(Press-News.org) WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug 4, 2025 — The latest issues of three American Psychiatric Association journals (The American Journal of Psychiatry, Psychiatric Services, and Focus) are now available online.
The August issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry brings together research on psychiatric genetics and telehealth prescribing of controlled substances. Highlights of the issue include:
Psychiatric Genetics in Clinical Practice: Essential Knowledge for Mental Health Professionals. (AJP Deputy Editor Daniel Pine, M.D., highlights the study in this video.)
Significant Role for Maternal Genetic Nurture in the Risk Architecture of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
Copy Number Variant Architecture of Child Psychopathology and Cognitive Development in the ABCD Study.
Telehealth Prescribing of Stimulants for ADHD and Associated Risk for Later Stimulant and Substance Use Disorders (Lead author Vinod Rao, M.D., Ph.D., is the guest on August's AJP Audio podcast episode and AJP Deputy Editor Danny Pine highlights the study in this video).
Comparing Prescription Opioid, Benzodiazepine, and Stimulant Misuse Rates Among Patients with and without Telehealth Service Use.
The August of Psychiatric Services features the following:
Association Between Mental Health Treatment and Reoffending Among Justice-Involved Youths.
Implications of Clozapine Monitoring During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Trends in Buprenorphine Dispensing by Provider Type, 2013–2023.
What Nonpsychiatrists Want from Psychiatrists: Data from Chart Review Consultation Requests in a Rural Health Care System.
Prevalence of Past-Year Mental and Substance Use Disorders, 2021–2022.
Justice Delayed: The Case of Zuranolone and Barriers to Advancing Perinatal Mental Health.
Volume 23, Issue 3 of Focus is a special issue encouraging advocacy to drive mental health policy change. Helmed by guest editors from the Kennedy Forum, this issue highlights the critical role that physician advocacy plays in shaping mental health and substance use disorder–related policy and advancing quality patient care. The issue features the following:
A review of historical and contemporary advocacy contributions by mental health professionals.
Approaches mental health clinicians can take to advocate for effective, equitable, accessible, and safe digital mental health services.
An examination of effective policy advocacy related to opioids and guidelines for promoting advocacy at local, regional, and national levels.
A discussion of licensure compacts that allow mental health professionals to practice across state lines.
21st-Century Psychiatrist Exchange of Mental Health Information with Parents of College Students.
Ask the Expert: How does the psychiatrist address the frustration people have around prejudice and deliberate obstacles placed in front of both the patient and psychiatrist to obtain care?
Communication Commentary Advocacy: An Imperative for Our Patients.
Journalists who wish to access the publications should email press@psych.org.
American Psychiatric Association
The American Psychiatric Association, founded in 1844, is the oldest medical association in the country. The APA is also the largest psychiatric association in the world with more than 39,200 physician members specializing in the diagnosis, treatment, prevention and research of mental illnesses. APA’s vision is to ensure access to quality psychiatric diagnosis and treatment. For more information, please visit www.psychiatry.org.
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August Issues of APA journals feature new research on psychiatric genetics, telehealth prescribing of controlled substances, mental health advocacy, and more
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