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

His solicitor told the court that his client had received treatment for mental health difficulties.

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"It can do your mental health no good trying to go to these events."

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To mark the 14th anniversary of his death, Everton have installed a 'talking bench' on the fan plaza as a way to "encourage conversation, tackle loneliness and isolation, and signpost people to mental health support".

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"Residents struggling with heating their homes due to the rising cost of living can go for warmth, to look after physical and mental health, and to access support information," North Northamptonshire Council said.

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Parents speak of being threatened, harassed and pushed into mental health crisis, while one adopted teenager who returned to care says that with more support his family might still be together now.

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