Psychosis

Aims & Scope

Psychosis, an innovative journal, invites research and commentary papers on: -evidence-based treatments including individual, family and group therapies derived from a range of models including cognitive-behavioural, psychodynamic and systemic, and from a range of disciplines including nursing, psychology, social work, psychiatry, occupational therapy, art therapy etc. -descriptions of psychotherapy and first person accounts of psychosis and of experiences using mental health services -the integration of psychological and social understandings and treatment approaches into all phases of recovery -training and knowledge of mental health professionals in psychological and psycho-social interventions in the treatment and prevention of psychosis -conceptual analysis and ethical considerations related to diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation issues.

Psychosis: Psychological, Social and Integrative Approaches fills an important gap in mental health literature, namely research focused on the psychological treatments of psychosis (e.g. cognitive-behavior therapy, psychodynamic therapy, family therapy etc.) and the psycho-social causes of psychosis (e.g. poverty, drug abuse, child abuse and neglect, distressed families, urban living, discrimination, rape, war combat etc.).

The journal publishes papers on both quantitative research (e.g. rigorously designed outcome studies and epidemiological surveys) and qualitative research (e.g. case studies of therapy, first-person accounts of psychosis and experiences of people with psychosis in the mental health system), as well as papers focusing on conceptual and ethical issues.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1
2024	1.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.621

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	34

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	9339

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	182

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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, 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 questionnaire about the process of recovery (QPR): A measurement tool developed in collaboration with service users

  Citation: 287

  Authors: Sandra T., Martina, Liz, Sarah, Mary, William, Anthony P.

• The Comprehensive Open-Dialogue Approach in Western Lapland: II. Long-term stability of acute psychosis outcomes in advanced community care

  Citation: 180

  Authors: Jaakko, Birgitta, Jukka

• Avatar therapy for persecutory auditory hallucinations: What is it and how does it work?

  Citation: 101

  Authors: Julian, Geoffrey, Mark, Maurice, Alex P.

• The Comprehensive Open-Dialogue Approach in Western Lapland: I. The incidence of non-affective psychosis and prodromal states

  Citation: 101

  Authors: Jukka, Jaakko, Klaus

• The origins of voices: links between life history and voice hearing in a survey of 100 cases

  Citation: 99

  Authors: Dirk, Eleanor

• Talking with voices: Exploring what is expressed by the voices people hear

  Citation: 88

  Authors: Dirk, Eleanor, Rufus

• What is psychosis? A meta-synthesis of inductive qualitative studies exploring the experience of psychosis

  Citation: 83

  Authors: Simon, Michael, Rebecca, Georgina, Andrew R.

• Hearing voices peer support groups: a powerful alternative for people in distress

  Citation: 72

  Authors: Jacqui, Gail A.

• Challenges to assisting with the recovery of personal identity and wellness for persons with serious mental illness: Considerations for mental health professionals

  Citation: 68

  Authors: Kelly D., David, Philip, Benjamin, Rebecca L., Megan, Fabrice, Paul H.

• Sex and schizophrenia: a review of gender differences

  Citation: 64

  Authors: Jara, Derek K.

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