title: [The Construction of a Mental Health Component for the National Survey: NMHS 2015, Colombia].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Usually, mental health has been defined as the absence of mental disorders. In order to approach this concept in a plain sanitas way, it was considered necessary to crosslink a component for the National Mental Health Survey 2015 (NMHS; ENSM for its acronym in Spanish), that would respond to the specific orientation and particularities of the country.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To describe the structure and contents of the mental health component of the NMHS 2015 for the Colombian population over 7 years of age.
  
  
  METHODS
  Review, documentary analysis and discussion regarding the concepts and tools with the team in charge of the NMHS and other groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  353 documents were reviewed, and 180 were analyzed and discussed. The component model is presented, considering the ethic dimension of relationship care as a main element; it merges two inquiry dimensions or categories: subjective-relational, and social-collective.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The structured mental health component provides information regarding the entire population. It also allows understanding and approaching the concept of mental health as a personal and collective "good life".
authors.affiliation: Psicología Comunitaria, Facultad de Medicina, Departamento de Psiquiatría y Salud Mental e Instituto de Envejecimiento, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia.
authors.forename: Cecilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: de Santacruz
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Psicología, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia.
authors.forename: Nubia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.affiliation: Epidemiología Clínica, Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Facultad de Medicina, Departamento de Epidemiología Clínica y Departamento de Psiquiatría y Salud Mental, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia. Electronic address: cgomez_restrepo@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gómez-Restrepo
authors.affiliation: Neuropsicología, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Envejecimiento, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Intellectus-Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Bogotá, Colombia.
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Matallana
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Psiquiatría y Salud Mental, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia.
authors.forename: Juan Pablo
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Borda
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003105:Colombia; D006306:Health Surveys / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008603:Mental Health; D064890:Social Determinants of Health; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Capital social; Mental disorders; Mental health; Salud mental; Social capital; Trastornos mentales