behavioral health

American  

[bih-heyv-yer-uhl helth] / bɪˈheɪv yər əl ˈhɛlθ /

noun

1. the field of medicine concerned with a person’s activities or habits and how these affect physical, mental, and social well-being.

2. well-being as it relates to one’s activities and habits.

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Etymology

Origin of behavioral health

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

That study found that telehealth accounts for 44% of all behavioral health visits and 9% of primary-care visits among beneficiaries in traditional Medicare.

From MarketWatch

Blueprint also returned cash to fund investors from the merging of portfolio company Sunwave Health, a behavioral health software provider, with Lightning Step Technologies in a deal backed by BVP Forge, the growth-investment arm of Bessemer Venture Partners.

From The Wall Street Journal

The measure authorized billions in state bonds to expand mental health treatment capacity and housing for people with serious behavioral health needs.

From Los Angeles Times

The new St. Vincent Behavioral Health Campus, expected to open in phases over the next two years, will eventually provide job training, 800 beds and a variety of medical services, including recuperative, outpatient, addiction and mental health care, according to Shay Yadin, co-owner of the limited liability company that acquired the 7.7-acre campus.

From Los Angeles Times

St. Vincent Behavioral Health Campus LLC purchased the shuttered hospital in Los Angeles’ Westlake neighborhood at the end of last year.

From Los Angeles Times