''Schizophrenia Bulletin'' is a

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which covers research relating to the

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and treatment of

schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by continuous or relapsing episodes of psychosis. Major symptoms include hallucinations (typically hearing voices), delusions, and disorganized thinking. Other symptoms include social withdra ...

. The journal is published bimonthly by

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in association with the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center and

Schizophrenia International Research Society The Schizophrenia International Research Society is an academic organization with a global scope, devoted to the study of schizophrenia and related disorders. See also * ''Schizophrenia Bulletin ''Schizophrenia Bulletin'' is a peer-reviewed medic ...

. According to the ''

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'', the journal's 2020

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is 9.306. The front cover of the journal traditionally depicts a work of art by a person with a

mental disorder A mental disorder, also referred to as a mental illness or psychiatric disorder, is a behavioral or mental pattern that causes significant distress or impairment of personal functioning. Such features may be persistent, relapsing and remitti ...

. The founder and first

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of ''Schizophrenia Bulletin'' was American psychiatrist

Loren Mosher Loren Richard Mosher (September 3, 1933, Monterey, California – July 10, 2004, Berlin) was an American psychiatrist, clinical professor of psychiatry, expert on schizophrenia and the chief of the Center for Studies of Schizophrenia in the Nation ...

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* English-language journals Psychiatry journals Publications with year of establishment missing Bimonthly journals Oxford University Press academic journals Publications established in 1969 Academic journals associated with universities and colleges of the United States Academic journals associated with learned and professional societies {{psychiatry-journal-stub