International Psychiatry
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Frequency:
Quarterly
Circulation: 15,300
(including all RCPsych members)
Founding Editor:
Professor Hamid Ghodse, Professor of Psychiatry at St Georges,
University of London. Full Editorial
Board
We are
currently seeking a new Editor.
ISSN: 1749-3676
Audience: All mental
health professionals, service providers and health service managers
around the world.
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International Psychiatry
is produced by the College to
provide useful information and links in global mental health. It
provides an overview of current policy and practice in psychiatry
in different countries and will help all mental health
professionals to learn about and keep abreast of what is happening
elsewhere. Original and scientific articles deal with the policy
and promotion of mental health, the administration and management
of mental health services, and worldwide training in
psychiatry.
“With this improved communication comes an awareness of the
commonality of many mental health issues and the recognition that
there is much to learn from others working in very diverse
environments. …Increasingly we need to have a better understanding
of other cultures and the relationship between culture, mental
health and psychiatric disorder.”
- Professor
Hamid Ghodse, Former Director of the College's Board of
International Affairs
- The
mission of International Psychiatry is to be a platform
for authors from low- and middle-income countries.
- All research papers are
peer-reviewed.
- Both
the African Journal of Psychiatry and the Arab Journal
of Psychiatry are affiliated to the College's
International Psychiatry.
Regular features in International
Psychiatry include:
- Editorials
- Thematic Papers - each issue
contains several papers focusing on a topical theme, such as
telepsychiatry or international recruitment, which is then
discussed
- Country Profiles - provide summary information on mental health
policy, services, training and research in a specific
country
- Research Papers
- Special Papers
- Mental Health Law Profiles
- News and Notes
- Correspondence
- Forthcoming International Events
Listings
Online International
Psychiatry:
There is no interactive 'online version' of
International Psychiatry, however, copies of all issues of
the printed journal are available to download as PDF files
(free-of-charge for anyone to view): Archive of International
Psychiatry issues to download
Open Access: online access to
International Psychiatry is unrestricted; use of its
content is governed by an Open Access Licence
Agreement.