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World J Psychiatry. Dec 19, 2025; 15(12): 112122
Published online Dec 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i12.112122
Published online Dec 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i12.112122
Mental vulnerability, family dysfunction, and digital exposure: Overlooked burdens in populations with noncommunicable chronic diseases
Wen-Yan Zhang, Kai Yang, Yong-Hua Cui, Department of Psychiatry, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children Healthy, Beijing 100101, China
Yan-Chang Zhai, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai 264000, Shandong Province, China
Qing-Shan Miao, Department of Psychiatry, Shandong Daizhuang Hospital, Jining 272000, Shandong Province, China
Co-first authors: Wen-Yan Zhang and Kai Yang.
Co-corresponding authors: Qing-Shan Miao and Yong-Hua Cui.
Author contributions: Zhang WY and Cui YH designed the research; Yang K, Zhai YC, and Miao QS conducted literature search; Zhang WY drafted the letter; all authors reviewed the final submitted version of the manuscript and agree to be held accountable for all aspects of the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
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Corresponding author: Yong-Hua Cui, MD, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children Healthy, No. 56 Nanlishi Road, Beijing 100101, China. cuiyonghua@bch.com.cn
Received: July 18, 2025
Revised: August 16, 2025
Accepted: September 25, 2025
Published online: December 19, 2025
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Revised: August 16, 2025
Accepted: September 25, 2025
Published online: December 19, 2025
Processing time: 132 Days and 19.1 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: This commentary underscores the dynamic interplay among emotional vulnerability, family dysfunction, and digital exposure in individuals with noncommunicable chronic diseases. By identifying these psychosocial factors as modifiable and transdiagnostic intervention targets, the article advocates for integrative strategies emotional resilience training, family-based support, and digital literacy enhancement to disrupt reinforcing risk pathways and improve mental health outcomes in medically vulnerable populations.