To explain the experience of mental health, its complexity must be understood and appreciated. There are several perspectives in the field of mental health that are used for assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. This essay will use the holistic K272 model to illustrate a framework that can help explain the experience of mental health. Alongside this model are Hilary's experiences, a case study used in the course materials whose physical, psychological, emotional, social and spiritual/personal dimensions of meaning reveal the factors that may have contributed to her mental distress (The Open University, 2010, p.31-51). The effectiveness of the medical model providing an explanation will be considered and different frameworks of understanding will be discussed. This essay will consider the opinion of different user groups regarding the usefulness of a holistic model and whether those within a particular group have the same view. A holistic approach sees the person as a whole. Seedhouse (2000) suggests that we can only understand the separate parts when we look at the whole, even when we understand each part individually. Ilario is placed at the center of the K272 Holistic Model and surrounded by the five dimensions of life. An external area represents further connections and relationships that influence and are influenced by Hilary, this will reveal a broader view of her world (The Open University 2010, p23). Information is collected and added to the appropriate size to create a picture that can be used as a map to discover what contributed to Hilary's mental distress. The model clearly demonstrated that there are factors in each dimension and these factors influence and are influenced by other dimensions as well. Influences in Hilar...... middle of the document ...... nation for the experience of mental health regarding the area of ​​interest, they do not consider other factors. The relationship between mind and body has been considered, there are three different frameworks of understanding. Dualism believes that the mind and body are separate, materialism believes that there is no distinction, and interactionism believes that they interact with each other. The opinions of different user groups regarding their vision of a holistic model revealed that there are divergent opinions even between each group and even within the groups. This essay has demonstrated that the experience of mental health is complex and the explanation can be ambiguous. The different perspectives and divergent opinions in the field of mental health make it difficult to answer the question “how could a holistic model explain the experience of mental health?” It depends on the point of view of the person answering.