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Health Problems Quotes

Mind, body, and the systems behind wellbeing.

These health problems quotes look past symptoms to the systems around them — psychiatry's uneasy relationship with the social side of mental illness, and why treating it seriously is a matter of Care, not just biology.

Mental health can improve overall well-being and prevent other illnesses. And since mental health problems have a serious economic impact on vulnerable communities, making them a priority can save lives and markedly improve people's quality of life.

Quotes by Vikram Patel

The current approach that psychiatry takes almost ignores social worlds in which mental health problems arise and tries to become highly biomedical like other branches of medicine such as cardiology or oncology. But psychiatry has to be far more embedded...

Quotes by Vikram Patel

Hot, dry katabatic winds, like the south foehn in Europe, the sharav in the Middle East, and the Santa Ana of Southern California, are all believed to have a decided effect on human behavior and are associated with such health...

Quotes by Tim Cahill

I've never had any health problems and I'm Ruben, man, all the way through.

Quotes by Ruben Studdard

Addictions Quotes

People with mental health problems are almost never dangerous. In fact, they are more likely to be the victims than the perpetrators. At the same time, mental illness has been the common denominator in one act of mass violence after...

Quotes by Roy Blunt

Far from the stereotype that psychodynamic treatments are appropriate only for the 'worried well,' a growing body of evidence points to their efficacy in dealing with the most pressing mental health problems of our time.

Quotes by Robert J. Waldinger

We've taken on the major health problems of the poorest - tuberculosis, maternal mortality, AIDS, malaria - in four countries. We've scored some victories in the sense that we've cured or treated thousands and changed the discourse about what is...

Quotes by Paul Farmer

Being overweight and obesity are major risk factors for many chronic diseases for South Dakotans of all ages. When people are overweight or obese, they have more health problems and more serious health problems, in addition to higher health care...

Quotes by Mike Rounds

Companies are experimenting with replacing sodium chloride with potassium chloride, because most of the health problems come from sodium. It works for some products, but if you diminish the amount of sodium, people want sugar and fat instead.

Quotes by Michael Moss

Body Quotes

In the African-American community, we struggle with a lot of health problems that have a lot to do with our diet.

Quotes by Marvin Sapp

There is no single cause of homelessness, and vulnerable people, those with mental health problems and addictions for example, need support not punishment.

Quotes by Layla Moran

The study also included the disturbing revelation that most of the troops who reported having mental health problems also reported that they did not seek or did not receive care for their problems.

Quotes by John M. McHugh

For that story, I took as my subject a young woman whom I got to know over the course of a couple of visits. I never saw her having any health problems - but I knew she wanted to be...

Quotes by Jhumpa Lahiri

I continually still fight every day for my life, not only still battling mental health problems but battling multiple sclerosis, which also has depression as one of its side effects.

Quotes by Jennifer Holliday

Care Quotes

I had gone to the doctor. The doctor said, 'You're healthy as a horse. You've got two weight problems - two health problems because of your weight. Please do something.'

Quotes by Jason Alexander

E-waste is the fastest growing waste stream in the United States and can pose serious environmental and health problems here and around the world when not handled properly.

Quotes by Gene Green

We as a nation cannot be satisfied with our children suffering health problems through no fault of their own.

Quotes by Angela Rayner

My mother suffers mental health problems and has a learning deprivation.

Quotes by Angela Rayner

Frequently Asked Questions

What topics does this health problems quotes page touch on?
It spans mental health treatment and stigma, the economic cost of ignoring health issues, and how factors like weight and environment shape physical illness over time.
Why would someone look up quotes about health problems?
Often people are dealing with their own diagnosis or a loved one's, and want language that takes the issue seriously rather than minimizing it.
Do any quotes criticize how mental health is treated by medicine?
Yes, one points out that psychiatry can lean too heavily on a biomedical model and overlook the social conditions that contribute to mental health problems in the first place.
Is there anything here about prevention?
One quote makes the case that addressing mental health problems early can prevent other illnesses and reduce the economic toll on vulnerable communities.
Where can I read more related content?
Our Care quotes and Body quotes both connect closely with the themes on this page.

Others connect physical health problems to everyday choices, from weight to environment. See our Body quotes for more on physical wellbeing, or our Children collection for family health perspectives.