Psychotherapy and Politics International

Aims & Scope

Psychotherapy and Politics International explores the connections and interactions between politics and psychotherapy, both in theory and in practice.

It focuses on the application to political problematics of thinking that originates in the field of psychotherapy, and equally on the application within the field of psychotherapy of political concepts and values internationally.

The journal welcomes articles from all modalities or schools of psychotherapy and from across the political spectrum.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.6
2024	0.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.134

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	10

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	25833

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	17

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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 Multidisciplinary, 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.

• Eugenics and its evolution in the history of western psychology: A critical archival review

  Citation: 43

  Authors: Oksana

• A new climate for psychotherapy?

  Citation: 38

  Authors: Rosemary

• Collective trauma: the nightmare of history

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Arlene

• Climate on the couch: unconscious processes in relation to our environmental crisis

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Mary-Jayne

• Bridging the black hole of trauma: the evolutionary significance of the arts

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Sandra L.

• Donald Trump: Narcissist, Psychopath or Representative of the People?

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Anton

• Defining Australian Indigenous Wellbeing: Do we<i>Really</i>Want the Answer? Implications for Policy and Practice

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Timothy A.

• Can psychotherapy help make a better future?

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Nick

• “Post-Truth” Politics and Illusory Democracy

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Will

• Constructing research from an indigenous Kaupapa Māori perspective: An example of decolonising research

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Alayne

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