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Network analysis of trauma-related mental health comorbidities under continuous traumatic stress: a comparative study of South African and Ukrainian adolescents.

Zasiekina L, van der Watt ASJ, Holland M et al.Frontiers in psychiatry

BackgroundAdolescents living under conditions of continuous traumatic stress (CTS) are exposed to ongoing, persistent, unpredictable threats that differ from past discrete traumatic events and are associated with high levels of CTS symptoms, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety. Despite growing evidence that…

Barriers to survivorship care for adolescent and young adult cancer survivors: perspectives of survivors and cancer specialists.

Kojima Y, Ando Y, Nogami Y et al.Frontiers in oncology

BackgroundAdolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors have complex long-term survivorship needs beyond cancer recurrence surveillance. Although survivor concerns and healthcare provider perspectives have been reported separately, few studies have evaluated both within the same healthcare setting. We conducted complementary surveys of AYA…

"False dichotomies" and "FND fundamentalists": an international mixed methods exploration of clinician and rheumatology patients' views and experiences of functional neurological disorder (FND) co-diagnoses.

Sloan M, Leschziner G, Arunasalam A et al.Rheumatology international

Functional neurological disorder (FND) presentations include limb weakness, tremors, non-epileptic seizures, and sensory symptoms. FND can present diagnostic challenges in systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs) due to overlapping neuropsychiatric symptoms. Evidence regarding its role and impact as a potential co-diagnosis in SARDs remains…

Suicidal thoughts and behaviors by past-month electronic vapor product use frequency among high school students in the 2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey.

Simpson VL, Esquenazi-Karonika S, Bird K et al.Addictive behaviors

Mental health in venous thromboembolism: A scoping review of the qualitative and quantitative evidence.

Steiner D, Hoberstorfer T, Ay CThrombosis research

Long-term quality of life, rehospitalization risks, and economic viability of remote cardiac rehabilitation: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.

Pei H, Li H, Hu M et al.Frontiers in digital health

BACKGROUND: Although remote cardiac rehabilitation (RCR) is a promising alternative to traditional center-based care, evidence regarding its exact impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL), cardiovascular safety, and economic viability remains fragmented, necessitating a comprehensive synthesis to guide clinical implementation. OBJECTIVES: This systematic…

Identity development and the transition to adulthood under polycrisis: a one-year longitudinal study of emerging adults.

Wendołowska A, Sitnik-Warchulska K, Kałwak W et al.Frontiers in public health

BACKGROUND: Contemporary emerging adults are navigating the transition to adulthood under conditions of prolonged societal uncertainty associated with multiple concurrent global crises. Although psychological stress has been extensively linked to poorer mental health, considerably less is known about its prospective associations with identity…

Participant experiences and recommendations for psychedelic clinical trials and future treatment delivery: a qualitative study with experts by experience from the Psychedelic Participant Advocacy Network.

Seynaeve M, Schneider L, Roullier I et al.Frontiers in psychiatry

BACKGROUND: While psychedelic treatments for difficult-to-treat mental health conditions are advancing, participant perspectives remain under-explored. This study examined former participants' experiences across recruitment, preparation, dosing, integration and study ending, and generated recommendations for future trials and treatment delivery. METHODS: This qualitative descriptive study,…

Sport participation and gambling-related problems in adolescents: findings from a large school-based study.

Ratković D, Knežević V, Dickov A et al.Frontiers in public health

BACKGROUND: Adolescent gambling is increasingly shaped by digital access, sports betting, and gambling-like mechanisms embedded in everyday youth culture. This study examined gambling-related problems among high school students and their associations with sociodemographic, family, mental health-related, and behavioral characteristics, with particular attention to…

Animation-assisted psychological intervention in pediatric care: mechanisms, clinical applications, and emerging evidence.

Dongxian W, Zeqi Y, Qi S et al.Frontiers in psychology

Children frequently experience fear, anxiety, and pain during medical encounters, and this distress can lead to poor cooperation, longer procedures, and lasting avoidance of care. Animation, delivered as cartoons, preparation films, applications, serious games, and virtual reality (VR) scenes, has become one of…

Decomposition and comparative analysis of the differences in anxiety symptoms in preschool children with only and non-only children: a cross-sectional study.

Xie Y, Wang W, Tuersun Y et al.Frontiers in psychiatry

Comprehensive artificial intelligence-assisted mental health program for university students in China (CAMPUS): study protocol for a multi-center prospective cohort with planned embedded randomized intervention trials.

Yang G, Liu R, Wang C et al.Frontiers in psychology

UNLABELLED: University students face a rising prevalence of depression, anxiety, insomnia, and suicidal ideation that exceeds the capacity of conventional, resource-constrained campus support services. Although artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted screening tools have emerged, many have evaluated selected modalities or isolated prediction tasks, and their…

Physical exercise and mobile phone addiction in college students: negative emotions and coping styles as chain mediators.

Guo S, Tong W, Zhou X et al.Frontiers in psychology

BACKGROUND: Considering the significant risks that widespread mobile phone addiction poses to the holistic health of college students, further research is essential. This article systematically explores correlational mechanisms linking physical exercise engagement to mobile phone addiction. Furthermore, it evaluates how Negative Emotions and…

Weaponizing the Bond: Pet Abuse as a Mediator of IPV Victimization and Mental Health Symptomology.

Renken ND, Spencer CM, Moore MMPsychosocial intervention

Patterns of attentional and recognition-memory processing of emotional information among Chinese middle school students with different exercise volumes.

Chen K, Wang PBMC psychology

Job Coaching and Smartphone-Based Cognitive Behavioral Techniques for Returning to Work and Coping With Unemployment (DRIVEN): Randomized Controlled Trial.

Griffith JW, Letkiewicz AM, Saturday ML et al.Journal of medical Internet research

BACKGROUND: Unemployment has economic consequences and is associated with emotional distress and impairment. Joblessness is often associated with depression, leading to a vicious cycle of reduced drive to seek work, deepening financial stress, and worsening depression. Few scalable interventions exist that integrate job-search…

User Perceptions of a Large Language Model-Based Chatbot for Cognitive Reappraisal of Stress: Mixed Methods Feasibility Study.

Bhattacharjee A, Suh J, Chandra M et al.JMIR human factors

BACKGROUND: Cognitive reappraisal is a widely studied emotion regulation strategy that helps individuals reinterpret stressful situations in ways that reduce their emotional impact. Digital mental health (DMH) tools often struggle to support this process because scripted templates fail to adapt to the varied…

Exploring the neural correlates of mental health: associations between cortical folding and mental health problems in youth with prenatal alcohol exposure.

Scholten C, Gilchrist C, Geeraert B et al.Psychiatry research. Neuroimaging

Meta Mesh Ontology for Cross-Domain Mental Health Knowledge Integration: Development and Evaluation Study.

Blitz R, Richter M, Kerber A et al.JMIR mental health

BACKGROUND: Psychiatric diagnostic practice faces persistent challenges in adequately capturing the complexity, heterogeneity, and dynamic nature of mental disorders. Conventional categorical classification systems such as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) and the International Classification of Diseases, 11th…

Affective Reserve: Expanding Reserve Theory Beyond Cognition.

Di Rosa EAlzheimer disease and associated disorders