is an approach to mental health which states that mental health issues can be avoided given the appropriate level of education and an stable emotional and family environment is maintained.
MENTAL HYGIENE: "Mental hygiene, it is believed, can be achieved with an appropriate level of education and understanding about ones mental health and the implications when it decreases. "
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "MENTAL HYGIENE," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/mental-hygiene/ (accessed October 19, 2019).
