Mental Health
475 peer-reviewed studies indexed
Representation of mental illness and disorders in Iberoamerica digital media.
The majority representation of mental health in Ibero-American digital media was neutral in tone (56%), while negative representation (17%) was generally linked to crime and substance abuse, and the authors argue that neutral representation should not be considered a positive aspect as a more proactive approach should be encouraged.
The Experiences of LGBTQ+ Pre-Service and Qualified Teachers and Their Mental Health: A Systematic Review of International Research.
This systematic review of 20 published papers found that LGBTQ+ pre-service and qualified teachers face additional stressors including discrimination and identity management challenges in schools, and that teacher education programmes inadequately prepare educators for LGBTQ+ inclusive teaching.
Are play and screen time associated with British preschoolers' mental health? Cross-sectional findings from the British Preschool Children's Play Survey.
In British preschoolers, adventurous play is associated with better mental health outcomes, whereas higher educational screen time was associated with poorer mental health, indicating that adventurous play may benefit preschoolers' mental health or that preschoolers with better mental health are more likely to engage in adventurous play.
IS HEALTH AT RISK? A QUANTITATIVE STUDY ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF EXCESSIVE MOBILE APPLICATION USE ON PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELL-BEING AMONG ADULTS IN SAUDI ARABIA.
Excessive mobile application use (>4 hours/day) among adults in Saudi Arabia was strongly associated with impaired sleep, physical discomfort including eye strain and musculoskeletal pain, and psychological distress including anxiety and depression.
Social Determinants of Mental Health in Armed Conflict-affected Municipalities.
Social determinants of health related to social support and sense of community positively impact the mental health of conflict-affected communities in Montes de María, Colombia, while armed conflict, state abandonment, economic issues, and barriers to mental health services negatively impact mental health.
Maternal adverse childhood experiences and prenatal stress: Intergenerational transmission and offspring mental health in the ECHO Cohort.
Maternal adverse childhood experiences and prenatal stress were each independently associated with offspring mental health problems, highlighting the intergenerational transmission of adversity-related mental health risk.
Data resource profile: the mental health of children and young people (MHCYP) 2017 and follow-up surveys.
The Mental Health of Children and Young People (MHCYP) 2017 survey and its follow-up waves provide population-representative longitudinal data on children and adolescents in England encompassing a range of mental health disorders and difficulties, with subsequent waves conducted between 2020 and 2023.
Who cares about mental health? Benchmarking the issue importance of mental health for American voters".
Mental health is of substantial importance as a voting issue for Americans, and especially so for liberals, higher-income people, and those in relatively poor health, suggesting that championing action on mental health could bring political rewards to policymakers.
School-based intervention to improve mental health, cognitive function, and academic performance in adolescents: a study protocol for a cluster randomised trial.
This paper describes a protocol for a cluster-randomised controlled trial evaluating a multi-component school-based intervention targeting physical activity and homework support to improve mental health, cognitive function, and academic performance in adolescents aged 14-15.
Is it Erectile Dysfunction or a Mental-Health Challenge? Insights From Psychologists.
ED in Tanzania is 'a masked mental-health presentation requiring integrative, culturally informed psychological responses,' with psychologists identifying depression, performance anxiety, chronic stress, and low self-worth as strongly intertwined with erectile difficulties.
Mental Health and Resilience in Eritrean and Somali Refugees in Switzerland: A Cross-Sectional Study.
While overall levels of resilience are impressively high among Eritrean and Somali refugees in Switzerland, a large proportion exhibited symptoms of somatic disorders and harmful levels of alcohol use well beyond the early adaptation phase, highlighting the need for long-term mental healthcare beyond the time of arrival.
Social comparison and maladaptive emotion regulation are associated with poorer mental health in social media users.
Mental health indicators such as anxiety, depression, and anger are more strongly associated with social media time when higher use co-occurs with greater social comparison and maladaptive emotion regulation strategies, suggesting that the quality of engagement may be more relevant than sheer time online.
Tracing socioeconomic inequalities in children's and adolescent's mental health: longitudinal study findings from 2017 to 2024.
Socioeconomic inequalities in children's and adolescents' mental health remained evident throughout the COVID-19 pandemic period, with inequalities temporarily narrowing during the pandemic but re-increasing post-pandemic as recovery effects were only visible for young people in higher socioeconomic status.
