PLOS Mental Health: Indexing, Scope and Published Papers

01Indexing

Indexing of PLOS Mental Health

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02How to submit

How to submit to PLOS Mental Health

1. Read the guide for authors. It sets the article types, word limit, reference style and file format that PLOS Mental Health accepts. You find it on the journal's website, usually under "For authors".
2. Format to the journal's style. Check whether it wants a Word file, a LaTeX file or a PDF for the first submission, and follow its reference style; many journals accept any clear format at first and ask for their style only after acceptance. If the language or structure needs work first, manuscript editing by a PhD editor in your field is priced by word count (see the editing cost guide).
3. Check the fit. Compare your title and abstract with the papers it has published; papers outside the scope are the most common reason for a desk rejection. The Journal Finder shows journals that published the closest work.
4. Check the fee. PLOS Mental Health is not a fully open access journal, so authors usually pay nothing unless they choose open access for their article or the journal charges page or colour fees. The guide for authors states the current charges.
5. Check your manuscript before you submit. The free Submission Readiness Check asks the seven questions our reviewers ask in every audit and takes about 2 minutes.

04Published papers

Papers published in PLOS Mental Health

Papers from the publication records ScholarsColab tracks, with their year and citations. Author names are not shown.

1. Stakeholders' perceptions of recovery from psychosis in Blantyre, Malawi: Definitions, goals, and interventions20260 citations
2. Does self-compassion moderate the relationship between stigma, pain and psychological well-being among people living with sickle cell disease in Ghana?20260 citations
3. The lived experience of long COVID: A thematic analysis of an in-depth interview study20260 citations
4. Integrated mental health for refugees: A realist theory building study20260 citations
5. Social support, social networks, and mental health of six refugee subgroups in Arizona: Findings from a pilot study20260 citations
6. Individual differences in bottom-up and top-down emotion generation20260 citations
7. Integrating homeless persons with mental health conditions back into low resource communities: A cross-sectional study20260 citations
8. Statelessness and mental health experiences of Kuwaiti Bidoon people living in the UK: An interpretative phenomenological analysis20260 citations
9. Group psychosocial interventions for anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents in low-and middle-income countries: A realist …20260 citations
10. Re-framing eco-distress for self-efficacy and resilience building20260 citations
11. “I finally found a place where I could have some safety”: A mixed-methods evaluation of non-clinical safe spaces for emotional distress and/or suicidal crisis20260 citations
12. Invisible scars and trauma: The psychological cost of youth-led protests in Nepal and the global imperative for trauma‑responsive mental-health systems20260 citations
13. ML-based detection of depressive profile through voice analysis in WhatsApp™ audio messages of Brazilian Portuguese Speakers20260 citations
14. Psychosocial hazard exposures and mental health outcomes among ambulance Emergency Medical Technicians in Ghana: A qualitative phenomenological study20260 citations
15. Reinitiation of antidepressant pharmacotherapy among patients discharged from the hospital: A population-based cohort study20260 citations
16. What is the perceived relationship between boredom and substance use among persons who are unhoused?20260 citations
17. Investigating the dose-response relationship between music and anxiety reduction: A randomized clinical trial20260 citations
18. Using think aloud with female adolescents to validate psychological well-and ill-being self-report measures20260 citations
19. Metabolic syndrome among patients with severe mental illness attending a tertiary hospital in northwestern, Tanzania: A cross sectional study20260 citations
20. “Being a man is like being put in a box”: A qualitative study of adolescent boys' and young men's understanding and experiences of mental health in an urban …20260 citations
21. Subgroup identification of disparities in buprenorphine discontinuation in opioid-use disorder: A Virtual Twins machine learning approach using nationwide United …20260 citations
22. Psychological distress and its associated factors among cancer patients in Nepal: A cross-sectional study20260 citations
23. Physical and mental health professionals perspectives of providing mental health care for young people: A qualitative interview study20260 citations
24. The social ecology of adolescent mental health in humanitarian settings: A qualitative study20260 citations
