Mental health and wellbeing
Definition
Mental health and well-being relates to emotions, thoughts and behaviours. A person with good mental health is generally able to handle day-to-day events and obstacles, work towards important goals, and function effectively in society. However, even minor mental health problems may affect everyday activities to the extent that individuals cannot function as they would wish, or are expected to, within their family and community. Consultation with a health professional may lead to the diagnosis of a mental disorder.
Mental health and wellbeing relates to emotions, thoughts and behaviours and is an integral component of a person's overall health. A person with good mental health is generally able to handle day-to-day events and obstacles, work towards important goals, and function effectively in society. Conversely, poor mental health may affect a person's ability to participate in and contribute to many aspects of life within their family, community, and society more broadly.
In the 2017-18 NHS, information was collected on mental health and well-being via three modules:
- Kessler Psychological Distress Scale -10 (K10) questions (collected as part of the Mental Wellbeing module)
- Mental, Behavioural and Cognitive Conditions module
- Other Long-Term Conditions module.
Comparability with 2014-15
In 2017-18 NHS an additional example of '32. Learning difficulties, including dyslexia' was added to a prompt card O2, for the Mental, Behavioural and Cognitive Conditions module. All other items remain the same and have been coded consistently with 2014-15.
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