Mental Health Continuum: Absence of Mental Illness or the Presence of Positive Mental Health

What if everything we currently know about mental health and mental illness is wrong? According to the World Health Organization, by 2030, depression will be among the leading conditions for disability and morbidity - second only to heart disease. Clearly, something is not working. Traditionally, mental health is defined as the absence of mental illness. Is this definition enough? Dr. Corey Keyes once said, “We wait for people to break down and park ambulances at the bottom of the cliff....