Importance There has been a large increase in research focusing on inflammation across psychiatric disorders, with the hope of achieving breakthroughs seen with this approach in cancer and other conditions. Current findings suggest that immune-related pathophysiological processes involving inflammation could play…
Importance Recent changes in the legal landscape in the United States have affected access to abortion, and this restricted access has profound effects on both physical and mental health of reproductive-aged women and their families. Observations Denial of abortion care has substantial…
This article discusses the use of brain organoids in modeling the biological mechanisms of psychiatric disease.
Importance There is unprecedented clinician, industry, and patient interest in the therapeutic development of psychedelic drugs. This is due to a combination of promising clinical trial results, positive media coverage, and the lack of novel pharmacologic treatments for psychiatric disorders in…
Importance Suicide is a public health crisis, and despite renewed efforts to confront this problem, suicide rates continue to rise in the US. While suicide prevention encompasses a broad array of strategies, treatment development is lagging. Within this realm, clinical trials…
The arc of my career has focused on the integration of clinical care, mentoring, and research, leading to meaningful research questions and intervention trials advancing the field. In this Special Communication, I first offer a brief synopsis of my work…
Importance Expectancy effects are significant confounding factors in psychiatric randomized clinical trials (RCTs), potentially affecting the interpretation of study results. This narrative review is the first, to our knowledge, to explore the relationship between expectancy effects, compromised blinding integrity, and the…
Importance The field of public mental health is evolving to tackle the profound impact of global challenges such as climate change, migration, and health crises. These issues accentuate health and social inequities, necessitating a focus on how to achieve interventions that…
Importance Advancing precision psychiatry, where treatments are based on an individual’s biology rather than solely their clinical presentation, requires attention to several key attributes for any candidate biomarker. These include test-retest reliability, sensitivity to relevant neurophysiology, cost-effectiveness, and scalability. Unfortunately, these…
Importance Psychiatry mainly deals with conditions that are mediated by brain function but are not directly attributable to specific brain abnormalities. Given the lack of concrete biological markers, such as laboratory tests or imaging results, the development of diagnostic systems is…
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