Article: Mental health is not a mental illness

Lee Lam Thye
New Straits Times
08-30-2004
Mental health is not a mental illness
Byline: Lee Lam Thye
Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2*
Section: Letters
Column: Outlook

AT a recent seminar on occupational safety and health, I was surprised to note there are still employers who are averse to the discussion of mental health at the workplace. This could be due to a lack of understanding of mental health as there are certain employers who associate mental health with mental illness.

Mental health is not mental illness. Mental health is something we all need.
It is a feeling of well-being, happiness, the ability to cope with life's many challenges, to accept others and, most of all, to have a positive ...

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