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  1. Apr 15, 2021 · Mental hygiene is a form of preventive maintenance that can be likened to other hygienic practices. Through the plasticity of the brain, mental training activities can foster healthy cognitive patterns that are conducive to well-being. The article offers a brief overview of some of the mental hygiene practices one can engage in, on a daily ...

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  2. Apr 15, 2021 · The mental hygiene framework is not a substitute to the relentless efforts still required to make mental health care more accessible to marginalized populations and low-income households, but is posited as a novel approach to engage the public in prevention and outreach, which is in line with equity and social justice (Vera & Speight, 2003). Mental hygiene practices such as 3 to 4 min of ...

  3. Apr 15, 2021 · Suicide is a global public mental health issue with more than 700,000 taking their own life, globally, in 2019. In recognition of its growing magnitude and impact, suicide has been identified as a ...

  4. Jan 6, 2022 · The psychological repercussions of COVID-19 have highlighted the need to maintain mental well-being through mental hygiene. In these difficult times, mental hygiene is the key to protecting society’s most vulnerable, the heroic HCWs. This study investigates the mental health outcomes (fear, depression, anxiety, and stress) and mental hygiene ...

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  5. Mar 26, 2012 · Mental hygiene is a concept that encompasses a range of practices aimed at maintaining and improving mental health. Theories and concepts related to mental hygiene include: Positive Psychology: This field of psychology focuses on enhancing well-being and happiness, rather than just treating mental illness. It emphasizes strengths, virtues, and ...

  6. The term mental hygiene has a long history in the United States, having first been used by William Sweetzer in 1843. After the Civil War, which increased concern about the effects of unsanitary conditions, Dr. J. B. Gray, an eminent psychiatrist, envisioned a community-based mental hygiene that ...

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  8. Apr 20, 2024 · It provided them with notions and concepts that had proven successful in other arenas and that they could use for their own agenda. This is probably also why mental hygiene did not survive past its initial era. By the 1950s, the notion of mental hygiene had faded away and a new semantic and conceptual field coalesced around the idea of mental ...

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