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
Example Sentences
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Nora explains to the counselor running a workplace mental health seminar that the Greeks viewed anger as a kind of insanity, but with different diagnostic profiles.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026
Ruth Steinem, Gloria’s mother, was a former journalist who was hospitalized for long periods with severe mental health problems.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Such long delays have an impact on their own work, finances and mental health, a survey for the Alzheimer's Society charity reveals.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Her five-week trial, which was televised and featured more than 80 witnesses, has sparked debate in the United States over maternal mental health.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
It was possible that he was making some progress in his mental health condition by seeing me.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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