25. An economic model to assess the costs and benefits of workplace mental wellbeing interventions: A flexible tool for employers and decision makers20260 citations
26. Peer services in behavioral health: A scoping review of Medicaid funding to inform policy and practice for refugee and newcomer populations in the US20250 citations
27. Psychological stressors among faith-based health workers during Marburg virus outbreak in Ghana: A qualitative study20250 citations
28. A principal component analysis of the post-secondary student stressors index in a sample of Ontario students20250 citations
29. The efficacy, feasibility, and technical outcomes of a GPT-4o-based chatbot Amanda for relationship support: a randomized controlled trial20250 citations
30. Psychological well-being of adolescents in Pokhara, Nepal: A comparison between migrated and non-migrated parents20250 citations
31. “Girls get stressed due to the situation we are facing”: Multi-level mental health stressors and resilience enablers among adolescent girls and young women in South …20250 citations
32. “Everyone is fighting their own battles”: A qualitative study to explore the context of suicidal ideation among people with HIV (PWH) in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania20250 citations
33. Barriers and facilitators to addressing mental health needs among Asian, Black and Latin American men who have sex with men (MSM) in England and Wales: A …20250 citations
34. Social support profiles and their association with sociodemographic and mental health characteristics among treatment-seeking adults in Arabic-speaking countries20250 citations
35. Exploring Open Dialogue and autism: A qualitative client-perspective study20250 citations
36. A performing arts intervention to decrease suicide stigma on campus: A three time point assessment of “Every Brilliant Thing”20250 citations
37. Models and key elements of integrated perinatal mental health care: A scoping review20250 citations
38. Mental health challenges and resilience strategies of Indigenous youth citizen scientists living in rural areas during COVID-19 school closures20250 citations
39. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts: Integrating syndemics and intersectionality in tackling the HIV and mental health epidemics among Filipino gay and …20250 citations
40. Barriers and facilitators to social inclusion among people with severe mental illness: A qualitative study20250 citations
41. Standing tall or falling short: A narrative review of height dissatisfaction and psychological outcomes20250 citations
42. Internalising and externalising behaviour in siblings of children born preterm Preterm birth: Internalising and externalising behaviour of siblings20250 citations
43. Prevalence and determinants of maternal psychological distress: A hospital-based cross-sectional study among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Dar-es …20250 citations
44. “The world is not a safe place”: Representations of emotional distress, coping, and survival among young adults in South Africa20250 citations
45. The effect of weight loss on brain age in schizophrenia spectrum disorders20250 citations
46. … of role overload on healthcare workers' psychological distress and well-being: The mediating role of task distraction and moderating roles of resilience and emotional …20250 citations
47. The 'fragile'generation: Understanding parents' attitudes towards young people's mental health within the Chinese sociocultural context20250 citations
48. Improving recognition of common mental health disorders in Cambodia: Validation of the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 and development of a brief mental health screener20250 citations
49. Physician burnout in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: prevalence and associated factors among resident doctors and consultants in Delta State, Nigeria20250 citations
50. Psychometric properties of the Italian Beliefs About Losing Control Inventory (BALCI-IT) and its associations with related constructs20250 citations
51. Gender differences in affective reactivity to COVID-related daily stressors in mood and anxiety disorders: A six-month intensive longitudinal study20250 citations
52. Developing guidelines for culturally relevant informed consent: An example from Lebanon20250 citations
53. Mental health outcomes and intimate partner violence among nepalese women: A propensity score matched study20250 citations
54. Contrasting cognitive, behavioral, and physiological responses to breathwork vs. naturalistic stimuli in reflective chamber and VR headset environments20250 citations
55. Exploring the impact of drug decriminalization and legalization policies on mental health outcomes: a scoping review20250 citations
56. Prevalence and predictors of loneliness among university students: A cross-sectional study20250 citations
