''The American Journal of Psychiatry'' is a monthly
peer-reviewed
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medical journal
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History
The fi ...
covering all aspects 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 p ...
, and is the official journal of the
American Psychiatric Association
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) is the main professional organization of psychiatrists and trainee psychiatrists in the United States, and the largest psychiatric organization in the world. It has more than 37,000 members are invo ...
.
[
] The first volume was issued in 1844, at which time it was known as the ''American Journal of Insanity''. The title changed to the current form with the July issue of 1921.
According to the ''
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'', the journal has a 2020
impact factor
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of 18.112.
Ethical concerns
Several complaints, including legal cases, have charged ''The American Journal of Psychiatry'' with being complicit in pharmaceutical industry corruption of clinical trial results. In a Department of Justice case against Forest Pharmaceuticals, Forest pleaded guilty to the charges of misbranding the drug
Celexa (citalopram). The Complaint in Intervention clearly identifies a 2004 ghostwritten article published in ‘’The American Journal of Psychiatry'' in the names of Wagner ''et al.'' as a part of this illegal marketing of Celexa for pediatric depression.
[United States v Forest Pharmaceuticals, Complaint in Intervention p. 17. section 60.]
See also
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List of psychiatry journals
References
External links
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Psychiatry journals
Monthly journals
Publications established in 1844
English-language journals
American Psychiatric Association academic journals
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