Description:
Founded in 1961 to report on the latest work in
psychiatry and
cognate disciplines, the
Journal of Psychiatric Research
is dedicated to innovative and timely studies of four important areas of research:
(1) Clinical studies of all disciplines relating
to
psychiatric illness, as well as normal
human behaviour, including biochemical, physiological, genetic, environmental,
social, psychological and epidemiological factors;
(2) Basic studies pertaining to psychiatry in such fields as
neuropsychopharmacology,
neuroendocrinology,
electrophysiology,
genetics,
experimental psychology and
epidemiology;
(3)
The growing application of clinical laboratory techniques in psychiatry, including
imagery and
spectroscopy of the brain,
molecular biology and computer sciences;
(4) Advances in basic and clinical research methodology, including the process of "bench-to-bedside"
transfer of new research findings.
The Editors-in-Chief will accept papers of high scientific caliber, if necessary after appropriate
revision, and will aim for their rapid publication. In addition, the Journal will be enhanced by the inclusion of commissioned reviews,
news items, book notices and letters to the
Editors.
