<span class="vcard">John Joseph</span>
John Joseph

Development of depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 crisis: the role of coping strategies and their change

BMC Psychol. 2025 Mar 14;13(1):250. doi: 10.1186/s40359-025-02406-8. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Confronted with stressful circumstances, individuals use coping strategies to adapt. During the COVID-19 pandemic, individuals were …

Association between mental health and insomnia in young soldiers: a mediation analysis of mental health literacy

BMC Public Health. 2025 Mar 14;25(1):1010. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-20833-x. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Military personnel face more stresses and challenges, and they are at greater risk of insomnia …

Policy and care in tandem: structuring youth volunteerism for psychological benefits in pediatric palliative care

BMC Palliat Care. 2025 Mar 14;24(1):67. doi: 10.1186/s12904-025-01677-7. ABSTRACT Terminally ill children (TIC) in pediatric palliative care often encounter psychological deprivation due to isolation, impacting …

Depressive symptoms and correlations among war-survivor internally displaced persons in two IDP camps in northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional survey

BMC Public Health. 2025 Mar 14;25(1):1007. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-22232-2. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Depression is a leading mental health concern among internally displaced persons (IDPs). It is exacerbated …

Global Burden of substance use disorders among adolescents during 1990-2021 and a forecast for 2022-2030: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease 2021

BMC Public Health. 2025 Mar 14;25(1):1012. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-22107-6. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Despite the increasing attention paid to adolescents with substance use disorders (SUD), the financial investment …

Global, regional, and national burden of congenital heart disease, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 2021

Eur J Pediatr. 2025 Mar 15;184(4):253. doi: 10.1007/s00431-025-06085-w. ABSTRACT Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a major birth defect characterized by structural and functional heart abnormalities. …

The interdependence of mid-trimester blood pressure and glucose levels in shaping fetal growth and neonatal outcomes: implications for risk-benefit assessment and co-management

BMC Med. 2025 Mar 14;23(1):161. doi: 10.1186/s12916-025-03990-7. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Maternal hypertension and hyperglycemia are closely related but have distinct impacts on fetal growth and are …

Infant development at 14 months in the context of maternal objective and subjective birth experience and infant hair glucocorticoids

BMC Pediatr. 2025 Mar 14;25(1):191. doi: 10.1186/s12887-025-05528-5. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Evidence suggests maternal birth experience impacts infant health. Alterations of the infant’s hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis are …