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{"title":"Mental health and wellbeing of international students in Australia: a systematic review.","authors":"Reshin Maharaj, Dorothy Ndwiga, Muhammad Chutiyami","doi":"10.1080/09638237.2024.2390393","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09638237.2024.2390393","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Concerns have been raised that international students are at high risk of poor mental health and wellbeing.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>The aim of this study was to systematically review the literature on the mental health and wellbeing of international students in Australia.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A literature search was conducted using CINAHL, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and Academic Search Complete using EBSCOhost interface for articles published from 2000. A pre-determined set of eligibility criteria was used to screen articles and eligible articles were quality appraised using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. Due to considerable heterogeneity, the data was narratively analysed, considering the statistical significance and the text narratives. Nineteen studies (N = 19) met the inclusion criteria.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Mental health issues experienced by international students included anxiety (2.4-43%, N = 5), depression (3.6-38.3%, N = 6), psychological stress/distress (31.6-54%, N = 9) and gambling problems (3.3-50.7%, N = 3). Factors affecting student wellbeing included loneliness/isolation (60-65%, N = 4), work/financial difficulties (15.4-95%, N = 4) and discrimination/safety concerns (9-50%, N = 3). Other factors affecting students included cross-cultural transition experiences, language difficulties, social interaction, university belonging, technology difficulties, self-harm, use of counselling services and mental health literacy.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>International students in Australia experience various issues affecting their mental health and wellbeing. More effort needs to be made to better support students.</p>","PeriodicalId":48135,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health","volume":" ","pages":"431-449"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141989197","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The impact of social support on university students living with mental illness: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.","authors":"Emily Vicary, Dharmi Kapadia, Penny Bee, Mia Bennion, Helen Brooks","doi":"10.1080/09638237.2024.2408237","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09638237.2024.2408237","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Limited reviews address the role of social support for university students with mental health issues, despite its proven significance for other vulnerable groups.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>The current review aims to examine the current evidence on the nature and impact of social support for students with self-reported and diagnosed mental health problems, along with the availability and effectiveness of social support interventions.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Electronic databases (CENTRAL, CINAHL, Embase, HMIC, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, SCOPUS, Web of Science) and grey literature databases (EThOS, SSRN) were systematically searched from inception to March 2024 Articles were eligible for inclusion if they reported on the nature and role of social support for university students with mental health problems. Data from included articles were extracted and narratively synthesised. Quality of included studies was assessed using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Ten studies, involving 3669 participants, were included. Findings indicated high social support significantly mitigated against suicide, depression, anxiety, and psychological distress. Barriers to support access and both positive and negative impacts on mental health were identified.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Results underscore the need to consider the distinct support requirements of students with mental health problems, who often face insufficient access to high social support. This emphasises the potential for effective interventions in this population.</p>","PeriodicalId":48135,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health","volume":" ","pages":"463-475"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142394310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"School based interventions for depression and anxiety in UK.","authors":"June S L Brown, Ben Carter","doi":"10.1080/09638237.2025.2512332","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09638237.2025.2512332","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48135,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health","volume":" ","pages":"357-361"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144295141","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The circular effects between adolescent anxiety and benign/malicious envy: evidence from a longitudinal study and experience-sampling method.","authors":"Shuangqiang Liu, Yanhui Xiang, Xiaojun Li","doi":"10.1080/09638237.2024.2426996","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09638237.2024.2426996","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Prior research has shown a strong association between anxiety and envy (i.e. benign/malicious envy). However, empirical evidence is lacking regarding their predictive connection.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>To examine how benign/malicious envy impacts anxiety and how anxiety affects both types of envy respectively from a developmental viewpoint.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In Study 1, a three-wave longitudinal survey of 998 teenagers was conducted to examine the link between trait anxiety and trait benign/malicious envy. Cross-lagged panel analyses were used. In Study 2, 117 adolescents engaged in an experience-sampling method study to track their state anxiety and state benign/malicious envy. Hierarchical linear models were used.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Study 1 showed a positive bidirectional relationship between trait malicious envy and trait anxiety, a negative reciprocity between trait benign envy and trait anxiety, constituting a circular effect across time respectively. Study 2 supported the results of Study 1. The relationship between variables at the state level was consistent with that at the trait level.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Benign envy may help alleviate anxiety, while malicious envy has the opposite effect. These findings offer a reliable framework for comprehending the connection between envy and anxiety, which extends current knowledge about the development of such relations across adolescent.