Mental Disorders

"Mental Disorders" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Psychiatric illness or diseases manifested by breakdowns in the adaptational process expressed primarily as abnormalities of thought, feeling, and behavior producing either distress or impairment of function.

Descriptor ID	D001523
MeSH Number(s)	F03
Concept/Terms	Mental Disorders Mental Disorders Disorder, Mental Disorders, Mental Mental Disorder Diagnosis, Psychiatric Diagnosis, Psychiatric Psychiatric Diagnosis Behavior Disorders Behavior Disorders Disorders, Behavior Mental Disorders, Severe Mental Disorders, Severe Disorder, Severe Mental Disorders, Severe Mental Mental Disorder, Severe Severe Mental Disorder Severe Mental Disorders

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Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Mental Disorders [F03]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Mental Disorders" by people in this website by year, and whether "Mental Disorders" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 666 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 41 publications in 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	2	3	5
1997	1	3	4
1998	4	3	7
1999	1	1	2
2000	13	3	16
2001	3	4	7
2002	11	4	15
2003	19	5	24
2004	9	5	14
2005	16	5	21
2006	29	5	34
2007	20	5	25
2008	19	6	25
2009	23	8	31
2010	14	7	21
2011	19	5	24
2012	11	5	16
2013	18	3	21
2014	28	6	34
2015	31	9	40
2016	27	4	31
2017	23	2	25
2018	27	5	32
2019	17	9	26
2020	35	6	41
2021	18	1	19
2022	16	0	16
2023	16	3	19
2024	9	10	19
2025	26	2	28
2026	22	2	24

Below are the most recent publications written about "Mental Disorders" by people in Profiles.

Ameral V, Falcón AK, Wolkowicz NR, Patterson JA, MacLean RR. Psychiatric Comorbidity in Research on Medications for Opioid Use Disorder: A Systematic Review. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2026 Sep-Oct 01; 214(5):97-116.

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Reilly ED, Sofuoglu M, Kelly MM. Reconceptualizing Substance Use Disorders and Comorbidity: Moving Beyond Dual Diagnosis. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2026 Sep-Oct 01; 214(5):91-93.

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Reilly ED, Mueller LN, Crossman DM, Grigorian HL, Schrader SW, Kelly MM, Bernice K, Ellison ML. A Mobile App for Student Veterans With Co-Occurring Academic and Psychiatric Concerns: Pilot Usability and Feasibility Study. JMIR Form Res. 2026 Sep 11; 10:e93871.

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Connolly SL, Raciborski RA, Abdulkerim H, Hogan TP, Lindsay JA, Heyworth L, Sullivan JL, Weaver KR, Shimada SL, Miller CJ. Comparative Outcomes of Video, Phone, and In-Person Mental Health Care. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Sep 01; 9(9):e2633396.

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Huang E, Loosigian V, Cabot C, Grant A, Wood LL, Fan X. Recovery through performance: A virtual drama therapy program for clubhouse members with serious mental illness. Psychiatry Res. 2026 Nov; 365:117390.

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Giordano BL, Narkewicz EL, Vincent GM. Postjuvenile justice reform changes in youths' mental health symptoms. Psychol Serv. 2026 Nov; 23(4):986-993.

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Edlund M, Guyer H, Ringeisen H, Stambaugh L, Dever J, Carpenter L, Olfson M, First M, Geiger P, Liao D, Peytchev A, Carr C, Zangeneh S, Chwastiak L, Dixon L, Monroe-Devita M, Stroup TS, Swanson J, Swartz M, Gibbons R, Bareis N, Kessler RC. Treatment of Mental Disorders Among U.S. Adults: Findings From the Mental and Substance Use Disorders Prevalence Study. Psychiatr Serv. 2026 Nov 01; 77(11):1027-1034.

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Verberne NE, Yan J, Bränn E, Yang Y, Zhou J, Skalkidou A, Bertone-Johnson ER, Kamperman AM, Lu D. Risk of perinatal psychiatric disorder among women with a history of premenstrual disorder: a nationwide register-based study from Sweden. BMJ Open. 2026 Jun 28; 16(6):e116361.

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Dvir Y, Clark MC, Lindquist Lowen KA, Matsudaira M, Straus JH. The Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program for Early Childhood: Implementation and Preliminary Usage Data. Psychiatr Serv. 2026 Aug 01; 77(8):794-797.

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Helm A, Shaffer PM, Andre M, Kachadoorian E, Casey S, Smelson D. Exploring chronic pain and other clinical characteristics in drug treatment court participants. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy. 2026 Jun 11; 21(1).

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