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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While a small decline can be adaptive, dads face mental health risks when their testosterone drops too low.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
It’s better for the children’s health and mental health, according to Butts.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
“Brass tacks is that we need people that are going to be willing to fight for mental health services,” Sannappa said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
Attitudes toward the test are changing, with students and parents more and more unwilling to trade physical and mental health for high test scores.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
So for the time being, my parents’ worries about their younger son’s physical health were compounded by their worries about their older son’s mental health.
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
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