Psychiatry & Mental Health Journals

Official journal of ACNP, publishing innovative research on psychotropic drugs and the neuroscience of mental disorders. Topics include neuropharmacology of antidepressants, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, and anxiolytics; addiction neuroscience; behavioral pharmacology; neural circuit psychiatry; molecular targets for psychiatric drug development; and translational neuropharmacology.

Covers advances in neuropsychopharmacology and biological psychiatry including translational research linking neuroscience to psychiatric treatment. Topics include molecular and cellular mechanisms of psychiatric drugs, neuroimaging biomarkers for mental illness, genetics and epigenetics of psychiatric disorders, neuroimmunology and psychiatry, novel drug targets, and the neurobiology of major psychiatric conditions.

Covers research in clinical psychiatry and biological psychiatry, including epidemiology of psychiatric disorders, neurobiology of mental illness, psychopharmacology, brain imaging in psychiatry, genetics of psychiatric disorders, psychophysiology, and clinical trials of psychiatric treatments. Emphasizes translational research with biological and clinical components.

Covers clinical and translational research in psychiatry, including clinical studies of psychiatric disorders, neuroimaging psychiatry, psychiatric epidemiology, psychopharmacological studies, quality of life in mental illness, cognitive function in psychiatric disorders, and clinical trials. Particularly strong in schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and substance use disorders.

Covers all aspects of affective and mood disorders including major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, dysthymia, anxiety disorders, and seasonal affective disorder. Publishes research on epidemiology, neurobiology, biomarkers, genetics, clinical management, pharmacotherapy, psychotherapy, and quality of life in patients with affective disorders.