Advances in Mental Health: All Ages and Multidisciplinary Clinical Perspectives
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Mental Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 March 2027 | Viewed by 24
Special Issue Editors
Interests: clinical and health psychology; mental health
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Mental health problems are becoming increasingly common among both adults and minors. Depression and anxiety are increasingly prevalent disorders, while serious mental disorders remain a concern. In addition, there has been a rise in the number of suicides and suicide attempts among young people. The stigma and discrimination associated with mental health conditions are phenomena linked to negative consequences across various domains and affect the entire population—from structural and social dimensions, where they are common in different population groups and even present in social structures, to their direct impact on individuals diagnosed with these conditions through personal stigma. Despite the significance of this phenomenon, research on stigma still has room for further development, with gaps that need to be addressed.
Therefore, this Special Issue will encompass a wide range of study designs to further explore the impact of stigma across its various dimensions and levels. In particular, we welcome theoretically robust contributions (systematic reviews or meta-analyses) and/or empirical studies using mixed-methods designs, including observational, intervention (randomized controlled trials or non-randomized trials), and evaluation studies (e.g., validation of new instruments) that focus on this population.
Dr. Clara González-Sanguino
Prof. Dr. Jairo Rodríguez-Medina
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- stigma
- discrimination
- mental health
- clinical psychology
- depression and anxiety
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