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

The December issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry, brings together research on diverse and yet interrelated topics of PTSD, autism, discrimination, and the amygdala. Highlights include:

• An Honest Reckoning With the Amygdala and Mental Illness.
• Translational Insights from Cell Type Variation Across Amygdala Subnuclei in Rhesus Monkeys and Humans.
• Resting-State Functional Connectivity of the Amygdala in Autism: A Preregistered Large-Scale Study.
(AJP Deputy Editor Daniel Pine, M.D. highlights the study in this video)
• Novel Pharmacologic and Other Somatic Treatment Approaches for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Adults: State of the Evidence.
• Discrimination Exposure, Neural Reactivity to Stress, and Psychological Distress. (Senior author David Knight, Ph.D., is the featured guest on December’s AJP Audio podcast and AJP Deputy Editor Daniel Pine, M.D. highlights the study in this video.)
• Identifying Genetically Inferred Effects Linking Posttraumatic Stress Disorder to Women’s Health, Lipid Disorders, and Malaria Medications.

The December issue of Psychiatric Services features:

• Involuntary Commitment: Opinions Regarding Patient Autonomy, Legal Parameters, and Behavioral Services Care Delivery.
• Therapist-Driven Telephone Call Outreach to Improve Depression Remission in a Federally Qualified Health Center.
• “Instead, You’re Going to a Friend”: Evaluation of a Community-Developed, Peer-Delivered Online Crisis Prevention Intervention.
• Testing the Impact of a Law Enforcement–Operated Co-responder Program for Youths.
• The Power of Hope: Growing Up in the Forensic System.

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American Psychiatric Association

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