Washington, D.C. — The latest issues of three American Psychiatric Association journals, The American Journal of Psychiatry, Psychiatric Services, and Focus, are now available online.

The November issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry brings together research on substance use disorders. Highlights include:

• Association of Neuromelanin-Sensitive MRI Signal with Lifetime Substance Use in Young Women (AJP Deputy Editor Danny Pine highlights the study in this video.)
• Disparities in Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder Among All of Us Participants
• Genetic Heterogeneity Across Dimensions of Alcohol Use Behaviors
• Association of Cannabis Use Reduction with Improved Functional Outcomes: An Exploratory Aggregated Analysis from Seven Cannabis Use Disorder Treatment Trials to Extract Data-Driven Cannabis Reduction Metrics. (AJP Deputy Editor Daniel Pine, M.D. highlights the study in this video.)

The issue also includes an executive summary of the new American Psychiatric Association Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder. (Full guidelines available later in November).

The November issue of Psychiatric Services features:

• Peer-Run Respite Approaches to Supporting People Experiencing an Emotional Crisis.
• Coercion During Psychiatric Ambulance Versus Police Transport in Mental Health Crises: A Pre- and Postimplementation Study.
• Machine Learning–Based Evaluation of Suicide Risk Assessment in Crisis Counseling Calls.
• Mitigating Racial Bias in Health Care Algorithms: Improving Fairness in Access to Supportive Housing.
• A Lived Experience Perspective in Suicide Prevention Research.

Volume 22, Issue 4 of Focus is also a special issue on substance use disorders. Helmed by Guest Editor Katia Delrahim Howlett, Ph.D., M.B.A., from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the issue features the following:

• Substance Use Epidemiology as a Foundation for Prevention.
• Vulnerable Populations and Substance Use Prevention Service Delivery for the Mental Health Professional.
• Family-Focused Prevention and Early Intervention of Substance Use in Pediatric Primary Care Settings.
• Preventing Substance Use and Overdose Among Young Adults: The Role of Social Determinants of Health.
• Addressing Stigmas That Hinder Addiction Treatment and Recovery.

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American Psychiatric Association

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