Academic Journal
Q1The British Journal of Psychiatry
About The British Journal of Psychiatry
The British Journal of Psychiatry is a scholarly journal published by Cambridge University Press. SCImago 2025 places it in Q1 with an SJR of 2.033 and an H-index of 276.
Its listed coverage is 1963-2026 and its research categories include Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q1); Psychiatry and Mental Health (Q1). The 2025 dataset reports 307 documents and 1698 citations across the latest three-year reporting window.
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Aims & Scope
The journal publishes research related to Mental Health and Psychiatry, Schizophrenia research and treatment, Psychiatric care and mental health services, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, Mental Health Treatment and Access, Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications.
Recent Research Articles
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Immune dysregulation in depression and psychosis: summary of current evidence and future perspectives
Tomas Formanek, Mary-Ellen Lynall, Emanuele Felice Osimo
2026-09-08 · DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2026.10761Trajectories of physical comorbidity burden and all-cause mortality in people with severe mental illness: joint latent class modelling study with up to 10 years of follow-up
Huiru Li, Wen Dang, Shuyuan Shen, Xiaoyi Huang et al.
2026-09-07 · DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2026.10764Conceptual challenges in psychiatric nosology: ADHD across six editions of the DSM
Yaakov Ophir
2026-09-07 · DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2026.10768Cognitive overload in the Attention Economy
David Rhys Alchin
2026-09-07 · DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2026.10758Methylphenidate as a ‘study drug’: lessons from the COVID-19 infodemic for preventing non-medical use
Yudai Kaneda
2026-09-07 · DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2026.10772Rethinking the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale: contemporary relevance, validity and implications for future research
Elizabeth Dudeney, Rose Meades
2026-09-07 · DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2026.10748Ludwig and the ‘autistic super-detective’: representation or reinforcement of stereotypes? – Psychiatry in television
Harry Barker
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2025.112The Friend – Psychiatry in movies
Adam Bayes
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2025.10512Accountability in acute in-patient mental healthcare: advancing structural and cultural change
Corrado Barbui, Charlene Sunkel, Graham Thornicroft
2026-09-01 · DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2026.10769Idealtypus : Max Weber’s ‘ideal type’ – Psychiatry in philosophy
George Ikkos, Thomas Becker
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2026.10658How working during the COVID-19 pandemic has prepared me for life as a new mum – Reflection
Kathleen Scanlon
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2025.10469Values in Psychiatry: Managing Complexity and Advancing Solutions Edited by Robert B. Dudas. Cambridge University Press. 2025. £44.99 (pb). 256 pp. ISBN 978-1108793117
Gareth S. Owen
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2026.10661BJP volume 229 issue 3 Cover and Front matter
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2025.10407Translating immuno-metabolic psychiatry: commentary on De Giorgi et al
Rodrigo B. Mansur
2026-09-01 · DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2026.10756The rhythm of the fit: notes on early maintenance electroconvulsive therapy, 1940 – Psychiatry in history
Brent R. Carr
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2025.10445At the Heart of a Mad Movement: The Life and Work of Peter Campbell, Psychiatric System Pioneer Edited by Peter Barham, Peter Beresford and Ker Wallwork. Routledge. 2025. £31.99 (pb). 272 pp. ISBN 978-1041066453
Matthew Smith
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2026.10584Fashion show (Kazubon, 2024) – Psychiatry in pictures
Yuto Satake, Kazue Shigenobu
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2026.10534BJP volume 229 issue 3 Cover and Back matter
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2025.10408Bridging gaps in ADHD care globally: lessons from the NHS England independent taskforce report
Yasser Saeed Khan, Abdul Waheed Khan, Khurram Sadiq, Asif Bachlani et al.
2026-08-28 · DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2026.10757International prevalence of childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder: INTERSECT study
Susan Ayers, Jonathan E. Handelzalts, Rebecca Webb, Georgina Constantinou et al.
2026-08-28 · DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2026.10708Reviews
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