The ''Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica'' is a
Scandinavia
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n
peer-reviewed
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medical journal
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History
The first ...
containing
original research
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,
systematic review
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s etc. relating to clinical and experimental
psychiatry
Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders. These include various maladaptations related to mood, behaviour, cognition, and perceptions. See glossary of psychiatry.
Initial psych ...
. According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports
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'', the journal has a 2014
impact factor
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of 5.605.
[
] Its
editor-in-chief
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The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
is Povl Munk-Jørgensen (
Aarhus University
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).
See also
*
List of psychiatry journals
The following is a list of journals in the field of psychiatry. Psychiatry journals generally publish articles with either a general focus (meaning all aspects of psychiatry are included) or with a more specific focus. This list includes notable p ...
References
External links
* {{Official website, 1=http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0001-690x
English-language journals
Psychiatry journals
Publications established in 1926
Wiley-Blackwell academic journals
Monthly journals