Open AccessRole of various lifestyle and behavioral strategies in positive mental health across a preventive to therapeutic continuum
Author(s) -
Jyoti Prakash,
Kaushik Chatterjee,
Kalpana Srivastava,
Vir Chauhan,
Amit Chail
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
industrial psychiatry journal/industrial psychiatry journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-2795
pISSN - 0972-6748
DOI - 10.4103/ipj.ipj_126_20
Subject(s) - mindfulness , mental health , intervention (counseling) , psychology , social connectedness , promotion (chess) , psychological resilience , health promotion , psychiatry , clinical psychology , medicine , psychotherapist , public health , nursing , politics , political science , law
There is growing interest in lifestyle and behavioral strategies not only in prevention but also in the management of psychiatric morbidity. Available literature in this direction was accessed, and the role of various lifestyle and behavioral factors was explored. There is strong evidence of the role of good sleep, nutritious diet, exercise, social connectedness, enhanced self-esteem, sense of purpose in life, resilience, mindfulness, and environmental mastery in the promotion of mental well-being and prevention and management of psychiatric disorders. There is a significant scope of lifestyle and behavioral intervention in ensuring positive mental health spanning from preventive to therapeutic dimension.