Asapartofthecurrenthistoricalmoment,thewellnessissue
thatcanbeconsideredimportanttoexplainthecurrentsociety
revolvesaroundthementalhealthofindividuals.Inrecent
years,therehasbeenanincreaseintheacknowledgmentofthe
importanceofmentalhealthandhowitimpactsthequalityof
lifeofanindividual(WorldHealthOrganization,2021).People
sufferfromadiverserangeofmentalhealthissuessuchas
depression,anxiety,stress,etc.,thatnegativelyaffecttheir
well-beingandwellness.Asmentalhealthencompassesan
individual’spsychological,socialaswellasemotionalwell-
being,itisnecessarytounderstanditsrelevanceanddevise
suitableinterventionsthatcanpositivelyimpactthemental
healthoutcomeofindividuals.
Theissuerelatingtomentalhealthhasavitalassociationwith
theconceptofwellness.Wellnessisabroadconcept.Itismore
thanjustthephysicalhehaspectsofanindividual.Italso
relatestootherdimensionssuchasemotional,social,mental,
intellectualandsocialelements.TheWorldHealthOrganization
(WHO)hasdefinedthetermhealthasthestateofcomplete
mental,physicalandsocialwell-beingofanindividual.The
emphasisonthementaldimensionshowsthatthequalityof
mentalhealthisvitaltoinfluencingthecomprehensivewellness
ofaperson(WorldHealthOrganization,2021).Severalstudies
havebeencarriedouttoexploretheimpactofmentalhealthon
wellness.Bodekerhasstatedthatpropermentalhealth
promoteswellness,anditislikelytohaveapositiveimpacton
individuals,communitiesandcountries.
Thereflectionontheissuerelatingtomentalhealthhasa
significantimpactonmyunderstandingofwellnessaswellas
currentissues.Eventhoughpeoplehavebeenfacingmental
healthissuesforalongtime,inthe21stcentury,thetopichas
gainedexposureanddueattention,justlikephysicalhealth.In
contemporarytimes,thecomplexityassociatedwithmental
healthhassurgedsignificantly.Mitrahasarguedthatcurrently
mentalhealthisatarivetingcrossroadsinceithasbeenfacing
newkindsofchallenges.Atthesametime,newopportunities
arealsoarisinginthementalhealthdomaininordertoextend
suitablehelptoindividualssufferingfromdifferentkindsof
mentalhealthissuesandcomplexities(Mitra&Kavoor,2014).
Whilereflectingonthetopic,Ihaverealizedthatoneofthe
keyfactorsthatareredefiningthementalhealthlandscapeand
influencingwellnessistheuseoftechnology.Technologyhas
givenrisetonewfrontiersinmentalhealthsupportthat
supportsbetterhealthandwellness(U.S.DepartmentofHealth
andHumanServices,2021).
References
Mitra,S.,&Kavoor,A.R.(2014).Psychiatryin21stcentury:Theroad
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U.S.DepartmentofHealthandHumanServices.(2021).Technology
and the future of Mental Health Treatment.NationalInstituteof
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