メンタルヘルス
意味
Mental health — awareness and care of psychological wellbeing, often used in workplace and public health contexts.
メンタルヘルス is the more formal counterpart to casual メンタル, used in workplace policies, government campaigns, and media discussions about psychological wellbeing. Japanese companies are increasingly required to conduct stress checks (ストレスチェック) and provide メンタルヘルス support. The term signals a societal shift toward taking mental health seriously, though stigma still exists around actually seeking help.
例文
- 最近の企業はメンタルヘルス対策にもっと力入れるべきだよ。
- メンタルヘルスについてオープンに話せる社会になってほしい。
- 学校でもメンタルヘルスの授業があったらいいのにな。
使い方ガイド
場面: workplace, media, healthcare, social media
トーン: serious, awareness-raising
正しい言い方
- うちの会社もメンタルヘルスの相談窓口できたよ。 (Our company set up a mental health consultation desk.)
- メンタルヘルスは体の健康と同じくらい大事だよね。 (Mental health is just as important as physical health.)
避ける言い方
- 「メンタルヘルスって甘えでしょ」は絶対に言わない (Never say 'mental health is just being soft' — this dismissive attitude perpetuates harmful stigma)
よくある間違い
- Confusing メンタルヘルス (the concept/field of mental health) with メンタル (one's personal mental state) — they have different usages
起源と歴史
From English 'mental health.' Adopted into Japanese as awareness of workplace mental health grew, especially after Japan mandated corporate stress checks in 2015.
文化的背景
時代: 2010s, boosted by 2015 mandatory stress check law
世代: All ages, used in corporate and educational settings
社会的背景: Universal
地域メモ: Used across all of Japan. Japan's 2015 Stress Check System (ストレスチェック制度) made メンタルヘルス a standard workplace term.
関連フレーズ
フラッシュカード、クイズ、音声発音、間隔反復