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mental health

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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.

Etymology

Origin of mental health

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

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“Teen mental health is profoundly complex and cannot be linked to a single app,” a Meta spokesperson told Barron’s.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

He said the party would also prioritise a network of local health and wellbeing centres, bringing GPs, social care, mental health and community services under one roof.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

“I feel like when we get into the mental health stuff, it can get really heavy and at least right now, I don’t want that to be the tone for the show,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Hope is as essential to a cancer patient’s mental health as chemotherapy is to their physical health.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

“Is your mental health break over?” she asks.

From "The Misfits" by James Howe

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