HLTHAGE 2G03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Music Therapy, Gross National Happiness, Ontario Health Insurance Plan
5 Dec 2017
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Lecture 11: in search of good mental health. More categories into which we"re diagnosing people. More rates of disability in relation to mental health. People are more distressed than in the past. More people being diagnosed than ever, there are more drugs available, more psychotherapies that exist. This is interesting because we have more psy-ences and people related to these fields. Typical narratives around improving mental health focus reflects broader ideological. Individualized solutions tendencies towards individualization and personal responsibility. Mental health is still mostly blamed on the individual. Part of a much broader social trend. Thinking about people just as individuals outside of the context of society. Mindfulness, yoga, going for a run, dietary changes. Thinking about treating the stress instead of thinking about the reason for it. Public education to recognize signs of mental illness - when you see them go to. Part of the system in which they operate - putting responsibility on the person to.
