Alpha Psychiatry

E-ISSN: 2757-8038

Alpha Psychiatry (AP) is an international, open-access, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to publishing research of scientific and clinical value in psychiatry, advancing understanding of the diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and underlying pathological mechanisms of mental disorders. AP covers a broad range of topics in psychiatry and publishes a variety of article types, including Original Articles, Reviews, Editorials, Expert Opinions, Systematic Reviews, Study Protocols, Short Communications, Letters to the Editor, and Debates.

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E-ISSN: 2757-8038

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Message from Editor-in-Chief Dr. Francesco Bartoli

We are Excited to Announce the Launch of Our New Website!

IMR Press Incorporates STM Integrity Hub into its Manuscript Review Process

Call for Early-Career Editorial Board Members of Alpha Psychiatry (AP)

Message from Editor-in-Chief Dr. Francesco Bartoli

We are Excited to Announce the Launch of Our New Website!

IMR Press Incorporates STM Integrity Hub into its Manuscript Review Process

Call for Early-Career Editorial Board Members of Alpha Psychiatry (AP)

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Digital Phenotyping of High-Risk Gaming Behavior Using Wearable Devices

Open Access 30 Jun 2026Original Article

Digital Phenotyping of High-Risk Gaming Behavior Using Wearable Devices

Yijie Song, Yawen Shi, Yiqun Tu, Haidi Shan, Chuanning Huang, Yue Wang, Shuo Li, Zhekai Li, Hang Su, Na Zhong, Tianzhen Chen, Min Zhao, Jiang Du

Alpha Psychiatry 2026, 27(3), 48256; https://doi.org/10.31083/AP48256 (registering DOI)

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Expert Consensus on the Use of Lurasidone for Bipolar I Depression in Asian Patients

Open Access 30 Jun 2026Expert Opinion

Expert Consensus on the Use of Lurasidone for Bipolar I Depression in Asian Patients

Ahmad Hatim Sulaiman, Mo-Ching Eileena Chui, Ronnachai Kongsakon, Jen-Chin Lee, Chien-Heng Lin, Beng Yeong Ng, Marcus Wee Lun Tan, Joe Hang Ting, Meor Hakimi Meor Idris

Alpha Psychiatry 2026, 27(3), 49358; https://doi.org/10.31083/AP49358 (registering DOI)

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Subjective–Device-Estimated Sleep Discrepancies in Late-Life Depression: Agreement and Associated Factors

Open Access 30 Jun 2026Original Article

Subjective–Device-Estimated Sleep Discrepancies in Late-Life Depression: Agreement and Associated Factors

Qianlong Wang, Yuandong Gong, Jiacui Ji, Yan Zhang, Meixu Lu, Meiyu Song, Xia Zhang, Yuping Zhao, Qi Miao

Alpha Psychiatry 2026, 27(3), 50350; https://doi.org/10.31083/AP50350 (registering DOI)

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Diagnostic Differentiation Between Unipolar and Bipolar Depression: A Machine Learning Analysis of Demographic and Clinical Features

Open Access 30 Jun 2026Original Article

Diagnostic Differentiation Between Unipolar and Bipolar Depression: A Machine Learning Analysis of Demographic and Clinical Features

Lishan Ren, Youdan Wei, Mingjian Cai, Mingfen Song, Kaiyuan Zhang, Zhenghe Yu, Hongjing Mao, Wenjuan Liu

Alpha Psychiatry 2026, 27(3), 47274; https://doi.org/10.31083/AP47274 (registering DOI)

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Transdiagnostic Assessment of Mental Health and Sleep Registry: Protocol for a Cross-Sectional Study

Open Access 30 Jun 2026Study Protocols

Transdiagnostic Assessment of Mental Health and Sleep Registry: Protocol for a Cross-Sectional Study

Azusa Ishii, Kei Muroi, Hiroku Noma, Makoto Nishimura, Shio Maeda, Kaichiro Furutani, Minori Machida, Sumin Lee, Hitomi Oi, Mayu Koike, Aiko Eto, Hui Huang, Shun Nakajima

