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This Comment highlights the intertwined nature of mental and brain health and disease. Common genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors contribute to psychiatric and neurological disorders, which partially share neurocognitive and pathophysiological mechanisms. A call for a more dimensional, interdisciplinary approach can accelerate the development of robust approaches to research, prevention and intervention.
The past 40 years have seen a surge in exploring mindfulness-based practices and interventions as a non-pharmacological alternative to treating various physical and psychological conditions. Addressing specific challenges that the field faces is crucial for moving it forward in a meaningful direction.
In this Q&A, we speak to US Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-CA), who has served as the representative for the 28th congressional district of California since 2009. In addition to being a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, she has also been a member of the Subcommittees on Health, Worker and Family Support, and Oversight that oversee legislation pertaining to health programs, healthcare reform, and research.
Utilizing an everyday citizenship approach in forensic psychiatric care, by recognizing the agentive actions and relational interactions in mundane activities and caregiving communications, could substantially enhance and advance care practices.
Men often experience mental health issues in silence. This Comment considers the many manifestations of silence in men’s mental illness, which serve to reduce subjective wellbeing and social/occupational functioning amid elevating suicide risk.
Cases of mild or transient distress in young people are increasingly viewed as problems that require medical intervention. As CAMHS clinicians, we argue that this overmedicalization undermines the value of social support within the family and community, and funding cuts to nonmedical support services have only compounded the problem.
LGBTQIA+ older adults are under-represented in Alzheimer’s disease and mental health research. Here we highlight the current research evidence, social and policy influences, and ways healthcare and research professionals can improve equity in research and healthcare.
Climate change and ecological emergencies threaten life on Earth. This creates a distress that is in danger of being pathologized and dismissed. We examine how such feelings are rational and underpinned by instinctive compassion for the environment and each other. We must respond by supporting people to act with their full potential, amidst systemic and government failures.
The celebration of Pride in June each year is a way to recognize triumph over oppression. It is a time to acknowledge the past and to commit to protecting LGBT+ people by promoting inclusion, equality, and mental health and well-being.
In this Q&A, we speak to Jack Turban, a physician–scientist and Assistant Professor of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), where he directs the Gender Psychiatry Program. His research examines the mental health of transgender and gender diverse youth, with a particular focus on topics related to public policy.
Sex and gender play an important role in mental health. Clinical and preclinical research for novel treatments need to take this serious matter under consideration. The development of safe and effective treatments for specific populations can be achieved only with enhanced and targeted funding that will generate robust and reliable data.
Mental Health Month has been observed to reduce the stigma that is associated with mental illness and to educate the public and encourage individuals to make their mental health and wellbeing a priority. It is an important moment to bring the strengths of advocacy groups and researchers together to promote mental health awareness and to improve equity.
Climate change is affecting mental health in all communities, especially in young people. It is critical that we consider how to support young people affected by climate change anxiety and the possibilities of looking forward to supporting them.
