Early Intervention, Transdiagnostic and Personalized Approach in Youth Mental Health
A special issue of Behavioral Sciences (ISSN 2076-328X). This special issue belongs to the section "Health Psychology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 18 September 2026 | Viewed by 63
Special Issue Editors
Interests: early intervention; social neuroscience and clinical behavioral sciences; metacognitive training for psychosis; empathic abilities; social cognition in mental disorders; traumatic events (with particular reference to natural disasters) and their impact on mental health
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Interests: psychiatry; mental disorders; family psychoeducation; psychosocial rehabilitation; digital mental health
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Interests: social psychiatry; psychoeducation; public mental health; clinical psychiatry
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Interests: university counseling; internet-based cognitive-behavioral interventions for anxiety management; the impact of traumatic events on mental health; assessment of neurocognition, metacognition social cognition and empathy in subjects with mental disorders; cognitive functions and neuroimaging in young adults and elderly people
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Following the successful completion of the first edition of the Special Issue “Psychoeducation and Early Intervention”, which featured the publication of numerous high-quality and impactful scientific contributions, the critical role of early interventions in the treatment and prevention of stress, anxiety, and mood disorders has become increasingly evident. Early intervention has also emerged as a key strategy in preventing complex and highly prevalent phenomena such as cyberbullying and intimate partner violence among young people.
Within this evolving framework, digitalized, immersive, and personalized interventions have gained growing relevance, as they offer flexible, timely, and scalable responses to the emerging mental health needs of younger generations.
For this second edition, the integration of a transdiagnostic and personalized perspective has, therefore, become a central focus, leading to a revision of the Special Issue title to “Early Intervention, Transdiagnostic and Personalized Approach in Youth Mental Health”.
The adoption of transdiagnostic and personalized approaches in clinical practice and, more broadly, in early intervention frameworks is particularly warranted given the high levels of comorbidity, the multidimensional nature of psychopathology, and the complex interplay of shared risk factors and psychological processes observed in youth populations. Early intervention programs and related settings grounded in a transdiagnostic framework enable the early identification and integrated management of complex psychosocial presentations, promoting prevention and treatment strategies that are flexible, timely, and highly responsive to individual needs.
In this context, the integration of digital and immersive tools—including online platforms, mobile applications, virtual reality, and blended interventions—represents a significant added value by enhancing accessibility, scalability, and user engagement. Moreover, these tools facilitate the early identification of at-risk populations across educational, university, community, and clinical settings, allowing psychoeducational interventions to be tailored to diverse vulnerability profiles along the health–illness continuum and supporting a preventive, transdiagnostic, and genuinely person-centered approach.
Dr. Laura Giusti
Prof. Dr. Rita Roncone
Dr. Antonio Ventriglio
Dr. Silvia Mammarella
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- early intervention
- digital mental health
- transdiagnostic approach
- youth mental health
- biopsychosocial vulnerability
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