Alpha Psychiatry 2026, 27(3), 51115; https://doi.org/10.31083/AP51115 (registering DOI)

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Comparative Trends in the Burden of Depressive Disorders in China and Globally, 1990–2021: Evidence From the Global Burden of Disease 2021

Open Access 29 Jun 2026Original Article

Comparative Trends in the Burden of Depressive Disorders in China and Globally, 1990–2021: Evidence From the Global Burden of Disease 2021

Rui Li, Jiawen Huo, Junjiao Ping, Jing Wan, Xuan Ren, Shuyi Zhu, Aoxiang Luo, Tingyun Jiang

Alpha Psychiatry 2026, 27(3), 48228; https://doi.org/10.31083/AP48228 (registering DOI)

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Association of Adverse Childhood Experiences With Health-Related Quality of Life and Quality-Adjusted Life-Years Among Adolescents in the United Kingdom: Findings From Two General Population Cohorts

Open Access 29 Jun 2026Original Article

Association of Adverse Childhood Experiences With Health-Related Quality of Life and Quality-Adjusted Life-Years Among Adolescents in the United Kingdom: Findings From Two General Population Cohorts

Amarech Obse, Kamaldeep Bhui, Laura Havers, Sania Shakoor, Georgina Hosang, Siobhan Hugh-Jones, Minhua Ma, Anna Mankee-Williams, Alexis Karamanos, Seeromanie Harding, Paul McCrone

Alpha Psychiatry 2026, 27(3), 49284; https://doi.org/10.31083/AP49284 (registering DOI)

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Thalamic Subregion Alterations and Short-Chain Fatty Acids in Schizophrenia and Ultra-High-Risk Individuals: A Cross-Sectional Study

Open Access 29 Jun 2026Original Article

Thalamic Subregion Alterations and Short-Chain Fatty Acids in Schizophrenia and Ultra-High-Risk Individuals: A Cross-Sectional Study

Huiqing Peng, Xiaogang Chen, Ying He, Shuting Chen, Zongchang Li, Chunwang Li, Ke Jin, Liu Yuan, Xiaoqian Ma

Alpha Psychiatry 2026, 27(3), 49150; https://doi.org/10.31083/AP49150 (registering DOI)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Schizophrenia: From Mechanisms to Clinical Studies)

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Digital Phenotyping of High-Risk Gaming Behavior Using Wearable Devices

Open Access 30 Jun 2026Original Article

Digital Phenotyping of High-Risk Gaming Behavior Using Wearable Devices

Yijie Song, Yawen Shi, Yiqun Tu, Haidi Shan, Chuanning Huang, Yue Wang, Shuo Li, Zhekai Li, Hang Su, Na Zhong, Tianzhen Chen, Min Zhao, Jiang Du

Alpha Psychiatry 2026, 27(3), 48256; https://doi.org/10.31083/AP48256 (registering DOI)

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Expert Consensus on the Use of Lurasidone for Bipolar I Depression in Asian Patients

Open Access 30 Jun 2026Expert Opinion

Expert Consensus on the Use of Lurasidone for Bipolar I Depression in Asian Patients

Ahmad Hatim Sulaiman, Mo-Ching Eileena Chui, Ronnachai Kongsakon, Jen-Chin Lee, Chien-Heng Lin, Beng Yeong Ng, Marcus Wee Lun Tan, Joe Hang Ting, Meor Hakimi Meor Idris

Alpha Psychiatry 2026, 27(3), 49358; https://doi.org/10.31083/AP49358 (registering DOI)

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Subjective–Device-Estimated Sleep Discrepancies in Late-Life Depression: Agreement and Associated Factors

Open Access 30 Jun 2026Original Article

Subjective–Device-Estimated Sleep Discrepancies in Late-Life Depression: Agreement and Associated Factors

Qianlong Wang, Yuandong Gong, Jiacui Ji, Yan Zhang, Meixu Lu, Meiyu Song, Xia Zhang, Yuping Zhao, Qi Miao

Alpha Psychiatry 2026, 27(3), 50350; https://doi.org/10.31083/AP50350 (registering DOI)

