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Here's everything you need to know about mental disorders from a research perspective

Top cited journal articles on the topic of mental disorders

Research on mental disorders has made significant progress in recent years, but there is still much that is not understood about the causes and best ways to treat these conditions. Some examples of areas of research on mental disorders include:

Understanding the genetic and environmental factors that contribute to the development of mental disorders such as depression, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder
Examining the effectiveness of different treatment options, such as therapy, medication, and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
Investigating the neural mechanisms underlying mental disorders and how they may be targeted with new treatments
Improving diagnostic tools to more accurately identify and classify mental disorders
Identifying the best ways to deliver mental health services to different populations, such as veterans or individuals in rural communities
Examining the impact of lifestyle factors, such as diet and exercise, on mental health
Understanding the social determinants of mental health and how to address them

Overall, research on mental disorders aims to improve the understanding of these conditions, develop more effective treatments, and improve the quality of life for individuals living with mental illness.

It is important to note that research on mental disorders is ongoing, and new findings can lead to changes in diagnostic criteria, treatment recommendations, and our understanding of these conditions. And that it is important to work with a mental health professional to understand the best way to treat a mental disorder.

DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(21)00395-3

Cited 313 times

Global, regional, and national burden of 12 mental disorders in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Years of potential life lost

Eating disorders

DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.09.098

Cited 256 times

A systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal cohort studies comparing mental health before versus during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020

Eric Robinson, Angelina R. Sutin, Michael Daly, Andrew M. Jones

DOI: 10.1038/s41591-022-01840-0

Cited 128 times

Long COVID after breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infection

Ziyad Al-Aly, Benjamin Bowe, Yan Xie

Confidence interval

DOI: 10.1007/s11469-020-00356-3

Validation of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale in a US College Sample

Catherine A. Perz, Brent A Lang, Rick Harrington

Clinical psychology

DOI: 10.1038/s41386-021-01132-0

The role of prefrontal cortex in cognitive control and executive function

Naomi P. Friedman, Trevor W. Robbins

Prefrontal cortex

DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2021-068993

Risks of mental health outcomes in people with covid-19: cohort study

Yan Xie, Evan Xu, Ziyad Al-Aly

Confidence interval

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2022.0040

Clinical Outcomes Among Patients With 1-Year Survival Following Intensive Care Unit Treatment for COVID-19

Hidde Heesakkers, Johannes H. van der Hoeven, Stijn Corsten, Inge Janssen, Esther Ewalds, Koen Simons, Brigitte Westerhof, Thijs C. D. Rettig, Crétien Jacobs, Susanne van Santen, Arjen J. C. Slooter, Margaretha C. E. van der Woude, Mark van den Boogaard, Marieke Zegers

Intensive care unit

Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale

DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2021.10.864

The impact of the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic on stress resilience and mental health: A critical review across waves

Mirko Manchia, Anouk W. Gathier, Hale Yapici Eser, Mathias V. Schmidt, Dominique J.-F. de Quervain, Therese van Amelsvoort, Jonathan Ian Bisson, John F. Cryan, Oliver D. Howes, Luísa Pinto, Nic J.A. van der Wee, Katharina Domschke, Igor Branchi, Christiaan H. Vinkers

Psychological resilience

DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.11.031

Long-term effects of COVID-19 on mental health: A systematic review

Nicole Wallbridge Bourmistrova, Tomas Solomon, Philip Braude, Rebecca Strawbridge, Ben Carter

Depression (economics)

DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.322423

Microglia regulation of synaptic plasticity and learning and memory

Jessica Cornell, Shelbi Salinas, Hou Yuan Huang, Miou Zhou

Synaptic plasticity

DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(22)00260-7

Neurological and psychiatric risk trajectories after SARS-CoV-2 infection: an analysis of 2-year retrospective cohort studies including 1 284 437 patients

Maxime Taquet, Rebecca Sillett, Lena Zhu, Jacob Mendel, Isabella Camplisson, Quentin Dercon, Paul Harrison

