Written for members of the American Psychiatric Association. Contains information about policies, politics, and legislative and judicial issues affecting psychiatry, as well as the actions and policies of the APA itself. Serves as a source of clinical and research news pertinent to the field of psychiatry, and consists of news reports, commentaries, letters to the editor and editorials.

Features emphasize news and articles on the treatments, causes and consequences of a myriad of psychiatric disorders.

Previously titled The Primary Care Companion to the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. Seeks to advance the clinical expertise of non-psychiatrists who provide mental health care services to their patients by supplying a publication forum for research and commentary on mental illness as it presents in generalist settings. The journal emphasizes practice-based research from individuals and groups with interest and clinical expertise in the area. Focuses on providing information of direct clinical utility and giving a voice to clinical researchers. Consists of scholarly subject reviews, straightforward case reviews, brief reports and timely clinical commentary, as well as original research. Subjects covered by the companion are medicine, nursing, social work, psychology or other disciplines with a role in mental health and primary care.

Official journal of the American Psychiatric Association. Features original, peer-reviewed articles on diagnosis and treatment of mental illness, clinical research, psychiatric education and other issues facing psychiatrists today. Also provides developments in biological psychiatry, and information on forensic, ethics, economics and social topics. Includes descriptions of actions taken by the American Psychiatric Association and official American Psychiatric Association reports. Media Kit: http://www.appi.org/Journals/Documents/ajp12.pdf

Targeted toward the nation's psychiatrists, allied mental health professionals and primary care physicians interested in mental health issues. Editorial content includes news and clinical information for behavioral medicine providers, single-topic special reports, legal decisions, key events, continuing medical education and columns by nationally known psychiatrists.