57. To disclose or not to disclose? Mental health service users' and practitioners' views of practitioners' own self-disclosure of mental health difficulties: a mixed-methods …20250 citations
58. Trauma and resilience in an urban clinic for unhoused young adults: A mixed methods study20250 citations
59. Moderation of financial stress and cardiovascular disease risk in black catholics: A social-ecological pathway utilizing latent class and structural equation analyses20250 citations
60. The association between perceived psychosocial support and resilience among Venezuelan migrant women: A secondary analysis of cross-sectional data from 202220250 citations
61. Functional improvement is a better predictor of steady work than medical improvement for individuals with mental health conditions20250 citations
62. Unmasking the impact: Racial microaggressions and the health consequences for Latinas in the United States20250 citations
63. Predicting depression among men who have sex with men in Ghana using machine learning algorithms20250 citations
64. Cognitive arousal-based measures quantify insights from self-ratings in response to sensory stimuli20250 citations
65. The relationship between ambivalence over the expression of emotions and somatic symptoms among Iranian long-distance and geographically close partners: The …20250 citations
66. “I wish they heard my story rather than my conditions.” –A qualitative exploration of young people's experiences during mental health assessment in the UK20250 citations
67. Evaluating the Barcelona Music Reward Questionnaire and semantic differential profile scale for adults with major depressive disorder and suicidal ideation20250 citations
68. A case-controlled study investigating gender differences in Face Name Hobby Recall (FNHR) performance in healthy community-dwelling older adults20250 citations
69. Psychosocial correlates of HbA1c among adult Samoans without diabetes20250 citations
70. Stigma and barriers to seeking mental health care among emergency department providers–A mixed methods study20250 citations
71. The association of diminished quality of life of Afghan adults' psychosocial wellbeing, in the era of the Taliban 2.0 government20250 citations
72. Contribution of narrative therapy in reduction of anxiety, depression and PTSD among survivors of the genocide against the Tutsi in 1994 in Rwanda20250 citations
73. Patterns of ongoing thought in the real world and their links to mental health and well-being20250 citations
74. Determining how individuals manage their driving anxiety20250 citations
75. Lived Experience is Our Superpower: Narratives from Four Global Shapers, World Economic Forum (WEF) Youth Mental Health Leaders Journeys20250 citations
76. Lived experiences and coping strategies among cancer patients in the Volta Region of Ghana: A health facility-based qualitative study20250 citations
77. Support needs of south Asian adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse in the UK: Perspectives of UK mental health professionals and key stakeholders20250 citations
78. Integrating mental health support into HIV prevention: An organizational framework for NGOs, informed by Ukraine's experience20250 citations
79. Exploring urban mental health using mobile EEG–a systematic review20250 citations
80. “This course has made it easier for me to embrace myself and my child”: A qualitative study of an adapted mindfulness-based stress reduction course for pregnant …20250 citations
81. … between parents' country of birth and multicultural adolescents' psychological well-being in South Korea: A study on depression, worries, life satisfaction, and social …20250 citations
82. Sharing is healing: the power of storytelling to transform mental health in the field of neglected tropical diseases20250 citations
83. Older adults experiences of transitioning to housing following homelessness from a perspective of ontological security: A secondary analysis20250 citations
84. The mediating effects of perceived social support and shame on psychological distress and its dimensions among Liberian refugees in Nigeria20250 citations
85. “The general public will never truly know what it feels like”: Exploring the Lived Experiences of Persons Affected by Leprosy in Sindh, Pakistan–A qualitative study20250 citations
86. Examining the indirect effects of life satisfaction and perceived social support on selection optimization compensation and PTSD among the senior citizens of Ekiti …20250 citations
87. “I just don't know what will be better other than an apartment which I can't afford”: Experiences of housing quality following homelessness in Ontario, Canada20250 citations
88. Self-regulation of socioemotional behavior in twin adolescents: structural validation of a multidimensional inventory20250 citations
