Drugs in Context Psychiatry welcomes a broad range of article types including original research, study protocols and review articles.
In line with the principle of providing context for healthcare professionals (HCPs) to properly inform and improve disease management in real world medicine, we especially encourage the submission of articles that provide context for trials of drug interventions in order to motivate improvements in disease management by HCPs practising medicine in the front line.
Review
This article serves to provide clinicians with updated information about novel antidepressant medications, augmentation strategies with atypical antipsychotics, over-the-counter medications, as well as nonpharmaceutical treatments that should be considered when treating each individual patient who remains symptomatic despite treatment efforts.
Review
This review on anti-N-methyl D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor (anti-NMDAR) encephalitis provides a case presentation and the timeline of symptoms seen over the course of the illness. Key findings in the literature about anti-NMDAR encephalitis are highlighted to facilitate diagnostic consideration and treatment.
Review
The current literature and theoretical mechanism of action of ketamine as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder is discussed in this manuscript.
Review
This article discusses major psychiatric comorbidities that can be encountered over the course of social anxiety disorder as well as comorbidity associated diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.
Original Research
This study investigated whether the legal status of cannabis in the USA is associated with problematic cannabis use and impulsivity in frequent cannabis users.