MENTAL HEALTH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

MENTAL HEALTH IN THE
UNITED KINGDOM

MENTAL HEALTH
 The healthy psychological conditions
that lead to the absence of any social
and mental maturity is known as
mental health (McGorry et al. 2013).
 Gender is a main factor in influencing
the mental health of patients in UK.
 The relationships that an individual
has create mental issues.

THEORIES OF MENTAL
HEALTH
 Attachment theory
This theory describes the relationship that
an infant has with his parent.
With the growth it focuses on the
relationships developed in the earlier
stages of life.
 Labelling theory
This theory focuses on the concept of self-
identity
It shows that mental illness is caused by
social challenges

Rate of mental disorders
 The following graph shows that girls
suffer mostly from mental issues
 The comparison is made from the
age group of 0-25
 This shows that the ones who tend
to suffer from mental disorders
suffer from belong to the adolescent
age group
 The rate of people suffering from
mental health disorders is constantly
increasing.

PHYSICAL HEALTH
EDUCATION
 Exercising can help to reduce
mental health
 Exploration of movements can
promote physical health
 Physical training classes can be
helpful in maintaining health
standards (Henderson et al. 2013)

ROLE OF MASS MEDIA IN
MENTAL HEALTH
 Informative programs on mental health helps
to reduce the risks of facing issues related to
mental disorder.
 Health podcasts create a soothing effect on
the mind of the individuals by broadcasting
motivational programs.
 Awareness programs help to create
knowledge about the effects of mental
disorders on physical wellbeing.

REFERENCES
 McGorry, P., Bates, T. and Birchwood,
M., 2013. Designing youth mental
health services for the 21st century:
examples from Australia, Ireland and
the UK. The British Journal of
Psychiatry, 202(s54), pp.s30-s35.
 Henderson, C., Evans-Lacko, S. and
Thornicroft, G., 2013. Mental illness
stigma, help seeking, and public
health programs. American journal of
public health, 103(5), pp.777-780.