Amelia Elizabeth Mercado, Lauren Ferguson, Jonathan Chastain, Julie Williams, Ramzi W Nahhas, Samidha Tripathi, Larrilyn Grant
{"title":"Are Psychiatry Faculty Prepared to Guide AI Use? A National Survey.","authors":"Amelia Elizabeth Mercado, Lauren Ferguson, Jonathan Chastain, Julie Williams, Ramzi W Nahhas, Samidha Tripathi, Larrilyn Grant","doi":"10.1007/s40596-026-02352-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-026-02352-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To assess psychiatry faculty knowledge, use, and perceptions of artificial intelligence (AI) in undergraduate medical education (UME) and graduate medical education (GME), and examine awareness of institutional AI policies.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A national survey was distributed to psychiatry clerkship directors and residency program directors at 105 allopathic and osteopathic medical schools and 219 psychiatry residency programs across the USA from November 2024 to February 2025. The survey assessed AI use patterns, attitudes, perceptions, and awareness of institutional policies. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Fisher's exact test for group comparisons.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Responses were obtained from 31 UME faculty (29.5% response rate) and 46 GME faculty (21% response rate). All UME faculty and 74% of GME faculty believed students use AI. However, 36% of UME and 57% of GME faculty were unaware of institutional student AI policies. Knowledge of faculty AI policies was even more limited (38.7% UME, 63% GME uncertain). Only 35.5% of UME and 27.9% of GME faculty reported current AI use, primarily for research support, literature review, and content development. Overall, 50% of UME and 54.1% of GME respondents perceived AI in medical education as beneficial.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Despite widespread belief that students use AI, psychiatry faculty demonstrate limited awareness of institutional policies and minimal integration of AI literacy in curricula. These findings highlight the urgent need for faculty development programs, clear institutional policies, and structured AI curricula to bridge the gap between rapid AI adoption by learners and educational infrastructure.</p>","PeriodicalId":7069,"journal":{"name":"Academic Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147855565","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Media Competency: A Minimal Standard for Reportable Educational Work.","authors":"Lukasz Szarpak, Iwona Niewiadomska","doi":"10.1007/s40596-026-02358-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-026-02358-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7069,"journal":{"name":"Academic Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147832224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mary R Shen, Emily M Kent, Ashwini Nadkarni, Julie K Silver
{"title":"The Loneliness Epidemic in Physicians and How to Create Belonging in Medicine.","authors":"Mary R Shen, Emily M Kent, Ashwini Nadkarni, Julie K Silver","doi":"10.1007/s40596-026-02353-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-026-02353-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7069,"journal":{"name":"Academic Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147832217","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
James H Lee, Rashi Aggarwal, Eugene V Beresin, Lia A Thomas, Richard Balon, Anthony P S Guerrero, Alan K Louie, Adam M Brenner
{"title":"Playfulness: Confronting Resident Disengagement in Psychiatry Training.","authors":"James H Lee, Rashi Aggarwal, Eugene V Beresin, Lia A Thomas, Richard Balon, Anthony P S Guerrero, Alan K Louie, Adam M Brenner","doi":"10.1007/s40596-026-02357-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-026-02357-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7069,"journal":{"name":"Academic Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147832156","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Loneliness in Focus: Proposing a Resident Curriculum.","authors":"Kesley M Winn","doi":"10.1007/s40596-026-02350-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-026-02350-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7069,"journal":{"name":"Academic Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147832234","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Degree Background and NIH K-to-R01 Transition Among Investigators Using Experimental Neuroscience to Advance Psychiatry.","authors":"Jared Frick, Alan S Lewis","doi":"10.1007/s40596-026-02354-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-026-02354-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Innovation in psychiatry relies on laboratory-based neuroscience research using experimental animal models. How to best train and support investigators remains a critical question for the field. We examined how training background, operationalized as MD, PhD, or MD/PhD degree, is associated with National Institutes of Health (NIH) K-to-R01 transition, a key career benchmark. Understanding how clinical and research training impact early research success will inform strategies in medical education and physician-scientist training in psychiatry.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This preregistered study used NIH RePORTER to identify recipients of NIH mentored-career-development K01 and K08 awards from neuroscience-focused NIH institutes. Projects using animal models to address a neuroscience question were identified by title-and-abstract review. R01 awards (1997-2024) were identified and linked to prior K awardees (1997-2016) to determine conversion rates.