mental hygiene
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmentalandhygiene
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mental
adjective
uk/ˈmen.təl/us/-t̬əl/
relating to the mind, or involving the process ...
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hygiene
noun[U]
uk/ˈhaɪ.dʒiːn/us/ˈhaɪ.dʒiːn/
the degree to which people keep themselves or their environment clean, especially to ...
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(Definition ofmentalandhygienefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Yet their operation was shaped by the conditions and acute clinical needs of the regions involved rather than any general aspirations tomentalhygieneideals.
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Following its establishment, the council opened severalmentalhygienestations for youth and adults.
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It will, however, also have to provide the correct scientific basis for sociology (and formentalhygiene, on which a true sociology must be based).
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Instead of establishing a sterilisation law, the state should strongly support thementalhygienemovement.
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Mentalhygieneprofessionals found that "normal" schoolchildren had many behavior problems that merited clinical attention.
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In the 1930s, middle-class parents also turned to the child guidance clinics established by psychiatrists involved in thementalhygienemovement.
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Examining and classifying the detainees was also part of a broader project ofmentalhygiene.
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This opportunity to studymentalhygienein the field was perceived by many psychiatrists and psychologists at the time as a unique occasion that should not be missed.
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The medical teams and all professionals involved in absorption and in thementalhygieneproject likewise conceived of the kibbutz as a preferred destination for the refugees.
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Both firms from 1918 onward specialized inmentalhygienehospitals.
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Would it not be a first task of such amentalhygieneto provide work, bread, and satisfaction of the basic needs for everybody?
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Amentalhygienemovement also developed, partly separately and now known as mental health.
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He was also interested in anthropology, physical therapy, prevention of neuroses,mentalhygieneand child neurology.
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By the mid-1920s the chief interest of the foundation had become public health, includingmentalhygiene, community health, rural hospitals, medical research, and medical education.
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In his vision for thementalhygienemovement, he advocated for community-based services to help people develop skills to cope with the demands of everyday living.
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