2025
A reflection on the role of individuals with lived experience in shaping the Brazilian psychiatric reform.
Corradi-Webster C, Reis G, Brisola E, Sampaio C, Araujo C, Rufato L, Oliveira R, Ricci R, de Oliveira W, de Oliveira B, Bellamy C, Costa M. A reflection on the role of individuals with lived experience in shaping the Brazilian psychiatric reform. Irish Journal Of Psychological Medicine 2025, 1-7. PMID: 40497564, DOI: 10.1017/ipm.2025.20.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health servicesBrazilian Psychiatric ReformPsychiatric reformHealth servicesMental healthPublic mental health care systemImprove population mental healthMental health care systemRecovery-oriented practiceSubstance misusePopulation mental healthHealth care systemAdvocacy movementImplement recovery strategiesParticipation of individualsRecovery movementPeer supportCare systemLived experienceEmpower peopleRecovery strategiesActive involvementAdvocacyLeadership rolesRecovery initiativesLong-term, bidirectional associations between depressive symptom severity and opioid use among people with HIV: A prospective cohort study
Macmadu A, Li Y, Bhondoekhan F, Chang C, Bahji A, Crystal S, Gordon K, Kerns R, Vickers-Smith R, Edelman E, Marshall B. Long-term, bidirectional associations between depressive symptom severity and opioid use among people with HIV: A prospective cohort study. Addictive Behaviors Reports 2025, 22: 100619. PMID: 40547483, PMCID: PMC12182372, DOI: 10.1016/j.abrep.2025.100619.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDepressive symptom severityVeterans Aging Cohort StudySymptom severityOpioid useCohort studySubstance use disordersPrescription opioid useProspective cohort studyOpioid use disorderAging Cohort StudyMental health servicesDose-response patternGeneralized estimating equation modelsVeterans Health Administration sitesUse disorderClinical characteristicsProspective cohortBidirectional associationsFollow-upStudy entryOpioidHarm reduction servicesBidirectional relationshipPLHIVAdministration siteCommunity, Professional, and Lived Experiences Shape Competence in Immigrant Mental Health Service
Cadenas G, Akoto M, Rodriguez M, Garcini L, Venta A, Paris M, Galvan T, Moreno O, Perez O, Neimeyer G. Community, Professional, and Lived Experiences Shape Competence in Immigrant Mental Health Service. Practice Innovations 2025, 10: 172-188. DOI: 10.1037/pri0000281.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health professionalsMental health competenciesHealth competenciesHealth professionalsMental health servicesFactorial multivariate analysisHigher self-efficacyPsychological servicesPsychology professionalsAssociated with higher knowledgeImmigrant mental healthHigher level of educationShaping competencesMental healthSelf-efficacyFoundational competenciesDomains of experienceFull-time practitionersImmigrant populationLevel of educationHealth servicesHigher knowledgeInteraction effectsProfessionalsLived experiencePeer online motivational interviewing and affirmative care for sexual and gender minority men who are survivors of sexual trauma: A randomized clinical trial
Cook J, Ellis A, Simiola V, Martino S, Bellamy C, O'Connell M, Livingston N. Peer online motivational interviewing and affirmative care for sexual and gender minority men who are survivors of sexual trauma: A randomized clinical trial. Journal Of Traumatic Stress 2025 PMID: 40444426, DOI: 10.1002/jts.23170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurvivors of sexual traumaSexual traumaMotivational interviewingPosttraumatic stress disorder symptomsReducing posttraumatic stress disorder symptomsStress disorder symptomsMental health service utilizationMental health treatmentGender minority menTrained peersEffectiveness of motivational interviewingAffirming careMental health servicesDisorder symptomsPsychiatric symptomsRandomized clinical trialsHealth care seekingBetween-group differencesHealth service utilizationHealth treatmentMinority stressOnline group sessionsMinority menCare-seekingService utilizationPlace-based approaches to improve the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people: a rapid realist review
