American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research

Aims & Scope

American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research is a professionally refereed scientific journal.

It contains empirical research, program evaluations, case studies, unpublished dissertations, and other articles in the behavioral, social, and health sciences which clearly relate to the mental health status of American Indians and Alaska Natives.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.2

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.436

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	12945

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	54

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities, Medicine, Psychology and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The American Indian Holocaust: Healing Historical Unresolved Grief

  Citation: 311

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• Depressed Affect and Historical Loss Among North American Indigenous Adolescents

  Citation: 102

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• Misalliances in the Barrow Alcohol Study

  Citation: 86

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• Intimate Partner Violence in American Indian and/or Alaska Native Communities: A Social Ecological Framework of Determinants and Interventions

  Citation: 77

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• Culturally Competent Research with American Indians and Alaska Natives: Findings and Recommendations of the First Symposium of the Work Group on American Indian Research and Program Evaluation Methodology

  Citation: 76

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• Healing of the Canoe: Preliminary Results of a Culturally Tailored Intervention to Prevent Substance Abuse and Promote Tribal Identity for Native Youth in Two Pacific Northwest Tribes​​

  Citation: 71

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• "It Runs in the Family": Intergenerational Transmission of Historical Trauma among Urban American Indians and Alaska Natives in Culturally Specific Sobriety Maintenance Programs

  Citation: 69

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• Resilience among Urban American Indian Adolescents: Exploration into the Role of Culture, Self-esteem, Subjective Well-being, and Social Support

  Citation: 68

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• Community-Engaged and Culturally Relevant Research to Develop Behavioral Health Interventions with American Indians and Alaska Natives

  Citation: 63

  Authors: Catherine E., Charles R., Sarah M., Jessica L., Shanondora, Nikki, Sara

• New Data on the Epidemiology of Adult Drinking and Substance Use Among American Indians of the Northern States: Male and Female Data on Prevalence, Patterns, and Consequences

  Citation: 56

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