General Hospital Psychiatry

Aims & Scope

General Hospital Psychiatry explores the many linkages among psychiatry, medicine, and primary care.

In emphasizing a biopsychosocial approach to illness and health, the journal provides a forum for professionals with clinical, academic, and research interests in psychiatry's role in the mainstream of medicine.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.7
2024	4.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.455

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	126

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2521

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1308

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
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• 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.

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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 Patient Health Questionnaire Somatic, Anxiety, and Depressive Symptom Scales: a systematic review

  Citation: 3168

  Authors: Kurt, Robert L., Janet B.W., Bernd

• An outpatient program in behavioral medicine for chronic pain patients based on the practice of mindfulness meditation: Theoretical considerations and preliminary results

  Citation: 2869

  Authors: Jon

• Antenatal risk factors for postpartum depression: a synthesis of recent literature

  Citation: 1420

  Authors: Emma, Sherry, Tamara, Donna E

• Screening for anxiety disorders with the GAD-7 and GAD-2: a systematic review and diagnostic metaanalysis

  Citation: 1414

  Authors: Faye, Laura, Dominic, Dean

• Validity of the Brief Patient Health Questionnaire Mood Scale (PHQ-9) in the general population

  Citation: 1074

  Authors: Alexandra, Winfried, Antje, Elmar

• Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) in the general population

  Citation: 1049

  Authors: Wenzheng, Qian, Yan, Xu, Wenwen, Jiang, Guofang, Qing, Min

• Psychological distress, coping behaviors, and preferences for support among New York healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

  Citation: 793

  Authors: Ari, Franchesca, Nathalie, D. Edmund, Siqin, Sachin, Jeffrey L., Daniel, Diane E., Bernard, Jan, Talea, Lilly, Melissa, Raymond C., Beth, Shunichi, Ian M., Sung A.J., Wilhelmina, Laurel E.S., Cara L., Vivek, Patrick, LeRoy, Reynaldo R., Allan, Joseph E., Peter A., Kaitlin, Alexandra M., Courtney, Lauren, Donald, Marwah

• Long-term psychiatric morbidities among SARS survivors

  Citation: 759

  Authors: Ivan Wing Chit, Chung Ming, Pey Chyou, Michael Gar Chung, Veronica Lee

• The association of depression and anxiety with medical symptom burden in patients with chronic medical illness

  Citation: 719

  Authors: Wayne, Elizabeth H.B., Kurt

• A validation study of the hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS) in a Spanish population

  Citation: 688

  Authors: M.J., J., J.M., J., L., A.

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