September issues of APA journals feature new research on trends in ADHD medication, telehealth prescribing of controlled substances, psychiatric genetics, and more

WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 3, 2025 — The latest issues of two American Psychiatric Association journals (The American Journal of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Services) are now available online.

The September issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry brings together research on psychiatric genetics and telehealth prescribing of controlled substances. Highlights of the issue include:

• Reduced Brain Iron and Striatal Hyperdopaminergia in Schizophrenia: A Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping MRI and PET Study. (AJP Deputy Editor Daniel Pine, M.D., highlights the study in this video)
• Grip Strength as a Marker of Resting-State Network Integrity and Well-Being in Early Psychosis.
• American Psychiatric Association Lifestyle Psychiatry Presidential Workgroup Report.
• Neighborhood Social Vulnerability and Racial Disparities in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder Prevalence. (Lead author Deidre Anglin, Ph.D., is the guest on September's AJP Audio podcast episode.)
• Improved Response Inhibition Through Cognition-Guided EEG Neurofeedback in Men with Methamphetamine Use Disorder. (AJP Deputy Editor Pine highlights the study in this video.)

Also in this issue, an executive summary of the new APA Practice Guideline for the Prevention and Treatment of Delirium. (Read more here.)
 

The September of Psychiatric Services features the following:

•     Recent Trends in Medication Treatment for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

•     Understanding Risk Factors for Physical Assault in a Large Inpatient Behavioral Health System.

•     The Future of Crisis Services: Clarifying Accountability, Improving Coordination, and Promoting Sustainability.

•     Differential Changes in Use of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder by Race-Ethnicity: Effects of a Hub-and-Spoke Model.

•     Racial-Ethnic Disparities in Ketamine and Esketamine Therapy for Major Depressive Disorder.

•     A Patient-Centered Outcomes Framework for Evaluating Behavioral Health Crisis Care.

•     Service Users’ and Carers’ Experiences with Home Treatment Teams Within Mental Health Services.

Journalists who wish to access the publications should email press@psych.org.

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