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MENTAL HEALTH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The psychological state of someone who is functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioral adjustment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("mental health" is a kind of...):
mental condition; mental state; psychological condition; psychological state ((psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mental health"):
mental balance; mental soundness (the healthy psychological state of someone with good judgment)
saneness; sanity (normal or sound powers of mind)
Antonym:
mental illness (any disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychiatric intervention)
Context examples:
A component of the NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH concerned with research, overall planning, promoting, and administering mental health programs and research.
(National Institute of Mental Health, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood.
(Mental Health, NIH)
A social worker trained in psychotherapy who helps individuals deal with a variety of mental health and daily living problems to improve overall functioning.
(Licensed Clinical Social Worker, NCI Thesaurus)
Mental health disorders that first occur in adolescence are more severe and more likely to recur in later life.
(Recalling happy memories during adolescence can reduce risk of depression, University of Cambridge)
These, however, are all individual factors – or personal circumstances – which can negatively affect mental health.
(Depression - men far more at risk than women in deprived areas, University of Cambridge)
Stigma is part of the reason why mental health services are not well developed in many countries, the report said.
(Half of mental health disorders arise in adolescence, SciDev.Net)
Published by the American Psychiatric Association, the DSM is a listing of currently recognized mental health disorders and their diagnostic criteria, for children and adults.
(Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 3rd Edition, NCI Thesaurus)
These benefits are also good for mental health and stress levels, said the Barcelona Institute for Global Health-led academic team.
(People Living Near Parks in Cities Less Likely to Face Early Death, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
A subdiscipline of psychology centered on the special mental health needs of non-adults.
(Child Psychiatry, NCI Thesaurus)
Medical specialty concerned with the promotion and maintenance of the physical and mental health of employees in occupational settings.
(Occupational Medicine, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
