Academic Psychiatry publishes original scholarly work focused on innovative psychiatric education, professional development in academic psychiatry, and leadership by psychiatrists in the field of medicine. The journal features work that furthers knowledge in psychiatric education and stimulates improvements in academic psychiatry. Articles address teaching, research, and administration, as well as clinical, organizational, and economic issues relevant to the academic missions of departments of psychiatry. Overview articles present empirical research and critical analysis of important topics in academic psychiatry. Other features include a new ideas section, commentaries, and letters to the editor. Academic Psychiatry also publishes the best papers from meeting workshops, provides a forum for debates, and often presents theme issues that focus on a single area of psychiatric education.

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