BMC Psychiatry

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Patient involvement in psychiatric research

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ICD-11 and mental disorders: Important changes, controversies, and future directions

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Stem cell models in psychiatry

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Intergenerational psychiatry

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New Content Item Prediction of violence in male schizophrenia using sMRI, based on machine learning algorithms

Prevalence and factors associated with depression among older adults in the case of a low-income country, Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Quality of life and care burden among family caregivers of people with severe mental illness: mediating effects of self-esteem and psychological distress

Prospective study of antidepressant treatment of psychiatric patients with depressive disorders: treatment adequacy and outcomes

Authors: Johanna von Knorring, Ilya Baryshnikov, Pekka Jylhä, Tiina Talaslahti, Martti Heikkinen and Erkki Isometsä

Content type: Research 28 November 2023
Relationship of sleep-quality and social-anxiety in patients with breast cancer: a network analysis

Authors: Chunyan He, Yang He, Tianqi Yang, Chao Wu, Yawei Lin, Jiaran Yan, Wei Chang, Fenxia Chang, Yameng Wang, Shengjun Wu and Baohua Cao

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Higher global diet quality score is related to lower prevalence of depression and poor quality of life among adolescent girls

Authors: Sara Beigrezaei, Zahra Darabi, Ian G. Davies, Mohsen Mazidi, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan and Sayyed Saeid Khayyatzadeh

Content type: Research 28 November 2023
The dynamic interaction between symptoms and pharmacological treatment in patients with major depressive disorder: the role of network intervention analysis

Authors: Claudia Savia Guerrera, Giuseppe Alessio Platania, Francesco Maria Boccaccio, Pierfrancesco Sarti, Simone Varrasi, Chiara Colliva, Margherita Grasso, Simona De Vivo, Davide Cavallaro, Fabio Tascedda, Concetta Pirrone, Filippo Drago, Santo Di Nuovo, Johanna M. C. Blom, Filippo Caraci and Sabrina Castellano

Content type: Research 28 November 2023
Testing the effectiveness and acceptability of online supportive supervision for mental health practitioners in humanitarian settings: a study protocol for the caring for carers project

Authors: Ruth Wells, Ceren Acarturk, Muhammad Kamruzzaman Mozumder, Gülşah Kurt, Louis Klein, Salah Addin Lekkeh, Ammar Beetar, Sabiha Jahan, Fatema Almeamari, Md. Omar Faruk, Michael McGrath, Syeda Fatema Alam, Mustafa Alokoud, Ranak Dewan, Ahmed El Vecih, Hafsa El-Dardery…

Content type: Study Protocol 28 November 2023

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Violent and non-violent methods of attempted and completed suicide in Swedish young men: the role of early risk factors

Authors: Marlene Stenbacka and Jussi Jokinen

Content type: Research article 14 August 2015
The spatiotemporal movement of patients in and out of a psychiatric hospital: an observational GPS study

Authors: Andrew T. Gloster, Andrea H. Meyer, Jens Klotsche, Jeanette Villanueva, Victoria J. Block, Charles Benoy, Marcia T. B. Rinner, Marc Walter, Undine E. Lang and Maria Karekla

Content type: Research article 24 March 2021
Canadian clinical practice guidelines for the management of anxiety, posttraumatic stress and obsessive-compulsive disorders

Authors: Martin A Katzman, Pierre Bleau, Pierre Blier, Pratap Chokka, Kevin Kjernisted and Michael Van Ameringen

Content type: Review 2 July 2014
Perceived barriers and facilitators to mental health help-seeking in young people: a systematic review

Authors: Amelia Gulliver, Kathleen M Griffiths and Helen Christensen

Content type: Research article 30 December 2010
Females with ADHD: An expert consensus statement taking a lifespan approach providing guidance for the identification and treatment of attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder in girls and women

Authors: Susan Young, Nicoletta Adamo, Bryndís Björk Ásgeirsdóttir, Polly Branney, Michelle Beckett, William Colley, Sally Cubbin, Quinton Deeley, Emad Farrag, Gisli Gudjonsson, Peter Hill, Jack Hollingdale, Ozge Kilic, Tony Lloyd, Peter Mason, Eleni Paliokosta…

Content type: Research article 12 August 2020

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BMC Psychiatry is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that encompasses a wide range of topics, including psychopharmacology, psychotherapy, and psychosocial approaches to psychiatric disorders, as well as genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology research. The journal welcomes both basic and applied science articles, and research exploring innovative treatments, service delivery methods, and social psychiatry. It promotes the participation of service users, patient representatives, and advisors to ensure that their perspectives are represented.

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BMC Psychiatry

Latest collections open to submissions

Patient involvement in psychiatric research

ICD-11 and mental disorders: Important changes, controversies, and future directions

Stem cell models in psychiatry

Intergenerational psychiatry

Human psychopharmacology: Efficacy and effectiveness of CNS drugs in psychiatric disorders

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Prospective study of antidepressant treatment of psychiatric patients with depressive disorders: treatment adequacy and outcomes

Relationship of sleep-quality and social-anxiety in patients with breast cancer: a network analysis

Higher global diet quality score is related to lower prevalence of depression and poor quality of life among adolescent girls

The dynamic interaction between symptoms and pharmacological treatment in patients with major depressive disorder: the role of network intervention analysis

Testing the effectiveness and acceptability of online supportive supervision for mental health practitioners in humanitarian settings: a study protocol for the caring for carers project

Violent and non-violent methods of attempted and completed suicide in Swedish young men: the role of early risk factors

The spatiotemporal movement of patients in and out of a psychiatric hospital: an observational GPS study

Canadian clinical practice guidelines for the management of anxiety, posttraumatic stress and obsessive-compulsive disorders

Perceived barriers and facilitators to mental health help-seeking in young people: a systematic review

Females with ADHD: An expert consensus statement taking a lifespan approach providing guidance for the identification and treatment of attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder in girls and women

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