Professional, organizational and policy-level barriers and facilitators to perinatal mental health care in the United Arab Emirates: A qualitative study.
A qualitative study of 43 healthcare professionals in the UAE identified 31 barriers and 33 facilitators across professional, organizational, and policy levels influencing perinatal mental health care, with the multicultural healthcare workforce emerging as a critical facilitator for culturally competent care.
Neighborhood food store and subsequent health and well-being of older adults in Japan: an outcome-wide study.
Older adults reporting fewer neighborhood food stores had less favorable outcomes across 5 of 7 health and well-being domains, with associations remaining statistically significant after Bonferroni correction.
Impact of Occupational Noise Exposure on Physical and Mental Health of Water Pumping Station Operators in Lebanon.
Occupational noise exposure among Lebanese water pumping station operators exceeded safety thresholds and was associated with high prevalence of hearing impairment (88%) and adverse psychological effects, with a complete lack of hearing protection use and no formal training on noise hazards.
The impact of social isolation and digital exclusion on mental and physical health in older adults: A meta-analysis.
Both social isolation and digital exclusion are independently and significantly associated with an elevated risk of depression in older adults, with a 60% higher likelihood of depressive symptoms among socially or digitally disconnected seniors, and digital exclusion may be a critical 'super-social determinant' of health.
Effects of Self-Compassion and Mindfulness Interventions on Mental Health and Work-Related Outcomes Among Japanese Workers: Randomized Controlled Trial.
This low-intensity, fully self-guided, smartphone-based meditation program demonstrated good feasibility, as reflected by high adherence and relatively low attrition, but between-group effects were limited and findings should be interpreted as preliminary.
Navigating stigma and support: a qualitative study of help-seeking for mental health challenges among Chinese university students.
Chinese university students' help-seeking behaviors are shaped by Psychological Capital and perceived social support, but significant barriers such as stigma and lack of mental health literacy hinder effective help-seeking.
Association of physical activity and mental health symptoms to the academic performance of physical therapy students in Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study.
Despite high prevalence of low physical activity and psychological distress among physical therapy students in Saudi Arabia, no significant associations between physical activity, anxiety, depressive symptoms, and academic performance were found, though older age was associated with lower odds of high GPA while living with family significantly increased odds of high GPA.
Cultural Self-Construal and Sustainable Mental Health in Japan: The Role of Subjective, Objective, and Autonomous Selves.
Three culturally grounded dimensions of self-construal (Subjective, Objective, and Autonomous Self) differentially relate to positive and negative indicators of psychological adjustment among Japanese adults, with internally guided self-regulation functioning as psychological resources and externally guided self-regulation operating as a potential vulnerability factor.
Comparing Profiles of Mental Illness and Positive Mental Health Between Injured Workers and the General Working Population in Ontario.
Compared with general workers, more injured workers belonged to high-burden mental illness classes (19% vs. 9%) and the languishing positive mental health class (11% vs. 4%), though most workers in both groups showed low mental illness and flourishing positive mental health.
Associations between diet, exercise, and mental health among college students in Guangdong, China: A cross-sectional and interventional study.
Mental health issues, low physical activity, and poor dietary patterns represent pressing concerns among college students in Guangdong, with correlation analyses showing physical activity linked to improved mental health and dietary imbalances associated with worsened mental health.
The benefits and future potential of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) on mental health: a Delphi study.
Expert consensus identified accessibility and availability as the most important current benefit of generative AI in mental health, while AI as a collaborative and informative tool was prioritised for future application, with adoption contingent on usability, transparency, trust, and robust ethical governance.
Urban environmental determinants and their effects on mental health, physical function, and quality of life in older adults: a multidimensional study in Shiraz, Iran.
Urban environmental factors including green space per capita, population density, and waste production significantly predicted health outcomes in older adults in Shiraz, with SVM models demonstrating superior predictive performance (R²=0.75 for frailty) and each 1 m² increase in green space per capita predicting a 0.8-point reduction in depression scores.
Model minority stereotype, school and socioeconomic achievement, and mental health of Filipino American and Korean American youth.