</p>","PeriodicalId":48135,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health","volume":" ","pages":"362-371"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142933005","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Does perceived social cohesion moderate the effect of parental stressors on depressive symptoms? A longitudinal, multi-level analysis before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.","authors":"Anita Alaze, Ellen Heidinger, Oliver Razum, Odile Sauzet","doi":"10.1080/09638237.2025.2460121","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09638237.2025.2460121","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Perceived social cohesion (PSC) is a protective factor for mental health. Yet, evidence on social mechanisms influencing mental health is scarce.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>We examined the moderating role of PSC between parental stressors and depressive symptoms before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We performed a multilevel moderated linear regression analysis using German Socio-Economic Panel (G-SOEP) data to investigate the interaction of PSC in 2018 and in 2020 with parental stressors (having pre-school-aged child(-ren), concerns about COVID-19 infection, financial insecurity, working from home, changes at work) and depressive symptoms (PHQ-4) in 2020 and 2021.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>3,112 observations from 1,621 participants were included in the regression analyses. The parental stressors had mostly negative, although not always significant effects on PHQ-4. Both PSC measures positively moderated the association between experienced financial insecurity and PHQ-4. PCS 2020 positively moderated the association between the stressors \"not working from home\" and \"being unemployed in 2020 or 2021\" compared to \"having no changes at work\" for those employed. It negatively moderated the association between \"having some concerns about infection\" and PHQ-4.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>PSC can act as a buffer for parental mental health. Social cohesion should be promoted in public health interventions, especially during pandemics or disasters.</p>","PeriodicalId":48135,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health","volume":" ","pages":"400-408"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143257028","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Starting well, staying well: randomised controlled trial of \"Whitu - seven ways in seven days,\" a well-being app for university students.","authors":"Hiran Thabrew, Anna Lynette Boggis, Phoebe Hunt, David Lim, Alana Cavadino, Anna Sofia Serlachius","doi":"10.1080/09638237.2025.2460123","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09638237.2025.2460123","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Digitally native university students face challenges to their well-being and up to a third develop mental health problems. \"Whitu: seven ways in seven days\" is an app based on positive psychology, cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) and psychoeducation principles.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Ninety-first year university students (45 per arm) participated in a randomised controlled trial of Whitu against a university self-help website (\"Be Well\"). Primary outcomes were changes in well-being on the World Health Organisation 5-item well-being index (WHO-5) and the short Warwick-Edinburgh mental well-being scale (SWEMWBS). Secondary outcomes were changes in depression, anxiety, self-compassion, stress, sleep and self-reported acceptability of the app.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>At 4 weeks (primary endpoint), participants in the intervention group experienced significantly higher mental well-being (mean difference: 2.53 (95%CI: 0.53, 4.52); <i>p</i> = 0.013) and significantly lower depression (-4.23 (-8.32, -0.15); <i>p</i> = 0.042), compared to controls. Emotional well-being was greater in the intervention group at 3 months (12.23 (3.93, 20.54; <i>p</i> = 0.004). Other outcomes were similar between groups. User feedback was positive, with 88% saying they would recommend the app to a friend.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Whitu is an acceptable, effective, scalable and multi-modal means of improving some aspects of well-being and mental health among university students.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>This study was registered with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Network Registry: ACTRN12622000053729.</p>","PeriodicalId":48135,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health","volume":" ","pages":"390-399"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143469412","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Selective and indicated UK school-based mental health interventions: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.","authors":"Liam Spencer, Scarlett Carling, Tomos Robinson, Katie Thomson, Eileen Kaner","doi":"10.1080/09638237.2025.2460118","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09638237.2025.2460118","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Mental health disorders amongst children and young people pose a significant burden, with a growing emphasis on early intervention. A notable gap exists between the prevalence of these disorders and sufficiently early treatment, emphasising the need for effective preventive measures.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>This review aims to comprehensively assess and narratively synthesise both quantitative and qualitative literature on secondary preventative (indicated and selective) school-based mental health interventions in the UK.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>All empirical studies published since 2010, which reported on UK secondary preventative school-based interventions were eligible. Eligible studies were identified by searching the following electronic databases: PsycINFO (Ovid), MEDLINE (Ovid), Scopus (Elsevier), EMBASE (Elsevier), ERIC (EBSCO), and Web of Science (Clarivate). Database searches yielded 3269 results, with 26 articles meeting inclusion criteria. These articles covered 22 unique studies encompassing various study designs. The Mixed Method Appraisal Tool (MMAT) was used to assess study quality, and study findings were synthesised using a single narrative synthesis ('storytelling') approach.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Three central themes emerged: (1) Outcomes for children and young people; (2) acceptability and preferences; and (3) practical considerations. The majority of included studies demonstrated high quality. Studies revealed diverse perspectives on the strengths, limitations, barriers, and facilitators of school-based interventions.