March A, Allen K, Davies K, Harris J, Bethel A, Kennedy L, Malhotra T, Stemp R, Alexandrescu B, Hobbs T, Fonagy P, Pilling S, Berry V. Place-based approaches to improve the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people: a rapid realist review. Systematic Reviews 2025, 14: 115. PMID: 40390084, PMCID: PMC12090407, DOI: 10.1186/s13643-025-02838-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContext-mechanism-outcome configurationsImprove young people's mental health.Young people's mental healthPlace-based approachMental healthRealist reviewPeople's mental healthWellbeing of childrenYoung Person's Advisory GroupImprove mental healthMental health servicesYoung peopleYoung people's needsPublic health concernHealth servicesPreventive interventionsResultsFifteen articlesCommunity stakeholdersGrey literatureWellbeing outcomesConclusionsThis reviewIsolated interventionAdvisory GroupExpert panelIntermediate outcomesFamily-Centered Care in Adolescent Intensive Outpatient Mental Health Treatment in the United States: A Case Study
Kietzman H, Styles W, Franklin-Zitzkat L, Del Vecchio Valerian M, Yuen E. Family-Centered Care in Adolescent Intensive Outpatient Mental Health Treatment in the United States: A Case Study. Healthcare 2025, 13: 1079. PMID: 40361857, PMCID: PMC12071710, DOI: 10.3390/healthcare13091079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntensive outpatient programDialectical behavior therapyMeasurement based careOutpatient mental health treatmentIntensive outpatient servicesMental health treatmentHelp-seeking attitudesModel of family-centered careFamily engagementInpatient mental health servicesComprehensive psychiatric careMental health servicesMental health crisisDistress intoleranceFamily-Centered CarePsychiatric medication managementAt-risk youthAnxiety symptomsBehavioral therapyIncreased emotionalitySuicide riskFamily interventionsHealth treatmentOutpatient programConflict behaviorMedicare Parity and Outpatient Mental Health Service Use and Costs Among Beneficiaries With Depression
Tetlow S, Phillips V, Hockenberry J. Medicare Parity and Outpatient Mental Health Service Use and Costs Among Beneficiaries With Depression. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8: e258491. PMID: 40314953, PMCID: PMC12048850, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.8491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health service useOutpatient mental health service useHealth service useOut-of-pocket expenditureMental health servicesOutpatient mental health servicesService useMedicare beneficiariesHealth servicesDepression screeningUS Preventive Services Task Force recommendationsAccessibility of mental health servicesMedical Expenditure Panel Survey Household ComponentInterrupted time series designOutpatient mental healthMental health careCost-sharingMental health conditionsEconomic evaluationProportion of beneficiariesTask Force recommendationsBarriers to treatmentNationally representative sampleTime series designOlder with depressionAfrican Youth in Mind – Protocol of a Pilot feasibility trial of a brief psychological Intervention for older adolescents with depression delivered through senior high schools in Navrongo, Ghana
Jopling R, Attah D, Abas M, Adde K, Goldsmith K, Bere T, Nyamayaro P, Aborigo R, Barrett B, Owusu L, Glozah F, Akanlu A, Bawa S, Achana F, Danese A, Smith P, Seward N, Kumwenda M, Chibanda D, Weobong B. African Youth in Mind – Protocol of a Pilot feasibility trial of a brief psychological Intervention for older adolescents with depression delivered through senior high schools in Navrongo, Ghana. PLOS ONE 2025, 20: e0319462. PMID: 40168302, PMCID: PMC11960926, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0319462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient Health Questionnaire-9Enhanced usual careIntegration of mental health servicesPsychological interventionsRandomised controlled pilot trialMonths post baseline assessmentPilot trialPrimary healthcare systemMental health componentMental health servicesEvidence-based interventionsControlled pilot trialProblem-solving therapySymptoms of depressionAdolescent health policyPilot feasibility trialUsual careHealth servicesSchool-going youthFormative researchCost-effectiveness evaluationFeasibility trialHealth policyPost-baseline assessmentHealth componentSexual orientation differences in mental health service use and unmet mental health care needs: a cross-sectional population-based study of young adults
