Psychological Medicine
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| Discipline | Clinical psychology, psychiatry |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Kenneth S. Kendler, Robin M. Murray |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1969-present |
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Hybrid | |
| 6.159 (2011) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Psychol. Med. |
| Indexing | |
| CODEN | PSMDCO |
| ISSN | 0033-2917 (print) 1469-8978 (web) |
| OCLC no. | 01588231 |
| Links | |
Psychological Medicine is a peer-reviewed medical journal in the field of psychiatry and related aspects of psychology and basic sciences. [1] According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2010 impact factor of 5.200, ranking 6th out of 73 journals in the category "Psychology", 11th out of 126 journals in the category "Psychiatry", and 4th out of 102 journals in the category "Clinical Psychology.[2]
History
The journal was established by Michael Shepherd in 1969 and he remained its editor until 1993. It is interesting to note that Shepherd favoured the term "Psychological Medicine" over "Psychiatry" and he attached great importance to the title which he resurrected from the "Journal of Psychological Medicine", first conceived by Forbes Winslow. He defined psychological medicine as including not only to psychiatry, but also to the study of abnormal behaviour. He concentrated on original high-quality works across the wide spectrum of both psychiatry and its allied disciplines. Shepherd contributed extensively himself, investing much time and care towards the journal's success.[3] According to his successor, Psychological Medicine was to become perhaps Shepherd's greatest and most enduring creation set in an already highly distinguished academic and research career. [4]
References
- ^ "Psychological Medicine". Cambridge Journals Online. Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
- ^ "Psychological Medicine". 2010 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2011.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help)CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ Russell, G. (1996). "Michael Shepherd". Psychiatric Bulletin. 20 (10): 632–637. doi:10.1192/pb.20.10.632.
- ^ Paykel, Eugene (2009). "Michael Shepherd: Founding Editor1". Psychological Medicine. 24: 1. doi:10.1017/S0033291700026763. PMID 7906420.