March 2026 issues of APA journals feature new research on bipolar disorder treatment, prevention of PTSD symptoms, access to eating disorder care, and more

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 2, 2026 — The latest issues of two American Psychiatric Association journals (The American Journal of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Services) are now available online.

The American Journal of Psychiatry

The March issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry brings together advances relevant to treating bipolar disorder, PTSD, and schizophrenia.  Highlights of the issue include:

• Primary Prevention of PTSD Symptoms in Combat-Deploying Soldiers Using Attention Bias Modification: A Randomized Controlled Trial. (Lead author Chelsea Dyan Gober Dykan is the guest on March's AJP Audio podcast episode.)
• Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Xanomeline and Trospium Chloride in Schizophrenia: A 52-Week Open-Label Extension Trial. (AJP Deputy Editor Daniel Pine, M.D., highlights the study in this video.)
• Bipolar Disorder: An Update on Neurobiology and Treatment.
• Effect Size Deflation with Increasing Sample Size in Adjunctive Trials for Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia: A Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression Across Mechanisms of Action. (AJP Deputy Editor Danny Pine highlights the study in this video.)
• Personalizing Brain Stimulation for Psychiatric Disorders: From Circuits to Closed-Loop Control
   

Psychiatric Services

The March issue of Psychiatric Services features the following:

•     Street Psychiatry: A Clinical Approach

•     Suicide in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Detention: Retrospective Analysis of Deaths in Custody, 2018–2025.

•     Building the Behavioral Health Crisis Response Workforce.

•     Barriers Individuals from Racial-Ethnic Minority Groups Face in Accessing Eating Disorder Treatment and Proposed Solutions.

•     State-Level Analysis of Access to Intensive Eating Disorder Care for Medicaid Beneficiaries.

•     Incidence of First-Episode Psychosis Among Privately Insured Individuals.

•     Impact of Forensic Peer Support on Probation and Parole Outcomes.

Journalists who wish to access the publications should email press@psych.org.

American Psychiatric Association
The American Psychiatric Association, founded in 1844, is the oldest medical association in the country. The APA is also the largest psychiatric association in the world with more than 39,200 physician members specializing in the diagnosis, treatment, prevention and research of mental illnesses. APA’s vision is to ensure access to quality psychiatric diagnosis and treatment. For more information, please visit www.psychiatry.org.