Written for members of the American Psychiatric Association. Contains information about policies, politics, and legislative and judicial issues affecting psychiatry, as well as the actions and policies of the APA itself. Serves as a source of clinical and research news pertinent to the field of psychiatry, and consists of news reports, commentaries, letters to the editor and editorials.

Features emphasize news and articles on the treatments, causes and consequences of a myriad of psychiatric disorders.

Official journal of the American Psychiatric Association. Features original, peer-reviewed articles on diagnosis and treatment of mental illness, clinical research, psychiatric education and other issues facing psychiatrists today. Also provides developments in biological psychiatry, and information on forensic, ethics, economics and social topics. Includes descriptions of actions taken by the American Psychiatric Association and official American Psychiatric Association reports. Media Kit: http://www.appi.org/Journals/Documents/ajp12.pdf

Impact Factor: 1.055 Journal Ranking: 56/114 (Nursing (Social Science)); 59/116 (Nursing (Science)); 101/139 (Psychiatry (Social Science)); 113/142 (Psychiatry) ISI Journal Citation Reports @ Ranking 2015 Circulation: The Publisher does not disclose the circulation. Frequency: 10 issues per year. Aims of the Journal: Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing is an international forum for the advancement of psychiatric and mental health nursing practice. It aims to publish peer reviewed papers which reflect developments in knowledge, attitudes and skills and integration of these into practice. The journal: Provides a forum for critical debate on issues related to practice, education and policy in mental health care; Is committed to expanding the awareness of user and carer involvement; Contributes to the understanding of care and caring; Publishes evidence of good practice that translates across geographical and cultural boundaries; Provides leadership in a diversity of scholarship; Recognizes the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration. The focus is on innovations in practice that are based on development, evaluation and research. The journal is essentially a means of communication between professionals, mainly in nursing but also attracting other mental health care workers. It acts as a repository of ideas, experiences and findings from evaluation or research. It also provides a forum for debate on current mental health care issues. Readership: Psychiatrists, mental health nurses, nursing practice, nursing research and psychiatric nursing. Editorial Contacts: An online editorial board can be viewed here Manuscript Submission: Author Guidelines can be viewed here. Online submission here Other Information: Information on advertising can be found here

Targeted toward the nation's psychiatrists, allied mental health professionals and primary care physicians interested in mental health issues. Editorial content includes news and clinical information for behavioral medicine providers, single-topic special reports, legal decisions, key events, continuing medical education and columns by nationally known psychiatrists.