mental health
noun /ˌmentl ˈhelθ/
/ˌmentl ˈhelθ/
[uncountable]- the state of health of somebody's mind
心理健康: 某人心灵的健康状态- Volunteering can also improve your mental health and help you live longer.
志愿服务也可以改善你的心理健康,帮助你活得更久。 - It's important to tackle the causes of stress and poor mental health early on.
尽早解决压力和不良心理健康的原因很重要。 - to have mental health issues/problems
有精神健康问题 - There is often a stigma attached to mental health issues.
精神健康问题往往被视为耻辱。
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.
我从14岁开始就经历了心理健康问题。 - a charity that helps mentally ill people live independently
帮助精神病患者独立生活的慈善机构
- I have experienced mental health issues since the age of 14.
- 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.
他从事跟精神异常儿童有关的工作。
- 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?
问题在于这男人犯罪时是否处于精神失常状态?
- The question is, was the man insane when he committed the crime?
- Volunteering can also improve your mental health and help you live longer.
- the system for treating people with mental health problems
精神卫生: 治疗精神疾病患者的系统- The government has announced £600 million extra funding for mental health.
政府宣布为精神健康追加6亿英镑的资金。 - The demand for mental health services rose after the financial crisis.
金融危机后,对心理健康服务的需求增加了。
- The government has announced £600 million extra funding for mental health.