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Meaning of "mental health" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MENTAL HEALTH

mental health  [ˈmentəl hɛlθ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MENTAL HEALTH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mental health is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MENTAL HEALTH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mental health

Mental health is a level of psychological well-being, or an absence of a mental disorder; it is the "psychological state of someone who is functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioral adjustment". From the perspective of positive psychology or holism, mental health may include an individual's ability to enjoy life, and create a balance between life activities and efforts to achieve psychological resilience. According to World Health Organization mental health includes "subjective well-being, perceived self-efficacy, autonomy, competence, intergenerational dependence, and self-actualization of one’s intellectual and emotional potential, among others." WHO further states that the well-being of an individual is encompassed in the realization of their abilities, coping with normal stresses of life, productive work and contribution to their community. However, cultural differences, subjective assessments, and competing professional theories all affect how "mental health" is defined. “Behavioral health” is the preferred term to “mental health.

Definition of mental health in the English dictionary

The definition of mental health in the dictionary is the general condition of a person's mind. Other definition of mental health is the branch of healthcare concerned with the treatment of mental illnesses and the improvement of mental wellbeing.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MENTAL HEALTH


commonwealth
ˈkɒmənˌwɛlθ
health
hɛlθ
stealth
stɛlθ
telehealth
ˈtɛlɪˌhɛlθ
unhealth
ʌnˈhɛlθ
wealth
wɛlθ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MENTAL HEALTH

mental age
mental arithmetic
mental block
mental cruelty
mental defective
mental deficiency
mental disability
mental disorder
mental handicap
mental healer
mental healing
mental health care
mental home
mental illness
mental impairment
mental lexicon
mental reservation
mental retardation
mental strain
mentalese

WORDS THAT END LIKE MENTAL HEALTH

bill of health
board of health
bride wealth
clean bill of health
Department of Health
environmental health
ill health
Medical Officer of Health
Minister of Health
National Health
New Commonwealth
occupational health
public health
sexual health
the Commonwealth

Synonyms and antonyms of mental health in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mental health» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MENTAL HEALTH

Find out the translation of mental health to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mental health from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mental health» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

心理健康
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

salud mental
570 millions of speakers

English

mental health
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मानसिक स्वास्थ्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الصحة العقلية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

психического здоровья
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

saúde mental
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মানসিক সাস্থ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

santé mentale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

kesihatan mental
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

psychische Gesundheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

メンタルヘルス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정신 건강
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mental kesehatan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sức khỏe tâm thần
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மன ஆரோக்கியம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मानसिक आरोग्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

akıl sağlığı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

salute mentale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zdrowie psychiczne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

психічного здоров´я
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de sanatate mintala
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ψυχική υγεία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geestesgesondheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

psykisk hälsa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mental helse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mental health

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MENTAL HEALTH»

The term «mental health» is very widely used and occupies the 8.833 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MENTAL HEALTH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mental health» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mental health» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mental health

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10 QUOTES WITH «MENTAL HEALTH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mental health.
1
Diane Abbott
Mental health is often missing from public health debates even though it's critical to wellbeing.
2
Adam Ant
Mental health needs a great deal of attention. It's the final taboo and it needs to be faced and dealt with.
3
Andy Behrman
There are lots of people with mental health disabilities, and that's just the way their life is; it's not like you see it in the movies.
4
David Blunkett
Children whose parents return to study do much better at school. Offenders who persist with studies are much less likely to reoffend. The national mental health strategy recognises the important role adult learning can play for people recovering from mental illness.
5
Roy Blunt
People with mental health problems are almost never dangerous. In fact, they are more likely to be the victims than the perpetrators. At the same time, mental illness has been the common denominator in one act of mass violence after another.
6
Roy Blunt
I co-sponsored the Justice and mental health Collaboration Act to improve access to mental health services for people in the criminal justice system. This bill would give law enforcement officers the tools they need to identify and respond to mental health issues, while continuing to support mental health courts and crisis intervention teams.
7
Jo Brand
There are so many cliches associated with mental health - such as the 'fine line between lunacy and genius' - which are, on the whole, a load of rubbish.
8
Frank Bruno
People take the mickey out of mental health, but it is very delicate.
9
David D. Burns
Most mental health professionals, including clinicians and researchers, endorse the deficit theory. They're convinced that we wage war simply because we don't know how to make love. We desperately want loving, satisfying relationships but lack the skills we need to develop them.
10
Rosalynn Carter
If you look at suicides, most of them are connected to depression. And the mental health system just fails them. It's so sad. We know what to do. We just don't do it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MENTAL HEALTH»

