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Hyland Behavioral Health Services

What is Good Mental Health

People who enjoy good mental health report a general sense of comfort and satisfaction with their life and their place in it. Each person's ability to function or perform at an adequate level in their major life-roles, such as parent, child, student, husband, wife, employee, etc., also plays an important role.

Mental health is made up of how well you function in regard to your:

  1. thoughts
  2. emotions, and
  3. behaviors

Any one of these parts can become out of balance due to stress, sickness, substance abuse, chemical imbalances etc. When this occurs, it can lead to problems.

For example: If you are so depressed that you can’t work. It will begin to affect how you see yourself. Negative thoughts about worth…such as “I am not worth much, I can’t even work” make the situation worse. This can cause more depression and a downward spiral.

Find out if you need to talk with someone! Take a brief, self-scoring quiz.


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For information or a physician referral, please call 800-554-9550 or visit our online physician referral.

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