Academic Psychiatry
The Journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training, the Association for Academic Psychiatry, the Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry, and the American Association of Chairs of Departments of Psychiatry Edited by Laura Weiss Roberts, M.D., M.A.
ISSN 1042-9670
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Item #ACA  Academic Psychiatry publishes original scholarly work focused on innovative psychiatric education, professional development in academic psychiatry, and curricular transformations by leading psychiatrists in the field of medicine. The journal features work that furthers knowledge in psychiatric education and stimulates improvements in academic psychiatry. Articles address teaching, research, and administration, as well as clinical, organizational, and economical issues relevant to the academic missions of departments of psychiatry. Overview articles present empirical research and critical analysis of important topics in academic psychiatry. Other features include educational resources and media columns, a down to earth column providing practical tips and useful knowledge, a new ideas section, commentaries, and letters to the editor. Academic Psychiatry also publishes the best papers from meeting workshops, provides a forum for debates, and often spotlights a single area of psychiatric education with comprehensive theme issues. To visit Academic Psychiatry online, please visit http://ap.psychiatryonline.org In This IssuePsychiatry, War, and the Learning Needs of Residents
Although evaluating and treating PTSD is taught as a general topic at one Canadian school, assessing a patient traumatized by war is not formally taught. More than 70% of respondents to this study had encountered patients traumatized by war, yet none felt completely prepared to handle them. Prevalence of ADHD Diagnosis and Nonmedical Prescription Stimulant Use in Medical Students
The high standards for medical school admission and the competitive nature of the application process might place students at risk for nonmedical prescription stimulant use. Star Wars in Psychotherapy: Video Games in the Office
Therapists may find video games a very useful tool in building a therapeutic relationship with children. The way children play these video games can also offer many opportunities to assess their cognitive skills, affect, and impulse regulation. Editorial Board
Editor-in-ChiefLaura Weiss Roberts, M.D., M.A. Deputy Editors
John H. Coverdale, M.D., M.Ed., F.R.A.N.Z.C.P.
Alan K. Louie, M.D. Associate Editors
Richard Balon, M.D.
Eugene V. Beresin, M.D.
Senior Editorial Assistant
Ann Tennier Former Editors
Academic Psychiatry
Jonathan F. Borus, M.D.
Samuel J. Keith, M.D.
Paul C. Mohl, M.D. Journal of Psychiatric Education
Robert Cancro, M.D.
Zebulon Taintor, M.D. International Advisory Board
Richard Balon, M.D.
Mary Ann Cohen, M.D.
Pedro Delgado, M.D.
Linda Gask, M.D.
Stephen M. Goldfinger, M.D.
Waguih William Ishak, M.D.
Russell Lim, M.D.
Jed Magen, D.O., M.S.
Derek Puddester, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C.)
Michelle Riba, M.D.
Pedro Ruiz, M.D.
Sandra B. Sexson, M.D.
Frederick S. Sierles, M.D.
Thomas W. Uhde, M.D.
Richard C. Veith, M.D. Editorial Board Members
David A. Baron, M.S.ED., D.O.
Robert J. Boland, M.D.
James A. Bourgeois, M.D.
Adam M. Brenner, M.D.
Gregory W. Briscoe, M.D.
Jason P. Caplan, M.D.
Mitchell J.M. Cohen, M.D.
R. Gregg Dwyer, M.D., Ed.D.
Randall Espinoza, M.D., M.P.H.
Robert E. Feinstein, M.D.
Carl B. Greiner, M.D.
Anthony P. S. Guerrero, M.D.
Michael D. Jibson, M.D., Ph.D.
Ruth M. Lamdan, M.D.
John Lauriello, M.D.
Francis G. Lu, M.D.
John Luo, M.D.
Teresita A. McCarty, M.D.
Dennis P. McNeilly, S.J., Psy.D.
Philip R. Muskin, M.D.
Thomas S. Newmark, M.D.
Guy K. Palmes, M.D.
Michele T. Pato, M.D.
Dilip Ramchandani, M.D.
Robert Rohrbaugh, M.D.
Brenda J.B. Roman, M.D.
Sy Atezaz Saeed, M.D., M.S.
Steven C. Schlozman, M.D.
Jerome J. Schultz, Ph.D.
Jess P. Shatkin, M.D., M.P.H.
Melton Strozier, Ph.D.
Paul Summergrad, M.D.
Nutan Vaidya, M.D.
Art Walaszek, M.D.
Sidney Zisook, M.D. Laura Weiss Roberts, M.D., M.A., is Chairman and Charles E. Kubly Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin and President of the Board of Directors for American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., in Washington, DC. |
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