The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

The Journal of
Clinical Psychiatry

Special Section

Early Career Psychiatrists

The objective of the Early Career Psychiatrists section is to encourage the academic development of early career psychiatrists. Manuscripts selected for this section will be those deemed through the review process to represent excellent work from the next generation of researchers in psychiatry.

Eligibility criteria for first authors:

  • Trained psychiatrists with an MD, MD/PhD, or DO degree
  • Less than 5 years from completion of training
  • Current academic rank no higher than Assistant Professor

Section Editor

Joseph F. Goldberg, MD

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JCP
Immune Targeted Therapies for Depression: Antidepressant Effects of Monoclonal Antibodies
Narrative Review

June 24, 2024

Immune dysregulation may contribute to treatment resistance in depression. Monoclonal antibodies have shown promise in treating depression when used for inflammatory disorders and may offer new hope for patients…
Mina M. Rizk, Lindsay Bolton, Flurin Cathomas, et al
JCP
Enhancing Postpartum Psychosis Care
Commentary

May 29, 2024

The authors discuss the need for qualitative research to fill gaps in the current understanding of postpartum psychosis, as well as the barriers that make conducting this research a…
Lauren A. Kobylski, Huynh-Nhu Le, Marlene P. Freeman, et al
JCP
Relationship of Anxious Arousal with Treatment of Dysphoria Using VR Mindfulness and 2 Accelerated TMS Protocols
Original Research

May 22, 2024

Baseline levels of anxious arousal were not predictive of outcomes of treatment with VR or accelerated TMS.
Austin M. Spitz, Megan C. Senda, Kevin A. Johnson, et al
JCP
Antisuicidal Effects of Ketamine in Patients With Comorbid AUD
Original Research

April 24, 2024

Intranasal ketamine induced rapid antidepressant effects versus placebo but did not significantly change suicidal ideation scores in patients with alcohol use disorder and suicidal ideation with past attempt.
Gregory H. Jones, Courtney M. Vecera, Ana C. Ruiz, et al
JCP
Effects of Prenatal Exposure to Second-Generation Antipsychotics on Development and Behavior in Preschool-Aged Children
Original Research

March 13, 2024

Outcomes of children exposed in utero to second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs) were compared to those of children unexposed to SGAs in a cohort of mothers with a history of psychiatric…
Carol Swetlik, Lee S. Cohen, Lauren A. Kobylski, et al
JCP
Brief Video Intervention to Reduce Self-Stigma of Mental Illness
Original Research

March 6, 2024

A 2-minute social contact–based video intervention decreased self-stigma in young people with ongoing mental health conditions.
Doron Amsalem, Samantha E. Jankowski, Philip Yanos, et al
JCP
Acceptance and Mindfulness-Based Exposure Therapy for PTSD After Cardiac Arrest
Original Research

November 22, 2023

Eighty percent of patients had significant response to therapy, with 70% showing diagnostic remission of PTSD after 8 sessions.
Maja Bergman, John C. Markowitz, Ian M. Kronish, et al
JCP
Machine Learning Prediction of Quality of Life Improvement During Antidepressant Treatment of Patients With Major Depressive Disorder: A STAR*D and CAN-BIND-1 Report
Original Research

November 15, 2023

Quality of life is an important patient-centric outcome. Using machine learning methods, this study found that quality of life improvement with antidepressant treatment can be predicted using early depression…
Tejas Phaterpekar, John-Jose Nunez, Emma Morton, et al
JCP
Medication Adherence in a Transdiagnostic FEP Sample
Original Research

November 1, 2023

Thirty percent of patients with first-episode psychosis showed non-adherence to medication over a period of up to 5½ years. Treatment factors such as the type or dose of antipsychotic…
Stephanie M. London, Philip B. Cawkwell, Ann K. Shinn
JCP
Coprescribing of Z-Drugs and Opioids During COVID-19
Original Research

September 11, 2023

Coprescribing of nonbenzodiazepine sedative-hypnotics, or “Z-drugs,” with opioids was more common among older patients, although the odds of coprescription among patients overall decreased over the COVID-19 lockdown period.
Akhil Anand, Jeremy Weleff, Nicolas R. Thompson, et al
JCP
Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment in Sexually and Gender Diverse Patients
Original Research

August 28, 2023

Sexually and gender diverse (SGD) patients had significantly higher rates of both AUD diagnosis and care utilization compared with non-SGD patients.
Michal J. McDowell, Dana S. King, Sy Gitin, et al
JCP
Race, Ethnicity, and ED Disposition for Mental Health Visits
Original Research

July 26, 2023

Black patients, especially Black male patients, are overrepresented in inpatient psychiatry. This study examined biases in admission rates among Black patients and, specifically, Black male patients with or without…
Nina Gao, Mark Olfson

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