Each aspect of the model minority stereotype (achievement and mobility) has distinct impacts on mental health, with variations by ethnicity, academic performance, and family socioeconomic status among Filipino and Korean American youth.
Prospective associations between Long COVID and mental health: evidence from a population-based study with a nearly three-year follow-up.
Long COVID is associated with higher depressive and anxiety symptoms after 3 years of follow-up, highlighting the need to monitor the mental health of adults with Long COVID.
Parallel Improvement of Both Mental and Cardiometabolic Health in Children and Adolescents with Overweight and Obesity, Following the Implementation of a Multidisciplinary Lifestyle Intervention Program.
A personalized, multidisciplinary lifestyle intervention program implemented for 1 year led to parallel improvements in psychosocial and cardiometabolic health in children and adolescents with overweight and obesity, with cardiometabolic and endocrine markers identified as significant predictors of psychometric change.
Acute Bronchiolitis in Young Children and Future Mental Health Outcome: A 15-Year National Population Study Regardless of Allergic Conditions.
Children hospitalized for acute bronchiolitis showed an increased risk of developing mental health disorders (aHR 1.20, 95% CI 1.16-1.23) over a 15-year follow-up, regardless of allergic conditions such as asthma and atopic dermatitis.
Workplace Violence Against Nurses and Its Association With Mental Health and Turnover Intention: A National Cross-Sectional Study.
Workplace violence experienced by 26.6% of nurses in a national Chinese sample was significantly associated with depressive symptoms, stress, anxiety, burnout, and turnover intention after controlling for sociodemographic and work-related variables.
Facilitators and Barriers to Implementing Mobile Mental Health Interventions: Qualitative Study of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research in Pediatric Oncology Providers.
Provider perspectives on mHealth implementation in AYA oncology identified facilitators including alignment with patient needs, co-design, research evidence, and team buy-in, and barriers including associated costs, heavy clinical workloads, and lack of cross-team collaboration and workflow integration.
Nutrition-related knowledge, attitudes, practice, and mental health status of people living with HIV in Dubai, United Arab Emirates: A cross-sectional descriptive study.
People living with HIV attending a clinic in Dubai demonstrated good nutrition-related knowledge, attitudes, and practices, with prevalence of depression and anxiety less than 20%, which is significantly lower than estimates for PLHIV worldwide.
Self-reported mental health in teenagers who received CI before the age of 2.5 years in relation to typical hearing peers and parents of both groups.
No significant differences in SDQ scores were found between teenagers with CI implanted before 2.5 years and typical hearing peers, suggesting early cochlear implantation combined with family-centered habilitation may establish essential conditions for improved quality of life and psychosocial well-being.
Disrupting posttrauma networks: Identifying candidate intervention targets to improve military veterans' mental health and well-being.
Depression symptoms and health functioning were most strongly linked to other factors in networks of mental health and functional challenges among U.S. military veterans, suggesting that interventions targeting depression alongside health-promoting behaviors may have greatest potential to disrupt these networks.
Effect of picture-based indoor green walls on the physical and mental health of college students.
Visual exposure to a picture-based indoor green wall environment was associated with reduced anxiety, depression, and stress, improved sleep quality, and enhanced prospective and retrospective memory among college students, with the small green wall environment having the most significant impact on well-being.
Mental Health Needs of Families of Patients in Intensive Care Units and the Role of Mobile Health: Survey Study.
Family members of ICU patients experienced high levels of anxiety and depression during and after patient admission, were highly dissatisfied with the frequency of health updates, and showed strong interest in mHealth apps that could provide real-time bedside information and social worker access, with modest but statistically significant correlations between mental health status and mHealth interest.
Smoking among adolescents in Jordan: Prevalence, associated factors, and its relation to mental health outcomes.
Among 4,407 adolescents in Jordan, waterpipe (shisha) was the most prevalent form of tobacco use (19.2%), followed by e-cigarettes (15.1%) and cigarettes (9.8%), and smoking in all forms was associated with increased vulnerability to a range of mental health issues and diminished health-related quality of life.
Analysis of the Current Status and Demand for Mental Health Knowledge Among Grassroots Medical Workers in Tongxiang City.