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 758 awards (243 K01, 515 K08), 51% (388/758) converted to at least one R01. Conversion rates differed significantly by degree (p = 0.035). MD-only investigators were less likely to convert (44%, 86/197) than MD/PhD (55%, 184/333) or PhD (52%, 118/228) investigators. Time to conversion also differed (p = 0.032), with longer duration for MD-only investigators. In exploratory analyses, male PhDs converted more often than females (59% vs. 41%; p = 0.024). No sex difference was found for MD and MD/PhD investigators.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Lack of PhD-level research training was associated with reduced and delayed K to R01 transition for investigators using experimental animal models in neuroscience. Integrating PhD-style research training elements into psychiatry residency and faculty development programs may help close training-related gaps and address emerging sex disparities in research advancement.</p>","PeriodicalId":7069,"journal":{"name":"Academic Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147832161","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Personal Perspective on \"The Leap: From Medical Student to First-Year Resident\".","authors":"Olivia Hird","doi":"10.1007/s40596-026-02355-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-026-02355-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7069,"journal":{"name":"Academic Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147759508","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
John Coverdale, Rashi Aggarwal, Richard Balon, Eugene V Beresin, Anthony P S Guerrero, Alan K Louie, Mary K Morreale, Andreea L Seritan, Enrico G Castillo, Lia A Thomas, Adam M Brenner
{"title":"Sexual Violence Perpetrated Against Women and Men Housed in Jails and Prisons: Advocacy and How Academic Psychiatry Can Help.","authors":"John Coverdale, Rashi Aggarwal, Richard Balon, Eugene V Beresin, Anthony P S Guerrero, Alan K Louie, Mary K Morreale, Andreea L Seritan, Enrico G Castillo, Lia A Thomas, Adam M Brenner","doi":"10.1007/s40596-026-02351-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-026-02351-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7069,"journal":{"name":"Academic Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147759473","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
David Choon Liang Teo, Michael Shi Yan, Jared Wei Lik Ng, Andrew Lai Huat Peh, Qian Hui Chew, Kang Sim
{"title":"What Psychiatrists and Psychiatry Residents in Singapore Think About Spirituality in Clinical Care: Results of a Survey.","authors":"David Choon Liang Teo, Michael Shi Yan, Jared Wei Lik Ng, Andrew Lai Huat Peh, Qian Hui Chew, Kang Sim","doi":"10.1007/s40596-026-02345-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-026-02345-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The primary purpose of the article is to examine and compare the attitudes and perceptions of psychiatrists and psychiatry residents working in Singapore's public health system toward spirituality in psychiatry.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>All psychiatrists registered with the Singapore Medical Council and psychiatry residents with the National Psychiatry Residency Program working in Singapore's public hospitals were invited to participate in a survey.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Seventy-seven psychiatrists and 46 psychiatry residents participated in the survey. Of the respondents, 91.1% agreed that it is appropriate to inquire about spiritual aspects of patients' lives and address spiritual problems or needs patients may have within clinical settings. There were significant differences between psychiatrists and residents in perceived barriers to discussing spiritual issues with patients. Psychiatry residents were significantly more likely than psychiatrists to cite insufficient time (89.1% vs 72.7%), concerns about offending patients (47.8% vs 29.9%), and disapproval from colleagues as reasons (28.3% vs 13.0%).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Most psychiatrists and psychiatry residents working in Singapore's public health sector appreciate the importance of addressing spiritual concerns in psychiatric care. However, they expressed insufficient knowledge and training in discussing spiritual matters with patients. Training programs should focus on building competency in assessment and incorporation of spirituality-related issues in management plans.</p>","PeriodicalId":7069,"journal":{"name":"Academic Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-04-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147728049","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Beyond a Moment in Time: Rethinking Capacity and Compassion in Addiction Psychiatry.","authors":"Anees Bahji","doi":"10.1007/s40596-026-02342-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-026-02342-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This viewpoint challenges the conventional, static understanding of decision-making capacity in addiction psychiatry. Drawing on clinical experience and ethical theory, it argues that capacity is not a fixed, binary construct but rather a fluctuating and context-dependent process shaped by neurobiology, environment, and social conditions. Substance use disorders disrupt cognitive and affective systems, producing instability in judgment that is not adequately captured by traditional models focused on discrete assessments. The paper advances a temporal and relational framework of capacity, emphasizing trajectory, support systems, and the conditions necessary for meaningful autonomy. It also considers policy implications, including the ethical justification for time-limited involuntary interventions aimed at restoring agency. Ultimately, the article calls for a reframing of autonomy and capacity as dynamic processes embedded in care, rather than isolated moments of decision-making.</p>","PeriodicalId":7069,"journal":{"name":"Academic Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147715557","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}