Mental Health Is Psychological Well-Being
Many practitioners and organizations see mental health as a kind of well-being. Recently, several philosophers have criticized this view. I argue that these criticisms are mistaken; mental health is a kind of well-being, specifically psychological well-being. Recognition of this point indicates that...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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| In: |
Bioethics
Year: 2025, Volume: 39, Issue: 8, Pages: 755-761 |
| IxTheo Classification: | NCJ Ethics of science VA Philosophy ZD Psychology |
| Further subjects: | B
Well-being
B Desire B Psychology B Mental Health B Mental Disorder |
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| Summary: | Many practitioners and organizations see mental health as a kind of well-being. Recently, several philosophers have criticized this view. I argue that these criticisms are mistaken; mental health is a kind of well-being, specifically psychological well-being. Recognition of this point indicates that standard approaches to mental health rest on sound philosophical foundations and also illuminates the nature of mental health itself. |
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| ISSN: | 1467-8519 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Bioethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/bioe.70010 |
