什麼是心理衛生學

一種維持心理健康、預防精神疾患、並幫助人們發揮心理潛能的科學。心理衛生學包括所有用以促進或保持心理健康的方法：心理失調的復原、精神疾患的預防以及協助因應外在壓力。社區心理保健學認爲心理健康、人口壓力及社會不安之間有相互關係，他們也處理某些社會問題，例如藥物濫用及自殺防治。對於各種不同年紀的精神疾患的治療，他們的方法從較消極的忽視、投藥、孤立，到較積極的治療及社會整合，通常是具理想性的改革者。精神疾患的預防包括出生前的照護、虐待兒童警示方案以及對犯罪受害人的心理輔導。治療方法包括心理治療（psychotherapy）、藥物治療（drug therapy）、及支持團體（support groups）。他們還有一項最重要的工作，則是透過大衆教育去對抗加諸在精神疾患患者身上的污名（stigma），並鼓勵患者去接受治療。

mental hygiene

Science of maintaining mental health and preventing disorders to help people function at their full mental potential. It includes all measures taken to promote and preserve mental health: rehabilitation of the mentally disturbed, prevention of mental illness, and aid in coping in a stressful world. Community mental health acknowledges the relation between mental health, population pressures, and social unrest. It also deals with social problems, from drug addiction to suicide prevention. Treatment of the mentally ill through the ages has ranged from neglect, ill treatment, and isolation to active treatment and integration into the community, often in response to crusading reformers. Prevention of mental illness includes prenatal care, child-abuse awareness programs, and counseling for crime victims. Treatment includes psychotherapy, drug therapy, and support groups. One of the most important efforts is public education to combat the stigma still attached to mental illness and encourage those affected to seek treatment.