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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"Our findings bring us a step closer to this goal of precision mental health care, especially for high-risk populations, by providing a biological framework that could guide future diagnosis and treatment."
From Science Daily • May 4, 2026
It is badly affecting his mental health - at one point he admits that he is "broken".
From BBC • May 4, 2026
"I think about the adage, 'What gets measured gets managed.' An aspirational goal in mental health would be to combine subjective experience with objective biological testing," said Perez.
From Science Daily • May 4, 2026
Coffee has long been associated with digestive and mental health benefits, but the biological reasons behind these effects have not been fully understood.
From Science Daily • May 3, 2026
Vincent’s mental health, as he himself had predicted, is unpredictable, volatile.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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