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PLOS Mental Health
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A journal dedicated to connecting scientific and clinical research with lived experience, striving to enable deeper understanding, discussion, and action in addressing challenges and improving health and well-being around the world.
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PLOS Mental Health is dedicated to connecting scientific and clinical research with lived experience, and strives to enable deeper understanding, discussion, and action in addressing challenges and improving health and well-being around the world. #ACatalystForBetter
Our latest blog summarizes how we have responded to the suggestions of our amazing Lived Experience Advisory Board

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How our Lived Experience Advisory Board has shaped PLOS Mental Health - Speaking of Medicine and Health
This year, PLOS Mental Health launched the pilot for a Lived Experience Focus Group. 13 inspiring and generous advocates agreed to take…
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November 25, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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We are thrilled to now be on BlueSky!

We prioritize studies addressing critical health challenges—from major diseases to health equity—that bridge scientific rigor with real-world impact, connecting researchers, clinicians, and policymakers to advance global health 🧬🧪

#OpenScience #MedSky
November 20, 2025 at 2:31 PM
We are pleased to share the recording of our powerful World Mental Health Day panel discussion, which we co-hosted with @ucl.ac.uk.

Please engage with the content at your own discretion as the topics discussed may be distressing.

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Hope in times of pain: Recording of World Mental Health Day panel discussion 2025 - Speaking of Medicine and Health
October 10th was World Mental Health Day, for which the theme was ‘Access to Services – Mental Health in Catastrophes and Emergencies&rsquo…
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October 29, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Systematic and scoping reviews are considered to be Research Articles at @plos.org

But what does this mean for manuscript preparation and submission and why does this matter to authors?

Take a look at our latest blog to find out...

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What to know before submitting systematic and scoping reviews to PLOS Mental Health - Speaking of Medicine and Health
Since opening for submissions in November 2023, PLOS Mental Health has been lucky to receive a large number of impactful systematic reviews…
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October 28, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Interested in submitting a systematic or scoping review to PLOS Global Public Health? Check out this fantastic blog post written by colleagues at our sister journal, @plosmentalhealth.org - all of the guidance you see there applies for PLOS GPH as well.

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What to know before submitting systematic and scoping reviews to PLOS Mental Health - Speaking of Medicine and Health
Since opening for submissions in November 2023, PLOS Mental Health has been lucky to receive a large number of impactful systematic reviews…
speakingofmedicine.plos.org
October 22, 2025 at 11:02 AM
#NewPLOSMentalHealthOpinion

Advocates around the world provide a lived experience response to fake news...

'...society seeks someone to blame for what it doesn't understand....claims reopen wounds for every person who's ever been told that they shouldn't exist'

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Lived experience response to disinformation Campaigns
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October 21, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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This #WorldMentalHealthDay we focus on service access in times of crisis.

We highlight content from our journal and across @plos.org (@plosglobalpublichealth.org and PLOS Medicine), which aims to improve well-being in the face of mass trauma

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World Mental Health Day 2025: Access to Mental Health in Catastrophes and Emergencies - Speaking of Medicine and Health
This year, the theme for World Mental Health Day is ‘access to services – mental health in catastrophes and emergencies’. Supporting those…
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October 10, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Please join us this World Mental Health Day at 3pm BST for a live panel discussion chaired by our co-EiC @thewrittenro.bsky.social in which we will focus on mental health support during emergencies and catastrophes

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World Mental Health Day: reflections on care in emergencies and crisis
Join us for this free online World Mental Health Day 2025 webinar, hosted by UCL Institute for Global Health and PLOS Mental Health Journal
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October 6, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Inside the mind of the reviewer...

If you are interested in understanding what reviewers look for, either because you want to review or you want to improve your academic writing, take a look at this free workshop that we hosted for #PeerReviewWeek

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Peer Review Week 2025: Focusing on the aspects that must stay uniquely human - Speaking of Medicine and Health
This week is Peer Review Week. The theme for this year is ‘Rethinking Peer Review in the AI Era’ and we are…
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September 22, 2025 at 4:18 AM
For Youth Mental Health Day last week, we hosted an international roundtable (with representation from USA, Uganda and India), which discussed the importance of sharing support when tackling stigma among young people.

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Youth Mental Health Day 2025 at PLOS Mental Health: The Importance of Sharing Support - Speaking of Medicine and Health
The theme for Youth Mental Health Day this year is ‘share support’. With this theme, we are encouraged to help young people…
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September 22, 2025 at 4:16 AM
#NewPLOSMentalHealthOpinion

Matthew Jackman (Australian Centre for Lived Experience) and colleagues call for leadership to be defined by the ability to transform personal challenges into advocacy, empathy, and collective growth, and not by authority/position.

