Being healthy is necessary if we are to enjoy ourselves every day. The World Health Organization (WHO) argues that health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. This means that both physical and mental health are necessary for our general well-being. However, it is more difficult to appreciate the significance of mental health than it is to appreciate the significance of physical health, and educational activities to remedy this are necessary. It is necessary, therefore, for the existing services-administrative bodies, medical institutions, health authorities, the media, corporations, and educational institutions-to work collaboratively as sources of information to improve peoples' under-standing of the significance of mental health as a vital aspect of human development and happiness. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the role of education under four headings: 1) the importance of discussing mental health publicly, 2) mental health traditional perspectives, 3) developmental psychopathology and behavior genetics approach, 4) relationships between education, and mental health.
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