PLOS Mental Health

2024 - 2026

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Volume 3, issue 9, 2026

Saving faces is not enough: Mental health must become core noma care pp. 1-3

Anil Fastenau

Psychological flexibility and self-compassion buffer the impact of shame on depression among adults with physical disabilities pp. 1-8

Michael Christopher, Xander Kahle and Kaylia Pham

Healthcare delivery modality and mental health–related intention to leave their job among nurses in Canada pp. 1-11

Shauna Clayton, Safoura Zangiabadi and Hossam Ali-Hassan

Patterns and determinants of formal healthcare utilisation among individuals with and without proxy-identified mental health need in Tanzania: A cross-sectional analysis of the National Panel Survey pp. 1-18

Gallen Mlenge, Odass Bilame and Lutengano Mwinuka

Social dysfunction in Ecuadorian, Peruvian, and Venezuelan media workers pp. 1-14

Byron Fernando Bustamante-Granda, Claudia Torres-Montesinos and Jhon Remigio Espinosa-Iñiguez

Volume 3, issue 8, 2026

Honouring complexity and social justice in mental health: The socio-political economy of global mental health framework pp. 1-16

Rochelle A Burgess, Sorcha Ní Chobhthaigh, Bijayalaxmi Biswal, Valentina Iemmi, Diana Ceccolini, Babatunde Fadipe, Crick Lund and Soumitra Pathare

Changes in quality of life among people with psychosis and their caregivers participating in a community-based rehabilitation intervention in Malawi: A mixed-methods analysis pp. 1-16

Mia Buono, Abigail M Morrison, Hillary Mortensen, Katherine Waddell, Thuy Dao, Bonginkosi Chiliza, Melissa A Stockton, Bradley N Gaynes, Kazione Kulisewa and Brian W Pence

Dissecting multimodal predictors of psychosis risk and remission in youth at ultra‑high risk of developing psychosis: An exploratory study pp. 1-15

Weijia Kong, Samuel Ming Xuan Tan, Matheus Calvin Lokadjaja, Jordon Junyang Kho, Zixu Yang, Jieyin Yee, Max Lam, Jimmy Lee and Wilson Wen Bin Goh

A Bayesian approach for exploring the effects of household income on self-reported mental health measures during the COVID-19 pandemic pp. 1-26

Simon Busch-Moreno, Xiao Fu and Etienne B Roesch

Associations between community engagement, human flourishing, and mental illness symptoms among college students pp. 1-10

Sydney Clark, Steven Byungkwan Ko, Blake L Jones, AliceAnn Crandall and Carl Lee Hanson

Depressive symptoms and association with prevalent cardiovascular disease: A cross-sectional analysis in Port-au-Prince, Haiti pp. 1-13

Daniella Myriam Pierre, Rehana Rasul, Reichling St. Sauveur, Kelly Celestin, Vanessa Rouzier, Erline Hilaire, Marie Marcelle Deschamps, Jean William Pape, Lily D Yan, Anju Ogyu, Catherine Bennett, Margaret L McNairy, Rodney Sufra and Denis Nash

Beyond the clinic: The role of the psychiatrist in practicing pragmatic solidarity pp. 1-8

Anne Berhe, Abishek Bala, Tobi Okopie, Jennifer Agwagom, Manal Khan and Suzan J Song

Can we trust this short scale? Validation of a Brief Self-Report Measure of Epistemic Trust, Mistrust and Credulity (ETMCQ-R-6) in a sample of the U.K. general population pp. 1-21

David Riedl, Henry Delamain, Peter Fonagy, Astrid Lampe, Samuel Eke, Tobias Nolte, Hanna Kampling, Johannes Kruse and Chloe Campbell

Volume 3, issue 7, 2026

The power of the social: A systematic review and meta-analysis of social interventions in Global Mental Health pp. 1-21

Alma Ionescu, William Byansi, Farah Sheibani, Ishrat Pabla, Abbie McDonogh, Eric Frasco and Rochelle A Burgess

Stakeholder perspectives on the scalability of a psychological intervention for alcohol misuse and psychological distress in wartime: A qualitative study in Ukraine pp. 1-19

