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The hidden burden of college life: Stress, sleep, and salivary biomarkers in students-A cross-sectional study.

Hongyu Xu, Zhiqiang Yan, Xinyi Kong et al.PLOS mental health

Globally, university students face substantial psychological pressures, and stress-related mental health disorders are recognized as major public health concerns. While biomarkers such as cortisol have been extensively studied, integrated analyses of neuroendocrine-immune-circadian interactions remain limited. In this cross-sectional study with two complementary components,…

Prevalence and associated factors of anxiety and depression among women seeking digital mental health services in Bangladesh.

Kamrun Nahar Koly, Jobaida Saba, Fahmida Sarker et al.PLOS mental health

Online mental health services (MH) are playing a pivotal role by increasing MH literacy, enabling accessibility, and reducing logistical barriers, especially for women from developing nations like Bangladesh. However, the psychological burden and service needs of women using online MH platforms remain understudied…

Census-based adolescent depression risk assessment: A novel method and reflections.

Qiang Li, Yangxinrong Tang, Yiling Shi et al.PloS one

Diagnosing psychological issues in adolescents is generally more challenging than in adults. The need to enhance early identification and risk assessment for adolescent mental health problems has become particularly urgent, especially given the surge in such issues brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic…

Patient and caregiver lived experiences and mental health service engagement during first-episode psychosis in Uganda: a longitudinal mixed-methods study protocol.

Prisca Oroma, Andrew Sentoogo Ssemata, Wilber Ssembajjwe et al.BMJ open

Mutual wellbeing in an equine-assisted intervention: experimental evidence for the two-way hypothesis and the importance of interaction method.

Claire J M Short, Rebecca M CalisiScientific reports

Rising rates of mental health disorders have increased demand for scalable, non-pharmacological interventions. Interactions with animals can improve emotional wellbeing across diverse populations, yet the mechanisms responsible for these benefits remain poorly understood. Most research focuses on human outcomes while treating the animal…

Is cold exposure a viable lifestyle intervention for mental health? Reviewing evidence and mechanisms.

Liam Browning, Nicholas Fabiano, Brandon Luu et al.Molecular psychiatry

Psychological Distress and Predictors of Anxiety and Depression in New Hemodialysis Patients.

Abubaker Hamed, Joy Maddigan, Brittnay Woodman et al.The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres

Characteristics of youth reporting suicidal ideation in an integrated youth services initiative in British Columbia, Canada (2018-2023): a retrospective cohort study.

Katherine G Hastings, Guiping Liu, Kirsten Marchand et al.BMC pediatrics

Everyday sexisms in therapy: Microaggressions towards members of sexual minorities, gender minorities, and women within psychotherapeutic dyads.

Franziska Hausmann, Marei Klose, Ruth Lefin et al.Psychotherapy research : journal of the Society for Psychotherapy Research

Telepsychiatry and Rural Mental Health Access in U.S. Health Care: An Integrative Review of Appointment Access, Utilization, and Care Continuity.

Kaylee Canterbury, Taylor Carpenter, Anna Heineman et al.Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association

Comprehensive Pain Management, Quality of Life, and Mental Health in Advanced Cancer: A Propensity Score-Matched Retrospective Study.

Wenfang Lei, Yanmei Gao, Weiming Yuan et al.Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE

Corporal Punishment and Associated Factors Among School-Going Adolescents of Chandragiri Municipality, Kathmandu District, Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Sweta Adhikari, Susmita Thapa, Manish Rajbanshi et al.Health science reports

Burden and determinants of perinatal depression: population-based estimates from linked healthcare utilization data and EPDS screening.

Eliana Gabellini, Maria Teresa Greco, Raffaella Ferrari et al.Archives of women's mental health

A Transdiagnostic IPT-Based Intervention for Global Crises.

Liat Haruvi-Catalan, Shira Barzilay, Gil Zalsman et al.American journal of psychotherapy

Patient Participation in Moral Case Deliberation: Evaluating the Dynamics of Shared Reflection in a Mental Healthcare Setting in Türkiye.

Mustafa Volkan Kavas, Damla Sayar Akaslan, Bert A C MolewijkHEC forum : an interdisciplinary journal on hospitals' ethical and legal issues

Psychological Therapy in the Age of Large Language Models: Framework for Therapist-Delivered and AI-Supported Functions.

Shane Cross, Nickolai Titov, Blake Dear et al.JMIR mental health

Large language models are increasingly used within and alongside therapy. As large language models perform more therapy functions, questions arise about what the future might hold for therapists and what they will do. We argue that the enduring therapist role in the age…

Association between alcohol-Induced mental and behavioral disorders and comorbidities: Evidence from the Korea National Hospital Discharge In-depth Injury survey data.

Jieun Hwang, Seri Kang, Hyunkyung Lee et al.PloS one

BACKGROUND: Alcohol consumption is a significant social medium in South Korea, yet alcohol use disorders (AUD) impose a substantial public health burden. This study aimed to analyze sex-specific clinico-demographic characteristics, comorbidity patterns, and factors affecting the length of stay (LOS) among patients hospitalized…

Bringing the Green Environment From Outdoors to Indoors Through Virtual Reality for Psychological Well-Being: Quasi-Experimental Study.

Dorothy Bai, Jou-Ting Lin, Hao-Yun Huang et al.Journal of medical Internet research

BACKGROUND: Urban green spaces support psychological well-being, yet access is often limited for city residents. Virtual reality (VR) offers a promising indoor alternative, but evidence on sustained mental health effects of longer-term VR nature exposure remains limited. OBJECTIVE: This exploratory pilot study aimed…

Estimating presenteeism from repeated smartphone-based multimodal behavioral responses.

Taiga Noguchi, Shotaro Doki, Masakazu Hirokawa et al.PloS one

Presenteeism, attending work despite physical or mental health problems, is a major source of productivity loss worldwide, yet its early detection in everyday settings remains challenging. Conventional self-report instruments are time-consuming and require psychiatrist interpretation, which limits their scalability. We developed a multimodal…

The AWARE (AI Use, Why, Attachment, Reality and Risk, and Effect on Functioning) Framework for Assessing Patients' Use of AI in Mental Health Care.

Alexandre Hudon, Venkat Bhat, John-Jose Nunez et al.JMIR medical education

Conversational AI has rapidly become integrated into everyday life, with many individuals using large language model-based systems, such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude, for education, productivity, health information, decision-making, emotional support, and companionship. As patients increasingly incorporate conversational AI into their cognitive, emotional,…