Integral brain health: Cerebral/mental/social provisional definitions.

Brain health matters to everyone, we all need to know what it is. The digital age, the knowledge-based society, and expanding virtual worlds require greater cognitive capacity and mental and social resilience to function and to contribute; and yet there are no agreed definitions for brain, mental, or social health. Moreover, no definition encompasses all three or recognizes their integrated, interactive nature. Such a definition would: Help integrate relevant facts lingering behind specialized definitions and jargons. Promote a more holistic approach to patients. Create synergies among disciplines. The new definition would come in three versions: A lay, a scientific, and a customized one depending on the purpose, for example, research, education, policy, and so forth. Buttressed by evolving evidence integrated and update through a Brainpedia, they would focus attention on the greatest investment that individuals and society can make: Integral brain health: Cerebral/mental/social, in a safe, healthy, and supportive environment.