Journal of Psychiatric Practice

As editor of the Journal of Psychiatric Practice, my goal is to provide psychiatric clinicians with high quality, relevant information they can apply in their day to day clinical practices. We publish review articles that provide up-to-date, evidence-based findings concerning the treatment of all classes of psychiatric disorders, as well as papers describing findings of new research. Acceptance for publication is always based on careful peer review. We are also very fortunate in having a panel of highly qualified and dedicated columnists who write regularly for us on psychopharmacology (Dr. Sheldon H. Preskorn), psychotherapy (Dr. Norman A. Clemens), and legal and forensic issues (Dr. William H. Reid). Dr. David A. Kahn selects, edits, and discusses our clinical case discussion articles, which provide insights into complex and intriguing cases. We also publish reviews of recent books that are likely to be of interest to practicing clinicians.

I would like to invite you to send us your comments and feedback on the journal---please let me know which articles you find most useful, topics you would like to see us cover, and suggestions for how we could improve the journal to make it more helpful to you our readers.  Thank you very much for your interest in the Journal of Psychiatric Practice.

Sincerely,

John M. Oldham, M.D.

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2009-2010 COMPETITION IS CLOSED.  WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN JUNE.

Each year, the Journal of Psychiatric Practice sponsors a resident paper competition. Residents are encouraged to submit review articles or papers based on original clinical research. The winning paper is published in the Journal and the primary Resident author receives a $500 voucher, good towards the purchase of books and journals from our publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, and a certificate in recognition of this achievement. All of the papers submitted to the competition are also considered for publication, and many of these submissions have been published.

The goal of the competition is to help residents improve their writing and research skills and gain expertise in preparing quality articles for publication. The judges for the competition, selected on a revolving basis from our Editorial Board, serve as peer reviewers for the residents’ articles, providing valuable comments and suggestions. Our editorial staff then works very closely with the resident authors to help them revise their papers in preparation for publication.

For more details about the competition, see our Resident Paper Announcement.

For instructions on preparing and submitting manuscripts, see our Information for Authors.

Read winning papers from the past five years.