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Diagnostic Differentiation Between Unipolar and Bipolar Depression: A Machine Learning Analysis of Demographic and Clinical Features

Open Access 30 Jun 2026Original Article

Diagnostic Differentiation Between Unipolar and Bipolar Depression: A Machine Learning Analysis of Demographic and Clinical Features

Lishan Ren, Youdan Wei, Mingjian Cai, Mingfen Song, Kaiyuan Zhang, Zhenghe Yu, Hongjing Mao, Wenjuan Liu

Alpha Psychiatry 2026, 27(3), 47274; https://doi.org/10.31083/AP47274 (registering DOI)

Abstract

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Transdiagnostic Assessment of Mental Health and Sleep Registry: Protocol for a Cross-Sectional Study

Open Access 30 Jun 2026Study Protocols

Transdiagnostic Assessment of Mental Health and Sleep Registry: Protocol for a Cross-Sectional Study

Azusa Ishii, Kei Muroi, Hiroku Noma, Makoto Nishimura, Shio Maeda, Kaichiro Furutani, Minori Machida, Sumin Lee, Hitomi Oi, Mayu Koike, Aiko Eto, Hui Huang, Shun Nakajima

Alpha Psychiatry 2026, 27(3), 51115; https://doi.org/10.31083/AP51115 (registering DOI)

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Comparative Trends in the Burden of Depressive Disorders in China and Globally, 1990–2021: Evidence From the Global Burden of Disease 2021

Open Access 29 Jun 2026Original Article

Comparative Trends in the Burden of Depressive Disorders in China and Globally, 1990–2021: Evidence From the Global Burden of Disease 2021

Rui Li, Jiawen Huo, Junjiao Ping, Jing Wan, Xuan Ren, Shuyi Zhu, Aoxiang Luo, Tingyun Jiang

Alpha Psychiatry 2026, 27(3), 48228; https://doi.org/10.31083/AP48228 (registering DOI)

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Association of Adverse Childhood Experiences With Health-Related Quality of Life and Quality-Adjusted Life-Years Among Adolescents in the United Kingdom: Findings From Two General Population Cohorts

Open Access 29 Jun 2026Original Article

Association of Adverse Childhood Experiences With Health-Related Quality of Life and Quality-Adjusted Life-Years Among Adolescents in the United Kingdom: Findings From Two General Population Cohorts

Amarech Obse, Kamaldeep Bhui, Laura Havers, Sania Shakoor, Georgina Hosang, Siobhan Hugh-Jones, Minhua Ma, Anna Mankee-Williams, Alexis Karamanos, Seeromanie Harding, Paul McCrone

Alpha Psychiatry 2026, 27(3), 49284; https://doi.org/10.31083/AP49284 (registering DOI)

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Thalamic Subregion Alterations and Short-Chain Fatty Acids in Schizophrenia and Ultra-High-Risk Individuals: A Cross-Sectional Study

Open Access 29 Jun 2026Original Article

Thalamic Subregion Alterations and Short-Chain Fatty Acids in Schizophrenia and Ultra-High-Risk Individuals: A Cross-Sectional Study

Huiqing Peng, Xiaogang Chen, Ying He, Shuting Chen, Zongchang Li, Chunwang Li, Ke Jin, Liu Yuan, Xiaoqian Ma

Alpha Psychiatry 2026, 27(3), 49150; https://doi.org/10.31083/AP49150 (registering DOI)

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Schizophrenia: From Mechanisms to Clinical Studies)

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Wei Zheng
Editor-in-Chief
rapid intervention techniques for depression such as modified electroconvulsive therapy (MECT), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), magnetic seizure therapy (MST), ketamine/esketamine, and others
Francesco Bartoli
Editor-in-Chief
bipolar disorder; affective disorders; schizophrenia; lithium; antipsychotics; meta-analysis

Editorial Board

Wei Zheng
Editor-in-Chief
rapid intervention techniques for depression such as modified electroconvulsive therapy (MECT), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), magnetic seizure therapy (MST), ketamine/esketamine, and others
Francesco Bartoli
Editor-in-Chief
bipolar disorder; affective disorders; schizophrenia; lithium; antipsychotics; meta-analysis

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