Mental Health
Good mental health allows us to realise our full potential. We’re able to cope with the stresses of daily life, work productively, and make meaningful contributions to our communities.
At every age and life stage, mental health has a powerful influence on our overall health: our emotional state, physical health, relationships and more. Our mental health changes as our lives do.
Biological, psychological and environmental factors significantly impact our mental wellbeing.
Poor mental health can make it difficult to cope at home, school, work, and in life. Mental health conditions include – stress, anxiety, depression, your relationship with food, phobias, self-harm, suicidal impulses and more – but the common characteristic is they all affect a person’s personality, thought processes and social interactions.
At IMI, we believe there are seven critical pillars for positive mental health: mind, emotions, body, environment, sense of purpose, energy, and community. Drawing on our Integrated Healing Model we can work with you or your loved ones to identify and address the pillars that need greater attention to support positive mental health at every life stage.
What’s next?
Each day, we commit to helping and healing people with mental health challenges. We can help you too. For confidential advice and support, please contact psychology@imi.com.hk.
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Articles, blogs, videos and resources:
Stress and Skin: Why do my skin issues keep coming back?
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What is borderline personality disorder, and how can you help friends and family cope? – an article featured in young post, South China Morning Post
Stop battling with the mind, finding out exactly what borderline personality disorder (BPD) is and how can you help to cope with that, says Karen Lau, IMI’s clinical psychologist.
Depression: it’s not all in your head
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Nutrients to nurture your mind and improve your mood
Supplements to help support mental health challenges, informed by science and our clinical experience of supporting those with stress and low mood.
Attune to your natural rhythm of rest
written by Christiane Guy, IMI Bowen and Cranio-Sacral Therapist Are you one of the millions whose worries seem to have worries of their own? Thanks to the pressures of living...
How to silence your inner critic
We all have an inner critic. It allows us to recognize where we may have gone wrong. But, left untamed, it can break us down or affect our mental health.