September 22, 2025

Can our mental health really change our vaccine response?

A study from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Columbia University explores if there is any evidence of an interaction between depressive symptoms and immune responses to a COVID-19 vaccine.

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09/19/2025

Our communities

Youth Mental Health Day 2025

PLOS Mental Health hosts a panel discussion with Suzanne Fox (co-founder of Yellow Tulip Project, USA), Alex Mpaata (Founder and CEO of Psychiki Ygeia Foundation, Uganda) and Geetika Sawhney (Mental health advocate and professional, India), which explores how communities can work together to tackle stigma and barriers to help-seeking in young people.

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09/19/2025

peer review week

In the mind of a reviewer

In honor of Peer Review Week, we hosted a free webinar, which provides some tips for ECRs to help them feel more confident during the peer review process.

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09/18/2025

lived experience and advocacy

"I wish they heard my story rather than my conditions." – A qualitative exploration of young people's experiences during mental health assessment in the UK.

Researchers at UCL and Northumbria University explore young people's experiences during mental health assessment and uncover the need for more person-centered approaches.

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"I wish they heard my story rather than my conditions." – A qualitative exploration of young people's experiences during mental health assessment in the UK.

09/17/2025

digital mental health

Logistic regression analysis of textual data on suicidal ideation

A study from Tama University, Japan, identifies factors related to suicidal ideation by applying logistic regression analysis to textual data posted on NHK's "Facing Suicide" website.

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Logistic regression analysis of textual data on suicidal ideation

09/17/2025

public mental health and policy

Impact of COVID-19 School Learning Model on Mental Health, Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors, Substance Use, and Violence Related Behaviors and Experiences Among U.S. High School Students

The University of Washington and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention explore how changes in learning during the COVID 19 pandemic affected the mental health of over 40,000 young people.

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09/10/2025

digital mental health

The two sides of technology in the face of trauma

Researchers at Tel Aviv University and Stanford University explore how smartwatches can help to detect PTSD and how media consumption exacerbates symptoms following traumatic events

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09/10/2025

Essay

Promoting holistic wellbeing: Inner development through the martial art of Wing Chun

Professor Andrew Kemp and Dr Ross Watson introduce the REACH model (Radical non-attachment, Embodied empowerment, skillful Adaptation, self-Control, and psychological Hardiness) as a way to conceptualize how traditional martial arts could make a distinctive yet underexplored contribution to holistic wellbeing.