Mental Health, Religion and Culture

Aims & Scope

Mental Health, Religion & Culture provides an authoritative forum and a single point of reference for the growing number of professionals and academics working in the expanding field of mental health and religion.

The journal publishes empirically-based work which explores the relationships between mental health and aspects of religion and culture, and discusses conceptual and philosophical aspects.

Contributions are encouraged from a range of disciplines including: psychiatry, psychology, anthropology, sociology and other social sciences, philosophy, theology and religious studies, community and social work, counselling and pastoral work.

Published papers include clinical and other case material, observational and interview material, survey, questionnaire, psychometric and other quantified data.

There is also scope for scholarly review and presentation of historical material, religious texts and other textual material.

Systematic reviews, meta-analysis, and theoretical and philosophical analysis are welcomed.

Topics covered include: -When and how do religious behaviours become psychiatric symptoms?- Cultural variations in psychiatric disease entities: religious influences- Religious coping methods and their efficacy- Religious healing and mental disorders and their efficacy- Religious activities and child-rearing practices and their mental health consequences- Religiously-influenced beliefs about the causes of mental disorders- Religious group incorporation (conversion) and exiting: mental health consequences- Religious aspects of identity and relations with mental health- Religious issues in psychotherapy, psychiatry and clinical psychology- The role of religious personnel in the multi-disciplinary mental health team.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.496

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	57

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2024	1.30

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	11680

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	293

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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

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine and Psychology, 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.

• Religion, spirituality, and posttraumatic growth: a systematic review

  Citation: 307

  Authors: Annick, Stephen, P. Alex

• Meditation and attention: A comparison of the effects of concentrative and mindfulness meditation on sustained attention

  Citation: 266

  Authors: Elizabeth R., Philip L. G.

• Factors influencing mental-health help-seeking in Arabic-speaking communities in Sydney, Australia

  Citation: 141

  Authors: Jacqueline, Frank P.

• COVID-19, mental health and religion: an agenda for future research

  Citation: 134

  Authors: Simon, Kate, Christopher Alan, Kenneth I.

• Religiosity and life satisfaction across nations

  Citation: 132

  Authors: Adam

• Who is Mturk? Personal characteristics and sample consistency of these online workers

  Citation: 130

  Authors: Martin J., Yen K., Ralph L.

• Happiness, health, and religiosity: Significant relations

  Citation: 127

  Authors: Ahmed M.

• Religiosity and its association with happiness, purpose in life, and self-actualisation

  Citation: 122

  Authors: Sarah, Stephen

• The influence of religion on death anxiety and death acceptance

  Citation: 112

  Authors: Stephen R., Kevin J., Andrew J., Karen G.

• A focus group exploration of the impact of izzat, shame, subordination and entrapment on mental health and service use in South Asian women living in Derby

  Citation: 111

  Authors: Paul, Jean, Jasvinder

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