Title: Behavioral Health Versus Mental Health | Psychology Today
Headings: Behavioral Health Versus Mental Health
Elana Premack Sandler L.C.S.W., M.P.H
Behavioral Health Versus Mental Health
Does what we call it influence how people think about it?

Content: I'd love to hear what you think. Do you find the term behavioral health to fit the work you're doing, either as a provider/practitioner or a patient/consumer/client? Do you think it helps or hurts the field? My friend and colleague suggested we might use a term like "perceptual health," as sometimes errors in the way we perceive a situation (or ourselves) lead to actions that do not help us. What term would you prefer? If you could, what would you rename "mental health?" Copyright 2009 Elana Premack Sandler, All Rights Reserved
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