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.

Origin:
1825–35

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mental health

noun
the psychological state of someone who is functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioral adjustment [ant: mental disease
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  your criminal background and mental health.
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As with all hallucinogenic substances, there can be some risk to your mental
  health.
In the meantime, there's something you can do that helps both areas but that
  doesn't have any known mental health risks.
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