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The “Psychiatric Diseases” Section of the journal Brain Sciences (ISSN: 2076-3425) gathers the best available scientific evidence to guide clinical practice in the treatment of psychiatric illnesses. Original articles and reviews that advance our understanding of the etiology, course, and treatment of psychiatric illnesses are welcome. Papers reporting sound evidence-based practices that safeguard against reporting bias and promote the reproducibility of study procedures and the replicability of results, for example, through the preregistration of study hypotheses, will also be highly valued.

As all of the articles published in our journal are of an open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full texts. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2022 and 2023 listed below:

1. “The Elephant in the Room: A Cross-Sectional Study on the Stressful Psychological Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Mental Healthcare Workers”
by Alessandra Minelli, Rosana Carvalho Silva, Stefano Barlati, Marika Vezzoli, Sara Carletto, Cinzia Isabello, Marco Bortolomasi, Gabriele Nibbio, Jacopo Lisoni, Valentina Menesello et al.
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(3), 408; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12030408
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/3/408

2. “Substance Use in the Transgender Population: A Meta-Analysis”
by Miriam Cotaina, Marc Peraire, Mireia Boscá, Iván Echeverria, Ana Benito and Gonzalo Haro
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(3), 366; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12030366
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/3/366

3. “Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte, Monocyte-to-Lymphocyte, Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio and Systemic Immune-Inflammatory Index in Different States of Bipolar Disorder”
by Katerina Dadouli, Michel B. Janho, Apostolia Hatziefthimiou, Ioanna Voulgaridi, Konstantina Piaha, Lemonia Anagnostopoulos, Panagiotis Ntellas, Varvara A. Mouchtouri, Konstantinos Bonotis, Nikolaos Christodoulou et al.
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(8), 1034; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12081034
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/8/1034

4. “Neurobiology of the Orexin System and Its Potential Role in the Regulation of Hedonic Tone”
by Martin A. Katzman and Matthew P. Katzman
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(2), 150; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12020150
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/2/150

5. “Cytokines and Neurodegeneration in Epileptogenesis”
by Pawel Wolinski, Dominika Ksiazek-Winiarek and Andrzej Glabinski
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(3), 380; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12030380
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/3/380

6. “Ketamine as a Novel Psychopharmacotherapy for Eating Disorders: Evidence and Future Directions”
by Anya Ragnhildstveit, Matthew Slayton, Laura Kate Jackson, Madeline Brendle, Sachin Ahuja, Willis Holle, Claire Moore, Kellie Sollars, Paul Seli and Reid Robison
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(3), 382; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12030382
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/3/382

7. “A Brief Introduction to Magnetoencephalography (MEG) and Its Clinical Applications”
by Alfred Lenin Fred, Subbiahpillai Neelakantapillai Kumar, Ajay Kumar Haridhas, Sayantan Ghosh, Harishita Purushothaman Bhuvana, Wei Khang Jeremy Sim, Vijayaragavan Vimalan, Fredin Arun Sedly Givo, Veikko Jousmäki, Parasuraman Padmanabhan et al.
Brain Sci. 2022, 12(6), 788; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12060788
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/6/788

8. “Endocannabinoid System and Exogenous Cannabinoids in Depression and Anxiety: A Review”
by Ahmed Hasbi, Bertha K. Madras and Susan R. George
Brain Sci. 2023, 13(2), 325; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci13020325
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/13/2/325

9. “The Role of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) in Diagnosis and Treatment of Epilepsy, Depression, Schizophrenia, Anorexia Nervosa and Alzheimer’s Disease as Highly Drug-Resistant Diseases: A Narrative Review”
by Aleksandra Gliwińska, Justyna Czubilińska-Łada, Gniewko Więckiewicz, Elżbieta Świętochowska, Andrzej Badeński, Marta Dworak and Maria Szczepańska
Brain Sci. 2023, 13(2), 163; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci13020163
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/13/2/163

10. “Measuring Social Camouflaging in Individuals with High Functioning Autism: A Literature Review”
by Ivan Mirko Cremone, Barbara Carpita, Benedetta Nardi, Danila Casagrande, Rossella Stagnari, Giulia Amatori and Liliana Dell’Osso
Brain Sci. 2023, 13(3), 469; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci13030469
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/13/3/469