MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS

EXERCISE AND DIET TO TH£ RESCUE?

Abstract

Mental cfisorders are assuming a wider dimension in the developed as well as the developing cpuntries. Depression and other forms of mental health disorders have a large impact on the quality of life of millions of individuals worldwide. The problem is aggravated by a multiple and interacting socio- psychological and biological factors. The risks for acquiring or developing mental disorders is associated with poverty, insecurity, violence; physical ill health, lack of education, low income, substance abuse, gender violence etc. The major thrust of the paper lies in shedding more light on the common forms of mental disorders. It identifies the various self-help options available the patient with mental disorder and the mentally fit. The paper also exhaustively discussed the role diet and exercise regime can playas strategies for mitigating mental disorders, increasing the feeling of happiness and ultimately ensure a sound mind in a sound body.