Roxo L, Pachankis J, Bränström R. Sexual orientation differences in mental health service use and unmet mental health care needs: a cross-sectional population-based study of young adults. Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2025, 1-10. PMID: 40067368, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-025-02866-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health service useHealth service useMental health servicesService useHealth servicesSexual orientation differencesSociodemographic factorsSexual minority individualsUnmet mental health care needsUnmet mental health servicePopulation-based study of young adultsCross-sectional population-based studyMental health service needsUnmet needsMental health care needsMinority individualsUnmet mental health carePerceived needHealth service needsMental health careHealth care needsSexual orientationYoung adultsCulturally sensitive servicesStudy of young adultsUnderstanding Patient Referral Practices and Perceptions of Mental Health Professionals Among Neurologists
Gopaul M, Chiraroekmongkon S, Altalib H. Understanding Patient Referral Practices and Perceptions of Mental Health Professionals Among Neurologists. Neurology Clinical Practice 2025, 15: e200455. PMID: 39980575, PMCID: PMC11839230, DOI: 10.1212/cpj.0000000000200455.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health careMental health professionalsMental health servicesHealth professionalsHealth careHealth servicesPerceptions of mental health professionalsEffectiveness of mental health careNeurology clinicPsychiatric comorbiditiesFollow-up planCare coordinationPrimary careComanage patientsReferral frequencyMental healthChi-square testFunctional neurological disorderMixed-methods approachReferral patternsReferral practicesUS neurologistsQualitative interviewsNeurologists' practicesCareThe Challenging Problems of Cancer and Serious Mental Illness
Grassi L, McFarland D, Riba M, Ferrara M, Zaffarami G, Belvederi Murri M, Cruciata M, Caruso R. The Challenging Problems of Cancer and Serious Mental Illness. Current Psychiatry Reports 2025, 27: 41-57. PMID: 39786658, PMCID: PMC11724792, DOI: 10.1007/s11920-024-01570-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerious mental illnessProblem of cancerMental illnessGeneral populationPhysical health careRates of screeningMental health servicesHealth-care systemMedication side effectsHealth servicesOncology settingUnhealthy lifestyleHealth careCancer preventionStandard cancer treatmentHigher mortalitySomatic disordersCareVulnerable segmentsNegative outcomesIllnessOncologyCancer treatmentDelayed treatmentCancerMental Health Treatment among U.S. Military Veterans: Insights from the National Health Interview Survey
Marini M, Gutkind S, Livne O, Fink D, Saxon A, Simpson T, Sherman S, Mannes Z. Mental Health Treatment among U.S. Military Veterans: Insights from the National Health Interview Survey. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2025, 1-9. PMID: 39753811, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-024-09320-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Health AdministrationMental health treatmentNational Health Interview SurveyVeterans Health Administration patientsMental health counselingHealth Interview SurveyIntegrated healthcare systemHealth treatmentPrescription medicationsNon-VHA veteransU.S. military veteransHealth counselingHealthcare useInterview SurveyHealthcare systemReceipt of mental health counselingDelivery of mental health servicesMilitary veteransMental health servicesPrevalence of anxietyVeterans' useHealth servicesClinical initiativesHealth AdministrationReduce barriers
2024
Evaluating the usability of an HIV-prevention artificial intelligence chatbot in Malaysia: national observational study.
