Sound mental health can be defined as a state of well-being in which every individual realises his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community. Cultural differences, subjective assessments, and competing professional theories all affect how mental health is perceived as. Many mentally ill people somehow get through life, more or less miserably, without seeking or receiving adequate help. Many others may appear normal in most respects but show bizarre behaviour at certain times. They may grate on the nerves of everyone around them without realising that they cannot maintain a healthy relationship with anyone.

Our cover story this week is Mental Health. This is a term used to describe either a level of cognitive or emotional wellbeing or an absence of a mental disorder. Mental health, however, may include an individual's ability to enjoy life and procure a balance between life activities and efforts to active psychological resilience.

Serious mental illness involves a range of personality disturbances. A psychopath can be cited as an example. They may function without getting into serious trouble, but might cause problems for others as psychopath has little concern for other people. An extreme form of mental illness is psychosis. Psychotics are out of touch with reality and should be treated in a hospital for their own protection and for the protection of others. Mental illness today is often curable, and even more often controllable. Unfortunately, people rather afraid to seek treatment because of the stigma still attached to mental illnesses.