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.https://bsky.app/profile/plosmentalhealth.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/plosmentalhealth.org/post/3mofrof63tc2mPublishing with Purpose: Bringing lived experiences into journal development Read our latest Editorial, co-authored with members of our Lived Experience Advisory Board https://journals.plos.org/mentalhealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmen.000063516 Jun 2026 12:16 +0000at://did:plc:cneio3ng6ithd5tkvxrfn3lx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mofrof63tc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/plosmentalhealth.org/post/3mjjpnhwzz22nCan machines really be therapists? Explore research on AI in mental healthcare, including its strengths, limitations, and the questions raised for the future of mental health care. 🔗 Learn more: plos.io/4uCTpOx15 Apr 2026 10:44 +0000at://did:plc:cneio3ng6ithd5tkvxrfn3lx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjpnhwzz22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/plosmentalhealth.org/post/3mjbm3quxmc24New @plosmentalhealth.org Essay: Held but not healed – why coercive practices undermine wellness. In our latest Essay, Sandra Ferreira from @avesmentalhealth.bsky.social reflects on coercion and why it has the potential to damage longer-term wellness. https://journals.plos.org/mentalhealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmen.000059412 Apr 2026 05:19 +0000at://did:plc:cneio3ng6ithd5tkvxrfn3lx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjbm3quxmc24https://bsky.app/profile/plosmentalhealth.org/post/3mcyxmjejt22fWe are pleased to announce that PLOS Mental Health is now indexed by PubMed Central and Scopus! For more details about where we are indexed, take a look at our 'Indexing and Archiving' information: https://journals.plos.org/mentalhealth/s/journal-information#loc-indexing-and-archiving22 Jan 2026 10:20 +0000at://did:plc:cneio3ng6ithd5tkvxrfn3lx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcyxmjejt22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/plosmentalhealth.org/post/3m6gs3fl3c226Our latest blog summarizes how we have responded to the suggestions of our amazing Lived Experience Advisory Board https://speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2025/11/25/how-our-lived-experience-advisory-board-has-shaped-plos-mental-health/25 Nov 2025 07:13 +0000at://did:plc:cneio3ng6ithd5tkvxrfn3lx/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6gs3fl3c226https://bsky.app/profile/plosmentalhealth.org/post/3m4cmzmvuxs27We 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. https://speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2025/10/29/hope-in-times-of-pain-recording-of-world-mental-health-day-panel-discussion-2025/29 Oct 2025 04:41 +0000at://did:plc:cneio3ng6ithd5tkvxrfn3lx/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4cmzmvuxs27https://bsky.app/profile/plosmentalhealth.org/post/3m4b3emyej22lSystematic 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... https://speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2025/10/22/what-to-know-before-submitting-systematic-and-scoping-reviews-to-plos-mental-health/28 Oct 2025 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:cneio3ng6ithd5tkvxrfn3lx/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4b3emyej22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/plosmentalhealth.org/post/3m3oiposr6s2y#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' https://journals.plos.org/mentalhealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmen.000046521 Oct 2025 04:31 +0000at://did:plc:cneio3ng6ithd5tkvxrfn3lx/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3oiposr6s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/plosmentalhealth.org/post/3m2squoe22c2mThis #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 https://speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2025/10/10/world-mental-health-day-2025-access-to-mental-health-in-catastrophes-and-emergencies/10 Oct 2025 03:42 +0000at://did:plc:cneio3ng6ithd5tkvxrfn3lx/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2squoe22c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/plosmentalhealth.org/post/3m2jqviyycc2bPlease 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 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/world-mental-health-day-reflections-on-care-in-emergencies-and-crisis-tickets-1759536393719?aff=oddtdtcreator06 Oct 2025 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:cneio3ng6ithd5tkvxrfn3lx/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2jqviyycc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/plosmentalhealth.org/post/3lzfkipnpq22uInside 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 https://speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2025/09/19/peer-review-week-2025-focusing-on-the-aspects-that-must-stay-uniquely-human/22 Sep 2025 04:18 +0000at://did:plc:cneio3ng6ithd5tkvxrfn3lx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzfkipnpq22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/plosmentalhealth.org/post/3lzfkf4xmek2uFor 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. https://speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2025/09/18/youth-mental-health-day-2025-at-plos-mental-health-the-importance-of-sharing-support/22 Sep 2025 04:16 +0000at://did:plc:cneio3ng6ithd5tkvxrfn3lx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzfkf4xmek2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/plosmentalhealth.org/post/3lxglbeez522t#NewPLOSMentalHealthArticle