The interplay between childhood trauma, hopelessness, depressive symptoms, and mental pain in a large sample of patients with severe mental disorders: A network analysis

Results confirm the importance of mental pain as a transdiagnostic feature, requiring careful assessment and consideration in all patients, beyond the diagnostic categories and regardless of suicide risk. Assessing and managing the presence and severity of mental pain should be taken into account in clinical practice, in the perspective of providing significant clinical benefits, as well as relevant research insight.