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Editorial

Gratitude During an Evolving Pandemic

Marlene P. Freeman, MD

Published: January 11, 2022


The year 2021 brought an evolving pandemic and, likewise, an evolving response from the field and from us as individuals. In an echo of this time last year, much of the world is facing a surge of COVID-19 infections. As opposed to last year, however, vaccines are now widely available in the US for adults and all but young children. Yet so many people decline these vaccines, raising questions about the impacts of health literacy, communications, and politics on health care and public health.

We might have research findings with the potential to advance human health and alleviate suffering, but if those findings do not translate into benefit for human lives, they are for naught. As stated by Dr Francis Collins, the leader of the National Institutes of Health, as he retires from this role, “Communicating our research is an important part of what all scientists are called upon to do. To be successful, a scientist needs to be aware of whether the information is actually getting across.”1

To get that information across so it can ultimately benefit patients, we need effective instruments of information dissemination to reach health care providers. At JCP, that is our mission. Every day, we strive to provide clinically relevant, scientifically meaningful work that will result in a health care workforce that is better prepared to meet the psychiatric needs of the population and a research community that is informed about the needs of the public.

We are grateful to the authors who send us their best work and to the peer reviewers whom we entrust with assessing that work before it is widely distributed. The role of the peer reviewer in the delivery of high-quality information that will affect patient care cannot be emphasized enough. It is hard work, largely anonymous and intensive, and we are indebted to our reviewers for their time and expertise.

We encourage early- and mid-career colleagues to join in the review process, and we urge senior colleagues to mentor others in how to peer-review papers. A more diverse pool of reviewers is needed in order to ensure that the work we publish is relevant and meaningful to the broadest population of patients. To learn more about peer-reviewing for JCP (and the opportunity to receive CME credit), we encourage you to visit Psychiatrist.com/information-for-reviewers.

The pandemic is still shifting the way psychiatric and psychological services are provided. The evolution of telehealth services continues, and the psychosocial concerns and disparities underscored by the pandemic also continue. Research and clinical care will undoubtedly change further over time, with an opportunity to freshly examine many of the barriers to care and research historically encountered in our work. We remain confident that the pipeline of novel treatments and improvements in health care delivery will enhance our patients’ quality of life.

As is the case for the general public, a sense of fatigue has emerged among many of us in the JCP community, although we remain hopeful for the new year. Many are spread thin, exhausted, and frustrated. However, we are also nourished professionally and otherwise by giving back. It is in this context that I express my deepest gratitude for our peer reviewers, authors, and the incredible JCP staff.

On behalf of the JCP team, we thank you. We hope that 2022 brings you joy, comfort, and peace.

Marlene P. Freeman, MD
Editor in Chief


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Chittaranjan Andrade Ricardo Cáceda
Lee S. Cohen Eberhard A. Deisenhammer
Samuel Dotson Manish Kumar Jha
James H. Kocsis Hang Lee
Emilie Olié Michael J. Ostacher
Taeho Greg Rhee Stéphane Richard-Devantoy
Jerrold F. Rosenbaum Stephen J. Seiner
Eduard Vieta Mark Zimmerman

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December 5, 2020–December 5, 2021

