''Psychiatric Annals'' is a monthly
peer-reviewed
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review journal
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covering the field of
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 ...
. It is published by Slack and the
editor-in-chief
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The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
is Andrew A. Nierenberg (
Harvard Medical School
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).
History
The journal was established in September 1971 under the editorship of Dana Farnsworth and
Howard P. Rome.
It was published by Insight Communications
In 1975, Francis Braceland became co-editor.
In 1977 the journal published a collection of articles in book format, titled ''Psychiatrists and the legal process : diagnosis and debate''. The articles had previously been published in the journal in the period 1973-1977.
Nancy Arnold Roeske became editor in the early 1980s, when Farnsworth and Braceland stepped down.
In 1980 the publication was acquired by Charles B. Slack (later shortened to just Slack).
Roeske continued as editor until her death in 1986. In the wake of this circumstance Howard Rome assumed the main editorial responsibility.
In 1988 the journal focused on problems of adolescent medical care in its December issue.
[Brody, J.E. Health; Trip Across Adolescence Is Just as Risky as Ever. ''New York Times'', March 3, 1988]
In 1992 the journal welcomed
Jan Fawcett
Jan A. Fawcett (born March 31, 1934) was an American psychiatrist, educator, and author. His research career focused on the mechanism of action of antidepressant medications and the development of more effective medications for severe clinical dep ...
to the editorial board. Fawcett took on responsibilities as co-editor alongside Howard Rome,
and stayed on as editor of the journal until 2018.
In April 2018 SLACK Incorporated announced that it was introducing a new format and a new editor, Andrew A. Nierenberg, to the journal. New features included a mix of peer-reviewed articles, original research, and case reports; peer-tested content; updated printing design; and a new editorial board.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in
Current Contents
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History
''Cur ...
/Social & Behavioral Sciences,
,
PsycINFO
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,
Scopus
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,
and the
Social Sciences Citation Index
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.
[ According to the '']Journal Citation Reports
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'', the journal has a 2017 impact factor
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of 0.336.
References
External links
*{{Official, https://www.healio.com/psychiatry/journals/psycann/about-the-journal
Psychiatry journals
Publications established in 1971
English-language journals
Monthly journals