Mental health difficulties affect the well-being of doctors and compromise the delivery of healthcare. However, large-scale data on doctors' mental health needs are limited.

In an article published in , a study by Fleetwood and colleagues used Scottish administrative registers to show that not only have people with severe mental illnesses a profoundly reduced average life expectancy compared with the general population, but that the life expectancy gap had been further widening for those with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder over the past 20 years. This study has substantial clinical and public health importance, providing robust evidence to help in evaluation and planning of healthcare services in Scotland. Furthermore, this work raises important questions concerning the study of premature mortality in people with mental disorders per se, as well as the utility of administrative registers to study this phenomenon, which we highlight in this Editorial.

Anorexia nervosa is characterised by the fear of gaining weight and a disrupted relationship with food but atypical if the body mass index is within normal limits. Semaglutide is a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist, indicated in patients with diabetes type 2 and obesity. An adolescent girl was diagnosed with atypical anorexia nervosa. She had a fear of gaining weight, she increased her exercise and decreased her caloric intake. The adolescent was admitted to the paediatric ward with bradycardia and pericardial effusion. During her hospital stay she admitted to having used semaglutide. Semaglutide was prescribed by her general practitioner because she was previously on the verge of being overweight with weight-related dysphoria. After 3 months she stopped using semaglutide, she kept losing weight. The adolescent girl went back to her normal life but after a panic attack caused by gaining 1 kg, she was admitted to an eating disorder ward. Semaglutide can affect mental health in patients who are prone to mental disorders. The importance of restrictively prescribing semaglutide for the right indication with caution and strict follow up is emphasised.

Mental health issues are prevalent among children and young people (CYP) with chronic conditions like epilepsy, yet few access evidence-based psychological therapies. Evidence from the Mental Health Intervention for Children with Epilepsy (MICE) trial supports the effectiveness of a personalised modular psychological intervention, but cost-effectiveness is unknown.

According to existing evidence, during menopause transition, women with psychosis may present with exacerbated psychiatric symptoms, due to age-related hormonal changes.

Children displaced by armed conflict are at high risk of experiencing psychological distress. The ongoing war in Gaza has resulted in widespread trauma among Palestinian youth, yet limited data exist on their mental health following displacement. This study assessed the prevalence and correlates of anxiety and depressive symptoms among war-displaced Palestinian refugee children and adolescents resettled in Qatar.

Suicide is a significant global public health problem, with a disproportionately large burden among youth in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Despite growing awareness of the problem, evidence-based interventions in these settings are scarce.

Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) displays an alarmingly high prevalence rate among university students, placing them at high risk for adverse long-term outcomes, including suicide.

Some adolescents can achieve academic success and maintain well-being despite their engagement in video gaming. Social factors may play a role in their vulnerability to mental health problems.

The dysconnection hypothesis of schizophrenia posits that widespread synaptic inefficiencies lead to altered macroscale brain connectivity, contributing to symptom severity and cognitive deficits in individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD). Emerging evidence suggests that physical exercise may help to ameliorate these connectivity abnormalities and associated clinical impairments.

Despite overlapping diagnostic criteria and aetiology, the frequency of complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD) in people being treated for borderline personality disorder (BPD) is unknown.

Several independent reviews in the UK have recently investigated sustained, systemic failings by statutory services and government departments. These reviews document severe psychological impacts on people affected by these scandals, which have been exacerbated by miscarriages of justice, denials of accountability and lack of formal support. There is evidence that impacted people have significant, unmet mental health needs.

To date, no research has explored the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychotropic prescription patterns among young people in Japan, where lockdown measures were relatively less stringent.

Bilateral sensory stimulation (BLS), such as eye movements or alternating tactile stimulation, is a key component of Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), a recommended treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, the neurophysiological mechanisms underlying BLS remain poorly understood.

People with severe mental Illness (SMI) bear an excessive burden of periodontal disease, which can exacerbate their mental and physical multimorbidity. Therefore, improving and sustaining good oral hygiene is key.

Depression severity is a well-established risk factor for suicidal ideation, but the extent to which sociodemographic and employment-related factors contribute independently remains unclear.

Trauma exposure has been associated with the development of psychotic disorders in adolescence and young adulthood. Trauma can compromise the sense of agency, a predictor of psychosis. Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after trauma may also imply significant cognitive impairments that predispose young people to psychotic-like experiences (PLEs). This study investigates whether the two senses of agency subtypes - positive and negative agency, and PTSD symptoms mediated PLEs in youths after trauma.

This concurrent, exploratory, mixed-methods process evaluation, embedded within a randomised controlled trial, investigates how the 'active prevention in people at risk of dementia through lifestyle behaviour change and technology to build resilience' (APPLE-Tree) secondary dementia prevention intervention might support behavioural and lifestyle goal attainment, through determining the contexts influencing engagement and testing intervention theoretical assumptions.