Health topics
Mental health
Mental health refers to a broad array of activities directly or indirectly related to the mental well-being component included in the WHO's definition of health: "A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease". It is related to the promotion of well-being, the prevention of mental disorders, and the treatment and rehabilitation of people affected by mental disorders.
General information
Regional news and press releases
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WHO calls for political commitment to tackle the growing mental health burden
12 October 2011 -
WHO: Make mental health a global priority
9 October 2008 -
New report calls for mental health to be better integrated into primary care
2 October 2008 -
New efforts to tackle growing mental health problems in the Pacific
21 February 2008 -
Pacific Island countries get down to mental health work
3 June 2007
Documents and publications
Statistics
Programmes and activities
Collaborating Centres
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Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention
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School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, Centre for Clinical Research in Neuropsychiatry, University of Western Australia
Australia -
St Vincent's Institute of Mental Health Service (Melbourne)
Australia -
The New South Wales Institute of Psychiatry
Australia -
Beijing Neurosurgical Institute
China -
Beijing Suicide Research and Prevention Centre, Beijing Hui Long Guan Hospital
China -
Institute of Neurology, Fudan University
China -
Mental Health Institute, Central South University
China -
Nanjing Child Mental Health Research Centre
China -
Shanghai Mental Health Centre, Shanghai Institute of Mental Health
China -
Department of Neuropsychiatry, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Japan -
Division of Neuropsychiatry, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Japan -
Yongin Mental Hospital
Republic of Korea