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World Health Organization Releases Comprehensive Fact Sheet on Global Mental Disorders

World Health Organization publishes a fact sheet that defines mental disorders, lists common conditions such as depression and anxiety, and notes their contribution to global disease burden, emphasizing the need for coordinated globally public‑health action.

Cambridge Dictionary defines the adjective “mental” as relating to the mind or intellectual processes, providing examples of usage and noting its distinction from “psychological” in everyday English.

Wikipedia article on mental health describes it as a state of emotional and psychological well‑being, outlines factors that influence it such as biology, environment, and lifestyle, and highlights its importance for overall quality of life.

Wikipedia entry on mental disorder explains it as a clinically significant syndrome affecting cognition, emotion, or behavior, lists diagnostic criteria used by professionals, and references classification systems such as the ICD and DSM.