Category: Mental Health Ethics

BMC Psychol. 2025 May 22;13(1):548. doi: 10.1186/s40359-025-02864-0.ABSTRACTThe associations among trait anxiety, dispositional hope, and mental well-being have been examined in cross-sectional studies. However, no longitudinal...

Discov Ment Health. 2025 May 22;5(1):76. doi: 10.1007/s44192-025-00198-2.ABSTRACTThe intricate relationship between substance addiction and mental health among India's prison population is a formidable task for...

Br J Gen Pract. 2025 May 22;75(suppl 1):bjgp25X742125. doi: 10.3399/bjgp25X742125. Print 2025 May.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: There are thousands of primary care estates and premises across the country....

J Adolesc. 2025 May 21. doi: 10.1002/jad.12519. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Adolescents' mental health-related public stigma, encompassing personal and perceived stigma, may vary according to...

Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health. 2025 May 21;19(1):61. doi: 10.1186/s13034-025-00913-5.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND AIMS: Adolescent mental health has declined in recent decades. Few studies have explored whether...

BMC Infect Dis. 2025 May 21;25(1):724. doi: 10.1186/s12879-025-11110-2.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) are widespread infections, with seroprevalence rates varying by region and demographic...

BMC Womens Health. 2025 May 21;25(1):242. doi: 10.1186/s12905-025-03793-1.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Women in situations of vulnerability experience situations of violence aggravated by their social condition and which generate...

Schizophr Bull. 2025 May 21:sbaf058. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbaf058. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Shared decision-making (SDM) implementation remains limited in psychosis management, particularly within antipsychotic prescribing. When...

J Med Ethics Hist Med. 2024 Nov 19;17:7. doi: 10.18502/jmehm.v17i7.17106. eCollection 2024.ABSTRACTHuman dignity is discussed in fields such as law, theology and ethics. In human...

Psychiatr Serv. 2025 May 21:appips20240329. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.20240329. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: The authors aimed to estimate the past-year prevalence of mental and substance use disorders,...

Psychiatr Serv. 2025 May 21:appips20240503. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.20240503. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: This study aimed to characterize the use of emergency psychiatric holding powers in Ireland,...

BMC Psychol. 2025 May 20;13(1):530. doi: 10.1186/s40359-025-02843-5.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Teacher-student relationships (TSRs) are recognized as playing an important role in students' academic success. However, the potential mechanisms...

BMC Public Health. 2025 May 20;25(1):1860. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-23033-3.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Substance use among adolescents is a public health problem. We culturally adapted The Social Competence Promotion Program...

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2025 May 20;25(1):595. doi: 10.1186/s12884-025-07709-7.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Depression is a serious mental health condition whose risk is highest among women during pregnancy. The risk...

Int J Law Psychiatry. 2025 May 19;101:102108. doi: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2025.102108. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIt has been argued that a fusion of mental health and capacity law...

Int J Law Psychiatry. 2025 May 19;101:102098. doi: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2025.102098. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe present work provides a comparative policy review of psychiatric advance directives, considering...

Can J Psychiatry. 2025 May 20:7067437251342281. doi: 10.1177/07067437251342281. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTObjectivesThis study provides an overview of the key medico-legal issues associated with attempted or...

Fam Process. 2025 Jun;64(2):e70040. doi: 10.1111/famp.70040.ABSTRACTAdolescent mental health problems have increased internationally, and over one-quarter of Chinese adolescents-approximately 40 million teens-have reported significant mental health...

BMC Med Ethics. 2025 May 15;26(1):62. doi: 10.1186/s12910-025-01223-3.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Physician-assisted suicide (PAS) is increasingly being legalized in a growing number of countries and is the focus...

BMC Public Health. 2025 May 15;25(1):1792. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-22991-y.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) poses a significant challenge to the health and well-being of children and adolescents, with...

BMC Pediatr. 2025 May 15;25(1):383. doi: 10.1186/s12887-025-05621-9.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Preterm birth is a leading cause of childhood mortality and developmental disabilities, with persistent socioeconomic disparities in incidence...

BMC Psychiatry. 2025 May 15;25(1):488. doi: 10.1186/s12888-025-06940-y.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Early intervention services (EIS) for early psychosis can help reduce the patient-specific and economic impacts of mental illness,...

Discov Ment Health. 2025 May 15;5(1):73. doi: 10.1007/s44192-025-00204-7.ABSTRACTPerinatal depression (PND), and perinatal mental health (PMH) are regarded as an underestimated public health concern. A doctoral...

Health Justice. 2025 May 13;13(1):31. doi: 10.1186/s40352-025-00341-9.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Worldwide, the prevalence of mental health problems in prison populations is higher than in the general population. While...