Scott T. Aaronson Christopher C. Abbott Mohamed A. Abdelnaim
Thad E. Abrams Arthur Reese Abright Elia E. Acevedo-Diaz
Donald Addington Lenard A. Adler Sara Agnafors
Ruchita Agrawal Adrián Alacreu-Crespo Kelly A. Allott
Larry Alphs Ali Amad Howard Amital
Senthil Amudhan Chittaranjan Andrade Carmen Andreescu
Ioannis Angelakis Patrick R. Aquino Miklos Argyelan
Raymond W. C. Au Jimmy N. Avari Lone Baandrup
Bashar W. Badran Carolina Baeza-Velasco Babette Bais
Nicholas L. Balderston Elizabeth D. Ballard Richard Balon
Tracy Barbour Stefano Barlati Katharine Barnard-Kelly
Jennifer Barredo Amy M. Bauer Mark S. Bauer
Raman Baweja Adam Bayes Brian Bayze
David A. Benrimoh Carmela Benson Tami D. Benton
Nancy C. Bernardy Carlo Antonio Bertelloni Michele A. Bertocci
Donald W. Black Carlos Blanco Hilario Blasco-Fontecilla
Stefan Bogaerts Shay-Lee Bolton Marcy Forgey Borlik
Raphael J. Braga Douglas Bremner Elisa Brietzke
Victoria L. Brooks John O. Brooks III Juliane Brüdern
Qasim Bukhari Cynthia M. Bulik Gregory A. Burek
Colin Burke Rebekka Büscher Gregory D. Busse
Lauren M. Bylsma Ricardo Cáceda Raffaella Calati
Marco Antonio Caldieraro Daniela Caldirola Joan A. Camprodon
Bo Cao Bruce P. Capehart Marianne Millen Carlson
Stanley N. Caroff Enrique Carrazana Érico Castro-Costa
Prakash Chandra Aaditya Chandrasekar Chi-Ching Chang
Yi-Han Chang Justin A. Chen Lucia Cheng
Suneela Cherlopalle Yu-Min Cho Gia Chodzen
Lois W. Choi-Kain Frank Huang-Chih Chou Tina Chou
Kelly Chrestman Nicole H. Cirino Leslie Citrome
Charles V. Clevenger Lee S. Cohen Zoë C. Cohen
Rebecca Y. Coley Chiara Colli Elizabeth H. Connors
Emmanuelle Corruble Daniel Lucas da Conceição Costa Paul E. Croarkin
Marie T. Crowe Kristin M. Culbert Ari B. Cuperfain
Anjali Dagar Mik Davis Franciska de Beer
Lieuwe de Haan Eberhard A. Deisenhammer Antonio Del Casale
Alice Demesmaeker Dustin S. DeMoss Koen Demyttenaere
Paul H. Desan Paul Deslandes Michael J. Detke
Marco Di Nicola John M. Diamond Daniel P. Dickstein
Steven K. Dobscha Carol Dobson-Stone Clément Dondé
Samuel Dotson Antonios Douros Michael Duerden
David L. Dunner Marcus D. Durham Ali A. El Solh
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Spencer Evans Susanna Every-Palmer Eden Evins
Nichole Fairbrother Giovanni A. Fava Seena Fazel
Anna Feeney Emilio Fernandez-Egea Fabio Ferrarelli
Jess G. Fiedorowicz Max Fink Mike Fitzsimmons
Eduardo Fonseca-Pedrero Steven D. Forman Michele Fornaro
Elisabeth A. Frazier Scott A. Freeman Karen Frei
Mary A. Fristad Madeline C. Frost Igor I. Galynker
Stephen J. Ganocy Keming Gao Jacques Gaume
Bradley N. Gaynes Nassir Ghaemi Elias Ghossoub
Lucas Giner Saralee Glasser Michael J. Goldacre
Joseph F. Goldberg Stuart Goldman Sidra Goldman-Mellor
Toby D. Goldsmith Lisa G. Goodman Srihari Gopal
Priya Gopalan Jaimie L. Gradus Kelly L. Green
Mark K. Greenwald John H. Greist Rebecca Grekin
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Daniel Guinart David Gunnell Mayank Gupta
Perihan Esra Guvenek-Cokol Kyooseob Ha Danella Hafeman
Axel Haglund Margaret Hahn Beth Han
Benjamin L. Handen Kelly M. Harrington Lauren M. Harris
Kenji Hashimoto Eric J. Hawkins Amie C. Hayley
Andreas Heinz Peter S. Hendricks Aude Henin
Michael E. Henry Cara Herbitter Eric D. Hermes
Michael J. Hernandez Sarah E. Hetrick Melanie L. Hill
Saima Hirani Roger Ho Nicholas Holder
William P. Horan Eef Horgervorst Mathilde Horn
Mark Abie Horowitz Chia-Yueh Hsu Keith Humphreys
Mark Huthwaite Ignacio Illán-Gala Ana S. Iltis
Alejandro Interian Erkki T. Isometsä Udita Iyengar
Muneto Izuhara Felipe A. Jain Maria Jalbrzikowski
Michael W. Jann Matthew Jeffreys Manish Kumar Jha
Chad R. Johnson Dawn M. Johnson Karissa Johnston
Stephen J. Kaar John M. Kane Jamie Karagianis
Maher Karam-Hage Jordan F. Karp David Kasick
Ira R. Katz Arif Khan Stephanie Kilinç
Taro Kishi Taishiro Kishimoto Daniel N. Klein
James H. Kocsis Karestan C. Koenen Markus Koesters
Susan G. Kornstein Helena C. Kraemer Noralie Krepel
Beth Krone Aparna Kumar Scott D. Lane
Elvira Lara Matthew M. Large Bobo H. P. Lau
Thomas P. Laughren Nicole J. LeBlanc Mary A. LeCloux
Hang Lee Kounseok Lee Shin Wook Lee
Tony Szu-Hsien Lee Russell B. Lemle Aiste Lengvenyte
Michael B. Lensing Andrew F. Leuchter Steven P. Levine
