未能区分“心理健康”与“精神疾病”扰乱了对人群福祉的有效政策制定

The semantics and measurement of “mental health”, “well-being”, and “mental illness” have long been debated - as has the way clinicians and policymakers are expected to respond to their associated insights. However, despite existing discussion on distinctions between these terms, there is an urgent need to more forcefully articulate how key terminology in mental health should be used. Failures to do so have been problematic and directly impacted how mental health is understood, which has subsequently impacted efforts to prevent and treat mental illness as well as protect and promote mental hea