Expert Rev Neurother. 2025 May 13. doi: 10.1080/14737175.2025.2506460. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:40357884 | DOI:10.1080/14737175.2025.2506460

Br J Psychiatry. 2025 May 13:1-3. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2025.16. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTReal-world studies provide valuable insights into long-term outcomes across diverse populations. Here, we contextualise...

BMC Health Serv Res. 2025 May 10;25(1):680. doi: 10.1186/s12913-025-12851-1.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Access to timely mental healthcare relies on patients' descriptions of their mental health problems. We therefore...

Neuroimage. 2025 May 8:121255. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2025.121255. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTEnvironmental processes, such as auditory and visual inputs, often follow power-law distributions with a time-dependent and...

BMC Psychol. 2025 May 9;13(1):491. doi: 10.1186/s40359-025-02833-7.ABSTRACTPURPOSE: The study was conducted to address the gaps in literature and improve the psychological well-being of Chinese students....

BMC Psychol. 2025 May 9;13(1):493. doi: 10.1186/s40359-025-02796-9.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Adolescence represents a pivotal stage marked by substantial physiological and psychological transformations, during which prosocial behavior and suicide...

Soc Sci Med. 2025 May 3;378:118147. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118147. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTLegal gender recognition (LGR) refers to laws, policies, and administrative procedures that enable transgender...

J Clin Psychiatry. 2025 May 7;86(2):24cs15336. doi: 10.4088/JCP.24cs15336.ABSTRACTObjective: To provide recommendations regarding the critical elements of the assessment package in treatment-resistant depression (TRD) consultation programs....

Am J Law Med. 2025 Mar;51(1):100-124. doi: 10.1017/amj.2025.19. Epub 2025 May 8.ABSTRACTNathan Witkin, in his article The Cost of Closed Doors…, attempts to reframe the...

Psychedelic Med (New Rochelle). 2025 Feb 27;3(1):19-30. doi: 10.1089/psymed.2024.0027. eCollection 2025 Mar.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Psychedelics such as psilocybin, lysergic acid diethylamide, and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine are increasingly recognized for...

Psychiatr Psychol Law. 2024 Jan 21;32(2):175-199. doi: 10.1080/13218719.2023.2280537. eCollection 2025.ABSTRACTChild protection systems in Australia continue to disproportionately investigate Aboriginal families and intervene to remove Aboriginal...

Psychiatr Psychol Law. 2024 Mar 12;32(2):200-212. doi: 10.1080/13218719.2023.2296474. eCollection 2025.ABSTRACTNeurological soft signs, considered to be an endophenotype in schizophrenia patients, have also been investigated in...

Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2025 May 7;20(1):217. doi: 10.1186/s13023-025-03694-4.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Alpha-mannosidosis is a rare recessive lysosomal storage disorder with progressive multi-systemic impacts. In the absence of...

Nat Commun. 2025 May 7;16(1):4235. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-56910-x.ABSTRACTChronic care manages long-term, progressive conditions, while acute care addresses short-term conditions. Chronic conditions increasingly strain health systems, which...

Neuroscience. 2025 May 5:S0306-4522(25)00356-2. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2025.05.004. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Aging is frequently accompanied by multimorbidity, the presence of multiple chronic conditions, which contributes to...

Cureus. 2025 Apr 6;17(4):e81797. doi: 10.7759/cureus.81797. eCollection 2025 Apr.ABSTRACTPatients experiencing homelessness (PEH) continue to experience acute and chronic medical vulnerabilities in the United States. In...

Addiction. 2025 May 6. doi: 10.1111/add.70083. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAIMS: To conduct a return on investment analysis of Lithuania's 2017 increase in alcohol excise taxation...

BMJ. 2025 May 6;389:r870. doi: 10.1136/bmj.r870.NO ABSTRACTPMID:40328476 | DOI:10.1136/bmj.r870

Prev Med. 2025 May 4:108296. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2025.108296. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To compare the presence and rates of school police officers, security guards, nurses, psychologists,...

Pol Merkur Lekarski. 2025;53(2):250-255. doi: 10.36740/Merkur202502114.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Aim: The aim is to investigate the mental health indicators of cadets during their stressful academic training under martial...

One Health. 2025 Apr 19;20:101046. doi: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2025.101046. eCollection 2025 Jun.ABSTRACTThis population-based cross-sectional study explores the relationship between social network involvement and pet ownership among young...

Soc Sci Med. 2025 Apr 30;377:118134. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118134. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Access to stable, affordable housing is critical for physical and mental health. As...