Chris Wang, Rashi Aggarwal, Eugene V Beresin, Anthony P S Guerrero, Andreea L Seritan, John Coverdale, Lia A Thomas, Adam M Brenner
{"title":"School-Based Preventive Interventions: A Critical Investment in Our Future and in the Training of Psychiatrists.","authors":"Chris Wang, Rashi Aggarwal, Eugene V Beresin, Anthony P S Guerrero, Andreea L Seritan, John Coverdale, Lia A Thomas, Adam M Brenner","doi":"10.1007/s40596-025-02188-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-025-02188-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7069,"journal":{"name":"Academic Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144758907","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":"Transitions: The Role of Uncertainty.","authors":"Deborah L Cabaniss","doi":"10.1007/s40596-025-02187-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-025-02187-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7069,"journal":{"name":"Academic Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144752072","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 B McKenzie, Laura Cardella, Ellen Gluzman, Susan W Lehmann, Carol I Ping Tsao
{"title":"Academic Promotion in Psychiatry.","authors":"James B McKenzie, Laura Cardella, Ellen Gluzman, Susan W Lehmann, Carol I Ping Tsao","doi":"10.1007/s40596-025-02185-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-025-02185-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7069,"journal":{"name":"Academic Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144697317","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 L Havlik, Caitlin Radovan, Sayana Isaac, Syed Wahid
{"title":"Who Leads Psychiatry? Demographics, Educations, and Scientific Contributions of US Academic Chairs.","authors":"John L Havlik, Caitlin Radovan, Sayana Isaac, Syed Wahid","doi":"10.1007/s40596-025-02186-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-025-02186-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study aims to quantify the demographics, educational backgrounds, and scientific contributions of chairs of all university-based psychiatry departments in the USA.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using the Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Access Database, we identified chairs of all university-based psychiatry departments offering residencies (N = 120, female = 33.3%). We collected data on demographic, educational, and scientific variables through web search, departmental outreach, and secondary databases.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The median age of psychiatry chairs was 60.5 (54-68) years, with a median age at appointment of 52 (47-59) years, a median of 34 (27-40) years after graduation from medical school. Forty (33.3%) chairs were female and 17 (14.2%) chairs were international medical graduates. 41.7% of chairs (n = 50) held additional higher education degrees. Chair education was highly concentrated among select institutions. Chairs exhibited strong academic productivity, with high median h-indices (median (interquartile range) 36 (11-59)), many publications (median (interquartile range) 102 (30.5-225.5)), and highly cited most-cited publications (median (interquartile range) 491 (130.5-1070.5)). Sixty-eight (56.7%) chairs had been or were currently the principal investigator of an R01 award, and 16 (13.3%) of the chairs were the current editor-in-chief of at least one peer-reviewed journal.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study provides a quantitative profile of university-based psychiatry department chairs, offering insights into the demographics, educational trajectories, and scientific contributions of the field's most influential leaders. These findings can both provide guidance for aspiring leaders in the field and encourage broader participation in leadership from those who are objectively qualified for these roles.</p>","PeriodicalId":7069,"journal":{"name":"Academic Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144666782","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":"Embracing Recovery-Oriented Training in Psychiatry.","authors":"Thomas Pak, Wonyun Lee, Joseph Guillory","doi":"10.1007/s40596-025-02178-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-025-02178-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7069,"journal":{"name":"Academic Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144635921","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}
Amira O Collison, Shiv S Nadkarni, Naomi C Wilcox, Shirley A De La Cruz, Noe Rivera, Maryjane Puffer, Roya Ijadi-Maghsoodi, Enrico G Castillo, Sheryl Kataoka
{"title":"Piloting a Mental Health Literacy Program for Minoritized Adolescent Peer Health Leaders from Under-Resourced Communities.","authors":"Amira O Collison, Shiv S Nadkarni, Naomi C Wilcox, Shirley A De La Cruz, Noe Rivera, Maryjane Puffer, Roya Ijadi-Maghsoodi, Enrico G Castillo, Sheryl Kataoka","doi":"10.1007/s40596-025-02179-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-025-02179-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7069,"journal":{"name":"Academic Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144635922","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}
Keriann Shalvoy, Abigail Kay, Christopher White, Marshall Tang
{"title":"Towards Ending the HIV Epidemic: The Case for Incorporating PrEP Prescribing into Psychiatric Training.","authors":"Keriann Shalvoy, Abigail Kay, Christopher White, Marshall Tang","doi":"10.1007/s40596-025-02183-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-025-02183-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7069,"journal":{"name":"Academic Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144635923","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}
Kin Hwee Ryan Hoo, Yao Kang Shuy, Jing Ling Tay, Qian Hui Chew, Kang Sim
{"title":"Use of Virtual Patients and Related Training Outcomes in Postgraduate Psychiatry Residency Education: A Scoping Review.","authors":"Kin Hwee Ryan Hoo, Yao Kang Shuy, Jing Ling Tay, Qian Hui Chew, Kang Sim","doi":"10.1007/s40596-025-02174-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-025-02174-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Virtual patients (VP) such as high-fidelity patient simulators/manikins, VP avatars, or human simulated patients have been increasingly used in health professions and psychiatry residency education. The authors aimed to review extant literature and summarize the different types of VP adopted, training contexts, and its impact according to the Kirkpatrick model for evaluation of training outcomes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The authors adopted the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology for evidence synthesis and used a five-step framework, searching several databases (MEDLINE, Web of Science, PsycInfo, PubMed, Scopus, and Cochrane) for pertinent articles published up to August 2024. Studies were included if they (1) were empirical studies involving use of VP in psychiatry residency training, (2) with evaluation of training outcomes, and (3) were published in English.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Overall, 31 articles met the inclusion criteria. Among studies that were mostly conducted in the West, human simulated patients were most used, followed by VP avatar and high-fidelity simulators/manikins. Most studies across specific topics (ranging from anxiety to psychotic and alcohol use disorders) reported outcomes up to level 3 of the Kirkpatrick model. Apart from user acceptability, other training outcomes included improvements in knowledge about the topics covered, clinical care competency related to history taking, risk assessment, use of psychotropic medications, and neurostimulation treatment.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Future studies may consider multi-site collaborations to examine the impact of such VP interventions in different psychiatry residency training environments, compare across different VP modalities, include assessments at higher Kirkpatrick levels of training outcomes, and monitor longitudinal changes in learner outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":7069,"journal":{"name":"Academic Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144607097","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}