World Health Organizatio's, José Bertolote argues that, more than a scientific discipline, mental health is a political and ideological movement involving diverse segments of society, interested in the promotion of the human rights of people with mental disorders and the quality of their treatment. But is it more of a concern for human dignity?
According to World Health Organization (WHO), it is a "state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and can contribute to his or her community. Whereas, impairment of any of these are risk factor for mental disorders, or mental illnesses, where mental disorder is a subset of mental health.
A mental disorder, also referred to as a mental illness, a mental health condition, or a psychiatric disability, is a behavioral or mental pattern that causes significant distress or impairment of personal functioning. A mental disorder is also characterized by a clinically significant disturbance in an individual's cognition, emotional regulation, or behavior, often in a social context. Such disturbances may occur as single episodes, may be persistent, or may be relapsing–remitting. There are many different types of mental disorders, with signs and symptoms that vary widely between specific disorders.
Bertolote also argues that a clear and widely accepted definition of mental health as a discipline was (and is) still missing. Significantly, the Dorland’s Medical Dictionary does not carry an entry on mental health, whereas the Campbell’s Dictionary of Psychiatry gives it two meanings: first, as a synonym of mental hygiene and second, as a state of psychological wellbeing. The Oxford English Dictionary defines mental hygiene as a set of measures to preserve mental health, and later refers to mental health as a state.
Jay Ruderman in an X post writes "We all crave a genuine approach when discussing something vulnerable like mental health. Sophie Gregoire Trudeau says she doesn’t always do it perfectly, but striving from a place of integrity will bring us closer to what we need." But 'striving from a place of integrity' spu ds like a meaningless buzzword.
Today, Dymphna is known as the patroness of nervous disorders and mental disease, depression and incest, but she is not the only saint who can help the faithful in times of mental anguish. Those looking for saintly intercession can choose from a pantheon of holy helpers
St. Dymphna is the patron saint of the mentally ill, victims of incest and domestic abuse, and runaways. She inspires us to be resilient against the evils of the world and that God will never forsake us despite any evil we might suffer.
She was born in Ireland in the seventh century, to a pagan king and a Christian mother. Her mother died when she was 14, and her father attempted to marry the young Dymphna. At the advice of her priest, Dymphna fled, ending up in a town called Geel, in present day Belgium.
While there, and attempting to evade her father, she built a sanctuary for the sick. Her father found her eventually and brutally beheaded her.
Saint Dymphna is said to have miraculously cured the mental, emotional, and neurological afflictions of pilgrims to her burial site in Geel, Belgium.
She continues to intercede for the residents of Geel, where people diagnosed with mental disorders still come to be treated. The sanctuary overflowed with guests to the point that townspeople had to start taking people in their own homes. Thus began a tradition that has endured for over 500 years. To this day, people are still welcomed into the homes of Geel’s residents as ‘boarders’ and integrated members of the community.
Judeo-Christian Values
The Christian view is that humans are bodies and souls, created in the image and likeness of God. Every human being has a unique and rational soul that animates his human body, whether in the womb or outside, with or without mental disorders.In its essay Catholic Teaching on Mental Health, the Justice + Peace Office states: All human beings regardless of what ailment they suffer are made in the image and likeness of God (Genesis 1:27) and we are called to love them “as another self” (Gaudium et Spes, 27). Pope Saint John Paul II affirmed in particular that all who suffer from mental illness are also made in the image and likeness of God (Genesis 1:27) and we are called to love them “as another self” (Gaudium et Spes, 27).
Catholic Teaching on Mental Health, the Justice + Peace Office
According to the social teaching of the Catholic Church, access to basic healthcare is the responsibility of everyone and an essential element of the common good (Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church, 166).
Another principle of Catholic Social Teaching, the universal destination of goods dictates that the poor, the marginalised and all those whose living conditions interfere with their proper growth should be the focus of particular concern. This means that people with mental illness should be treated with a “special form of primacy in the exercise of Christian charity” (Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church, 182).as they have often (and sadly still are) marginalised and excluded. Pope Saint John Paul II directly affirmed this point in his address In the Image and Likeness of God: Always? Illness of the Human Mind to the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health-Care Workers on the problem of mental illness, when he said: “The Church looks on these persons with special concern, as she looks on any other human being affected by illness.”
Pope Benedict XVI dedicated the Celebration for the 14th World Day of the Sick in 2006 to those who suffer from mental illness. In his Message for that day he stated:
“On this occasion, the Church intends to bow down over those who suffer with special concern, calling the attention of public opinion to the problems connected with mental disturbance that now afflicts one-fifth of humanity and is a real social-health care emergency….” He called for a new and better approach in dealing with mental ill-health which called for better medical treatment for people with ill health as well as better treatment of them as persons. He also expressed his hope that the wider community would be more understanding of people with mental health issues and those that care for them many of whom are unpaid as they are family members or volunteers. Refer to Catholic Teaching on Mental Health, the Justice + Peace Office for a more detailed treatment.
The Old Testament Values
This then is the commandment, the statutes and the ordinances,a which the LORD, your God, has commanded that you be taught to observe in the land you are about to cross into to possess, so that you, that is, you, your child, and your grandchild, may fear the LORD, your God, by keeping, as long as you live, all his statutes and commandmentsb which I enjoin on you, and thus have long life.Hear then, Israel, and be careful to observe them, that it may go well with you and that you may increase greatly; for the LORD, the God of your ancestors, promised you a land flowing with milk and honey.
Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD alone!
Therefore, you shall love the LORD, your God, with your whole heart, and with your whole being, and with your whole strength. Take to heart these words which I command you today.
Keep repeating them to your children. Recite them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you get up. Bind them on your arm as a signand let them be as a pendant on your forehead. Write them on the doorposts of your houses and on your gates. - Deutoronomy 6.
A search of Google Books show that the topic 'mental health' was rarely discussed until the late 1950s.
Similarly the term 'mental disorder' reached its peak in 1954, then fell out of favor.
Five years . after progressives got MLK Jr out of their way, they turned his dream into a nightmare: racism has morphed into DEI, the Human Sacrifice Industrial Complex has enabled the Black Genocide, the disintegration of the African-American nuclear family and a fatherlesssness crisis:
Atheists would not understand this. The death of MLK Jr cleared the way for the uber progressive Warren Court’s Decision (1963) – the Court found that teaching children about wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, fear of the Lord., charity, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, generosity, gentleness, faithfulness, modesty, self-control and chastity was too radical, and all hell broke lose. A decade later Roe v. Wade entered the picture.
Using analysis tools like the Ishikawa Cause-Effect Diagram, the Pareto Rule, Security Professionals’ Attack Tree and or Occam’s Razor, they all suggest that after the uber progressive Warren SCOTUS (1963) decision, we have had A mental health crisis. Infanticide turned into Black Genocide. African American nuclear family has joined the Sea Turtles in the extinct list. 80% of AA kids are raised in fatherless homes. AIDS epidemic. Opiod crisis, We have a fatherlesssness crisis, A Girlhood Crisis, A Trans Crisis, Obesity crisis.
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