We are soliciting manuscripts for inclusion in a special section of General Hospital Psychiatry titled, “Positive Psychology and Health: Well-being Interventions in the Context of Illness.” We welcome conceptual or empirical manuscripts with a US domestic or international focus on the topic. This can include review articles, full original research reports, brief communications, letters to the editor, or editorials, in keeping with the usual article types for General Hospital Psychiatry.
The special section will focus on studies of positive psychological constructs such as positive emotion, optimism, or resilience in clinical samples. Populations of interest include patients with chronic illness (cardiovascular disease, diabetes, HIV, depression, etc.), and those coping with health-related stress. The ultimate goal of the special section is to spotlight research focused on the development, implementation, and evaluation of positive psychological interventions delivered to clinical samples in the general hospital context. Topics of interest for this special section include, but are not limited to:
Studies on the implementation and evaluation of interventions that target positive psychological constructs
Studies that use technology (e.g., mobile apps, telehealth) to deliver positive psychological interventions
Studies that focus on specifying the mechanisms of change targeted by these positive psychological interventions
Mediational studies that examine change in positive psychological constructs after receiving these positive psychological interventions, and their underlying role in clinical change
Studies that assess behavioral and biological outcomes, and their role in the patient recovery process
Studies focused on the implementation of these interventions in special populations (e.g., rural, low SES, ethnic or racial minority)
Studies that examine moderators of positive psychological interventions (e.g., gender, ethnicity/race, age, SES)
Review articles examining the efficacy of positive psychological interventions in specific clinical samples
Studies on the comparative efficacy of positive psychological interventions as compared with other interventions
Studies examining how the delivery of positive psychological interventions in the hospital context may differ from the delivery of these interventions in the general population
Discussions on how to optimally integrate positive psychological interventions into the general hospital context
We are soliciting manuscripts for inclusion in a special issue of General Hospital Psychiatry entitled, “Medical Issues in Psychiatric Oncology.” We welcome conceptual or empirical manuscripts, including review articles, original research reports, and brief communications, in keeping with the usual article formats for General Hospital Psychiatry.
This special issue will focus on the following topics: 1) neuropsychiatric side effects of cancer treatments, including immunotherapies and targeted treatments, 2) psychiatric medication use in oncology (rapid titration of medications, off-label uses, and drug-drug interactions), 3) relationships of genes, inflammation, and other host factors with psychiatric symptoms in oncology patients, and 4) special considerations in diagnosing psychiatric disorders in oncology.
As new advances transform the treatment of cancer, new psychiatric complications and challenges continue to arise. The goal of this issue is to assemble timely evidence and observations which may help to guide psychiatric care and further research.
Brachytherapy is a bi-monthly peer-reviewed journal focusing on brachytherapy and radiation oncology. Brachytherapy will be releasing a special edition focusing on intraoperative radiation therapy as well as electronic brachytherapy for the May-June 2019 edition in conjunction with guidelines from the American Brachytherapy Society on these two techniques. We are asking for manuscripts focusing on these two techniques to be submitted for this edition. All submissions are due by December 31st, 2018.
The demand for anti-inflammatory diet is increasing because we are facing challenges against the chronic inflammatory diseases such atherosclerotic diseases in a growing elderly society.
This special issue seeks to publish original research, meta-analyses as well as overviews of systematic reviews on complementary and integrative therapies for anti-inflammatory diet as well as prevention strategies that focus on active patient involvement and lifestyle modification.
High priority will be given to submissions investigating efficacy, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness issues. In addition, we are interested in qualitative research examining individual patients’ experiences and studies using innovative assessment tools.
Potential topics include but are not limited to:
- Research synthesizing the available evidence for ant-inflammatory diet that will contribute to evidence-based recommendations (including meta-analyses or systematic reviews in cases where no meta-analysis is possible, and overviews of systematic reviews),
- Randomized controlled trials or pragmatic randomized trials investigating the efficacy, effectiveness, or cost-effectiveness of single complementary or combined integrative treatment approaches,
- Research of new and/or unconventional treatment approaches with high patient relevance (case reports/series and observational designs allowed),
- Research on mediators / moderators of treatment response,
- Research using qualitative methods and/or other innovative assessment tools.
In the United States, 58% of the country’s states have a medical cannabis law, allowing physicians to certify patients for state-specific medical conditions. The increasing mainstream acceptance of this complex herb as medicine has jumped far ahead of the current scientific evidence regarding efficacy, dosing, drug interactions, and certain aspects of safety. This Virtual Special Issue on Medical Cannabis seeks original research as well as articles on surveys, historical perspectives, national and international comparisons of treatment guidelines, policy work, and other relevant contributions.