American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.

Highlights:

• The American Journal of Psychiatry’s latest Impact Factor is 12.522, a nearly two-point rise from the previous year’s 10.545. It now ranks 2nd among 117 journals in psychiatry indexed by Thomson Scientific while still remaining the far-and-away leader in total citations.
  
• The American Journal of Psychiatry (AJP) is again the #1 journal in psychiatry in terms of immediacy according to Thomson Scientific’s Immediacy Index. This important performance metric is calculated by dividing the number of citations to articles published in a given year by the number of articles published in that year. The Immediacy Index is a good measure of how quickly a given journal’s articles are cited—AJP’s #1 placement is a result of publishing articles that are relevant, covering current “hot” topics and cutting-edge research, and getting these findings to the field faster with AJP in Advance, the Journal’s online-ahead-of-print publication protocol.
  
• A recent poll conducted by the BioMedical & Life Sciences Division of The Special Libraries Association identified the 100 most influential journals in all of Biology & Medicine over the last 100 years. The American Journal of Psychiatry was among those honored, the only psychiatry/psychology journal represented.

The American Journal of Psychiatry is committed to keeping the field of psychiatry vibrant and relevant by publishing the latest advances in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness. The findings presented in this journal explore the full spectrum of issues related to mental health diagnoses and treatment with editorials that place the most groundbreaking research into clinical context.

Features:

• AJP in Advance—As part of the Journal's commitment to bringing the latest research to the field faster, all research articles now appear online in advance of their appearance in a print issue. AJP in Advance is updated with new articles on the 1st and 15th of each month (or the next business day).
  
• Treatment in Psychiatry Series—Leading experts provide a hypothetical case vignette on a commonly encountered issue in patient care followed by a summary of the relevant research literature, plus offers recommendations of how to proceed with assessment and treatment.
  
• Clinical Case Conference Series—Complements the Treatment in Psychiatry series by giving additional practice oriented guidance by presenting actual patients (with disguised identities) who pose especially difficult or unique problems in diagnosis and treatment.
  
• AJP Audio—Each online issue includes a 30-minute downloadable .mp3 format program that contains highlights and selected findings from the issue.
  
• Residents Journal—Each online issue is also accompanied by a FREE electronic publication produced specifically for psychiatry residents that features instructive cases, perspectives on training and career development, and discussions of unique clinical or educational programs along with special instructional columns from AJP Editors.

No other psychiatric journal reaches more psychiatrists with greater impact or immediacy than The American Journal of Psychiatry, the journal that the overwhelming majority of psychiatrists consider essential: Each issue covers issues on:

• Disorders—substance abuse, childhood psychopathology, mood disorders, and personality disorders
  
• Treatment—psychopharmacology, psychotherapy, and ECT
  
• Neuroscience—brain imaging, genetics, and molecular biology
  
• Patient populations—women, the elderly, children, and veterans

CME is now available from The American Journal of Psychiatry!

AJP CME can help you fulfill your CME requirement while staying current on the latest advances in psychiatry. Brief companion exams are created for three of the most influential articles from each issue. By reading the articles and completing the online exams, you can test your knowledge and earn up to 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ per article. For more information and pricing, please go to http://cme.psychiatryonline.org

To visit the American Journal of Psychiatry online, please visit http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org

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Editor-in-Chief
Robert Freedman, M.D.

Deputy Editors
David A. Lewis, M.D.
Robert Michels, M.D.
Daniel S. Pine, M.D.
Susan K. Schultz, M.D.
Carol A. Tamminga, M.D.

Associate Editors
Kathleen T. Brady, M.D., Ph.D.
David A. Brent, M.D.
Linda Brzustowicz, M.D.
Cameron S. Carter, M.D.
Howard H. Goldman, M.D., Ph.D.
Daniel C. Javitt, M.D.
Bankole Johnson, M.D.
Ellen Leibenluft, M.D.
Jeffrey A. Lieberman, M.D.
Barbara Milrod, M.D.
Maria A. Oquendo, M.D.
Jerrold F. Rosenbaum, M.D.
A. John Rush, M.D.
Larry J. Siever, M.D.
Patricia Suppes, M.D., Ph.D.
Myrna M. Weissman, Ph.D.

Editor Emeritus
Nancy C. Andreasen, M.D., Ph.D.

Former Editors
Amariah Brigham, M.D., 1844�1849
T. Romeyn Beck, M.D., 1849�1854
John P. Gray, M.D., 1854�1886
G. Alder Blumer, M.D., 1886�1894
Richard Dewey, M.D., 1894�1897
Henry M. Hurd, M.D., 1897�1904
Edward N. Brush, M.D., 1904�1931
Clarence B. Farrar, M.D., 1931�1965
Francis J. Braceland, M.D., 1965�1978
John C. Nemiah, M.D., 1978�1993