WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 1, 2026 — The latest issues of three American Psychiatric Association journals ( The American Journal of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Services ) are now available online.
The September issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry brings together new data relevant to treating substance use disorders, bipolar disorder, and pediatric anxiety disorders. Highlights of the issue include:
• Unanticipated Effects of Parental Social Media Use: Guidance for Clinicians.
• Enhancing Medicaid Behavioral Health Crisis Reporting: A Multisource Approach to Capturing Crisis Service Events.
• Implementation of Measurement-Based Care in Mental Health Services: A Systematic Literature Review.
• Medicaid Reforms in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and Mental Health Care.
• Bridging the Disclosure Gap: AI’s Potential Role in Suicide Prevention.
• Variation in Use of Psychiatric Collaborative Care Model Codes and Episodes of Care for Commercially Insured Individuals.
• Unmet Health-Related Social Needs and Increased Acute Care Use Among Patients with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders.
Journalists who want to access the publications should email press@psych.org .
American Psychiatric Association
The American Psychiatric Association, founded in 1844, is the oldest medical association in the country. The APA is also the largest psychiatric association in the world with more than 40,400 physician members specializing in the diagnosis, treatment, prevention and research of mental illnesses. APA’s vision is to ensure access to quality psychiatric diagnosis and treatment. For more information, please visit www.psychiatry.org .
American Journal of Psychiatry