to other health and behavioral professions and decision makers (Bluestein & Cubic, 2009; Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family Health and Task Force on Mental Health, 2009; Knowles, 2009;Morgan, Dunbar, Coates, & Leahy, 2009). In this report, we pool data from three large randomized clinical trials among low-income predominantly Hispanic patients with cancer or diabetes receiving care in public safety net care systems.…”