Ni Z, Oh S, Saifi R, Altice F, Azwa I. Evaluating the usability of an HIV-prevention artificial intelligence chatbot in Malaysia: national observational study. JMIR Human Factors 2024 PMID: 40439677, DOI: 10.2196/70034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV self-test kitsPromote HIV testingSelf-test kitsHIV testingAI chatbotsObservational studyMSM-friendly clinicsFree HIV self-testing kitArtificial intelligenceDevelopment platformMental health servicesMiddle-income countriesPersonal health informationHuman-chatbot interactionsUpper middle-income countriesNational observational studyMachine learning algorithmsHealth servicesArtificial intelligence chatbotsHealth informationMental healthCommunity outreachSocial networking appsHealthcare systemHIV epidemicAbleism in mental healthcare settings: A qualitative study among U.S. adults with disabilities
Wang K, Ostrove J, Manning R, Fodero S, Ash S, Whang J, Bogart K, Cipollina R, Nario-Redmond M, Adler J, Lowe S. Ableism in mental healthcare settings: A qualitative study among U.S. adults with disabilities. SSM - Qualitative Research In Health 2024, 6: 100498. DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmqr.2024.100498.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health servicesMental healthcare settingsHealth servicesHealthcare settingsU.S. adultsUnmet mental health serviceMental health researchMental health concernsReflexive thematic analysisImpact of disabilityExperiences of PWDSemi-structured interviewsAccessing careHealth researchEnvironmental barriersMental healthInterpersonal processesMedical traumaThematic analysisQualitative studyDisability knowledgeNondisabled counterpartsPWDHealth concernDisabilityNational and subnational burden of mental disorders in Iran (1990–2019): findings of the Global Burden of Disease 2019 study
Collaborators I, Ghalichi L, Shariat S, Naserbakht M, Taban M, Abbasi-Kangevari M, Afrashteh F, Ajami M, Akbarialiabad H, Amiri S, Arabloo J, Azizi H, Baghcheghi N, Bagherieh S, Bitaraf S, Eskandarieh S, Ghadirian F, Gholami A, Goleij P, Asgarabad M, Halimi A, Heidari M, Iravanpour F, Jabbarinejad R, Jafarinia M, Kashani H, Koohestani H, Malekpour M, Mayeli M, Mirfakhraie R, Mirghafourvand M, Mohammadi S, Mohammadi E, Mohammadian-Hafshejani A, Montazeri F, Motaghinejad M, Nargus S, Okati-Aliabad H, Fallahy M, Rahmani S, Sanati A, Rashedi V, Rezaei N, Rezaeian M, Sadeghian R, Sadeghian S, Sahebkar A, Sargazi S, Sarikhani Y, Shafie M, Tabatabaeizadeh S, Tiyuri A, Vahabi S, Valizadeh R, Zaki L, Zare I, Zoladl M, Moradi-Lakeh M, Rahimi-Movaghar A, Mokdad A, Naghavi M. National and subnational burden of mental disorders in Iran (1990–2019): findings of the Global Burden of Disease 2019 study. The Lancet Global Health 2024, 12: e1984-e1992. PMID: 39577972, PMCID: PMC11584315, DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(24)00342-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBurden of mental disordersMental disordersMental health servicesDisability-adjusted life yearsAttention-deficit hyperactivity disorderAutism spectrum disorderAge-standardised DALY ratesDevelopmental intellectual disabilityAge-standardised DALYsProvision of mental health servicesIdiopathic developmental intellectual disabilityPattern of changesAnxiety disordersDepressive disorderBipolar disorderConduct disorderBurden of diseaseIntellectual disabilityHyperactivity disorderEating disordersBehavioral disordersSpectrum disorderDeterminants of mental healthHealth servicesDALY ratesStressors and symptoms explaining sexual orientation inequalities in mental health services usage: A longitudinal study with young adults
Pachankis J, Bränström R, Roxo L. Stressors and symptoms explaining sexual orientation inequalities in mental health services usage: A longitudinal study with young adults. European Journal Of Public Health 2024, 34: ckae144.401. PMCID: PMC11516426, DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckae144.401.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSexual minority individualsMinority-specific stressorsMinority individualsMental health symptomsMental health service useMental health servicesHealth service useSexual orientationHealth symptomsHealth servicesService useSexual orientation inequalitiesSexual orientation differencesNegative family reactionsMental health service usagePopulation-based sample of young adultsSexual minoritiesHealth service usageMinority stressPopulation-based sampleHelp-seeking behaviorSample of young adultsYoung adultsFamily reactionsLogistic regression modelsCommunity perspectives on adolescent mental health stigma in American Samoa
