mental health

American  

noun

1. psychological well-being and satisfactory adjustment to society and to the ordinary demands of life.

2. the field of medicine concerned with the maintenance or achievement of such well-being and adjustment.

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Etymology

Origin of mental health

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

But she has noticed that many people with mental health difficulties face a lack of personalised, face-to-face advice despite needing "hand-holding and guiding" as they fill in forms and look at their finances.

From BBC

Studies also find that parenting style is a crucial mediator in the relationship between social-media use and mental health.

From The Wall Street Journal

For her final engagement of the day, the princess joined Mind Over Mountains, a charity offering professional mental health support through therapeutic outdoor experiences, for a supported well-being walk in the Peak District.

From BBC

And 1 in 5 say it has hurt their mental health.

From Los Angeles Times

However, this case argues those firms are culpable for business models designed to hold people's attention and to promote content that winds up harming their mental health.

From Barron's

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