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The lens on mental health and wellbeing is increasingly evident both nationally and internationally, spurred on by interest particularly within the field of wellbeing in the workplace.1,2 Prioritising wellbeing in the policy agenda has been supported by extensive research showing that promoting health and wellbeing in the workplace improves the working environment and is beneficial for companies and employees alike.3 More importantly, while wellbeing is individually embedded, it is also framed by a well-functioning society and strong social capital. Since wellbeing has been operationalised in a number of very different academic and policy fields (e.g. medical science, psychology, economics, sociology, social policy, management science, human resource management, organisational behaviour and environmental science), it Is Important to draw upon a range of expertise in developing robust models for public health and clinical service.
The positive dimension of mental health is stressed in the World Health Organization's (WHO) definition of health as contained In Its constitution: 'Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity'.4 However, the rise in levels of depression and anxiety and the associated...