Discover the use of mental health in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mental health and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Public Mental Health
Public Mental Health provides a comprehensive introduction and reference for the public health approach to mental and behavioral disorders, and to promotion of mental health.
William W. Eaton, 2012
2
Handbook of Religion and Mental Health
The Handbook of Religion and Mental Health is a useful resource for mental health professionals, religious professionals, and counselors.
Harold G. Koenig, 1998
3
Assessments in Occupational Therapy Mental Health: An ...
Assessments in Occupational Therapy Mental Health, Second Edition proposes an exciting integrated approach to assessing multiple systems. the chapters in this text also present a thorough process for approaching client evaluation.
Hemphill-Pearson, Barbara, 2008
4
World Mental Health: Problems and Priorities in Low-income ...
The book is the result of several years of collaboration between experts from more than 19 countries and researchers in the Department of Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
Robert Desjarlais, 1996
5
Social Work and Mental Health
Overall the book provides a valuable framework for understanding and responding to mental health issues that will be useful for social work students and practitioners as well as a wider audience.
Kate Karban, 2011
6
Occupational Therapy and Mental Health
The book is a comprehensive textbook for occupational therapy students and occupational therapists working in the field of mental health.
Jennifer Creek, Lesley Lougher, 2008
7
Aging and Mental Health
The new edition of Aging and Mental Health offers a detailed and comprehensive discussion of the reigning theoretical models of mental health, and their application to later life.
Daniel L. Segal, Sara Honn Qualls, Michael A. Smyer, 2010
8
Mental Health Nursing: A South African Perspective
The essentials of mental health nursing are presented in this fourth edition of a landmark nursing textbook on psychiatric nursing in South African primary health care and community health care settings.
L. R. Uys, Lyn Middleton, 2004
9
A History of Mental Health Nursing
Psychiatric nursing is traced, in this book, from the role of keeper to mental-health nurse.
Peter Nolan, 2000
10
Mental Health Services: A Public Health Perspective
The publication of this book is timely for those involved with the debate over national health care reform legislation, and provides important and timely information (on populations at-risk for mental disorders, services, and systems ...
Bruce Lubotsky Levin, Kevin D. Hennessy, John Petrila, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MENTAL HEALTH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mental health is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Shortcomings found in some mental health services - RTÉ News
A report by the Mental Health Commission, which arose from a number of deaths in Carlow, Kilkenny and south Tipperary, has found that ... «RTE.ie, Jul 15»
2
Be mindful of mental health statistics | Letters | Life and style | The …
Be mindful of mental health statistics. A man meditating. 'Mindfulness is essentially about the self-regulation of our emotions – learning how to ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Family violence linked to mental health - Sky News
Mental health expert and 2010 Australian of the Year Patrick McGorry is among the key witnesses who will speak about the mental health of ... «Sky News Australia, Jul 15»
4
Herring: Comedy should tackle mental health issues - BBC News
Herring: Comedy should tackle mental health issues. 1 hour ago. Comedians should tackle issues such as depression as there is no subject that is beyond ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
5
Veterans' mental health cases get clearer guidance thanks to court …
She applied for a disability benefit saying her military service was the cause of her mental health issues, but the Veterans Department, the ... «CityNews, Jul 15»
6
Workers Bring Mental Health Care, Medication To Homeless In Miami
A partnership between advocates for the homeless and a health center is helping mentally ill people living on the streets of Miami access the ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
7
How easy is it for people of color to get mental health treatment in …
July is "Minority Mental Health Month," and the National Alliance on Mental Illness and New Orleans City Councilmember LaToya Cantrell are ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
8
Social Media Is Changing How College Students Deal With Mental
Paired with the increasing dependence on social media, these factors leave students susceptible to mental health complications, some experts ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
9
'mental health issues' court hears - Daily Express
THE man accused of murdering pensioner Donald Lock in an alleged road rage attack has "psychiatric and mental health issues", a court has ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
10
Indigenous mental health: leaders to tackle 'most confronting …
The federal government is meeting health leaders to find ways to reduce mental health problems among Indigenous people. Photo: Tanya ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Mental health [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mental-health>. May 2024 ».
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