A new study led by @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social assesses the therapeutic potential of cannabis-based medicinal products for insomnia: https://journals.plos.org/mentalhealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmen.000039028 Aug 2025 03:14 +0000at://did:plc:cneio3ng6ithd5tkvxrfn3lx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxglbeez522thttps://bsky.app/profile/plosmentalhealth.org/post/3lx7blfwbs22z#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. https://journals.plos.org/mentalhealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmen.000024325 Aug 2025 05:32 +0000at://did:plc:cneio3ng6ithd5tkvxrfn3lx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lx7blfwbs22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/plosmentalhealth.org/post/3lwglo6iwqc2p#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 https://journals.plos.org/mentalhealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmen.000040415 Aug 2025 09:56 +0000at://did:plc:cneio3ng6ithd5tkvxrfn3lx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwglo6iwqc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/plosmentalhealth.org/post/3lw6jmoyync2f#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. https://journals.plos.org/mentalhealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmen.000033912 Aug 2025 04:58 +0000at://did:plc:cneio3ng6ithd5tkvxrfn3lx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw6jmoyync2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/plosmentalhealth.org/post/3lvl6xj2hbs24#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 https://journals.plos.org/mentalhealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmen.000036604 Aug 2025 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:cneio3ng6ithd5tkvxrfn3lx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvl6xj2hbs24https://bsky.app/profile/plosmentalhealth.org/post/3lvaejj4ls22r#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. https://journals.plos.org/mentalhealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmen.000038531 Jul 2025 05:07 +0000at://did:plc:cneio3ng6ithd5tkvxrfn3lx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvaejj4ls22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/plosmentalhealth.org/post/3lvaecdqup22r#NewPLOSMentalHealthArticle Researchers from @northumbriauni.bsky.social‬, @newcastleuni.bsky.social, @ensdelyon.bsky.social and @york.ac.uk explore the rapid changes in mental health that occur alongside changes in food security. https://journals.plos.org/mentalhealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmen.000032031 Jul 2025 05:03 +0000at://did:plc:cneio3ng6ithd5tkvxrfn3lx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvaecdqup22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/plosmentalhealth.org/post/3lujsmfapks27In 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. https://speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2025/07/22/getting-to-know-plos-mental-health-socio-economics-political-approaches/22 Jul 2025 05:48 +0000at://did:plc:cneio3ng6ithd5tkvxrfn3lx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lujsmfapks27https://bsky.app/profile/plosmentalhealth.org/post/3lu532i6ves2v#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) https://journals.plos.org/mentalhealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmen.000031917 Jul 2025 04:15 +0000at://did:plc:cneio3ng6ithd5tkvxrfn3lx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu532i6ves2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/plosmentalhealth.org/post/3ltglwb5ml225Thank 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... [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Jul 2025 05:45 +0000at://did:plc:cneio3ng6ithd5tkvxrfn3lx/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltglwb5ml225https://bsky.app/profile/plosmentalhealth.org/post/3ltglsjw3vc25#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 https://journals.plos.org/mentalhealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmen.000036908 Jul 2025 05:43 +0000at://did:plc:cneio3ng6ithd5tkvxrfn3lx/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltglsjw3vc25https://bsky.app/profile/plosmentalhealth.org/post/3lsvsigjk322e#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 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmen.000011901 Jul 2025 13:27 +0000at://did:plc:cneio3ng6ithd5tkvxrfn3lx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsvsigjk322ehttps://bsky.app/profile/plosmentalhealth.org/post/3lra2q52oik2i#NewPLOSMentalHealthOpinion When organizations become legacies... @kidshelpphone.bsky.social describe the ripple effects when organizations invest in, and empower, their volunteers.10 Jun 2025 04:31 +0000at://did:plc:cneio3ng6ithd5tkvxrfn3lx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lra2q52oik2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/plosmentalhealth.org/post/3lqtg2mob7k2g#NewPLOSMentalHealthArticle What influence do financial incentives have? A study from @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social & @liverpooluni.bsky.social explores how changes in incentivization of health monitoring affects people with severe mental health conditions. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmen.000018505 Jun 2025 03:49 +0000at://did:plc:cneio3ng6ithd5tkvxrfn3lx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqtg2mob7k2g