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>School-based interventions hold promise in promoting positive mental health amongst young people, emphasising the pivotal role of educational settings in addressing these challenges. Despite encouraging outcomes, this review highlights the need for further research to better understand intervention effectiveness, implementation barriers, and cost-effectiveness; to facilitate the development of tailored and impactful strategies for supporting young people's mental health.</p><p><strong>Prisma/prospero statement: </strong>This systematic review was conducted following Cochrane methodology PRISMA guidelines. The review was registered with PROSPERO in June 2023 (CRD42023431966).</p>","PeriodicalId":48135,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health","volume":" ","pages":"496-509"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143190973","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mental health beliefs and help-seeking in an African descended sample with experiences of psychosis.","authors":"Aisleen Keena, Dawn Edge, Helen Morley, Katherine Berry","doi":"10.1080/09638237.2025.2460115","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09638237.2025.2460115","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>African-descended groups with psychosis have poorer clinical outcomes and more negative pathways to care than White-British groups. It is therefore important to investigate potential contributing factors to this disparity.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>To explore the relationships between beliefs about schizophrenia and attitudes towards accessing help from mental health services in an African-descended UK-based sample with psychosis.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Thirty-four participants with self-reported experiences of psychosis completed the Illness Perception Questionnaire for Schizophrenia and the Inventory of Attitudes towards Seeking Help from Services.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Beliefs about coherence of symptoms and treatment control were the only significant individual predictors of attitudes towards accessing help from mental health services subscales.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Implications of the findings include the use of culturally-appropriate educational resources and the generation of culturally-informed, collaborative psychological formulations to help guide to guide treatment choice.</p>","PeriodicalId":48135,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health","volume":" ","pages":"382-389"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143484514","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Evaluating interventions that have improved access to community mental health care for Black men: A systematic review.","authors":"Daniel W Stockwell, Moïse Roche, Jo Billings","doi":"10.1080/09638237.2024.2390381","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09638237.2024.2390381","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Black men are one of the most disadvantaged groups when accessing mental health services in the UK. There is extensive guidance from qualitative research on how to bring equity, but it is unclear how this evidence is being implemented.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To systematically review interventions that help Black men access timely and appropriate mental health care and to explore their nature and effectiveness.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>We registered on PROSPERO (CRD42022345323). We searched electronic databases up to September 2023 for studies with at least 50% of Black male participants receiving an intervention to improve access to mental health support in community settings. We conducted a narrative synthesis of eligible studies.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Five studies met our inclusion criteria. An important characteristic was discussing thoughts and feelings through peer support, leading to a normalization of experiences.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>There is a paucity of research into interventions that support Black men accessing community mental health support. Proactively testing interventions, not just seeking qualitative feedback, is required. Evidence-based strategies to support recruitment of Black men into research is necessary. Commissioners could consider evidence typically seen as less robust to mitigate against an underlying racial bias within research and stimulate the growth of an evidence base.</p>","PeriodicalId":48135,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health","volume":" ","pages":"450-462"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142009736","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Associations between mental health services and individuals' worry about harm from mental health issues: an international perspective.","authors":"Chia-Wen Wang, Carolyn J Lo, Wei Lun Yuen, Alex R Cook, Leonard Lee, Yiyun Shou","doi":"10.1080/09638237.2025.2528209","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2025.2528209","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Quality mental health services are pivotal in addressing mental health issues worldwide. Despite this importance, many countries face challenges in providing accessible, high-quality mental health care.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>This study examines the nexus between mental health services and worry about mental health issues across different countries.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study used data from the Lloyd's Register Foundation 2021 World Risk Poll, the OECD, the World Health Organization, and Our World in Data. The variables include worry about the personal harm that mental health issues could cause, mental health services (i.e. service facilities, service availability, and service utilisation), and estimated prevalences of major mental disorders.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results revealed that structural components - specifically the availability of mental health outpatient facilities - were associated with less worry about mental health issues across countries. However, no significant association was observed between process components - such as service utilisation - and worry about mental health issues. Additionally, the association between the prevalence of various mental disorders and worry about mental health issues showed mixed results.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The findings emphasise the importance of increasing the availability of these facilities to ensure universal access to essential mental health care, thereby improving mental well-being across both low-income and high-income countries.</p>","PeriodicalId":48135,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mental Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144650945","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}