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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I would add that the Salinger myth also delayed a reckoning with his most famous character’s mental health.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026
He told the BBC that - after 35 years of silence - he reported it to police after discussing the incident with a mental health worker.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Tisch said on Thursday that Morales didn’t have any known mental-health history with the police, but said, “The initial investigation suggests that mental health may have been a factor.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
“It’s an obvious deficit in our country’s mental health landscape, and I’m grateful that some larger, more established organizations are facing it head on with this initiative.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
It was possible that he was making some progress in his mental health condition by seeing me.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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