Mental Health

"Mental Health" 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.

MeSH information

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Emotional, psychological, and social well-being of an individual or group.

Descriptor ID	D008603
MeSH Number(s)	F02.418 N01.400.500
Concept/Terms	Mental Health Mental Health Health, Mental Mental Hygiene Hygiene, Mental

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Mental Health".

Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Psychological Phenomena [F02]
Mental Health [F02.418]
Health Care [N]
Population Characteristics [N01]
Health [N01.400]
Mental Health [N01.400.500]

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

Bar chart showing 279 publications over 27 distinct years, with a maximum of 30 publications in 2021

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
1999	0	2	2
2002	2	0	2
2003	2	2	4
2004	1	0	1
2005	1	0	1
2006	4	1	5
2007	3	2	5
2008	2	3	5
2009	5	1	6
2010	0	1	1
2011	2	2	4
2012	6	5	11
2013	1	2	3
2014	7	11	18
2015	4	10	14
2016	7	4	11
2017	5	8	13
2018	8	10	18
2019	9	6	15
2020	8	14	22
2021	10	20	30
2022	5	24	29
2023	10	18	28
2024	6	10	16
2025	6	4	10
2026	4	0	4

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

Jankovic-Rankovic J, Oka RC, Meyer JS, Gettler LT. Mental Health and Physiological Biomarkers Under Legal Uncertainty: Evidence From Asylum Centers in Serbia. Am J Hum Biol. 2026 Jun; 38(6):e70284.

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Dumas A, Hokayem J, Goodman G, Venkatasubramanian K, Chai P. Smartphone-Based Digital Phenotyping Across Health Conditions: Scoping Review. J Med Internet Res. 2026 Mar 24; 28:e84146.

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Koire A, Cirino N, Sager M, Mergler R, Teslyar P, Osborne LM, Byatt N, Liu CH. Advancing Women's Mental Health Education in Psychiatry Residency Training Programs: Insights from a Trainee Needs Assessment. Psychiatr Q. 2026 Jun; 97(2):273-288.

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Kim HM, Lee DN, Stevens HR, Stevens EM. Breaking the vape-stress cycle: communicating mental health risks of vaping to mitigate reactance. J Public Health (Oxf). 2026 Mar 06; 48(1):137-143.

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Yu E, Wang M, Berdugo J, Towheed S, Yang J, Moosavi I, Lalji-Mawji S, Czapla CS, Ostermeyer BK, Olagunju AT. Mental health issues and associated factors amongst healthcare workers in US forensic-correctional settings: a systematic review of literature since the COVID-19 pandemic. BMC Health Serv Res. 2026 Feb 27; 26(1).

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Von Klein EE, Foster C, Zickafoose J, Parker MG, Patrick SW, Roumie CL, Gonzales G. Parental Health After Preterm Birth: Insights From the National Survey of Children's Health. Acad Pediatr. 2026 03; 26(2):103182.

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Mullin DJ, Littenberg B, Rose GL. The association between patient's experience of empathy and self-reported health status in a large multisite primary care trial. Patient Educ Couns. 2026 Jan; 142:109414.

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Yoon J, Seo HJ, Jung Y, Bae EJ, Chung J, Kim S, Son H. Community Health Perspectives on Middle-aged Adults Living Alone: A Scoping Review. J Community Health. 2026 Feb; 51(1):109-123.

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Moons P, Kovacs AH, Goossens E, Luyckx K, Ladak L, Leye M, Van De Bruaene A, Leong MC, Kaneva A, Manso PH, Araujo JJ, Sasikumar N, Gabriel H, Yadeta D, Wang JK, Enomoto J, Areias ME, Kosmidis D, Coats L, Valente AM, Moon JR, Ladouceur M, Thomet C, Jackson JL, Sandberg C, Callus E, Kim YY, Lykkeberg B, Alday L, Bredy C, Saidi A, Baraona Reyes F, Menahem S, de Hosson M, Hlebowicz J, Christersson C, Zaidi AN, Johansson B, Andresen B, Ambassa JC, Mattsson E, Constantine A, Amedro P, van Melle JP, Kutty S, Ortiz L, Demir F, Khairy P, Windram J, Bouchardy J, Caruana M, Jameson SM, Mahadevan VS, McGrath LB, Mwita JC, Van Bulck L. Perceived health, psychological distress and quality of life in 8415 adults with congenital heart disease from 32 countries. Heart. 2025 Aug 12; 111(17):818-827.

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Adler J, Van Brunt D. It is Time to Realize the Promise of the Digital Mental Health Transformation: Application for Population Mental Health. J Med Internet Res. 2025 Jun 19; 27:e63791.

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