Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Aims & Scope

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry publishes international research on all areas of psychiatry.

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry is the official journal for the eight psychiatry associations in the Nordic and Baltic countries.

The journal aims to provide a leading international forum for high quality research on all themes of psychiatry including: Child psychiatry Adult psychiatry Psychotherapy Pharmacotherapy Social psychiatry Psychosomatic medicine Nordic Journal of Psychiatry accepts original research articles, review articles, brief reports, editorials and letters to the editor.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.5
2024	1.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.757

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	69

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	7303

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	522

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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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• Web of Science
• Medline
• Embase

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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.

• Measuring the mental health status of the Norwegian population: A comparison of the instruments SCL-25, SCL-10, SCL-5 and MHI-5 (SF-36)

  Citation: 1030

  Authors: Bjørn Heine, Odd Steffen, Kristian, Marit

• Physical activity in the prevention and treatment of anxiety and depression

  Citation: 284

  Authors: Egil W.

• Psychological treatment of depression: Results of a series of meta-analyses

  Citation: 253

  Authors: Pim, Gerhard, Tara, Annemieke

• Anxiety and depression in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). A review

  Citation: 242

  Authors: Rie Lambæk, Thomas, Charlotta, Kurt Bjerregaard

• Suicide in borderline personality disorder: A meta-analysis

  Citation: 225

  Authors: Maurizio, Paolo, Amedeo, Roberto

• The Geriatric Depression Scale and the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia. A validity study

  Citation: 215

  Authors: Alex, Lise, Kirsten, Nils, Anne, Torben, Karen

• The Swedish validation of Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) during pregnancy

  Citation: 212

  Authors: Christine, Karin, Anna, Ann, Gunilla

• Evaluation of diagnostic procedures in Swedish patients with schizophrenia and related psychoses

  Citation: 186

  Authors: Birgit, Andreas, Rolf, Maria, Urban, Göran C., Erik G.

• Validity of the Swedish version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ-Swe)

  Citation: 172

  Authors: Mikael, Ann-margret, Hans

• Clinical trial of<i>Rhodiola rosea</i>L. extract SHR-5 in the treatment of mild to moderate depression

  Citation: 171

  Authors: V., G., E., E., C., A.

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