"mental health" meaning in English

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Noun

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Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} mental health (uncountable)
  1. (psychology) One's emotional well-being, especially with reference to one's outlook on life, ability to cope with stress or the absence of a mental disorder. Wikipedia link: mental health Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Psychology Related terms: mental hygiene Translations (emotional well-being): صِحَّة نَفْسِيَّة (alt: ṣiḥḥa(t) nafsiyya) [feminine] (Arabic), ܚܘܼܠܡܵܢܵܐ ܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ḵulmānā nafšānāyā) [masculine] (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic), စိတ်ကျန်းမာရေး (citkyan:mare:) (Burmese), 心理健康 (xīnlǐ jiànkāng) (Chinese Mandarin), 精神衛生 (Chinese Mandarin), 精神卫生 (jīngshén wèishēng) (Chinese Mandarin), geestelijke gezondheid [feminine] (Dutch), mentale gezondheid [feminine] (Dutch), mielenterveys (Finnish), בְּרִיאוּת נַפְשִׁית (briút nafshít) [feminine] (Hebrew), मानसिक स्वास्थ्य (mānsik svāsthya) [masculine] (Hindi), mentális/lelki egészség (Hungarian), saúde mental [feminine] (Portuguese), душе́вное здоро́вье (dušévnoje zdoróvʹje) [neuter] (Russian), психи́ческое здоро́вье (psixíčeskoje zdoróvʹje) [neuter] (Russian), salud mental [feminine] (Spanish), afya ya akili (Swahili), psykisk hälsa [common-gender] (Swedish), isipning lusog (Tagalog), iechyd meddwl [masculine] (Welsh)

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