Behavioral Sciences | World Mental Health Day 2023

Each year, 10 October is designated as “World Mental Health Day”, with various global activities that highlight and increase awareness of mental health for research support and development. We would like to take this opportunity to extend our appreciation to all the researchers who have contributed to mental health promotion. In particular, we would like to share some of the high-quality and innovative research findings in the field of mental health, published in Behavioral Sciences (ISSN: 2076-328X). We hope this announcement will provide useful information for this field.

The list of relevant papers can be seen below:

“Differential Experiences of Mental Health among Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth in Colorado”
by Brittanie Atteberry-Ash, Shanna K. Kattari, Vern Harner, Dana M. Prince, Anthony P. Verdino, Leonardo Kattari and In Young Park
Behav. Sci. 2021, 11(4), 48; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs11040048
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/11/4/48

“Adolescent Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Interplay of Age, Gender, and Mental Health Outcomes in Two Consecutive Cross-Sectional Surveys in Northern Italy”
by Verena Barbieri, Giuliano Piccoliori, Angelika Mahlknecht, Barbara Plagg, Dietmar Ausserhofer, Adolf Engl and Christian J. Wiedermann
Behav. Sci. 2023, 13(8), 643; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13080643
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/13/8/643

“Preventing, Mitigating, and Treating Women’s Perinatal Mental Health Problems during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review of Reviews with a Qualitative Narrative Synthesis”
by Pietro Grussu, Gianfranco J. Jorizzo, Fiona Alderdice and Rosa Maria Quatraro
Behav. Sci. 2023, 13(5), 358; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13050358
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/13/5/358

“Understanding Somatic Symptoms Associated with South Korean Adolescent Suicidal Ideation, Depression, and Social Anxiety”
by Hayoung Kim Donnelly, Danielle Richardson and Scott V. Solberg
Behav. Sci. 2021, 11(11), 151; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs11110151
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/11/11/151

“Determinants of Self-Perceived Health: The Importance of Physical Well-Being but Also of Mental Health and Cognitive Functioning”
by Martina Caramenti and Isabella Castiglioni
Behav. Sci. 2022, 12(12), 498; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs12120498
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/12/12/498

“Letting Go as an Aspect of Rumination and Its Relationship to Mindfulness, Dysphoria, Anxiety, and Eudemonic Well-Being”
by Jesse R. Caswell, Aishwarya N. Duggirala and Paul Verhaeghen
Behav. Sci. 2022, 12(10), 369; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs12100369
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/12/10/369

“Validation of the Mental Health Literacy Scale in French University Students”
by Ilaria Montagni and Juan Luis González Caballero
Behav. Sci. 2022, 12(8), 259; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs12080259
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/12/8/259

“Mental Health of Mothers of Children with Neurodevelopmental and Genetic Disorders in Pakistan”
by Michelle Jin Yee Neoh, Livia Airoldi, Zarah Arshad, Wasmiah Bin Eid, Gianluca Esposito and Dagmara Dimitriou
Behav. Sci. 2022, 12(6), 161; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs12060161
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/12/6/161

“Predictors of Mental Health Status among Older United States Adults with Pain”
by David R. Axon and Jonathan Chien
Behav. Sci. 2021, 11(2), 23; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs11020023
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/11/2/23

“A Nosological Exploration of PTSD and Trauma in Disaster Mental Health and Implications for the COVID-19 Pandemic”
by Carol S. North, Alina M. Surís and David E. Pollio
Behav. Sci. 2021, 11(1), 7; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs11010007
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/11/1/7