Defining mental health

    October 10th, 2011 is World Mental Health Day, marked by the World Health organization to promote awareness of mental health issues.

    This year’s theme is “investing in mental health” But – how do we define mental health? In their weekly conversation, WHYY’s Behavioral Health reporter Maiken Scott and psychologist Dan Gottlieb discuss what mental health is.

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