Women in Psychiatry 2025: Mood Disorders

Frontiers in Psychiatry is proud to launch this year's Women in Psychiatry: Mood Disorders collection to showcasing recent research advances from researchers identifying as women across the entire breadth of Mood Disorders - presenting advances in theory, experiment, and methodology.

This Research Topic is seeking submissions which investigate the causes and treatments of mood disorders, whether as a primary diagnosis or co-morbid with other disorders. Suggested topics include the assessment and diagnosis of mood disorders, biological and psychological factors contributing to mood disorders, cognitive dysfunction in mood disorders, co-morbidity with other disorders, multidisciplinary research in mood disorders, prevention and early intervention strategies, psychosocial aspects of mood disorders, and the treatment of mood disorders.

At present, less than 30% of researchers worldwide are women. Long-standing biases and gender stereotypes are discouraging girls and women away from science-related fields, and STEM research in particular. Science and gender equality are essential to ensure sustainable development. In order to change traditional mindsets, gender equality must be promoted, stereotypes defeated, and girls and women should be encouraged to pursue STEM careers.

Please note: to be considered for this collection, the first or last author should be a researcher who identifies as a woman.

Keywords: psychiatry, women in psychiatry, mood disorders, depression, bipolar disorder

Important note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.