Focus on Childhood and Adolescent Mental Health
Focus on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders
The objective of this section is to encourage the academic development of early career psychiatrists. Manuscripts selected for this section will be those deemed through the review process to represent excellent work from the next generation of researchers in psychiatry.
Eligibility criteria for first authors:
To encourage scientific studies regarding the mental health of children and adolescents, promote excellent clinical care of children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders, and help keep the psychiatric community informed about the latest research developments, the Journal invites authors to submit high-quality research manuscripts and scholarly reviews that "Focus on Childhood and Adolescent Mental Health."
In addition to manuscripts covering studies of the phenomenology of childhood and adolescent psychiatric disorders and clinical trials of treatments for childhood and adolescent psychiatric disorders and associated symptoms, for which the Journal is especially well known, authors are encouraged to submit manuscripts regarding the use of genomic and brain imaging studies related to childhood and adolescent mental health, which are of growing importance in understanding disorders that commonly present in childhood and adolescence. Specific disorders of interest include pediatric mood, anxiety, and psychotic disorders as well as oppositional defiant and conduct disorders, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, pervasive developmental disorders, tic disorders, mental retardation, other developmental disorders, and any other mental disorder that may present during childhood or adolescence. Other topics of interest include any biological, psychosocial, economic, or health services aspect of childhood and adolescent mental health. We also invite manuscripts related to the scientific understanding, differential diagnosis, early detection and monitoring, treatment, and prevention of psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents. Any research article or scholarly review of scientific importance or clinical relevance to the study of mental health in children and adolescents is also invited. All submitted manuscripts will undergo the Journal's usual editorial evaluation and peer review.
To encourage scientific studies of Alzheimer’s disease, promote the optimal care of patients, and help keep the psychiatric community informed of the latest scientific and clinical developments, the Journal invites authors to submit high-quality research manuscripts and scholarly reviews that "Focus on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders."
In addition to the randomized clinical trials of putative treatments for cognitive and noncognitive symptoms for which the Journal is especially well known, authors are encouraged to submit manuscripts capitalizing on the use of genomic, proteomic, and brain imaging tools of growing importance to the study of Alzheimer’s disease and other psychiatric disorders. Other topics of interest include any biological, psychosocial, economic, or health services aspect of Alzheimer’s disease. We also invite manuscripts related to the scientific understanding, differential diagnosis, early detection and tracking, treatment, and prevention of Alzheimer’s disease and, indeed, any research article or scholarly review of scientific importance or clinical relevance to the study of Alzheimer’s disease, mild cognitive impairment, and related disorders. All submitted manuscripts will undergo the Journal's usual editorial evaluation and peer review.
Awareness of the importance of biological sex and gender to health is increasing. Medical research that emphasizes the differences in prevalence, etiology, and course of illnesses between women and men over the life cycle generates valuable insights into prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
In recognition of the need for increased gender-based research, the Journal invites submissions of randomized clinical trials of treatment interventions as well as well-designed, well-conducted studies of epidemiologic, biological, psychosocial, economic, and health services aspects of women’s mental health issues.
Topics of interest include all aspects of mental health issues pertinent to the female reproductive lifespan, disorders that disproportionately affect women, and inquiries into how gender impacts the course and treatment of disorders that affect both women and men. All submitted manuscripts will undergo the Journal's usual editorial evaluation and peer review.
Our electronic submission system is easy to use and facilitates rapid turnaround. Please consult the Journal’s Information for Authors for guidelines on manuscript preparation. Accepted articles will be published as part of our Focus on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders series.
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