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Lived Experience is Our Superpower: Narratives from Four Global Shapers, World Economic Forum (WEF) Youth Mental Health Leaders Journeys
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August 25, 2025 at 5:32 AM
#NewPLOSMentalHealthArticle

"Every Brilliant Thing”, an interactive play now in the West End starring @lennyhenryofficial.bsky.social, has been shown by University of North Carolina to reduce suicide-associated stigma among students, even a month post-performance

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A performing arts intervention to decrease suicide stigma on campus: A three time point assessment of “Every Brilliant Thing”
Suicidality is stigmatized, with discussions on the topic considered taboo by some. Fine arts may tackle subjects that people find hard to address. In 2024, a tour of “Every Brilliant Thing,” an inter...
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August 15, 2025 at 9:56 AM
#NewPLOSMentalHealthArticle

Using National Health Interview Survey data, researchers from University of British Columbia highlight the need for targeted interventions and policy reforms that address disparities in mental health service use among immigrants. journals.plos.org/mentalhealth...
Accessing mental health care: A population-level exploration of the impact of immigration duration in the United States 2019–2023
Immigrant populations in the United States are known to experience worsening mental health as time since immigration increases, with consistently lower rates of mental health service engagement compar...
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August 12, 2025 at 4:58 AM
#NewPLOSMentalHealthOpinion

Money alone is not enough.

Professor Martyn Pickersgill at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social calls for a more ambitious mental health agenda in Scotland. He outlines his recommendations, with a focus on collaboration and community

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Towards a more ambitious mental health agenda for Scotland
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August 4, 2025 at 12:27 PM
#NewPLOSMentalHealthReview

Dr @jekpsych.bsky.social and mental health professionals from all continents, critically evaluate the extent to which current understanding of traumatic stress disorders captures the complexity of trauma across global contexts. journals.plos.org/mentalhealth...
A critical review of the evolution and interrelation of traumatic stress disorders
Trauma is a complex and often contentious psychopathological construct. The term trauma has become ubiquitous within mental health literature and practice. It is often used interchangeably to describe...
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July 31, 2025 at 5:07 AM
In our latest ‘Getting to know PLOS Mental Health‘ blog, we speak with Dr Soumitra Pathare at Centre for Mental Health Law & Policy, Pune, who co-leads our ‘Socio-economics and Political Approaches’ section with Dr China Mills at Healing Justice London.

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Getting to know PLOS Mental Health: Socio-economics & Political Approaches - Speaking of Medicine and Health
In the latest blog from our ‘Getting to know PLOS Mental Health‘ series, we speak with Dr Soumitra Pathare, who co-leads our…
speakingofmedicine.plos.org
July 22, 2025 at 5:48 AM
#NewPLOSMentalHealthArticle

A study from @ualberta.bsky.social and @ucalgary.bsky.social sheds light on the public awareness of a ‘silent epidemic’ occurring alongside the opioid crisis, involving co-ingestion of stimulants (e.g. methamphetamine and cocaine)

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Co-involvement of stimulants with opioids in North America: A 'silent epidemic'
The opioid epidemic unfolded in three distinct waves, with the latest comprising of deaths attributed to illegally manufactured synthetic opioids. We discuss evidence for a 'silent epidemic' alongside...
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July 17, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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I hope that by sharing my own lived experience w/arts & mental health, I can not only shed light on my “why” in this work, but also engage others in considering their own.

I would like to dedicate this writing to my late father, Reynaldo Rodriguez, who taught me the importance of joy in our lives.❤️
#NewPLOSMentalHealthOpinion

'Arts engagement for mental health: A strengths-based opportunity'

Alex Rodriguez from University of Florida shares her experience of how art helped her recovery from a mental health crisis

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Arts engagement for mental health: A strengths-based opportunity
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July 9, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Thank you @gabefabreau.bsky.social and Yasir Essar for sharing this powerful Opinion piece with us. We will continue to shine a spotlight on this throughout the year...
🌍 Today is #WorldRefugeeDay.
122M+ people are forcibly displaced, and youth are hardest hit.

So proud of Yasir Essar:
“Community as a Superpower” in @plosmentalhealth.org

Yasir’s story—from Kabul to Canadian academia—shows the power of inclusion, education, & mentorship.
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July 8, 2025 at 5:45 AM
#NewPLOSMentalHealthOpinion

'Arts engagement for mental health: A strengths-based opportunity'

Alex Rodriguez from University of Florida shares her experience of how art helped her recovery from a mental health crisis

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Arts engagement for mental health: A strengths-based opportunity
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July 8, 2025 at 5:43 AM
#NewPLOSMentalHealthArticle

A pilot study from Dr Philippa Wheble at Swansea University and Dehan Elçin ‪Tulane University explores the potential of 'Transformational Breath' for alleviating anxiety in professional voice users doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Efficacy of transformational breath for anxiety management in professional voice users
Music Performance Anxiety, a subset of social anxiety disorder (SAD), can significantly impede the lives of professional voice users (PVUs). This pilot cohort study evaluates the efficacy of Transform...
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July 1, 2025 at 1:27 PM
#NewPLOSMentalHealthOpinion

When organizations become legacies...

@kidshelpphone.bsky.social describe the ripple effects when organizations invest in, and empower, their volunteers.
June 10, 2025 at 4:31 AM