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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Reitano focused on mental health diversion and treatment, aiming to support rehabilitation when possible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
He also cast doubt on Clancy's own admissions that she killed her children, in what would be a major shift from her mental health defense.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
Removing encampments criminalizes people who already are marginalized by society, when the focus should be on addressing addiction and mental health issues, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The review also found an association with wheezing, coughing, poor oral and dental health, poor sleep, mental health problems and eye symptoms.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Several decades of mental health have not made schizophrenia go away, nor has it been established that a community mental-health center can yet maintain the mental health of a community.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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