Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Mental Health Therapy

Mental health therapy is the application of structured psychological interventions to assess, treat, and support people experiencing mental health difficulties such as depression, anxiety, trauma, and stress-related conditions. It is delivered through diverse modalities, including cognitive-analytic and existential …

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 86× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2574-612X 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Mental health therapy is the application of structured psychological interventions to assess, treat, and support people experiencing mental health difficulties such as depression, anxiety, trauma, and stress-related conditions. It is delivered through diverse modalities, including cognitive-analytic and existential approaches, psychoanalytic and psychosocial methods, and mindfulness-based strategies, provided in individual, group, or family formats and often integrated with broader medical or social care. The shared aim is to help individuals understand their difficulties, manage symptoms, build resilience and meaning, and improve overall functioning and well-being. Therapeutic effectiveness is increasingly understood through common factors across models, such as the therapeutic presence, flexibility, and meaning-making that unify different approaches, as well as technique-specific elements suited to particular problems. Mental health therapy is applied across many populations and contexts, from the psychological care of people with cancer and other physical illnesses to vulnerable and marginalised groups facing social adversity, and it intersects with questions of religion, culture, and access to care. The field also examines workforce development and how clinicians are trained. Research evaluates the outcomes of specific therapies, their relevance to particular conditions, and the broader determinants of psychological well-being.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 86 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Mental Health Therapy, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Psychotherapy Practice and Research (ISSN 2574-612X).

Journal editorial board
Karim Sedky · United States Tullio Scrimali · Italy DAMIANA SCUTERI · Italy

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