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Yan Li Han-Chung Lien Carol Lim
Chen-Chung Liu Yang S. Liu Yong Liu
Alisa M. Loosen Frank A. López Álvaro López-Díaz
Kevin Lu James H. Lynch Błażej Łyszczarz
James H. MacCabe Rajnish Mago Mario Maj
Luc Mallet Peter Manu Stephen R. Marder
John C. Markowitz Laura Marsh Brian P. Marx
Sanjay J. Matthew Vickie M. Mays Vaughn McCall
Susan L. McElroy Emily McKenzie Carmen P. McLean
Michael O. Measom Eliza Menninger Roger E. Meyer
Jeremy Miller Michelle L. Miller Zachary B. Millman
Jean-Philippe Miron David Mischoulon Vania Modesto-Lowe
Pavel Mohr Merve Mollaahmetoglu Francisco A. Moreno
Emma Morton Federico Mucci Benoit H. Mulsant
Rajesh Nayak Craig Nelson Maria Antonietta Nettis
Alicia Nevriana Peter E. Newburger John W. Newcomer
Amy Newhouse Brandon Nichter Andrew A. Nierenberg
Stevan Nikolin Bénédicte Nobile Michael W. O’Hara
Emilie Olié Albino J. Oliveira-Maia Kristine Rae Olmsted
Braden O’Neill Bariş Önen Ünsalver Chiadi U. Onyike
Lauren M. Osborne Michael J. Ostacher George I. Papakostas
Davide Papola Carmine M. Pariante Barbara L. Parry
Caroly S. Pataki Carol Paton Jennifer L. Payne
Paola Pedrelli Roy H. Perlis Theodore A. Petti
Paul N. Pfeiffer Noah S. Philip Jennifer L. Phillips
Matthias Pierce Robert H. Pietrzak Patricia Pilkinton
Maurizio Pompili Gregory M. Pontone Alejandro Porras-Segovia
Ravi Potluri Sheldon H. Preskorn Antonio Preti
Sara Probert-Lindström Maria Antonia Quera-Salva Roueen Rafeyan
Charles L. Raison Rajamannar Ramasubbu Laura B. Ramsey
Rahul Tony Rao Caitlin T. Ravichandran John Read
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Mark A. Reger Chris Reist Stephanie V. Rek
David C. Rettew Johan Reutfors Gavin P. Reynolds
Taeho Greg Rhee Stéphane Richard-Devantoy Renee D. Rienecke
Thalia Robakis Joshua L. Roffman Jonathan P. Rogers
Cathrin Rohleder Jerrold F. Rosenbaum Joshua D. Rosenblat
Rebecca C. Rossom Barbara O. Rothbaum John Rush
Craig R. Rush Janice Russell Jennifer M. Rusted
Neal D. Ryan Michel Sabe Harold Sackheim
Pilar A. Sáiz Sebastian Salas-Vega Farzad Salehpour
Ludovic Samalin Chase Samsel Elias Sarkis
Daisuke Sato Marco Scarselli Katherine Musacchio Schafer
Jillian R. Scheer Maike Scherf-Clavel Kristina Schnitzer
Paula P. Schnurr Nina R. Schooler Georgios Schoretsanitis
Matthias Leopold Schroeter Zev Schuman-Olivier Jan Scott
Mary V. Seeman Stephen J. Seiner Marcin Sękowski
Gianluca Serafini Edmund C. Settle, Jr Verinder Sharma
Tracie Shea Sameer A. Sheth Brian Shiner
Jay H. Shore Mostafa Showraki Kang Sim
Gregory E. Simon Scott A. Simpson Amit Singh
Gagandeep Singh Manpreet K. Singh Nikhita Singhal
Felicia A. Smith Ivar Snorrason Glen I. Spielmans
Paddy Ssentongo Ian H. Stanley Bradley D. Stein
Murray B. Stein Joanna E. Steinglass Adam P. Stern
Elizabeth M. Stone William S. Stone Thomas J. Stopka
Eric A. Storch Rebecca Strawbridge Jeffrey R. Strawn
Sergio A. Strejilevich Scott Stroup Elizabeth Sublette
Tomiki Sumiyoshi Anne Sved Williams Holly A. Swartz
Masahiro Takahashi Hiroyoshi Takeuchi Amanda J. F. Tamman
Barr Taylor Joseph J. Taylor Michael E. Thase
Jagadisha Thirthalli Srinivasan Tirupati Mauricio Tohen
Leonardo Tondo Phern Chern Tor John Torous
Arvind J. Trindade Nhi-Ha Trinh Jack Tsai
Matthew T. Tull Rudolf Uher Christi S. Ulmer
Priyanka Vakkalanka Michael Van Ameringen Linda van Zutphen
Rachel Vanderkruik Samuel Vaughn Eduard Vieta
Adele C. Viguera Christiaan H. Vinkers Linda Vitacco
Dax C. Volle Chirag M. Vyas Gerd Wagner
Sebastian Walther Guijing Wang Wei Wang
Kristen M. Ward Varun Warrier Danuta Wasserman
Bradley V. Watts Kent Wei Tal Weinberger
Luisa Weiner Richard D. Weiner Richard H. Weisler
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Yen Kuang Yang Peter Yellowlees Agustin G. Yip
Robert H. Yolken Reiji Yoshimura Carlos A. Zarate, Jr
Charles H. Zeanah Richard J. Zeifman Li Zhang
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Published online: January 11, 2022.

J Clin Psychiatry 2022;83(1):21ed14363

To cite: Freeman MP. Gratitude during an evolving pandemic.  J Clin Psychiatry. 2022;83(1):21ed14363.
To share: https://doi.org/10.4088/JCP.21ed14363

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