89. Opinions of physiotherapists at the University Teaching Hospital on assessing the psychological well-being of patients with stroke: A qualitative study20250 citations
90. The Seity Check-In: A novel tool for assessing momentary well-being20250 citations
91. Canadian adolescents' perceptions of how climate change is impacting their mental health: A qualitative analysis of open-ended survey responses20250 citations
92. Unwell in the system: Ethical blind spots and structural injustices in modern psychiatry—Toward a humanistic renewal20250 citations
93. Physiological outcomes from mind-body resiliency programs in healthcare workers: A scoping review20250 citations
94. The development and validation of the Offensive-Type Taijin-Kyofu-Sho Scale (OTKSS): A preliminary study using a sample of Japanese University Students20250 citations
95. Caregiver transformation and relational growth in a parent-mediated intervention for autism in Hong Kong–A qualitative study20250 citations
96. A qualitative exploration of the potential benefits of Nature-based Approaches for staff and Children and Young People in Child and Adolescent Mental Health …20250 citations
97. From mental health detention to health systems reform: Co-producing policy and practice recommendations with Black men, their communities, and health and social …20250 citations
98. Peace of mind: A quasi-experimental, mixed-method evaluation of a community-based mental health intervention for persons affected by Neglected Tropical Diseases20250 citations
99. Promoting holistic wellbeing during the polycrisis: An essay on inner development through the martial art of Wing Chun20250 citations
100. Perceptions of the Mamma Mia program, an internet-based prevention strategy for perinatal depression symptoms20250 citations
101. The mental health crisis: Only top down regulation will cure medicine's folly20250 citations
102. Community-based digital mental health interventions for traumatic brain injury patients: A scoping review20250 citations
103. Multi-component interventions combining psychotherapy and physical activity for children and young peoples' mental health: A scoping review20250 citations
104. Anxiety symptoms and coping strategies used by older adults during COVID-19: A national e-study of linkages among and between them20250 citations
105. Multilevel barriers and facilitators to behavioral health treatment among Latino sexual minority men20250 citations
106. Subjective executive functioning and skill learning during the COVID-19 pandemic associated with perceived loneliness, depressive symptoms, and well-being20250 citations
107. Adverse childhood experiences, stress impact, and well-being in deaf and hard of hearing adolescents and adolescents with developmental language disorders in …20250 citations
108. Metacognitive biases in anxiety-depression and compulsivity extend across perception and memory20250 citations
109. Association of company downsizing with the risk of mental distress among employees in the Norwegian working population20250 citations
110. A mixed methods longitudinal case study exploring the impact of a community-based, brief psychological intervention for men experiencing suicidal crisis20250 citations
111. Religiousness, sexual orientation, and depression among emerging adults in US higher education: Findings from the Healthy Minds Study20250 citations
112. Coping strategies of women with obstetric fistula in the Northern Region of Ghana20250 citations
113. Identifying predictors of formal help-seeking for premenstrual symptoms: A machine learning analysis of symptom, functional impairment and barriers data20250 citations
114. Factors explaining resilience among nepalese nurses of tertiary-level hospital experiencing COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study20250 citations
115. The feasibility of a web-based resilience-building program to prevent stress among danish pregnant nulliparous women: A randomised controlled feasibility trial20250 citations
116. Changes in loss to follow-up among elderly patients with schizophrenia during the COVID-19 pandemic: A study from a specialized center in Peru20250 citations
117. The causal effect of stressors on antenatal common mental disorders among pregnant mothers in Dabat district Northwest, Ethiopia: A generalized structural equation …20250 citations
118. The implications of growth mindset for depression, well-being, and adjustment over 2 years during the COVID-19 pandemic20240 citations
119. Equipping the next generation of clinicians for addressing conflict mental health: A role for Geopsychiatry20240 citations
120. Voices from the ground: Qualitative perspectives on Ugandan national mental health system strengths, challenges, and recommendations20240 citations
121. Differences in suicide acceptability by farming-related occupation, demographic, and religiosity factors, general social survey 2000–202220240 citations

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