Academic Psychiatry requests papers on suicide prevention and intervention training for medical students, residents, and fellows. Despite the serious public health impact and life-threatening nature of illnesses and conditions associated with suicide, they have received little attention in society and are poorly understood and profoundly stigmatized. Learning to understand and evaluate people at risk for self-harm is an important element of medical student and resident education. New evidence-based models for prevention of suicide are emerging, and these new models have inspired optimism. Integrating these new models is an exciting challenge for medical educators. We are working with the Kubly Foundation to create a special issue of articles that support the development of novel curricula and innovative teaching in the important area of suicide prevention, evaluation, and intervention.

We also request papers on successful, nontraditional career paths in academic psychiatry, as well as personal essays (1,250-1,500 words) on the lessons of leaders in academic psychiatry.

In keeping with the overall mission of Academic Psychiatry, papers ideally will be evidence-based, drawing upon data and outcome measures, and/or involving multiple sites. Comprehensive reviews and case studies are also welcome. All submissions will be peer reviewed in keeping with the journal's policy.

Submissions should be uploaded to Manuscript Central (http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/appi-ap ). Please indicate in the cover letter for which topic the submission is intended. For general information about the journal, please visit our Web site at ap.psychiatryonline.org Please direct questions or manuscript ideas to Ms. Ann Tennier, Senior Editorial Associate, at acadpsych@gmail.com.