|
Article Excerpt
For the past three score years, we in the mental health and substance use care fields have been "one-dimensional" people: We have focused only on disease and its remediation. Our efforts have produced exquisite classification systems for disease and its treatment, and our language has evolved apace: first "schizophrenic," then "patient," and now "consumer."
This one-dimensional focus has blinded us to a much broader universe of possibilities, including the world of health. We really have no corresponding classification system, interventions, or language to reflect mental and addictive health. In the late 1940s, the World Health Organization (WHO) defined health as "a complete state of mental, physical, and emotional well-being." We need to revisit this...
|
|
More articles from Behavioral Healthcare
Committed to helping others: Shannon Harvey has served as a teacher, p..., May 01, 2009
Looking for additional articles?
Search our database of over 3 million articles.
Looking for more in-depth information on this industry?
Search our complete database of Industry & Market reports by text, subject, publication
name or publication date.
About Goliath
Whether you're looking for sales prospects, competitive information, company
analysis or best practices in managing your organization,
Goliath can help you meet your business needs.
Our extensive business information databases empower business
professionals with both the breadth and depth of credible,
authoritative information they need to support their business
goals. Whether it be strategic planning, sales prospecting,
company research or defining management best practices -
Goliath is your leading source for accurate information.
|
|
