In 2016, after 70 years of publishing, the American Journal of Psychotherapy suspended operations while its parent organization, the Association for the Advancement of Psychotherapy, underwent the legal process of formal dissolution.
When operations were suspended, several papers had been accepted and were awaiting publication.
The American Psychiatric Association is proud to be the new publisher of the American Journal of Psychotherapy, helmed by Editor Holly A. Swartz, M.D., from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
Publication has resumed with volume 71, which has encompassed four issues in 2018. The fourth and final issue of volume 71 takes an in-depth look at metacognitive psychotherapy.
After an introduction by Guest Editors Jay A. Hamm, Psy.D., and Paul H. Lysaker, Ph.D., this special issue includes the following articles:
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Bethany L. Leonhardt, Psy.D, and colleagues offer a case illustration of how metacognitive reflection and insight therapy (MERIT) may help individuals recover from first-episode psychosis.
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Sunita George, M.A., Psy.D., and Kelly D. Buck, M.S.N., P.M.H.C.N.S.-B.C., present a case study in which ongoing assessments of metacognition were used to guide the selection of interventions for addressing severe negative symptoms of schizophrenia.
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Kelly D. Buck, M.S.N., P.M.H.C.N.S.-B.C., and colleagues describe an account of the use of MERIT in the recovery of an individual with borderline personality disorder.
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Alison V. James, Psy.D., and colleagues present a case illustration of the efficacy of MERIT in increasing the metacognitive capacity of an individual with dual diagnoses of schizophrenia and substance use disorder over the course of three years of individual therapy.
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Giampaolo Salvatore, M.Sc., and colleagues describe the various stages in the treatment of a young man with paranoid schizophrenia and pervasive persecutory delusions who was treated with metacognitive interpersonal therapy.
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Nitzan Arnon-Ribenfeld, M.A., and colleagues present two case studies of persons diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, in which the MERIT protocol was incorporated into psychotherapy.
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Jaclyn D. Hillis, Psy.D., and colleagues provide a case report of the effects of MERIT provided over the course of seven months to assist a client who had persistent schizophrenia.
It is our hope, as we restore the American Journal of Psychotherapy to its rightful prominence, that those who share our interest in promoting psychotherapy as a critical component of care support the journal in the following ways:
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Delve into the archives: content from 2007 to 2016 is now freely available online at the journal’s new website, with some articles available online for the first time ever.
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Submit a paper: we invite a broad range of perspectives from all psychotherapy disciplines and welcome case reports, review articles, and research articles that will guide and shape clinical practice.
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Share your expertise as a peer reviewer: individuals interested in reviewing for the journal are invited to write to the journal’s editorial office at
[email protected] to request to be added to the reviewer database.
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Follow the journal on Twitter (@APAPubPsychthpy).
Thank you for reading, and we welcome your engagement.
