mental health

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mental health¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

Mr Aitken said his daughter had been placed into seven different mental health hospitals over five years from the age of 15, and attempted suicide multiple times.

From BBC

Vashi concludes her editorial by addressing the relationship between digital beauty standards and mental health and self-esteem.

From Science Daily

Maintaining a front garden might increase your mental health; looking at green spaces can raise academic performance.

From Los Angeles Times

Maldonado said it’s easier to get past the hurdles of students not following swift phone bans “if you start from a focus on mental health and wellness instead of compliance with rules.”

From Los Angeles Times

As adults they now recognise he had serious mental health problems and used drugs and alcohol as a means of escape.

From BBC

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