Retrospective cohort study

DOI: 10.3390/antiox11020251

The Role of Selenium in Pathologies: An Updated Review

Giulia Barchielli, Antonella Capperucci, Clemente Capasso

Adverse Outcome Pathway

DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.su7102a1

Mental Health Surveillance Among Children — United States, 2013–2019

Rebecca H. Bitsko, Angelika H. Claussen, Jesse Lichstein, Lindsey I. Black, Sherry Everett Jones, Melissa L. Danielson, Jennifer M. Hoenig, Shane P. Davis Jack, Debra J. Brody, Shiromani Gyawali, Matthew J. Maenner, Margaret Warner, Kristin M. Holland, Ruth Perou, Alex E. Crosby, Stephen J. Blumberg, Shelli Avenevoli, Jennifer W Kaminski, Reem M. Ghandour, Leah N. Meyer, null

Psychological intervention

DOI: 10.1038/s41380-022-01456-3

A systematic review of gut microbiota composition in observational studies of major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia

Amelia J McGuinness, J. A. Davis, Samantha L. Dawson, Amy Loughman, F. Collier, M. O’Hely, C. A. Simpson, Jessica Green, Wolfgang Marx, C. Hair, G. Guest, M. Mohebbi, M. Berk, D. Stupart, D. Watters, Felice N. Jacka

Bipolar disorder

Schizophrenia (object-oriented programming)

DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13445

Prevalence of mental disorders in school children and adolescents in China: diagnostic data from detailed clinical assessments of 17,524 individuals

Fenghua Li, Yonghua Cui, Ying Li, Lanting Guo, Xiaoyan Ke, Jing Liu, Xuerong Luo, Yi Zheng, James F. Leckman

Stratified sampling

DOI: 10.1002/wps.20941

The efficacy of psychotherapies and pharmacotherapies for mental disorders in adults: an umbrella review and meta‐analytic evaluation of recent meta‐analyses

Falk Leichsenring, Christiane Steinert, Sven Rabung, John P.A. Ioannidis

DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2022.02.004

Brain–gut–microbiota axis in depression: A historical overview and future directions

Lijia Chang, Yan Wei, Kenji Hashimoto

Gut–brain axis

Depression (economics)

DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2021.10.004

Results of the COVID-19 mental health international for the general population (COMET-G) study

Konstantinos N. Fountoulakis, Grigorios N Karakatsoulis, Seri Abraham, Kristina Adorjan, Helal Uddin Ahmed, Renato D. Alarcón, Kiyomi Arai, Sani Salihu Auwal, Michael Berk, Sarah Bjedov, Julio Bobes, Teresa Bobes-Bascarán, Julie Bourgin-Duchesnay, C. Bredicean, Laurynas Bukelskis, Akaki Burkadze, Indira Indiana Cabrera Abud, Ruby C. Castilla-Puentes, Marcelo Cetkovich, Hector Colon-Rivera, Ricardo Corral, Carla Cortez-Vergara, Piirika Crepin, Domenico De Berardis, Sergio Zamora Delgado, David Freitas de Lucena, Avinash De Sousa, Ramona Di Stefano, Seetal Dodd, Livia Priyanka Elek, Anna Elissa, Berta Erdelyi-Hamza, Gamze Erzin, Martin J. Etchevers, Peter Falkai, Adriana Farcas, Ilya Fedotov, Viktoriia Filatova, Nikolaos K. Fountoulakis, Iryna Frankova, Francesco Franza, Pedro Frias, Tatiana Galako, Cristian Javier Garay, Leticia García-Álvarez, María Paz García-Portilla, Xenia Gonda, Tomasz M. Gondek, Daniela Morera González, Hilary Gould, Paolo Grandinetti, Arturo Grau, Violeta Groudeva, Michal Hagin, Takayuki Harada, Tasdik M. Hasan, Nurul Azreen Hashim, Jan Hilbig, Sahadat Hossain, Rossitza Iakimova, Mona Ibrahim, Felicia Iftene, Yulia Ignatenko, Matias Irarrazaval, Zaliha Ismail, Jamila Ismayilova, Asaf Jakobs, Miro Jakovljevic, Nenad Jakšić, Afzal Javed, Helin Yilmaz Kafali, Sagar Karia, Olga Kazakova, Doaa Ahmed Khalifa, Olena Khaustova, Steve Koh, Svetlana Kopishinskaia, Korneliia Kosenko, Sotirios A. Koupidis, Illés Kovács, Barbara Kulig, Alisha Lalljee, Justine Liewig, Abdul Majid, Evgeniia Malashonkova, Khamelia Malik, Najma Iqbal Malik, Gulay Mammadzada, Bilvesh Mandalia, Donatella Marazziti, Darko Marčinko, Stephanie Martinez, Eimantas Matiekus, Gabriela Mejia, Roha Saeed Memon, Xarah Elenne Meza Martínez, Dalia Mickevičiūtė, Roumen Milev, Muftau Mohammed, Alejandro Molina-López

