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ISSN (print): 1541-4094 | ISSN (online) 1541-4108

The Journal of Lifelong Learning in Psychiatry

A journal of the American Psychiatric Association

Editor: Mark Hyman Rapaport, M.D.

Articles

1 Jan 2025
Why Teens Don’t Talk: Understanding the Role of Stigma Within Barriers to Help Seeking
Kamla Modi, Ph.D.,
Michelle G. Mullen, Ph.D.,
Kristia Tolode, M.P.A.,
Laura Erickson-Schroth, M.D., M.A.,
Katie Hurley, D.S.W., L.C.S.W.,
John MacPhee, M.P.H., M.B.A.
1 Jan 2025
Addressing Mental Health Needs in Rural and Indigenous Communities: Serving People on Their Terms
Kurt Michael, Ph.D.,
Aaron J. Fischer, Ph.D.,
Trevor Olsen, Ed.S.
1 Jan 2025
“Love, Your Mind”: The Pioneering Mental Health Initiative From Huntsman Mental Health Institute and the Ad Council
Catherine W. Chao, M.P.H.
1 Oct 2024
Considerations for Achieving Health Equity Through Substance Misuse Prevention
Traci M. Murray, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.N.,
Marie Cox, M.A., I.C.P.S.,
LaShonda Williamson-Jennings, M.Ed., I.C.P.S.
1 Oct 2024
Family-Focused Prevention and Early Intervention of Substance Use in Pediatric Primary Care Settings
Pamela A. Matson, Ph.D., M.P.H.,
Jessica B. Calihan, M.D., M.Sc.,
Sarah M. Bagley, M.D., M.Sc.,
Hoover Adger, M.D., M.P.H.
1 Jul 2024
Building Confidence in Discussing Genetics With Patients With Eating Disorders and Their Families
Cynthia M. Bulik, Ph.D.
1 Jul 2024
Peer Support and Beyond: The Role of Lived Experience in a New Era of Eating Disorder Treatment
Ally Duvall, B.S.,
Oona Hanson, M.A., M.A.
1 Jul 2024
Why Don’t You Just Eat? Neuroscience and the Enigma of Eating Disorders
Claire K. Pinson, B.A.,
Guido K.W. Frank, M.D.

1 Oct 2015Clinical Synthesis

The Social Determinants of Mental Health

Michael T. Compton, M.D.M.P.H.,
Ruth S. Shim, M.D., M.P.H.

1 Jan 2020Clinical Synthesis

Challenges and Opportunities to Meet the Mental Health Needs of Underserved and Disenfranchised Populations in the United States

1 Oct 2018Influential Publications

Comparative Efficacy and Acceptability of 21 Antidepressant Drugs for the Acute Treatment of Adults With Major Depressive Disorder: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis

1 Jan 2020Communication Commentary

Practicing Cultural Competence and Cultural Humility in the Care of Diverse Patients

Dorothy E. Stubbe, M.D.

1 Jun 2021Review

Prolonged Grief Disorder: Course, Diagnosis, Assessment, and Treatment

1 Jul 2011INFLUENTIAL PUBLICATIONS

What Is an Anxiety Disorder?

1 Jan 2013Influential Publications

The Diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment due to Alzheimer’s Disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging-Alzheimer’s Association Workgroups on Diagnostic Guidelines for Alzheimer’s Disease

1 Apr 2020Reviews

Is Postpartum Depression Different From Depression Occurring Outside of the Perinatal Period? A Review of the Evidence

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