April 2026 issues of APA journals feature new research on cannabis use disorder, stigma reduction interventions, co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disorders, and more

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 1, 2026 — The latest issues of four American Psychiatric Association journals (The American Journal of Psychiatry, Psychiatric Services, American Journal of Psychotherapy and Psychiatric Research and Clinical Practice) are now available online.

The American Journal of Psychiatry

The April issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry brings together research that furthers the understanding of substance use disorders. Highlights of the issue include:

• The Treatment of Co-Occurring Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders: New Findings and Unmet Needs
• Mobile Health for Alcohol Use Assessment: Longitudinal Effects of Breathalyzer Self-Monitoring in Everyday Contexts (Authors Yang Lu and Catharine E. Fairbairn are the guests on April's AJP Audio podcast episode and AJP Deputy Editor Danny Pine highlights the study in this video).
• Approach Bias Modification as an Add-On to Smoking Cessation Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Trial (AJP Deputy Editor Daniel Pine, M.D., highlights the study in this video).
• Association of Cannabis Use Disorder Versus Other Substance Use Disorders With Psychiatric Conditions: A Propensity-Matched Retrospective Cohort Analysis

Psychiatric Services

•     Social Determinants and Mental Health Care Utilization Among Individuals at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis

•     Acceptability, Appropriateness, and Feasibility of Administering Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics in Community Pharmacies

•     Depression-Related Stigma Among Black and Latinx Youths: Guidance for Stigma Reduction Interventions

•     Prediction of Behavioral Health Employee Turnover With HR Data–Based Machine Learning Combined With Job Well-Being Indicators

•     Toward Greater Diversity in Psychedelic Science

American Journal of Psychotherapy

•     Integrating Psychotherapy Services into Primary Care

•     Evaluating the Efficacy of ChatGPT-3.5 Versus Human-Delivered Text-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: A Comparative Pilot Study

•     The Impact of Text Engagement in a Brief, Technology-Enhanced Adjunctive Intervention for Youth Suicide Risk and Depression

•     Implementation Determinants and Outcomes of a Telehealth-Delivered Depression Prevention Program

•     Pixar’s Inside Out as a Dialectical Behavior Therapy–Informed Intervention for Adults

•     How Patients Guide Therapy: A Pilot Study on the Development and Reliability of the Patient Coaching Rating System

Psychiatric Research and Clinical Practice

•     The Psychological Support Model in Psilocybin Research: Psychotherapy in Disguise?

•     Prevalence and Clinical Impact of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Patients With Severe Borderline Personality Disorder

•     Scaling Up Task‐Shared Depression Care in Texas: Evaluating the Preliminary Effectiveness and Acceptability of a Digital Program for Training Non‐Specialist Providers

•     Mechanistic Underpinnings of Emotional Face Processing in Suicide Risk: Exploring the Moderating Effects of Cortisol on Neural Parameters Using Magnetoencephalography

•     Assessment, Intervention, Monitoring, Step‐Up/Step‐Down (AIMS) in Action: 5 Years Review of Transforming Transitions in Crisis Care

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