Blas V, Mew E, Winschel J, Hunt L, Soliai Lemusu S, Lowe S, Naseri J, Toelupe R, Hawley N, McCutchan-Tofaeono J. Community perspectives on adolescent mental health stigma in American Samoa. PLOS Mental Health 2024, 1: e0000080. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmen.0000080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health stigmaHealth stigmaSelf-stigma of mental illnessLevels of mental health stigmaMental illness-related stigmaMental health care accessIllness-related stigmaHealth care accessMental health burdenMental health servicesStigmatization of mental healthMental health needsSocio-ecological modelMental health challengesMental health concernsMental health stigmatizationOnline focus groupsAmerican SamoaCare accessSelf-stigmaPerceived stigmatizationHealth needsHealth servicesMental illnessMental healthPerceived discrimination, mental health help-seeking attitudes, and suicide ideation, planning, and attempts among black young adults
Boyd D, Quinn C, Durkee M, Williams E, Constant A, Washington D, Butler-Barnes S, Ewing A. Perceived discrimination, mental health help-seeking attitudes, and suicide ideation, planning, and attempts among black young adults. BMC Public Health 2024, 24: 2019. PMID: 39075376, PMCID: PMC11285399, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-19519-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health help-seeking attitudesHelp-seeking attitudesBlack young adultsExperiences of discriminationEveryday discriminationMental health help-seeking behaviorYoung adultsHealth help-seeking behaviorSuicidal ideationExperiences of everyday discriminationMental health servicesMental health supportLong-term health consequencesHelp-seeking behaviorSuicide prevention effortsFeelings of isolationSuicidal behaviorImpact of discriminationHealth servicesHealth supportLogistic regression analysisSexual healthPrevention effortsStudy participantsRisk of suicidal behaviorBarriers to Mental Health Care in US Military Veterans
Lewis C, Fischer I, Tsai J, Harpaz-Rotem I, Pietrzak R. Barriers to Mental Health Care in US Military Veterans. Psychiatric Quarterly 2024, 95: 367-383. PMID: 38940875, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-024-10078-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health careMental health treatmentHealth careHealth treatmentReduce barriersUS veteransNegative beliefsInstrumental barriersNational Health and ResiliencePromote engagementMental health servicesPopulation-based effortsUS military veteransNationally representative dataMultivariate logistic regressionPerceived stigmaHealth servicesSocial supportPsychiatric needsVeterans StudyPractical barriersLow purposeConclusionsNearly halfMilitary veteransCareGender-Affirming Psychotherapy (GAP): Core Principles and Skills to Reduce the Mental Health Care “GAP” for Transgender Youths
Price M, Rakhilin M, Johansen K, Collins L, Pachankis J, Lyon A, Allen M. Gender-Affirming Psychotherapy (GAP): Core Principles and Skills to Reduce the Mental Health Care “GAP” for Transgender Youths. Psychiatric Services 2024, 75: 1075-1083. PMID: 39482962, PMCID: PMC11530703, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20230460.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health careMental health providersTransgender youthHealth inequalitiesHealth providersHealth careEnhance mental health servicesMental health care needsMental health inequalitiesDiverse patient needsHealth care needsMental health servicesHuman-centered designMental health treatmentHealth care systemStakeholder focus groupsExposure to discriminationCare satisfactionCare needsProvider typeHealth servicesCare systemHealth treatmentPatient needsCisgender youth
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