Khatia Antia, Sergiy Bogdanov, Olha Biklian, Vita Kachai, Catharina van der Boor, Bayard Roberts, Kostyantyn Dumchev and Daniela Fuhr

Anxiety towards research and associated factors among postgraduate students of Jimma University Institute of Health, southwest Ethiopia pp. 1-19

Diriba Kone Leta, Bekana Fekecha Hurissa and Gemechu Terefe Sori

A qualitative investigation of views on practice in early support hubs from staff working in care and support roles pp. 1-23

Abbey Couchman, Rebecca Appleton, Kylee Trevillion, Hannah Kate Lewis, Connor Clarke, Jialin Yang, Phoebe Barnett, Sadiya Begum, Anam Bhutta, Julian Edbrooke-Childs, Eva Driskell, Jessica L Griffiths, Isabel Hanson, Nima Cas Hunt, Emma Maynard, Lizzie Mitchell, Rob Saunders, Polly Waite, Brynmor Lloyd-Evans and Sonia Johnson

Formal comment: Diagnostic labelling of mental health in young people: Perspectives from Kenya, South Africa and Zimbabwe pp. 1-7

Rachel Maina, Marinos Bomikazi Lupindo, Charmaine Natasha Nyakonda, Tara Carney, Charity Mamathuba, Christine Musyimi, Charity Mokgaetji Somo and Eleanor Chatburn

Benefits of a sustained community-based psychiatric intervention on viral exposure among people who inject drugs: The ANRS Drive-Mind 2 cohort study in Hai Phong, Vietnam pp. 1-12

Sao Mai Le, Philippe Trouiller, Giang Hoang Thi, Huong Duong Thi, Oanh Khuat Thi Hai, Khue Pham Minh, Roselyne Vallo, Delphine Rapoud, Catherine Quillet, Thuy Linh Nguyen, Quang Duc Nguyen, Tuyet Thanh NhamThi, Vinh Vu Hai, Jean-Pierre Moles, Didier Laureillard, Don C Des Jarlais, Nicolas Nagot and Laurent Michel

Volume 3, issue 6, 2026

Predicting and differentiating accidental and self-harm drug poisonings using health records data pp. 1-1

Gregory E Simon, Robert D Wellman, Susan M Shortreed, Eric Johnson, Stacy A Sterling, Karen J Coleman, Brian K Ahmedani, Zimri S Yaseen and Andrew D Mosholder

Ontario public safety personnel experiences of workplace mental wellness supports pp. 1-28

Megan Edgelow, Yeganeh Mousavi, Alexa Paemurd, Nazmul Islam, Larissa Oliveira and Grace Moffat

Discharge-time prediction of 1-month posttraumatic stress symptom severity (PCL-5) after mechanical ventilation using a dual-attention 1D-CNN: Development and validation pp. 1-28

Qingqing Xia, Wei Zhang, Jinqiang Zhuang, Ming Zhu and Lei Wu

Psychometric properties of hierarchical psychiatric symptoms on the general population pp. 1-21

Takafumi Soda, Shingo Murata, Asako Toyama, Shinsuke Suzuki, Yoshihiko Kunisato, Kentaro Katahira and Yuichi Yamashita

Psychological outcomes and quality of life among first married women in polygynous families in Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia: A mixed-approach study, 2021 pp. 1-12

Seid Shumye, Eden G/egziabher, Yesuneh Bayissa and Nebiyu Mengistu

Understanding the impact of natural disasters on post-traumatic stress disorder and depression symptoms: An examination of counterfactual displacement scenarios pp. 1-13

Mohammed Abba-Aji, Gregory Cohen, Salma Abdalla, Ruochen Wang, Jaimie Gradus and Sandro Galea

Volume 3, issue 5, 2026

Subjective academic achievement and suicide behavior among university students in Ghana: A moderated mediation of financial stress and depression pp. 1-14

Feikoab Parimah, Margaret Amenuke-Edusei, Joyce Nyarko, Collins Badu Agyemang, Ernest K Bobo, Adina Addy, Phyllis Ama Tebuah Osei, Bernice Essien, George Ofosu Oti, Eugenia Dedo Yamson, Worlali Nyaledzigbor and Amma Serwaa Aboagye Kyei

