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  • The concept of mental health is central to public health initiatives aiming to reduce stigma and achieve parity with physical health.
  • Current definitions of mental health are often unclear, ranging from the mere absence of mental illness to encompassing overall well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critically evaluate existing definitions of mental health.
  • To propose a refined conceptualization of mental health that avoids the limitations of current approaches.

Main Methods:

  • Philosophical analysis of the concept of mental health.
  • Critique of definitions based on absence of illness and on well-being.
  • Development of an alternative conceptual framework.

Main Results:

  • Defining mental health solely as the absence of mental illness is insufficient and overly reliant on psychiatric judgments.
  • Defining mental health as encompassing overall well-being is overly demanding and potentially oppressive.
  • A proposed middle position defines mental health as a primary good.

Conclusions:

  • Mental health is best understood as the fundamental psychological capacity required to pursue any conception of a good life.
  • This 'primary good' definition offers a more balanced and less oppressive framework than existing models.
  • This reconceptualization supports efforts to promote mental health without imposing a singular vision of well-being.