Anxiety and depression prevalence and associated factors in patients with knee osteoarthritis by Qizhen Feng, Qizhen Feng, Mingjie Weng, Xi Yang, Min Zhang

“…In clinical practice, it is essential to integrate these various influencing factors to develop targeted mental health care services. By doing so, healthcare providers can enhance the overall mental health and QOL for individuals suffering from KOA.…”
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Healthy body as a normative model in the perceptions of student youth by N. L. Antonova, S. B. Abramova, V. R. Lopatina

“…In the post-pandemic context, students more often, compared to the pre-pandemic situation, began to include personal hygiene, mental health care, and physical activity in their daily practices.Practical significance. …”
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Voice analysis and deep learning for detecting mental disorders in pregnant women: a cross-sectional study by Hikaru Ooba, Jota Maki, Hisashi Masuyama

“…Conclusion We developed a lightweight machine learning model to analyze pregnant women's voices for screening various mental disorders, achieving high sensitivity and demonstrating the potential of voice analysis as an effective and objective tool in perinatal mental health care.…”
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Mental health in people living with and beyond colorectal cancer: A patient‐oriented constructivist grounded theory by Vicki Cheng, Helen McTaggart‐Cowan, Jonathan M. Loree, Rachel A. Murphy, Mikaela Barnes, Haydn Bechthold, Norman Jansen, Mary A. De Vera

“…Mental health experiences encompass emotional and cognitive‐behavioral responses, expressed differently across phases. Mental health care experiences are also shaped by barriers, facilitators, and individual contextual factors, all of which influence their access to care. …”
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Neuromodulation of Attentional Control in Major Depression: A Pilot DeepTMS Study by Jodie Naim-Feil, John L. Bradshaw, Dianne M. Sheppard, Oded Rosenberg, Yechiel Levkovitz, Pinhas Dannon, Paul B. Fitzgerald, Moshe Isserles, Abraham Zangen

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Can computer simulation support strategic service planning? Modelling a large integrated mental health system on recovery from COVID-19 by Livia Pierotti, Jennifer Cooper, Charlotte James, Kenah Cassels, Emma Gara, Rachel Denholm, Richard Wood

“…Conclusion In capturing the interrelation of patient flow related dynamics between various mental health care settings, we demonstrate the value of computer simulation for assessing the impact of interventions on system flow.…”
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Psychometric accuracy of the Dutch Child and Adolescent Trauma Screener by Lieke H. Kooij, Irma M. Hein, Cedric Sachser, Samantha Bouwmeester, Madelief Bosse, Ramón J. L. Lindauer

“…A total of 587 children and adolescent, age 7–21, and 658 caregivers referred to mental health care services in Amsterdam was included in the study to examine psychometric properties. …”
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Silent struggles: a qualitative study exploring mental health challenges of undergraduate healthcare students by Shahd Al-Najdi, Abdulla Mansoor, Ola Al Hayk, Najah Al-Hashimi, Kamran Ali, Alaa Daud

“…Addressing academic pressures, enhancing self-coping mechanisms and social support systems, and reducing the stigma around mental health care are essential steps toward improving student well-being. …”
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A longitudinal study of the association between the outcome of bariatric surgery and mental health indicators in Chinese patients: an examination of the interaction effect by Hung-Yen Lin, Te-Chang Changchien, Tsung-Jen Hsieh, Cheng-Sheng Chen, Yung-Chieh Yen

“…Despite the improvements in physical and mental health post-surgery, the findings indicate that the impact of depression on effectiveness of bariatric surgery is modulated by the time elapsed since the surgery, emphasizing the importance of ongoing mental health care for these patients. Clinical trial number Not applicable.…”
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Unleashing the potential of chatbots in mental health: bibliometric analysis by Qing Han, Chenyang Zhao

“…By providing accessible and convenient mental health services and support, chatbots are poised to become a primary technological intervention in bridging the gap between mental health needs and available resources.ObjectiveThis study undertakes a thorough bibliometric analysis and discourse on the applications of chatbots in mental health, with the objective of elucidating the underlying scientific patterns that emerge at the intersection of chatbot technology and mental health care on a global scale.MethodsThe bibliometric software Biblioshiny and VOSviewer were used to conduct a comprehensive analysis of 261 scientific articles published in the Web of Science Core Collection between 2015 and 2024. …”
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Help-seeking for depression among Vietnamese migrant workers in Japan and factors related to their intentions to seek help from a psychiatrist: a cross-sectional study by Yui Fukuda, Atsuko Taguchi, Akane Futami, Yusuke Umegaki, Pham Nguyen Quy, Toshihiko Nakajima, Akihito Uezato

“…Abstract Background Foreign workers are at risk for depression, and Vietnamese people tend to be reluctant to seek professional mental health care. Although Vietnamese people are the largest population among foreign workers in Japan, evidence concerning their help-seeking experiences and strategies to promote help-seeking in this population is lacking. …”
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Natural language processing to identify suicidal ideation and anhedonia in major depressive disorder by L. Alexander Vance, Leslie Way, Deepali Kulkarni, Emily O. C. Palmer, Abhijit Ghosh, Melissa Unruh, Kelly M. Y. Chan, Amey Girdhari, Joydeep Sarkar

“…Addressing current limitations will further enhance NLP models, enabling more accurate extraction of critical clinical features and supporting personalized, proactive mental health care.…”
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Associations between mental illness, TB risk and migrant status by S.E. Hayward, K.L. Kristensen, A. Deal, J.H. Petersen, T. Lillebaek, S. Hargreaves, M. Norredam, J.S. Friedland

