European Psychiatry

Aims & Scope

European Psychiatry is the official journal of the European Psychiatric Association.

It is a peer-reviewed, Open Access journal that aims to provide state-of-the art research and policy updates and to stimulate discussion and debate amongst clinicians, research scientists and patient advocates in psychiatry, mental health, behavioral science, and neuroscience.

European Psychiatry is committed to publishing the latest advances in the full range of issues related to mental health including new developments in diagnosis and treatment, and advances in the biological underpinnings of mental, behavioral and cognitive function in clinical and general population samples.

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

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• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science
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Subjects & Keywords

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

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Medicine, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 2,850.00 EUR. Learn more.

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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 Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI). A short diagnostic structured interview: reliability and validity according to the CIDI

  Citation: 2829

  Authors: Y, DV, E, P, I, K Harnett, J, GC

• The validity of the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) according to the SCID-P and its reliability

  Citation: 1659

  Authors: DV, Y, K, J, E, A, J, E, MF, GC

• Mental illness stigma: Concepts, consequences, and initiatives to reduce stigma

  Citation: 1088

  Authors: Nicolas, Matthias C., Patrick W.

• The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and implications for clinical practice

  Citation: 812

  Authors: Andrea, Philip

• Cardiovascular disease and diabetes in people with severe mental illness position statement from the European Psychiatric Association (EPA), supported by the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

  Citation: 725

  Authors: M., J.M., D., K.G., R.I.G., H.-J.

• A new meta-analytic method for neuroimaging studies that combines reported peak coordinates and statistical parametric maps

  Citation: 631

  Authors: J., D., M.L., W., D.M., N., S.

• The association between Internet addiction and psychiatric disorder: A review of the literature

  Citation: 597

  Authors: C.-H., J.-Y., C.-F., C.-S., C.-C.

• EPA guidance on physical activity as a treatment for severe mental illness: a meta-review of the evidence and Position Statement from the European Psychiatric Association (EPA), supported by the International Organization of Physical Therapists in Mental Health (IOPTMH)

  Citation: 503

  Authors: Brendon, Davy, Mats, Joseph, Nicola, Marco, Serge, Joachim, Berend, Markus, Andrea, Christoph U., Marc, Fiona, Frank, Florence, Peter, Hans-Jürgen, Kai G.

• Proposed diagnostic criteria for apathy in Alzheimer’s disease and other neuropsychiatric disorders

  Citation: 498

  Authors: P., C.U., A.F.G., K., P., S., F.R.J., J., J.P., D., F., M., P., P.M., F., S., G., B., J.

• The Relationship Between Online Game Addiction and Aggression, Self-Control and Narcissistic Personality Traits

  Citation: 488

  Authors: Eun Joo, Kee, Taeyun, Se Joo