mental health

American  

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.

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Etymology

Origin of mental health

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

However, she said it should not have taken so long for a decision to have been made, saying: "Money's been put before residents' physical and mental health."

From BBC

About 82% of those in custody disclosed at least one medical or mental health issue when booked, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times

The report also looks at the experience of NHS staff, highlighting shortages of protective equipment and the mental health impacts the pandemic had.

From BBC

Or is the right limited to parents who inquire and object to being “shut out of participation in decisions involving their children’s mental health,” as the high court said in Mirabelli vs.

From Los Angeles Times

However, this case argues that the firms are responsible for defective products, with business models designed to hold people's attention and to promote content that can harm their mental health.

From Barron's

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