BMJ Mental Health
is a peer reviewed, open access journal from BMJ covering clinically relevant research in mental health and psychiatry.
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What I Stand for as Editor-in-Chief
In BMJ Mental Health's first Editorial, Professor Andrea Cipriani outlines the aims, scope and vision for the journal, and discusses the benefits of an accessible, fully open access journal in the field of mental health.
Professor Cipriani also discusses what he will stand for as Editor-in-Chief of BMJ Mental Health, including embedding evidence-based research in routine mental healthcare and fighting stigma and ideology in mental health.
Topic Collections
Climate Attributable Mental Health: Impacts and Interventions
Climate related disasters such as wildfires, drought, heat waves and floods and their consequences are resulting in deaths and disease from causes ranging from cardio-respiratory disease to malnutrition and malaria. Mental ill health too, is on the rise, however, causal pathways and psychiatric diagnoses in relation to climate change remains less well recognised and estimated. This Topic Collection in BMJ Mental Health plans to bring together the latest evidence on the burden of climate-attributable mental health impacts and potential actions to address these impacts.
Submission deadline: 6th September 2024
Chronopsychiatry: From Discovery Science to Clinical Innovation
In recent years, there has been a resurgence of interest exploring the intersection sleep/circadian science and mental health. BMJ Mental Health is calling for submissions on circadian mental health research and innovation with particular focus on major depression, psychosis, bipolar disorder, dementia, neurodevelopmental disorders (ASD and ADHD) and substance misuse disorders.
Submission deadline: 9th September 2024
Most Read Articles
Child and adolescent mental health:
All-cause and suicide mortalities among adolescents and young adults who contacted specialised gender identity services in Finland in 1996–2019: a register study17 February 2024
Pharmacological treatments:
Psychosis with use of amphetamine drugs, methylphenidate and atomoxetine in adolescent and adults12 April 2024
Adult mental health:
Association between psychological resilience and all-cause mortality in the Health and Retirement Study3 September 2024
Old age psychiatry:
Development and validation of a dementia risk score in the UK Biobank and Whitehall II cohorts15 February 2024
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Adult mental health:
Association between psychological resilience and all-cause mortality in the Health and Retirement Study3 September 2024
Child and adolescent mental health:
Brief Educational Workshops in Secondary Schools Trial (BESST): a cluster randomised controlled trial. Secondary analysis in those with elevated symptoms of depression30 August 2024
Pharmacological treatments:
Dose-dependent effects of oral cannabidiol and delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol on serum anandamide and related N-acylethanolamines in healthy volunteers25 August 2024
Psychosocial interventions:
Putting person-centred psychosocial diabetes care into practice: two psychosocial care pathways based on outcome preferences of people with diabetes and healthcare professionals25 August 2024
Adult mental health:
Target mechanisms of mindfulness-based programmes and practices: a scoping review24 August 2024
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BMJ Mental Health - Our Full Story
Listen to Editor of BMJ Mental Health, Andrea Cipriani, talk about the journal's aims and scope, the advice he has for authors thinking about submitting to the journal, what the journal has to offer to readers, highlights from the journal and what the journal has planned for 2024.
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