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PLOS Mental Health is a peer-reviewed journal published by PLOS, covering Mental Health Treatment and Access, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, COVID-19 and Mental Health. Over its lifetime it has published 558 papers, which have received 1,035 citations.
| Publisher | PLOS |
|---|---|
| Reference style | Numbered (Vancouver) Numbered — [1], [2] in the text 1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. PLOS Mental Health. 2023;12(3):45–58.
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| Publishes research in | Mental Health Treatment and Access Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development COVID-19 and Mental Health Migration, Health and Trauma Health disparities and outcomes |
| ISSN | 2837-8156 |
| Citation impact (2-yr) | 1.85 |
| h-index | 12 |
| i10-index | 19 |
| Open access | Yes — indexed in DOAJ |
| Top institutions publishing here | University College London |
| Journal website | journals.plos.org |
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"Can machines be therapists?" is a question receiving increased attention given the relative ease of working with generative artificial intelligence. Although recent (and decades-old) research has found that humans struggle to tell the difference between responses from machines and humans, recent findings suggest that artificial intelligence can write empathically and the generated content is rated…
We investigate how select identity characteristics moderate the role of several SDoH domains on major depressive disorder (MDD). Our study considers an analytical sample of 86,954 participants from the NIH-funded All of Us (AoU) Research Program in the USA. Our independent variables and moderators come from survey responses and our outcome is an EHR diagnostic…
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are thought to have negative effects on mental health and well-being in adolescence. The definition of ACEs varies between studies, and their measurement is mainly based on questionnaires designed for adults to recall their childhood. This scoping review aimed to explore the research methods and findings from studies that quantitatively analysed…
College students are vulnerable to mental health challenges that include depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts. We examined how subjective well-being in 369 college students in the United States was affected by the number friends or family members who could provide essential needs (instrumental support) or with whom intimate or personal matters could be discussed (emotional…
Food insecurity is associated with increased odds of anxiety and depression, but it is unclear whether this effect is causal, and if so, the timescale over which it occurs. We conducted a preregistered analysis of an intensive longitudinal dataset, the Changing Cost of Living Study, to explore evidence for causal processes linking food insecurity to…
