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Positive Mental Health from the perspective of Iranian society: A qualitative study

Background: According to the World Health Organization, mental health relates, not only to the absence of mental disorder, but also to Positive Mental Health. Studies have shown that promoting positive mental health, not only reduces the prevalence and incidence of mental disorders, but also affects...

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Autores principales: Mirabzadeh, Arash, Baradaran Eftekhari, Monir, Falahat, Katayoun, Sajjadi, Homeira, Vameghi, Meroe, Ghaedamini Harouni, Gholamreza
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Publicado: F1000 Research Limited 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5801562/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29479425
http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.13394.2
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author Mirabzadeh, Arash
Baradaran Eftekhari, Monir
Falahat, Katayoun
Sajjadi, Homeira
Vameghi, Meroe
Ghaedamini Harouni, Gholamreza
author_facet Mirabzadeh, Arash
Baradaran Eftekhari, Monir
Falahat, Katayoun
Sajjadi, Homeira
Vameghi, Meroe
Ghaedamini Harouni, Gholamreza
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description Background: According to the World Health Organization, mental health relates, not only to the absence of mental disorder, but also to Positive Mental Health. Studies have shown that promoting positive mental health, not only reduces the prevalence and incidence of mental disorders, but also affects the process of treatment and reduces related burden. However, this concept has different interpretations in different cultures, and in many societies, mental health is still considered the absence of mental illness. Thus, the present study was conducted to provide an in-depth understanding of Iranian adults` perspective towards the concept of positive mental health. Materials and Methods: In the present qualitative study, eight focus group discussions (6 to 8 adults in each session) were held consisting of 30 to 60 year-old men and women from Tehran. Data were analyzed in "DeDoose" qualitative software using content analysis. Results: According to the data obtained, participants found no difference between positive mental health and mental health, mostly equating it to the absence of mental disorders and having positive energy, peace in and satisfaction with life. According to the results, positive mental health has four domains of emotional/psychological, spiritual, social, and life skills. Conclusion: Understanding an individual’s positive mental health concepts culturally and providing appropriate community based programs can significantly promote the mental health of the community.
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spelling pubmed-58015622018-02-22 Positive Mental Health from the perspective of Iranian society: A qualitative study Mirabzadeh, Arash Baradaran Eftekhari, Monir Falahat, Katayoun Sajjadi, Homeira Vameghi, Meroe Ghaedamini Harouni, Gholamreza F1000Res Research Article Background: According to the World Health Organization, mental health relates, not only to the absence of mental disorder, but also to Positive Mental Health. Studies have shown that promoting positive mental health, not only reduces the prevalence and incidence of mental disorders, but also affects the process of treatment and reduces related burden. However, this concept has different interpretations in different cultures, and in many societies, mental health is still considered the absence of mental illness. Thus, the present study was conducted to provide an in-depth understanding of Iranian adults` perspective towards the concept of positive mental health. Materials and Methods: In the present qualitative study, eight focus group discussions (6 to 8 adults in each session) were held consisting of 30 to 60 year-old men and women from Tehran. Data were analyzed in "DeDoose" qualitative software using content analysis. Results: According to the data obtained, participants found no difference between positive mental health and mental health, mostly equating it to the absence of mental disorders and having positive energy, peace in and satisfaction with life. According to the results, positive mental health has four domains of emotional/psychological, spiritual, social, and life skills. Conclusion: Understanding an individual’s positive mental health concepts culturally and providing appropriate community based programs can significantly promote the mental health of the community. F1000 Research Limited 2018-02-16 /pmc/articles/PMC5801562/ /pubmed/29479425 http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.13394.2 Text en Copyright: © 2018 Mirabzadeh A et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Sajjadi, Homeira
Vameghi, Meroe
Ghaedamini Harouni, Gholamreza
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http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.13394.2
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