Salud Mental

Aims & Scope

Salud Mental receives original manuscripts dealing with various mental health-related topics (such as psychiatry, neurosciences, psychology, epidemiology, and addictions).

The submission of a manuscript must be exclusively carried out through this website.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.323

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	32

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2024	0.90

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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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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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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.

• Prevalence of burnout syndrome in university students: A systematic review

  Citation: 58

  Authors: Yury, Florentino, Julio, José P

• Psychometric and diagnostic properties of the Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST): Comparing the DAST-20 vs. the DAST-10

  Citation: 46

  Authors: Luis, Alejandro, Rebeca, Javier, Rodrigo

• National trends in alcohol consumption in Mexico: results of the National Survey on Drug, Alcohol and Tobacco Consumption 2016-2017

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Esbehidy, Marycarmen Noemí, Roxana, Itzia Sayuri, Vianey, Clara, María de Lourdes, Nancy, María Elena, Jorge Ameth

• Propiedades psicométricas de la Escala Hospitalaria de Ansiedad y Depresión (HADS) en una población de pacientes oncológicos mexicanos

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Oscar, Corina, Francisco, Edith, Angélica, José Luis, Miguel Ángel, Salvador

• Adaptation of the BDI–II in Mexico

  Citation: 40

  Authors: David Andrés, Areli, Isabel

• Estigma hacia los trastornos mentales: características e intervenciones

  Citation: 37

  Authors: Franco, Walter, Carlos, Cristóbal

• El consumo de drogas en estudiantes de México: tendencias y magnitud del problema

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Jorge Ameth, Ma Elena, Raúl, Diana Anahí, Marycarmen Noemí, Esbehidy, Roxana, Michelle, Itzia Sayuri, Vianey

• Anxiolytic and sedative-like effects of flavonoids from Tilia americana var. mexicana: GABAergic and serotonergic participation

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Eva, Ma Eva, Teresa, Josefina, Patricia

• Síndrome de burnout en población mexicana: Una revisión sistemática

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Arturo, Álvaro J., Anabel, Omar

• Los especialistas en psiquiatría en México: año 2016

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Gerhard, Gina del Carmen, Jaime

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