A journal dedicated to connecting scientific and clinical research with lived experience, striving to enable deeper understanding, discussion, and action in addressing challenges and improving health and well-being around the world.
PLOS Mental Health
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Publishing with Purpose: Bringing lived experiences into journal development
Read our latest Editorial, co-authored with members of our Lived Experience Advisory Board
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We are pleased to share the recording of our powerful World Mental Health Day panel discussion, which we co-hosted with @ucl.ac.uk.
Please engage with the content at your own discretion as the topics discussed may be distressing.
speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2025/10/29/h...
Can machines really be therapists?
Explore research on AI in mental healthcare, including its strengths, limitations, and the questions raised for the future of mental health care.
🔗 Learn more: plos.io/4uCTpOx
New @plosmentalhealth.org Essay: Held but not healed – why coercive practices undermine wellness.
In our latest Essay, Sandra Ferreira from @avesmentalhealth.bsky.social reflects on coercion and why it has the potential to damage longer-term wellness.
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We are pleased to announce that PLOS Mental Health is now indexed by PubMed Central and Scopus!
For more details about where we are indexed, take a look at our 'Indexing and Archiving' information:
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We are thrilled to now be on BlueSky!
We prioritize studies addressing critical health challenges—from major diseases to health equity—that bridge scientific rigor with real-world impact, connecting researchers, clinicians, and policymakers to advance global health 🧬🧪
#OpenScience #MedSky
Our latest blog summarizes how we have responded to the suggestions of our amazing Lived Experience Advisory Board
speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2025/11/25/h...
Systematic and scoping reviews are considered to be Research Articles at @plos.org
But what does this mean for manuscript preparation and submission and why does this matter to authors?
Take a look at our latest blog to find out...
speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2025/10/22/w...
#NewPLOSMentalHealthOpinion
Advocates around the world provide a lived experience response to fake news...
'...society seeks someone to blame for what it doesn't understand....claims reopen wounds for every person who's ever been told that they shouldn't exist'
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