mental health

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mental health¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

Ms Toman said it was an under-researched area, but the transition could be "very disruptive" and could sometimes lead to a decline in mental health and well-being.

From BBC

Mr Rudd resigned from his job because he said the scam had "a huge impact" on his mental health.

From BBC

She was taken in for a mental health evaluation.

From Los Angeles Times

Eight years ago, Daniel Ridge launched a legal battle against his former employer for dismissing him from his job at a county morgue while at the same time fighting his own mental health demons.

From Los Angeles Times

But mental health experts stressed the importance of retirees protecting their mental well-being — a concept that might strike some older Americans as self-indulgent or woo-woo, having been raised by the stoic Silent Generation.

From Salon

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