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Mental Health Associations MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Mental Health Associations
Tree Number(s)
N03.540.630.780.500
Unique ID
D008604
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008604
Annotation
specify geog
Scope Note
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.
Entry Version
MENTAL HEALTH ASSOC
Entry Term(s)
Associations, Mental Health
Health Associations, Mental
Previous Indexing
Community Mental Health Services (1967-1974)
Mental Disorders (1966-1974)
Mental Health (1966-1974)
Voluntary Health Agencies (1966-1974)
Public MeSH Note
94; was MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION 1975-93 (see under VOLUNTARY HEALTH AGENCIES 1975-90)
Online Note
use MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATIONS to search MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION 1975-93; search VOLUNTARY HEALTH AGENCIES 1967-74
History Note
94; was MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION 1975-93 (see under VOLUNTARY HEALTH AGENCIES 1975-90)
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
1999/11/03
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