Special Issue "Mental Health in Times of Crisis: New Trends in Diagnosis and Treatment"
A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Factors and Global Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 May 2024 | Viewed by 1949
Special Issue Editors
Interests: aging; dementia; Alzheimer’s disease; psychological consequences (e.g., trauma, stress, mental disorders, etc.) caused by crises (health, economic, social, etc., e.g., COVID-19, war, earthquake etc.) and coping; interpersonal relationships; social networks/ social capital; aggression and violence (domestic, social etc.); social networks and misuse; positive psychology (resilience, well-being, etc.)
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: mental disorders/psychopathology; psychotherapy process and outcome; wellbeing; positive psychology; mental health prevention; psychodynamic psychotherapy; cross-cultural psychology; addictions
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Various current global crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, climate change, the economic crisis, and refugee crisis, comprise additional risk factors for developing mental health problems or deteriorating pre-existing ones, with potentially long-term effects on both the individual and community level. Global collaboration on giving prominence to emerging mental health needs during the current crises and new trends in assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and psychosocial care are urgently needed.
This Special Issue seeks to publish innovative studies (original investigations, review articles, and short papers) in relation to people’s mental health and well-being during current crises. Studies may include, but are not limited to, the investigation of the risk and protective factors, new diagnostic and treatment approaches, technological advances in clinical research and practice, proactive strategies, specialized mental health interventions, and innovative good practices that increase resilience and post-traumatic growth and promote mental health and well-being. Papers on specific populations such as healthcare workers, users of mental healthcare services, older people, people with disabilities, minorities, refugees, and immigrants are also welcome.
Dr. Argyroula Kalaitzaki
Dr. Vasiliki Yotsidi
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Healthcare is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- mental disorders
- mental health
- well-being
- resilience
- post-traumatic growth
- crisis intervention
- global crises
- online mental health services
- telehealth
- diagnosis
- treatment
- clinical community psychology
