09/23/2026
Review
Generative AI must augment, not replace
A new review from Academic Editor Dr David Villarreal-Zegarra explores the psychometric applications of GenAI.
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October 5, 2026
Perinatal mental health: 'Unseen and underserved'
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mental health psychology
How have trends in identity-first and person-first language changed in books and media?
A study from University of Melbourne explores changes in language preferences since 1980.
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09/15/2026
Essay
Toward Human-Centred Resilience Quantification: The Role of Eco-Affective State Variables
In a new Essay, PLOS Mental Health Academic Editor Dr Lucas Murrins Marques introduces eco-affective state variables.
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09/14/2026
Essay
The stark disparities in autism diagnosis and care
A new Essay explores disparities from a socioecological perspective.
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09/02/2026
Essay
Why Deinstitutionalisation Still Matters: Reclaiming a Contested Horizon in Global Mental Health
PLOS Mental Health Section Editor Dr Cristian Montenegro from King's College London, and colleagues, examine psychiatric deinstitutionalisation as an unresolved political, ethical, and epistemological question within global mental health
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09/02/2026
epidemiology of mental health
Alcohol and Substance-Induced Disorder Treatment Cases in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Facilities from 2013 to 2022: A Descriptive Study
A new study from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill aims to better understand the clinical needs of people engaging with substance-induced disorder treatment
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09/07/2026
Essay
The Crime of Surviving
A new Opinion discusses Pakistan’s recriminalization of attempted suicide.
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08/21/2026
Essay
Five Meaningful Roles of Engagement: Framework for Lived Experience Roles in Mental Health Research (FLER-R)
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08/19/2026
digital mental health
Managing chronic conditions: The physical, psychological and existential
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