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Generalizing the notion of subharmonic functions, the author introduces generalized subharmonic functions (GSHF) as upper semicontinuous functions in \(\mathbb{R}^{n+1}_ += \{X= (x,x_{n+1})\), \(x\in \mathbb{R}^ n= \partial\mathbb{R}^{n+1}_ +\), \(x_{n+1}>0\}\) that satisfy locally the generalized mean value condition \[ u(X)\leq \int_{| Y-X|=r} u(Y) {\partial G(X,Y)\over \partial N(Y)} \sigma(Y), \] where \(G(X,Y)\) is the Green function of the operator \(-\Delta+ c(X)\), \(c(X)\geq 0\). If both \(u(X)\) and \(-u(X)\) are GSHF, \(u(X)\) is called a GHF. Under some assumptions on local summability of \(c(X)\) in \(\mathbb{R}^{n+1}\) and near the boundary the author constructs an integral representation for GSHF that has a positive GHF-majorant. This representation may be considered as a generalization to GSHF of the Nevanlinna formula for analytic functions. The existence of boundary values is also stated. The generalization to positive HSF of the Riesz-Herglotz formula, that gives an integral representation for positive harmonic functions in the half-space, is also given. Some exactification of this representation is discussed in the case of a radial potential \(c(| X|)\). Finally, the author states some representation for bounded GSHF.