Recent years have underlined the central role mental health plays in an individual and society’s quality of life, with impacts on physical…
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Mental Health Exploring Key Issues in Mental Health
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Global Health PLOS Medicine Author Interview: Daiane Machado, PhD
Below, Senior Editor Richard Turner interviews Daiane Machado, PhD, co-author of a research article investigating the association between rates of suicide and…
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Call for Papers Call for Papers: PLOS Medicine Special Issue on the COVID-19 Pandemic and Global Mental Health
The editors of PLOS Medicine together with Guest Editors Vikram Patel, Daisy Fancourt, Toshi A Furukawa, and Lola Kola announce a forthcoming special issue…
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Editorial Mental health for all: A wise investment
Across the globe, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has infected millions, and left even more struggling to not only cope with the fear…
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15th Anniversary Does the emperor have any clothes? Depends on who you ask: PLOS Medicine 15th Anniversary
In a piece for PLOS Medicine’s 15th Anniversary, Specialty Consulting Editor Alexander Tsai contextualizes a 2008 study on antidepressants and its impact…
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Global Health Health and the Sustainable Development Agenda: Leaving No One with Disability Behind
On the eve of the UN summit on Sustainable Development goals, Alarcos Cieza of the WHO reminds us that disability is part…
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Global Health Grand Challenges in Global Mental Health: conclusion of a 5-part series
Today we publish part 5 of a series providing a global perspective on integrating mental health care. The final article by Vikram…
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Mental Health Q&A with Pamela Collins – lead author of new series in PLOS Medicine on integrating mental health
In the latest installment of the Speaking of Medicine series of Q&A blog posts, we hear from Pamela Collins, the corresponding author…
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Global Health New Uganda case study in PLOS Medicine’s series on global mental health practice
Today we publish another installment in the ongoing PLOS Medicine Series on Global Mental Health Practice, guest edited by Drs. Vikram Patel…
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General Childhood nonsexual trauma: The long-term outcomes of physical and emotional maltreatment and neglect
Estimates on the prevalence of child maltreatment vary widely, but the numbers are wrenching: around the world, 4%-16% of all children are…
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Mental Health No Health Without Mental Health
Mental health exerts a substantial burden of suffering and disability that is often underappreciated. The stigma of mental illness and legacy of…
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General Q&A with Vikram Patel – guest editor of the PLoS Medicine Global Mental Health Practice series
In the latest installment of the Speaking of Medicine series of Q&A blog posts, we hear from Vikram Patel, one of the…