Current Clinical Psychopharmacology Integrated Practice: The Crisis in Teaching and Its Effects on Quality of Care

Why can it be challenging to find a psychiatrist well-trained in psychopharmacology? An editorial in the March-April 2026 issue of the Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology suggests that the problem is not just an overall shortage of psychiatrists but also deficiencies in the depth of training, supervision, and evaluations psychiatrists receive during their residencies. As a result, too few psychiatrists are truly prepared to offer integrated psychiatric treatment that melds psychotherapeutic and other treatments with modern psychopharmacology techniques. The editorial offers a variety of recommendations on how to improve the landscape.   In this podcast, Dr. Julia Ann Koretski, JCP's Digital Editor, leads a discussion on the topic with the authors of the editorial, Drs. Ira D. Glick, Carl Salzman, and Anthony J. Rothschild. Article doi: 10.1097/JCP.0000000000002146