mental health

noun

/ˌmentl ˈhelθ/

[uncountable]

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the state of health of somebody's mind
- Volunteering can also improve your mental health and help you live longer.
- It's important to tackle the causes of stress and poor mental health early on.
- to have mental health issues/problems
- There is often a stigma attached to mental health issues.
Which Word? Talking about mental health
Talking about mental health
- Do not use the words mad or crazy to describe somebody who is suffering from a real mental illness. Say instead that somebody has mental health issues/problems or is mentally ill:
  I have experienced mental health issues since the age of 14.
  a charity that helps mentally ill people live independently
- Disturbed can be used to describe somebody who has mental health issues because of very unhappy or unpleasant experiences:
  He works with emotionally disturbed children.
- Insane is a formal or old-fashioned term used to describe somebody suffering from a serious mental illness and unable to live in normal society:
  The question is, was the man insane when he committed the crime?
  However, insane is more often used in informal English to describe somebody who is not suffering from a mental illness, but whose mind does not work normally, especially because they are under pressure. This meaning is used in the phrases go insane and drive somebody insane.
the system for treating people with mental health problems
- The government has announced £600 million extra funding for mental health.
- The demand for mental health services rose after the financial crisis.
Topics Medicineb1

单词	mental health
释义	mental health noun /ˌmentl ˈhelθ/ /ˌmentl ˈhelθ/ [uncountable] jump to other results the state of health of somebody's mind Volunteering can also improve your mental health and help you live longer. It's important to tackle the causes of stress and poor mental health early on. to have mental health issues/problems There is often a stigma attached to mental health issues. Which Word? Talking about mental healthTalking about mental health Do not use the words mad or crazy to describe somebody who is suffering from a real mental illness. Say instead that somebody has mental health issues/problems or is mentally ill: I have experienced mental health issues since the age of 14. a charity that helps mentally ill people live independently Disturbed can be used to describe somebody who has mental health issues because of very unhappy or unpleasant experiences: He works with emotionally disturbed children. Insane is a formal or old-fashioned term used to describe somebody suffering from a serious mental illness and unable to live in normal society: The question is, was the man insane when he committed the crime? However, insane is more often used in informal English to describe somebody who is not suffering from a mental illness, but whose mind does not work normally, especially because they are under pressure. This meaning is used in the phrases go insane and drive somebody insane. the system for treating people with mental health problems The government has announced £600 million extra funding for mental health. The demand for mental health services rose after the financial crisis. Topics Medicineb1
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