MeSH

Emotional, psychological, and social well-being of an individual or group.

Year introduced: 1967

An agency of the PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE concerned with the overall planning, promoting, and administering of programs pertaining to substance abuse and mental health. It is commonly referred to by the acronym SAMHSA. On 1 October 1992, the United States Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration (ADAMHA) became SAMHSA.

Year introduced: 1994

A component of the NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH concerned with research, overall planning, promoting, and administering mental health programs and research. It was established in 1949.

Year introduced: 1991(1982)

Organized services to provide mental health care.

Year introduced: 1967

Voluntary organizations which support educational programs and research in psychiatry with the objective of the promotion of mental health. An early association in the United States was founded as the National Committee for Mental Hygiene in 1909, became the Mental Health Association in 1976 and later the National Mental Health Association in 1980. State and local mental health associations in this country are chartered by the national organization and affiliated with it.

Year introduced: 1994

Diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive mental health services provided for individuals in the community.

Year introduced: 1967

Facilities which administer the delivery of psychologic and psychiatric services to people living in a neighborhood or community.

Year introduced: 1979

Providing mental health services via TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

Year introduced: 2024

Services which focus on the mental well-being of pre-college and pre-university students that include COUNSELING and therapy.

Year introduced: 2020

Recovery from mental disorders and/or substance abuse. The process of change in which individuals improve their MENTAL HEALTH and wellness, live a self-directed life, and work to achieve their full potential.

Year introduced: 2018

A specialty concerned with the application of psychiatric principles in caring for the mentally ill. It also includes the nursing care provided the mentally ill patient.

A treatment technique utilizing play as a medium for expression and communication between patient and therapist.

Year introduced: 1969

Specialty field that promotes recovery, community functioning, and increased well-being of individuals diagnosed with mental disorders that impair their ability to live meaningful lives.

Year introduced: 2016