Mental Health Studies Published in the last five years in the Journal Ciência & Saúde Coletiva: time as king.

Systematic review of articles on mental health published between 2020 and 2025 in the journal Ciência & Saúde Coletiva. Building on a previous study covering the first twenty-five years of the journal's publications, this review aimed to identify continuities and changes in the most frequent approaches, as well as the emergence of underexplored themes such as mental health in relation to race, gender, violence, and the climate crisis. A total of 162 articles were analyzed, categorized into: epidemiological studies/psychiatric classifications; sociocultural transformations of madness; clinical care in substitute services; implementation and expansion of the service network; the role of Primary Health Care; mental health of children and adolescents; substance use; legislative changes; and others (including mental health of workers, the COVID-19 pandemic, the prison system, housing, race, and therapeutic communities). A significant increase was observed in discussions about child and adolescent mental health, along with advances in topics related to Primary Health Care and clinical practices in substitute services. However, emerging issues such as gender, race, aging, and mental health related to disasters and the environment remain underrepresented in the journal's publications.