Assessment methods form the foundation of psychiatric diagnosis and treatment planning. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry provides comprehensive insights into various assessment tools and techniques, from structured interviews to psychometric tests. Our expert editors ensure that the content is both clinically relevant and evidence-based, aiding psychiatrists in making informed diagnostic and therapeutic decisions.

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Bridging Research and Reality in Mental Health Care with A. John Rush, MD
Podcast

April 7, 2026

A. John Rush, MD, explores how measurement-based care and pragmatic trial design can bridge the gap between psychiatric research and clinical practice.
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Thirty Years of the Diagnostic Criteria for Psychosomatic Research
Systematic Review

March 25, 2026

Findings indicate that the DCPR are an essential integration to psychiatric taxonomy, particularly in the setting of medical disease, with prognostic and therapeutic implications.
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The Demoralization Construct in Clinical Practice and Research
Commentary

March 25, 2026

It is important to acknowledge demoralization as a separate diagnosis, rather than merely a specifier, because demoralization may occur by itself, in the absence of any other disorder or...
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Biography Inscribed in Biology: Diagnostic Criteria for Psychosomatic Research and the Embodiment of Lived Experience
Commentary

March 25, 2026

The DCPR framework, with its emphasis on allostatic overload, provides evidence that biography becomes biology and that lived experience is inscribed into our physiological systems.
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Mind-Body Integration and East-West Fusion for Modern Medicine: Insights from the Diagnostic Criteria for Psychosomatic Research
Commentary

March 25, 2026

Clinimetrics not only lays the methodological foundation for the promotion of the DCPR but also shows potential in interdisciplinary applications.
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Global Review Shows Mental Illness Threatens Diabetes Care
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January 13, 2026

People with mental disorders face higher diabetes risk and poorer monitoring and treatment once diagnosed.

Recent JCP Articles on Assessment Methods

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Severity of Antipsychotic-Induced Cervical Dystonia by Algorithm-Based Rating System
Original Research

April 15, 2024

Rater consensus data were compared with deviation angle data using AI-based deviation angle measurement technology. With the range of tilt angles found in the study, the authors propose a...
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Guideline Concordance in Major Depressive Disorder
Original Research

January 3, 2024

This study created a new score to measure treatment guideline adherence and found that following guidelines resulted in lower MDD symptom severity.
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A Comparison of 3 Scales for Measuring Adolescent Depression
Original Research

December 18, 2023

Three patient-reported outcomes—Patient Health Questionnaire for Adolescents, Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology–Self-Report, and Very Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology–Self-Report—can assess depressive symptom severity and change over time. Scores on...
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Treatment Decision-Making Capacity With the MacCAT-T in Schizophrenia
Brief Report

June 1, 2023

This report is a narrative review of the studies on schizophrenia that evaluated both decision-making capacity for treatment with the MacCAT-T and severity of symptoms using a clinical rating...
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OCD and Chromosome 2 Duplication
Case Report

July 26, 2022

Here, the authors report the first case of chromosome 2 duplication in a 29-year-old woman with OCD.
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Case Report

January 6, 2022

Dravet syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive genetic epileptic encephalopathy. In this case report, the authors discuss the management of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric symptoms of Dravet syndrome.
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Faces Scales to Measure Anxiety and Anger
Original Research

August 8, 2022

Faces scales are used worldwide to assess pain. This study aimed to develop and evaluate measurement properties of faces scales to monitor the mental health symptoms of anxiety and...
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Original Research

July 29, 2021

Many middle-aged adults struggle to be physically active in the context of diminished psychological well-being and multiple stressors. This study assessed a 12-week positive psychology–motivational interviewing intervention to promote...
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Original Research

June 3, 2021

Bainbridge-Ropers syndrome is a neurodevelopmental genetic disorder associated with mutations in the additional sex combs–like ASXL3 gene on chromosome 18q12.1. This study describes the comorbid psychiatric aspects of this...
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Suicidality in Postpartum Women with Unipolar and Bipolar Depression
Original Research

December 3, 2025

The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale does not consistently detect suicidality in perinatal bipolar patients. Only slight agreement with clinical assessment was seen for this high-risk group.
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Emory Treatment Resistance Interview for PTSD—Short Version
Original Research

October 1, 2025

The E-TRIP-S offers a simplified method for assessing treatment resistance among PTSD patients.
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The Emerging Science of Clinimetrics
Commentary

September 22, 2025

Dr Guidi highlights recent developments in clinimetric assessment strategies, with particular regard to the features of clinimetric measurements, the domains of clinimetrics, and implications for clinical research and practice.
Could Smartphones Transform How We Diagnose Mental Health?
news

July 8, 2025

Smartphones could soon help detect early signs of mental health issues by passively tracking our behavior patterns.
Beyond Juneteenth: The Mental Health Crises Facing Black Youth
news

June 2, 2025

The mental health crisis facing Black youth – driven by gun violence, systemic racism, and inequities in care – remains perilously overlooked.
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Suicide Crisis Syndrome Assessment and ED Readmission
Original Research

October 23, 2024

Diagnosis of suicide crisis syndrome reduced readmission risk by approximately 72% for any reason and almost 75% for suicidal presentations.
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