Depression (economics)

DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000013225

Association of Fecal and Plasma Levels of Short-Chain Fatty Acids With Gut Microbiota and Clinical Severity in Patients With Parkinson Disease

Szu-Ju Chen, Ching-Chow Chen, Hsin-Yu Liao, Yating Lin, Yuwei Wu, Jyh-Ming Liou, Ming-Shiang Wu, Ching-Hua Kuo, Chin-Hsien Lin

DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2021-068414

Risk of persistent and new clinical sequelae among adults aged 65 years and older during the post-acute phase of SARS-CoV-2 infection: retrospective cohort study

Ken Cohen, Sheng Ren, Kevin Heath, Micah C Dasmariñas, Karol Giuseppe Jubilo, Yinglong Guo, Marc Lipsitch, Sarah E Daugherty

Confidence interval

Retrospective cohort study

DOI: 10.1038/s41390-021-01465-y

Tackling healthcare access barriers for individuals with autism from diagnosis to adulthood

Natasha Malik-Soni, Andrew Shaker, Helen Luck, Anne Mullin, Ryan E. Wiley, Mark P. Lewis, Joaquin Fuentes, Thomas W. Frazier

Autism spectrum disorder

DOI: 10.1002/wps.20943

Validity and utility of Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology ( <scp>HiTOP</scp> ): <scp>III</scp> . Emotional dysfunction superspectrum

David I. Watson, Holly F. Levin-Aspenson, Monika A. Waszczuk, Christopher M. Conway, Tim Dalgleish, Michael N. Dretsch, Nicholas R. Eaton, Miriam K. Forbes, Kelsie T. Forbush, Kelsey A Hobbs, Giorgia Michelini, Brady D. Nelson, Martin Sellbom, Tim Slade, Susan C. South, Matthew Sunderland, Irwin D. Waldman, Michael Witthöft, Aidan G. C. Wright, Roman Kotov, Robert F. Krueger, Kamran Afzali, Marina A. Bornovalova, William T. Carpenter, Natacha Carragher, David C. Cicero, Danielle M. Dick, Anna R. Docherty, Michael B. First, Eiko I. Fried, Michael N. Hallquist, Katherine G. Jonas, Katherine M. Keyes, Robert D. Latzman, Kristian E. Markon, Les C. Morey, Stephanie N. Mullins‐Sweatt, Kristin Naragon‐Gainey, Thomas M. Olino, Praveetha Patalay, Christopher J. Patrick, Aaron L. Pincus, Ulrich Reininghaus, Craig Rodriguez-Seijas, Lauren A. Rutter, Giovanni Abrahão Salum, Alexander J. Shackman, Andrew E. Skodol, Tim Slade, Kathryn Tabb, Jennifer L. Tackett, Ashley L. Watts, Amanda A. Uliaszek, Thomas A. Widiger, David H. Zald, Johannes Zimmermann, Richard E. Zinbarg, null

Psychopathology

Clinical psychology

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.0978

Mental Health Outcomes in Transgender and Nonbinary Youths Receiving Gender-Affirming Care

Diana M Tordoff, Jonathon W Wanta, Arin Collin, Cesalie Stepney, David J Inwards-Breland, Kym Ahrens

DOI: 10.3390/biology11010061

Psychological Symptoms in COVID-19 Patients: Insights into Pathophysiology and Risk Factors of Long COVID-19

Angel Yun-Kuan Thye, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Loh Teng Hern Tan, Priyia Pusparajah, Hooi-Leng Ser, Sivakumar Thurairajasingam, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Learn Han Lee

Depression (economics)

DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2021.106541

Application of artificial intelligence in wearable devices: Opportunities and challenges

Darius Nahavandi, Roohallah Alizadehsani, Abbas Khosravi, U. Rajendra Acharya

Wearable computer

Computer science

Wearable technology