“…TB programmes should integrate holistic mental health care.…”
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Policy and practice implication of - and tools to address - mental health and psychosocial support needs in Sierra Leone by Alastair Ager, Rebecca Horn, Abdulai Bah, Abdulai Bah, Haja Wurie, Mohamed Samai, Mohamed Samai

“…In terms of policy, findings reinforce key principles regarding community-based provision, integration of mental health care into primary health care, and actions to reduce stigma associated with mental health.…”
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Assessing the Uses, Benefits, and Limitations of Digital Technologies Used by Health Professionals in Supporting Obesity and Mental Health Communication: Scoping Review by Amanda Kearns, Anne Moorhead, Maurice Mulvenna, Raymond Bond

“…Conflicts arose from cultural and individual differences, weight stigma, and confusion over HP roles in obesity and mental health care. ConclusionsDigital technologies have diversified the approaches HPs can take in delivering education, counseling, and motivation to individuals with obesity and mental health issues, facilitating private, stigma-reduced environments for personalized care. …”
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Youth experiencing homelessness at risk for suicide: psychosocial risk factors and service use patterns by Laura J. Chavez, Kelly J. Kelleher, Alicia Bunger, Xin Feng, Margaret Fitzpatrick, Jodi L. Ford, Allen B. Mallory, Arielle H. Sheftall, Tansel Yilmazer, Alexis Pizzulo, Jesse L. Hawke, Mattina A. Davenport, Natasha Slesnick

“…Given that the use of medical and mental health care is low among this population, more active outreach strategies may be warranted to deliver prevention interventions.…”
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Ethnic inequalities in mental and physical multimorbidity in women of reproductive age: a data linkage cohort study by Amelia Jewell, Matthew Broadbent, Stephani Hatch, Mark Ashworth, Megan Pritchard, Sarah Dorrington, Louise Howard, Raquel Catalao

“…Objectives Explore inequalities in risk factors, mental and physical health morbidity in non-pregnant women of reproductive age in contact with mental health services and how these vary per ethnicity.Design Retrospective cohort study.Setting Data from Lambeth DataNet, anonymised primary care records of this ethnically diverse London borough, linked to anonymised electronic mental health records (‘CRIS secondary care database’).Participants Women aged 15–40 years with an episode of secondary mental health care between January 2008 and December 2018 and no antenatal or postnatal Read codes (n=3817) and a 4:1 age-matched comparison cohort (n=14 532).Main outcome measures Preconception risk factors including low/high body mass index, smoking, alcohol, substance misuse, micronutrient deficiencies and physical diagnoses.Results Women in contact with mental health services (whether with or without severe mental illness (SMI)) had a higher prevalence of all risk factors and physical health diagnoses studied. …”
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Postpartum depression in relation to chronic diseases and multimorbidity in women’s mid-late life: a prospective cohort study of UK Biobank by Yue Zhang, Yangyang Cheng, Rodrigo M. Carrillo-Larco, Yaguan Zhou, Hui Wang, Xiaolin Xu

“…This finding supports the importance of perinatal and postpartum mental health care, and its role in the prevention of chronic diseases and multimorbidity throughout women’s life course.…”
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Stigma towards mental illness in Asian nations and low-and-middle-income countries, and comparison with high-income countries: A literature review and practice implications by Mrugesh Vaishnav, Afzal Javed, Snehil Gupta, Vinay Kumar, Parth Vaishnav, Akash Kumar, Hakimullah Salih, Petros levounis, Bernardo NG, Samia Alkhoori, Cora Luguercho, Armen Soghoyan, Elizabeth Moore, Vinay Lakra, Martin Aigner, Johannes Wancata, Jamila Ismayilova, Md. Azizul Islam, Antonio Geraldo Da Silva, Gary Chaimowitz, Wang Xiaoping, Tarek Okasha, Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg, Thomas Schulze, Roger NG, SN Chiu, Chan Kit Wa (Sherry), Andi J Tanra, Yong Chon Park, Liliya Panteleeva, Marisol Taveras, Ramune Mazaliauskiene, Ahmad Hatim Bin Sulaiman, Thelma Sanchez, Chandra Prasad Sedain, Taiwo Lateef Sheikh, Lars Lien, Ghulam Rasool, Robert Buenaventura, Harish Chandra Gambheera, Kapila Ranasinghe, Norman Sartorius, Chawanun Charnsil, Amine Larnaout, Juliet Nakku, Zarif Ashurov

“…Mental health stigma is associated with more serious psychological problems among the victims, reduced access to mental health care, poor adherence to treatment, and unfavorable outcomes. …”
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Feasibility of a Mobile App–Based Cognitive-Behavioral Perinatal Skills Program: Protocol for Nonrandomized Pilot Trial by Andrea B Temkin-Yu, Aliza Ayaz, Ella Blicker, Michael X Liu, Ace Oh, Isabelle E Siegel, Meredith J Seewald, Alison D Hermann, Soudebah Givrad, Lara M Baez, Lauren M Osborne, Cori M Green, Maddy M Schier, Alexandra M Davis, Shasha Zhu, Avital Falk, Shannon M Bennett

“…There are many barriers that interfere with the ability of perinatal individuals to access traditional mental health care. Digital health interventions, including app-based programs, have the potential to increase access to useful tools for these individuals. …”
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