Pharmacy and Mental Health
A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Neuropharmacology and Neuropathology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 December 2025 | Viewed by 16
Special Issue Editor
Interests: antipsychotics; pharmacoepigenomics; pharmacometabolomics; pharmacoproteomics; insulin resistance; metabolic disease
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
[*] Background and history of this topic:
Pharmacists are making significant contributions and interventions in addressing, identifying and treating mental health illness. The methods and the impact of pharmacists on mental health outcomes vary widely by setting and approach.
[*] Aim and scope of the Special Issue: This Special Issue aims to include papers on any aspect of pharmacy practice and pharmacist-involved care on mental health outcomes.
[*] Cutting-edge research:
Research methods can include, but are not limited to, the following:
- diagnosis and identification of mental health illness;
- medication adherence;
- pharmacotherapeutic treatments and monitoring;
- pharmacy care models for mental health in any setting;
- pharmacists’ interactions with patients with mental illness and patients’ mental health;
- identification of research needs that involve pharmacy;
- Educational needs and training of pharmacists in mental health.
[*] What kind of papers we are soliciting:
We are looking for original research and review papers.
Dr. Kyle Burghardt
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- pharmacy
- mental health
- pharmacists
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