January Issues of American Psychiatric Association Journals Cover New Research on Cannabis and Alcohol Use, Disparities in Coercive Treatment for Psychosis, and More

Jan 04, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 4, 2022 – The January issues of two of the American Psychiatric Association journals, The American Journal of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Services are available online. Also available is the latest issue of The American Journal of Psychotherapy.

The American Journal of Psychiatry is the most widely read psychiatric journal in the world. The January issue features articles that provide insights into the factors underlying alcohol and cannabis use and misuse and address their interactions with other psychiatric illnesses, including:

• Cannabis Use and the Endocannabinoid System: A Clinical Perspective
• Prevalence and Correlates of Cannabis Use and Cannabis Use Disorder Among U.S. Veterans: Results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC-III)
• Association of Cannabis Use–Related Predictor Variables and Self-Reported Psychotic Disorders: U.S. Adults, 2001-2002 and 2012-2013
• The Impact of Alcohol and Other Substance Use Disorders on Mortality in Patients with Eating Disorders: A Nationwide Register-Based Retrospective Cohort Study
• Item-Level Genome-Wide Association Study of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test in Three Population-Based Cohorts

Psychiatric Services features research reports on issues related to the delivery of mental health services, especially for people with serious mental illness in community-based treatment programs. The January issue includes:

• Mental Health Perspectives Among Black Americans Receiving Services From a Church-Affiliated Mental Health Clinic
• Ethnoracial Differences in Coercive Referral and Intervention Among Patients with First-Episode Psychosis
• Universal Suicide Risk Screening for Youths in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review
• Impact of COVID-19 on Peer Support Specialists in the United States: Findings from a Cross-Sectional Online Survey
• Health Disparities Between Older Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adults and Heterosexual Adults in the Public Mental Health System
• Future Care Planning: Concerns of Elderly Parents Caring for a Person with Serious Mental Illness

Also online now:
Volume 74, Issue 4 of The American Journal of Psychotherapy, which features:

• Systematized Review of Psychotherapeutic Components of Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy
• Impact of Comorbid Personality Disorders on Depression Treatment in Routine Outpatient Care
• Effectiveness of Outpatient Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Over One Decade
• Interpersonal Counseling for College Students: Pilot Feasibility and Acceptability Study
• Telehealth Social Rhythm Therapy to Reduce Mood Symptoms and Suicide Risk Among Adolescents and Young Adults With Bipolar Disorder
• COVID-19 Inventory and Mental Health: Preliminary Analysis
• In Memoriam: Aaron Beck

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 37,400 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.