Grassroots medical workers demonstrated a foundational level of mental health knowledge following recent systematic training, with significant inter-individual variation, and high demand for further training with job requirements and personal capacity enhancement as primary drivers while time constraints and insufficient course practicality were main barriers.
Association of caregiver's burden and mental health status in caregivers of patients with cancer from central rural India: a mixed-method study protocol.
This paper describes a sequential explanatory mixed-methods study protocol to examine the association between caregiver burden and mental health status among informal caregivers of patients with cancer in central rural India.
Associations between impaired awareness of hypoglycaemia and mental health in insulin-treated type 2 and type 1 diabetes in the Hypo-METRICS study.
IAH was associated with greater mental health burden in both insulin-treated T2D and T1D, with associations between IAH and fear of hypoglycaemia remaining after adjustment in both diabetes types, and associations with depression, anxiety, and diabetes distress remaining after adjustment in T1D only.
A Call for Help? Adolescent Neglect Reports as Indicators of Mental and Behavioral Health Struggles.
Neglect allegations for adolescents were predominantly related to adolescent behavior concerns (44%) and mental health (31%), with suicidality noted in 31% of mental health-related referrals, accounting for 1 in 10 referrals overall, necessitating improved access to mental health services and direct adolescent engagement in care.
Stressful life events, PTSD symptoms and mental health in people living with HIV: Correlates of trauma in people with HIV.
PTSD in people living with HIV with HIV-related trauma is associated with more psychiatric symptoms, lower quality of life, and increased HIV-related stigma, with dissociation and PTSD identified as a potential mechanism linking childhood maltreatment and mental health outcomes.
Navigating Communication, Social Connectedness, and Mental Health Burden as Hispanic/Latiné Care Partners of Individuals With Parkinson's Disease.
Hispanic/Latiné care partners of individuals with Parkinson's disease experienced multifaceted burden involving emotional, financial, and societal strains, with cultural influences and COVID-19 pandemic impacts as key themes, highlighting the need for culturally responsive support groups targeting psychoeducation and advocacy.
Exploring Perceived Changes to Mental Health When Restricting and Resuming Specific Adaptive Daily Actions: Longitudinal Qualitative Substudy Within a Randomized Controlled Trial.
Systematic restriction and resumption of specific daily actions ('The Things You Do') led participants to report subjective disruptions in mood, energy, and stability during restriction, followed by recovery and increased insights into mental health, coping strategies, and sense of agency during resumption.
Mental Health Profiles Based on Self-Regulation and Technology Use in the Digital Era in a Spanish-Speaking Sample: Latent Profile Analysis.
Latent profile analysis identified 4 distinct configurations of digital behavior, self-regulation, and psychological distress in a Colombian sample, with self-regulation consistently differentiating profiles with lower distress scores.
Sociodemographic and Geographic Influences of Mental Health Literacy: A Cross-Sectional Survey Among Community Health Clinic Attendees in Tshwane, South Africa.
Mental health literacy in Tshwane community healthcare clinics reflects deep-rooted sociodemographic and geographic inequalities, with urban clinic attendees significantly more likely to correctly identify mental disorders and their causes than township clinic attendees.
Long-term physical and mental health effects of unresolved disaster-related bereavement: evidence from an 8-year propensity score-matched cohort study.
Eight years after the Sewol ferry disaster, bereaved individuals continued to exhibit persistent mental health problems and greater physical healthcare utilisation compared to matched controls, with elevated risks observed across multiple disease categories.
Gender-specific associations between personality traits and mental health status of intensive care unit patients' family members.
Male relatives of ICU patients exhibited more severe mental health issues, and personality traits were associated with anxiety symptoms and poor sleep among family members of ICU patients in gender-specific ways.
Chronotype differences in the risk of cancers, diabetes mellitus, and poor mental health among shift workers: a meta-analysis.
Both morning and evening chronotype night shift workers face elevated risks of breast cancer and poor mental health compared to daytime workers, with evening chronotype night shift workers particularly susceptible to prostate cancer with a positive dose-response relationship.
Risk and Protective Factors for Mental Health among American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Older Adults in the United States.
ADL/IADL limitations were the largest risk factor for poor mental health among AI/AN/NH Elders, while engagement in social activity was the strongest protective factor, and frequent engagement in traditional cultural activities was also protective.