mental health
Americannoun
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psychological well-being and satisfactory adjustment to society and to the ordinary demands of life.
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the field of medicine concerned with the maintenance or achievement of such well-being and adjustment.
Etymology
Origin of mental health
First recorded in 1825–35
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Clancy's original trial, which featured more than 80 witnesses and days of distressing testimony, sparked debate in the United States over maternal mental health.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
But Bray previously told the BBC that the loss of these real world safe spaces could worsen the mental health of vulnerable women in the county.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
In a statement read out by an assistant coroner on Friday, her husband Kenny Wormald said she had been struggling with severe mental health issues before her death.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
She wants to make student services easier to navigate and to strengthen financial aid and other support, including for food, housing, child care and mental health.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
A wide assortment of children's rights advocates, lawyers, and mental health experts were watching closely when we asked the Court to declare life-without-parole sentences imposed on children unconstitutional.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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