Mental health and resilience - the secrets of inner strength

Around one billion people struggle with stress-related illness globally - and that figure is rising. What protects those with good mental health? Is their resilience innate? Or is the ability to withstand chronic stress and crisis something that can be learned? In the search for answers, the film...

52 min - Mind & Psychology - DW Documentary

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