Journal of Public Mental Health: Volume 1 Issue 1
The art, science and politics of creating a mentally healthy society
Table of contents
‘Mental Health’: A Contested Concept
Sandy Herron, Rebecca MortimerThe literature reflects a contested view of the concept ‘mental health’. What we ‘know about’ mental health can be translated within the definitions, models, elements of and…
Mental Health Promotion in a Rural Context: Research and Realities from a Community‐Based Initiative in Northern Ireland
Margaret Barry, Elaine O'Doherty, Ann DohertyThis paper describes the development of mental health promotion strategies for rural communities in Northern Ireland. The initial phase of a community‐based project targeting…
Stress in the Workplace: A Risk Assessment Approach to Reduction of Risk
Rebecca Lancaster, Elizabeth BurtneyMental ill‐health in the workplace is estimated to cost UK employers £6.2b each year in lost working days. This concern to employers and employees alike was recently highlighted…
Weaving the Threads of Mental Health Promotion in South Australia
Adrian Booth, Angela BurfordMental health promotion is a relatively new, evolving and very exciting area of public health. The challenge for mental health promotion in Australia is ‘weaving its many threads’…
‘Just Because I Like it Doesn't Mean it has to Work’: Personal Experiences of an Antenatal Psychosocial Intervention Designed to Prevent Postnatal Depression
Sandra Wheatley, T. BrughaThe antenatal psychosocial intervention to prevent postnatal depression, Preparing for Parenthood, was evaluated in an additional qualitative study of the participants' experience…
Social Integration and Mental Health Promotion
Odd DalgardMental health promotion initiatives may be targeted towards different social units, such as a local community or a neighbourhood. It is then of crucial importance to identify…
Mental Health Promotion Theory and Practice: Insights from a Literature Review
Natasha Mauthner, Michael Killoran‐Ross, Jane BrownThis article reports on a literature review of interventions specifically identified as emanating from a mental health promotion (as opposed to prevention) paradigm. A number of…
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hybridEditors:
- Lee Knifton
- Neil Quinn