Mental Health Associations
"Mental Health Associations" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D008604
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.540.630.780.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Mental Health Associations- Mental Health Associations
- Health Associations, Mental
- Associations, Mental Health
- Association, Mental Health
- Health Association, Mental
- Mental Health Association
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