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Network analysis of mental health literacy among adolescents and comparison of gender differences.

Zhenming Jiang, Yan Li, Wei Wei et al.BMC public health

Associations between adverse childhood experiences, depression, and empathy among Thai medical students: implications for trauma-informed medical education.

Kreuwan Jongbowonwiwat, Wanmai Woonkaew, Thunphicha Pitanupong et al.BMC medical education

'Taking care of your mind': participatory research to identify priorities and co-design wellbeing resources with the Muslim community following COVID-19.

Caitlin H Douglass, Ana L Orozco, Remzi Unal et al.BMC public health

BACKGROUND: Throughout COVID-19, public health responses lacked engagement with multicultural communities. Collaborating with multicultural communities is essential to understand priorities and create culturally appropriate solutions. Our participatory study aimed to identify the public health priorities of the Muslim community, explore potential solutions, develop…

Recreational versus self-medicated cannabis use among adolescents and young adults in Spain: associations with substance use and mental health.

Roberto Secades-Villa, Sara Weidberg, Alba González-Roz et al.Journal of cannabis research

BACKGROUND: Cannabis use is common among adolescents and young adults, yet motives, especially self-medication, remain poorly understood in non-legalized contexts. This study explored differences among recreational, self-medicated, and dual (recreational + self-medicated) cannabis users in sociodemographic, substance use, and mental health characteristics within…

The influence of indigenous documentary narratives on cultural resilience and mental health awareness.

Li P, Jia C, Chen YFrontiers in psychology

Indigenous documentary narratives may provide culturally grounded contexts for understanding identity, resilience and mental health, yet empirical evidence linking narrative engagement with these interconnected outcomes remains limited, particularly within Indigenous communities in China. This cross-sectional mixed-methods observational study examined associations among narrative engagement,…

Monitoring patient progress and changes in patient and clinician reported symptoms with measurement informed care in a pediatric primary care mental health integration program.

Adams DP, Schweitzer J, Holt JR et al.Frontiers in psychology

IntroductionMeasurement informed care (MIC) utilizes validated instruments to screen and monitor patient symptoms and has been shown to improve patient outcomes and streamline diagnostic processes. Our primary care mental health integration (PCMHI) program embedded mental health clinicians in the pediatric primary care setting…

Relationship between upward social comparison and adolescent depression: moderating roles of football participation.

Zheng Y, Huang H, Li A et al.Frontiers in public health

Adolescent depression is an important global public health concern. Although sport participation is generally associated with better mental health among adolescents, it remains unclear whether it moderates the association between upward social comparison and depressive symptoms and whether this effect differs across sport…

Associations between the "Double Reduction" policy and physical activity and overweight/obesity among Chinese school-aged children: a quasi-experimental difference-in-differences analysis.

Yu W, Zhang BFrontiers in public health

BackgroundIn July 2021, China implemented the "Double Reduction" policy to ease homework burden and curb off-campus tutoring for students in compulsory education. The policy has been evaluated mainly for academic and mental health outcomes; whether it coincided with changes in physical activity and…

Enhancing integration for greater sustainability of HIV, TB and malaria responses: insights and lessons from African community-led monitoring programs.

Oberth G, Bozinovski J, Perez SFrontiers in public health

Global HIV, TB and malaria responses have achieved substantial gains, largely through vertical programs and parallel systems. With shrinking external funding, integration is a strategic process that supports sustainability by replacing fragmented approaches with unified models, embedded in public health systems. Community-led monitoring…

Recentring young people in AI for mental health support: breaking the evidence-design feedback loop.

Sangha JK, Partridge SR, Raeside RFrontiers in public health

Young people are largely underrepresented in research underpinning AI-based mental health tools. AI systems are shaped by evidence bases that do not always fully incorporate young people's opinions and perspectives. We propose a conceptual model, an evidence-design feedback loop in which exclusion from…

Intimate partner violence and depressive symptoms among ever-partnered Peruvian women: a repeated cross-sectional analysis of national surveys, 2015-2024.

Arce-Huamani MA, Picon-Flores LR, Fuentes-Cosme FF et al.Frontiers in psychology

BackgroundIntimate partner violence (IPV) is a major public health concern associated with adverse mental health outcomes in women. We examined trends in depressive symptoms and temporal variation in their association with IPV among ever-partnered Peruvian women from 2015 to 2024.MethodsWe conducted a repeated…

Editorial: From canvas to care: artistic interventions as multimodal therapeutics in child and adolescent mental health.

Han W, Wadham B, Boydell KM et al.Frontiers in health services

Mental health, academic performance, and addictive behaviors among university student carers.

Landi G, Pakenham KI, Ambrosini F et al.Frontiers in psychology

ObjectivesStudent mental health is an emerging global public health priority in higher education. Preliminary evidence indicates that caregiving is a mental health risk factor in university students. This study investigates demographic, educational, and caregiving variables as potential risk factors for university student carer…

Quality, reliability, and stigmatizing content of sexual and gender minority health videos on Chinese short-form video platforms.

Hu H, Yu Z, Yang FFrontiers in public health

BackgroundSexual and gender minority (SGM) populations increasingly rely on digital platforms for health information, yet the quality, reliability, and stigmatizing content of SGM health videos remain unclear. This study evaluated SGM health-related short-form videos on the Chinese platforms Douyin and Bilibili.MethodsWe conducted a…

Exploring stigma of physical health conditions across low and lower-middle income countries: a secondary analysis of a global systematic review.

Ram B, Elagandula V, Counts L et al.Frontiers in public health

IntroductionStigma undermines health equity by impeding engagement in care and worsening outcomes. Systematic reviews of stigma are primarily from high-income countries, focus on specific conditions, especially mental illness, and employ heterogeneous stigma measures. Despite bearing a disproportionate burden of disease, low-income (LIC) and…

Health-related factors among seafarers based on the health ecology model: a cross-sectional study.

Wu D, Chen S, Zheng H et al.Frontiers in public health

ObjectiveTo explore the health status and its influencing factors among seafarers based on the Health Ecological Model, and to identify priority areas for health management.MethodsA convenience sampling approach was used to administer a questionnaire survey to 106 seafarers from March to June 2026.…

Toward a population-level public health approach to support families living under continuous traumatic stress.

Gewirtz AH, Keleynikov M, Eliash-Fizik H et al.Frontiers in psychiatry

Since October 2023, families across Israel have been living under conditions of continuous traumatic stress (CTS): ongoing, unresolved threat due to repeated rounds of regional conflict. Demand for mental health support has far outstripped the capacity of clinician-delivered services, leaving many families without…

Examining child stress response, parenting and relationship-related changes associated with a dyadic mindfulness and self-compassion program.

Lathren CR, Borelli JL, Ellsworth R et al.Frontiers in psychology

IntroductionInterventions that dyadically equip families with self-compassion skills represent a promising approach for addressing mental health challenges, particularly during the key transitional period of middle childhood. This study examines changes and candidate processes associated with participation in the Mindfulness and Self-Compassion for Children…

Cross-sectional assessment of anxiety and insomnia of Spanish veterinarians following African swine fever wild boar detection in Spain.

Schambow RA, Guerra P, Aviles MM et al.Frontiers in veterinary science

In November 2025, African swine fever (ASF) was detected in wild boar in the Catalonia region of Spain. The primary objective of this cross-sectional survey study was to descriptively explore the mental health impacts of the emergence of ASF in Spain on Spanish…

Health Habits and Sleep Quality

Jasmine HornbuckleMurray State's Digital Commons (Murray State University)