The Frankl Cure for the 21st Century: Why Self-Transcendence is the Key to Mental Health and Flourishing

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
paul T P Wong
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Mental Health Crisis ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
True Self ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Viktor Frankl ◽  
Letting Go ◽  
Self Transcendence

Viktor Frankl has the best answer to the mental health crisis during COVID-19, and we ignore him at our own peril. His dialectical and paradoxical self-transcendence (ST) model emphasizes that we can find our true self only by letting go of the old one. He defines meaning in terms of ST and propose that meaning is the key to mental health and flourishing. My remembrance of Frankl revolves on his three aspects of ST: (1) ST is an awe-inspiring way of life, (2) ST is at the heart of therapies, and (3) ST represents a new paradigm for wellbeing research.

scholarly journals Supporting people in mental health crisis in 21st-century Britain

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 231-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Molodynski ◽  
Stephen Puntis ◽  
Em Mcallister ◽  
Hannah Wheeler ◽  
Keith Cooper
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Current System ◽  
Mental Healthcare ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Mental Health Crisis ◽  
Mental Health Needs ◽  
Health Crisis

Recent years have seen a surge in interest in mental healthcare and some reduction in stigma. Partly as a result of this, alongside a growing population and higher levels of societal distress, many more people are presenting with mental health needs, often in crisis. Systems that date back to the beginning of the National Health Service still form the basis for much care, and the current system is complex, hard to navigate and often fails people. Law enforcement services are increasingly being drawn into providing mental healthcare in the community, which most believe is inappropriate. We propose that it is now time for a fundamental root and branch review of mental health emergency care, taking into account the views of patients and the international evidence base, to ‘reset’ the balance and commission services that are humane and responsive – services that are fit for the 21st century.

scholarly journals Supporting people in mental health crisis in 21st-century Britain – ERRATUM

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
Andrew Molodynski ◽  
Stephen Puntis ◽  
Em Mcallister ◽  
Hannah Wheeler ◽  
Keith Cooper
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Mental Health Crisis ◽  
Health Crisis

scholarly journals Addressing the COVID-19 Mental Health Crisis: A Perspective on Using Interdisciplinary Universal Interventions

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geraldine Przybylko ◽  
Darren Peter Morton ◽  
Melanie Elise Renfrew
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
Mental Health Crisis ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Lifestyle Medicine ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Mental Health Interventions ◽  
Health And Well Being

Mental health is reaching a crisis point due to the ramifications of COVID-19. In an attempt to curb the spread of the virus and circumvent health systems from being overwhelmed, governments have imposed regulations such as lockdown restrictions and home confinement. These restrictions, while effective for infection control, have contributed to poorer lifestyle behaviors. Currently, Positive Psychology and Lifestyle Medicine are two distinct but complimentary disciplines that offer an array of evidence-based approaches for promoting mental health and well-being across a universal population. However, these strategies for improving mental health are typically used in isolation. This perspective calls for a new paradigm shift to create and rollout well-designed interdisciplinary universal multicomponent mental health interventions that integrates the benefits of both disciplines, and uses innovative digital mental health solutions to achieve scalability and accessibility within the limitations and beyond the COVID-19 lockdown and restrictions.

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