PLOS Mental Health
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Global, multidisciplinary, #OpenAccess journal bringing together research relevant to improving the mental health and well-being of all people around the world.
Joined July 2023
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Our Executive Editor @NeuroKMC features in the latest 'Speakout' podcast from @global_peer. This instalment focuses on the interactions between mental health and neurodivergence...
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Our research paper recently published by @PLOSMentalHlth is covered by leading newspaper in india @the_hindu
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Shortage of clinical psychologists in India due to discontinuation of MPhil program raises concerns about education and accreditation standards.
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We're thrilled to announce that in 2025, our journal will have a Lived Experience Focus Group. We hope this will help us to drive progress in the most effective way. Details about how to be involved can be found here... https://t.co/tBwi5OKYOw
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#NewArticleAlert 🚨 A collective, international effort between @UBuffalo, @cityofhope, @HenryFordHealth, @naseemalrabeeh and @HMC_Qatar, emphasizes the importance of improving psychosocial interventions for people living with cancer https://t.co/UnbaIX1nnW
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Mental health problems are increasingly relevant for cancer patients struggling with the disease and its treatment. The purpose of this study was to further characterize and contrast variances...
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#NewArticleAlert 🚨 In this Opinion, Archana Reddy Bongurala @OmniCommunityH1 and colleagues from @CarlePeoria, and @VirufyOrg consider how AI could be used to help improve day-to-day experiences, and therefore well-being, in people with ADHD. https://t.co/at2D1tIGPb
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In our last 'Community Case Studies' blog of 2024, we speak to Dr Kathryn Watt @UKZN and @LauraRossouw @WitsUniversity about the importance of the Asenze Cohort Study in supporting adolescent mental health in under-resourced settings https://t.co/yXuu36kfe2
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In our final ‘Community Case Studies’ blog of 2024, PLOS Mental Health speaks to Kathryn Grace Watt (University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban) and…
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#NewArticleAlert 🚨 Our Section Editor Lesley Jo Weaver @uoregon and colleagues at Public Health Research Institute of India and @UAZPublicHealth try to understand the reasons why some may reject mental health care in India https://t.co/8iczdgGOtQ
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Objectives Lack of engagement with mental health services is a challenge for Global Mental Health research and intervention in lower- and middle-income settings. In India particularly, there is a...
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#NewArticleAlert 🚨 Researchers from @Noun_DL, @fulokoja and @WesternILUniv begin to unravel the painful impact of conflict displacement on the mental health of children young people https://t.co/Wq5o4wKHgU
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This research is a scoping review aimed at identifying evidence and studies that address the mental health issues of children and young people forcibly displaced by conflict. It also examines mental...
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#NewArticleAlert 🚨 How do we meet demands for mental health professionals without jeopardizing the quality of training? In this Opinion from Amit Kumar Soni @NIMHANS_BLR & Mohit Kumar @AIIMSBhopal, recommendations for tackling this in India are shared https://t.co/MfQdVvuEPK
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#NewArticleAlert 🚨 A collaboration between @PlymUni, @UniofExeter, @LSEnews, @McPinFoundation, @OfficialUoM, @nhsuhcw and @UniofBradford evaluates PARTNERS - a collaborative care model with recovery -based coaching https://t.co/7nSWUKqKOW
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Many with severe mental illnesses are underserved by disjointed service provision. PARTNERS aims to address this via collaborative care with recovery-based coaching. PARTNERS was evaluated in a...
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#NewArticleAlert 🚨 In this Opinion, @AnilFastenau @DAHW_germany @malcpak & colleagues from @harvardmed, @UniCologne and @LepraUK consider risk factors for suicide among women in South-East Asia and offer some recommendations to help address this crisis https://t.co/9cDurLVlCv
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#NewArticleAlert 🚨 From @BrockUniversity and @uOttawa: A call to action for society to help young people navigate relationships and conflict in positive and healthy ways https://t.co/sI5rx9OGwH
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The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the gendered ways that youth in Canada are navigating their social relationships, and in turn, how this may be shaping their mental health...
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#NewArticleAlert 🚨 From @DrNafisoAhmed, @cityalan, & colleagues @ucl, @OxfordHealthNHS, @CityUniLondon & @KingsIoPPN: Insights for increasing shared decision-making in management plans for individuals with severe mental health conditions. https://t.co/BifaR1m1C4
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The assessment and management of risk are fundamental to mental health care provision and are considered high-priority tasks by professionals worldwide. Clinical guidance recommends for risk to be...
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#NewArticleAlert 🚨 To inform suicide prevention, we need to understand more about the causal factors. In this paper from @Cambridge_Uni, suicidality in those experiencing menopause is analysed https://t.co/nCZwBxgmjr
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Suicide is one of the leading causes of deaths worldwide, with an estimated 1 in 100 deaths being attributable to suicide. Whilst rates of suicide are higher in men, evidence suggests that suicide...
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#NewArticleAlert 🚨 This Systematic Review from @AKUGlobal and @HMHSchoolofMed demonstrates adverse mental health outcomes among cybervictims, highlighting a need for zero tolerance policies against cyberbullying https://t.co/WcF32xEyB8
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Cyberbullying is increasingly prevalent globally, particularly among young individuals. Cybervictims may be at an increased risk of adverse psychological outcomes. This systematic review aims to...
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#NewArticleAlert 🚨 Voices from the ground: An exploration of stakeholder perspectives by @michiganstateu, @UMN_CEHD & @Makerere is used to inform systemic mental health efforts in Uganda and comparable global settings https://t.co/oEXJMyWU0F
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Mental health capacity building is a growing priority in Ugandan healthcare systems. Despite increased governmental attention to community mental health and mental healthcare needs, no empirical...
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#NewArticleAlert 🚨 How are we engaging with the support from online loneliness forums? @AndyAnietie & colleagues from @Howard_CEA, @GeorgeMasonU & @universityofuyo analyze over 200,000 posts on a @Reddit loneliness forum to help us understand this. https://t.co/PxDJ7EDUsP
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In May 2023, the United States surgeon general put out an advisory suggesting that loneliness and social isolation should be tackled and prioritized like health conditions such as substance abuse....
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#NewArticleAlert 🚨 A Systematic Review from @MGVanstone and colleagues (@McMasterU, @McMasterFamMed, @mcgillu) focuses on the lived experiences of those living with treatment-resistant depression to help inform clinical practices and funding policies https://t.co/2FOSdMYyrn
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Treatment-resistant depression (TRD) occurs when depressive symptoms persist after a patient has tried at least two antidepressants at an appropriate dose for an adequate length of time, as judged by...
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Our Executive Editor @NeuroKMC and Editors-in-Chief @thewrittenro & @CharleneSunkel reflect on how @PLOSMentalHlth has worked towards its mission in its first year. Thank you to everyone who has engaged with and supported the journal 💜 https://t.co/BaoQfnVStc
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PLOS Mental Health’s First Year 2024 is flying by and November 1st marks the one year anniversary since PLOS Mental Health launched…
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