Mental Health Research What is Mental Health? Mental health includes our emotional, psycological, an socail-well being. It effects how we feel, act and think. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others and make choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life from childhood and adolescence through adulthood. Over the course of your life , if you have mental health problems, your thinking, mood, and behaviour could be affecte. many factors contribute to mental health problems, including: Biological factors, such as gene or brain chemistry Life experiences, such as traume or abuse Famly history of mental problems Early warning signs Eating or sleeping too much or too little Pulling away from people and usual activities Having low or no energy Feeling numb or like nothing matters Having unexplained aches and pains Feeling helpless or hopeless Smoking, drinking,or using drugs more than usual Feeling unusually confused , forgetful, on edge, angry, upset, wo