Prevalence of depressive symptoms among secondary school adolescents in Dodoma and Pwani, Tanzania pp. 1-14

Divine Patrick Mwaluli, Amani Angumbwike Mwakalapuka, Joshua Joel Matiku and Jamal Jumanne Athuman

The moderating role of HIV status in the association between gender identity and depression among sexual and gender minorities in Abuja, Nigeria pp. 1-13

Ruxton Adebiyi, Chama John, Megan E Mansfield, Andrew Mitchell, Jibreel Jumare, Rachel Sullivan Robinson, Typhanye Dyer, Rodman Turpin, Man Charurat and Sylvia Adebajo

Who gets help? Analyzing disparities in diagnosis, treatment, and care seeking of anxiety and depression among women in Bangladesh pp. 1-24

Isna Haque Sheoti and Md Zakiul Alam

Volume 3, issue 4, 2026

Comparing barriers to employee assistance program utilization in Canada and the United States using natural language processing and machine learning pp. 1-24

Sana Siddiqui, Javier Mencia Ledo, Raihana Premji, Hong Ki Chloe Lau, Kishana Balakrishnar, Charlene Choi, Paula Allen, Allison Kelly, Marilyn Grand’Maison, Donia Obeidat, Ali Bani-Fatemi and Behdin Nowrouzi-Kia

Effectiveness of community-based interventions for PTSD among youth in low- and middle-income countries affected by humanitarian emergencies: A systematic review and meta-analysis pp. 1-25

Gabrielle Drake, M Claire Greene and Alyssa Murdoch

An economic model to assess the costs and benefits of workplace mental wellbeing interventions: A flexible tool for employers and decision makers pp. 1-12

Karina Watts, Hannah Ross, Emily Gregg and Matthew Taylor

Impact of social risk factors on TF-CBT engagement and strategies to mitigate the impact: A qualitative analysis pp. 1-18

Clara Johnson, Sharon Kiche, Anne Mbwayo, Daisy Anyango Okoth, Omariba Anne Nyaboke, Anna Testorf, Priya Dahiya and Shannon Dorsey

Health-related quality of life among caregivers of children with cerebral palsy in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis pp. 1-19

Jenberu Mekurianew Kelkay, Desalegn Mitiku Kidie, Abraham Dessie Gessesse, Kaleab Tesfaye Tegegne, Henok Dessie Wubneh, Addisu Simachew Asgai and Deje Sendek Anteneh

Drivers of psychological distress among first year female public university students in South Africa: A qualitative exploratory study pp. 1-19

Mercilene Tanyaradzwa Machisa, Pinky Mahlangu, Yandisa Sikweyiya, Rachel Jewkes, Elizabeth Dartnall, Sinegugu Duma, Nelisiwe Khuzwayo, Managa Pillay, Millicent Maoto and Carrie Brooke-Sumner

Prevalence of significant depressive symptoms and associated factors among facially disfigured pediatric Noma patients in Nigeria: A single-centre cross-sectional study pp. 1-11

Olalekan Vincent Ata, Ruth Ifeoluwa Oladele, Ifeoluwa Adetula, Deborah Iyanuoluwa Akinrinde and Kehinde David Arokoyo

Subgroup identification of disparities in buprenorphine discontinuation in opioid-use disorder: A Virtual Twins machine learning approach using nationwide United States claims data, 2006–2022 pp. 1-1

Kehe Zhang, Paula A Jaimes-Buitron, Wanru Guo, Yanmin Gong, Yuanxiong Guo, Carolina Vivas Valencia and Cici Bauer

International university students’ perspectives on mental health and help-seeking behaviours in China: An exploratory qualitative study pp. 1-17

Magnus Michael Sichalwe, Minjie Chu, Grace Tavengana, Manas Ranjan Behara and Abdul Basit

Scoping review of mental health-related policies issued in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru pp. 1-20

Victoria Cavero, Ana L Vilela-Estrada, Rubí Paredes-Angeles, Noelia Cusihuaman-Lope, David Villarreal-Zegarra and Francisco Diez-Canseco

