MENTAL HEALTH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mental health mean? 

• MENTAL HEALTH (noun)
  The noun MENTAL HEALTH has 1 sense:

1. the psychological state of someone who is functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioral adjustment

  Familiarity information: MENTAL HEALTH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MENTAL HEALTH (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 

The researchers acknowledge that genetic factors are likely to play a role but they accounted for parents’ mental health difficulties prior to their first pregnancy and after their child’s birth.

(Prenatal parental stress linked to behaviour problems in toddlers, University of Cambridge)

Kids who have behavior problems are at higher risk for school failure, mental health problems, and even suicide.

(Child Behavior Disorders, NIH)

To diagnose mental health problems, the doctor or mental health specialist looks at your child's signs and symptoms, medical history, and family history.

(Child Mental Health, NIH: National Institute of Mental Health)

Children with Cushing syndrome may be at higher risk for suicide as well as for depression, anxiety and other mental health conditions long after their disease has been successfully treated.

(Children with Cushing syndrome may have higher suicide risk, NIH)

The surprising results suggest novel approaches to promoting mental health.

(Self-tuning neurons promote resilience to stress, depression, NIH)

The extremely low birth weight babies had a higher risk for certain mental health problems.

(Tiny Babies May Face Mental Health Problems Later, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

A person trained to work in any field of physical or mental health.

(Health Professional, NCI Thesaurus)

A question about an individual's rating of their mental health, including emotions and ability to think.

(In General How Would You Rate Your Mental Health Including Your Mood And Ability To Think, NCI Thesaurus)

The promotion and maintenance of physical and mental health in the work environment.

(Occupational Health, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A person who is trained to give spiritual and mental health advice.

(Pastoral counselor, NCI Dictionary)