''The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry'' is a
peer-reviewed
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medical journal
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History
The first ...
that covers
clinical psychiatry
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, especially
depression,
bipolar disorder
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,
schizophrenia
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,
anxiety
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,
addiction
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, and
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
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, as well as several other
mental disorder
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s. It is the official journal of the
American Society for Clinical Psychopharmacology and was established in 1940 as ''Diseases of the Nervous System'', before obtaining its current name in 1979.
Most subscribers receive the journal free of charge if they are designated as psychiatric clinicians in provider databases such as the
American Medical Association
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The AMA's state ...
's masterfile.
The journal occasionally publishes sponsored supplements. Although these supplements may be perceived as more biased by commercial interests, and are subjected to a different peer review process than articles in the journal proper, they nevertheless have a comparable number of citations.
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Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
According to the ''Journal Citation Reports
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'', the journal has a 2021 impact factor
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of 5.906.
See also
* List of psychiatry journals
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References
External links
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Psychiatry journals
Academic journals established in 1940
Monthly journals
English-language journals