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On the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Medical Publishing
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On the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Medical Publishing

September 30, 2026

JCP editors discuss the potential benefits and hazards associated with AI use in medical publishing.
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Psychotherapy: Integral to Clinical Psychiatry
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Psychotherapy: Integral to Clinical Psychiatry

March 4, 2026

The editors of JCP’s Focus on Psychotherapy section reflect on the important research published since the section’s 2024 launch.
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Practice Relevance as the North Star: A Message From the Editor
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Practice Relevance as the North Star: A Message From the Editor

February 26, 2026

Dr Culpepper, Editor in Chief, outlines manuscript selection criteria for the PCC, prioritizing clinical relevance to primary care and frontline psychiatric settings, and thanks peer reviewers for their service.
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Thank You to the JCP Community
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Thank You to the JCP Community

January 19, 2026

Marlene P. Freeman, Editor in Chief, expresses gratitude to JCP’s editors, editorial board members, peer reviewers, authors, and readers.
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A Collaborative Endeavor
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A Collaborative Endeavor

January 29, 2025

JCP’s Editor in Chief thanks reviewers, editorial board members, and editors for their contributions to the journal over the past year.
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Focus on Women’s Mental Health: Twenty Years and Counting
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Focus on Women’s Mental Health: Twenty Years and Counting

June 17, 2024

On the anniversary of JCP’s Focus on Women’s Mental Health section, Marlene P. Freeman reflects on the past 20 years in women’s mental health care, including what has changed...

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Prescribing Guideline for Valproic Acid and Women of Reproductive Potential: Forget It Exists
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Prescribing Guideline for Valproic Acid and Women of Reproductive Potential: Forget It Exists

October 12, 2022

Marlene P. Freeman, MD, outlines reasons not to prescribe valproic acid in women of reproductive potential.
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Recognizing Bipolar Disorder in Pregnant and Postpartum Women
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Recognizing Bipolar Disorder in Pregnant and Postpartum Women

July 13, 2022

In this editorial, Drs Freeman and Goldberg comment on a meta-analysis by Masters and colleagues on the prevalence of bipolar disorder in perinatal women.
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Gratitude During an Evolving Pandemic

January 11, 2022

Editor-in-Chief Marlene P. Freeman reflects on the past year and expresses gratitude for JCP’s authors, peer reviewers, and staff.

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New Insights Into COVID-19 and Gratitude for Service
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New Insights Into COVID-19 and Gratitude for Service

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The PCC editor in chief discusses the impact of COVID-19 and thanks peer reviewers for their valuable contributions.
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Informing Our Response to 3 Pandemics

February 24, 2021

In this editorial, Larry Culpepper, MD, PCC Editor in Chief, discusses the 3 pandemics currently affecting patients with mental illness and thanks reviewers for their service in 2020.
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Many Thanks

February 27, 2020

The editor in chief of the PCC thanks reviewers for their service in this issue's editorial.

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Functional Unblinding and Its Implications for the Internal Validity of RCTs
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Functional Unblinding and Its Implications for the Internal Validity of RCTs

November 9, 2026

This article discusses blinding, the need for blinding, indices suggested for quantifying the integrity of blinding, questions that need to be asked to assess blinding, why assessing blinding only...
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The ASCP Task Force Consensus Statement on Combination Psychopharmacology
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The ASCP Task Force Consensus Statement on Combination Psychopharmacology

November 9, 2026

Expert guidance to help practitioners identify clinically driven principles that shape coherent multi-drug regimens.
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Treatment-Resistant Depression as a Dynamic Continuum
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Treatment-Resistant Depression as a Dynamic Continuum

November 6, 2026

Seven questions on treatment-resistant depression: early recognition, adequate trials, mechanistic sequencing, and when to refer.
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A Welcome Focus on Psychotherapy
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A Welcome Focus on Psychotherapy

May 23, 2024

Learn more about JCP’s Focus on Psychotherapy section and meet the section editors.
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Truth: Keeping Us on Track in Scientific Publishing
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Truth: Keeping Us on Track in Scientific Publishing

February 5, 2024

Editor-in-Chief Marlene P. Freeman, MD, reflects on the importance of peer-reviewed research in today’s world and recognizes the contributions of JCP authors and peer reviewers over the past year.
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JCP’s New Look
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JCP’s New Look

June 5, 2023

Editor in Chief Marlene P. Freeman introduces readers to JCP’s updates.
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The PCC Is 25 Years Strong
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The PCC Is 25 Years Strong

February 28, 2023

In his editorial, Dr. Culpepper celebrates the 25th anniversary of the PCC and thanks our peer reviewers for their service.
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A Message of Appreciation From the Editor
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A Message of Appreciation From the Editor

January 9, 2023

JCP Editor in Chief Marlene P. Freeman, MD, reflects on the past year and expresses gratitude for JCP’s authors, peer reviewers, and staff.
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Living in a Pharmacologically Imperfect World
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Living in a Pharmacologically Imperfect World

October 12, 2022

Joseph F. Goldberg, MD, comments on prescription of valproate in women of reproductive potential, and the risk-benefit analysis involved with choosing the least imperfect treatment option.

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