Abstract: More and more psychologists are concerned about issues of Chinese culture and mental health. However few researches are on this issue as a whole. This paper highlights that there were mental problems in ancient Chinese society although not using the words like "mental health" in the meaning of modern psychology. In traditional Chinese culture there were three approaches to mental health: namely spirit or spirituality, mind and body, and superstitious belief or folk psychology. This paper shows how they have the function to deal with mental problems or mental disorders. The paper also discusses some issues related to them.

Key words: three approaches, mental health, traditional Chinese culture