Barriers to access and unmet needs in mental health care for Venezuelan migrants in a southern border region of Colombia: The experiences of community workers pp. 1-16

John Fitton, Julie Benavides-Melo and Christine Greenhalgh

Volume 3, issue 3, 2026

What if I die? Existential crises when caring for persons with severe mental disorders in rural South Africa pp. 1-19

Olindah Silaule, Nokuthula Gloria Nkosi and Fasloen Adams

Psychological distress and its associated factors among cancer patients in Nepal: A cross-sectional study pp. 1-19

Ankit Acharya, Princy Bhatta, Dharma Dev Bhatta, Murari Man Shrestha and Vishnu Prasad Sapkota

Integrating homeless persons with mental health conditions back into low resource communities: A cross-sectional study pp. 1-20

Alex Ansah Owusu, Frank Baning, Leveana Gyimah, Dansoa Nuamah, Julius Xatse, Akua Owusuaa Gyapong, Royal Konlaan, Daniel Kudzo Fiawotror, Bernard Mortotsi and Joseph Bediako Asare

The association between expectations of stigma and experiences of structural stigma in healthcare encounters among a cross-section of Canadians living with a mental illness or substance use disorder pp. 1-12

Kai Yin Ernie Wong, Keith S Dobson, Brooke Linden and Heather Stuart

Contribution of social determinants to symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder pp. 1-14

Jerzy Bala, Jennifer J Newson and Tara C Thiagarajan

From crisis to recovery: Exploring the demand surge for mental health services in Alberta, Canada—A document-based policy analysis with an illustrative supply–demand simulation (2023–2024) pp. 1-16

Kola Adegoke, Abimbola Adegoke, Deborah Dawodu, Ayoola Bayowa, Akorede Adekoya, Temitope Kayode, Mallika Singh, Olajide Alfred Durojaye, Abiodun Isola Aluko and Adeyinka Adegoke

Reinitiation of antidepressant pharmacotherapy among patients discharged from the hospital: A population-based cohort study pp. 1-16

Waseem Abu-Ashour, John-Michael Gamble, John Hawboldt and Joanna E M Sale

Preconception mental health (Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative): Identifying factors associated with probable anxiety and depression among young women living in urban-poor South Africa pp. 1-16

Shane A Norris, Claire Hart, Lukhanyo H Nyati, Wihan Taljaard, Rayjean J Hung, Ravi Retnakaran, Stephen Lye, Catherine E Draper and Ashleigh Craig

Psychosocial hazard exposures and mental health outcomes among ambulance Emergency Medical Technicians in Ghana: A qualitative phenomenological study pp. 1-17

Elias Kodjo Kekesi, Maxwell Asumeng, Ernest Darkwah and David Lackland Sam

Volume 3, issue 2, 2026

What is the perceived relationship between boredom and substance use among persons who are unhoused? pp. 1-17

Cory Herzog-Fequet, Rebecca Gewurtz, Noah Hansen, Halley Read and Carrie Marshall

Volume 3, issue 1, 2026

The social ecology of adolescent mental health in humanitarian settings: A qualitative study pp. 1-17

Sally Farah, Tania Bosqui, Anas Mayya, Zahraa Shaito, Joseph Elias, Theresa S Betancourt, Alan Carr, Michael Donnelly and Felicity L Brown

Peer-led interventions: Exploring the peer group leader experience of delivering Sauti ya Vijana, a group-based mental health intervention for youth living with HIV in Tanzania pp. 1-18

Chinenye Agina, Fortunata Nasuwa, Justina Mosha, Nasra Abdul, Erica Sanga, Leila Samson, Liness Amos Ndelwa, Blandina T Mmbaga, Joy Noel Baumgartner and Dorothy E Dow

ML-based detection of depressive profile through voice analysis in WhatsApp™ audio messages of Brazilian Portuguese Speakers pp. 1-20

Victor H O Otani, Felipe O Aguiar, Thiago P Justino, Hudson S Buck, Luiza B Grilo, Matheus F Figueiredo, Pedro M Uchida, Daniel A C Vasques, Thaís Z S Otani, João Ricardo N Vissoci, Lucas M Marques and Ricardo R Uchida