Transcultural Psychiatry

Aims & Scope

Transcultural Psychiatry is a fully peer-reviewed international journal that publishes original research and review articles on cultural psychiatry and mental health.

Cultural psychiatry is concerned with the social and cultural determinants of psychopathology and psychosocial treatments of the range of mental and behavioural problems in individuals, families and communities.

In addition to the research methods of psychiatry, it draws from the disciplines of epidemiology, medical anthropology and cultural psychology.

Transcultural Psychiatry publishes original research reports, systematic reviews, case reports, book reviews and letters to the editor on all topics relevant to cultural psychiatry and mental health, including: -social and cultural factors that influence the origins, course and treatment of psychiatric disorders -the mental health of indigenous peoples, ethnocultural minorities, immigrants and refugees -indigenous psychiatric theory and practice (ethnopsychiatry) including scientific evaluation of the knowledge and methods of traditional healing systems -cultural critique of biomedical ('Western') psychiatric theory and practice -international and cross-national research and practice in mental health.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.7
2024	2.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.018

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	71

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4688

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	706

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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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Subjects & Keywords

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

• Cultural Continuity as a Hedge against Suicide in Canada's First Nations

  Citation: 529

  Authors: Michael J., Christopher

• Rethinking cultural competence

  Citation: 461

  Authors: Laurence J.

• Rethinking Historical Trauma

  Citation: 361

  Authors: Laurence J., Joseph P., Joshua

• The intergenerational effects of Indian Residential Schools: Implications for the concept of historical trauma

  Citation: 340

  Authors: Amy, Kimberly, Hymie

• Redressing First Nations historical trauma: Theorizing mechanisms for indigenous culture as mental health treatment

  Citation: 306

  Authors: Joseph P.

• Preparing Instruments for Transcultural Research: Use of the Translation Monitoring Form with Nepali-Speaking Bhutanese Refugees

  Citation: 281

  Authors: Mark, Bhogendra, Suraj, Ramesh, Dinesh, Rabindra, Joop

• Explanatory Model Interview Catalogue (EMIC): Framework for Comparative Study of Illness

  Citation: 260

  Authors: Mitchell

• Psychotherapy and the Cultural Concept of the Person

  Citation: 239

  Authors: Laurence J.

• The McGill Illness Narrative Interview (MINI): An Interview Schedule to Elicit Meanings and Modes of Reasoning Related to Illness Experience

  Citation: 232

  Authors: Danielle, Allan, Laurence J.

• Beyond the ‘New Cross-cultural Psychiatry’: Cultural Biology, Discursive Psychology and the Ironies of Globalization

  Citation: 223

  Authors: Laurence J.

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