The European Journal of Psychiatry is a quarterly publication founded in 1986 anddirected by Professor A. Seva until his death in 2004. It was originally intended to report"the scientific activity of European psychiatrists" and "to bring about a greater degree ofcommunication" among them. However, "since scientific knowledge has nogeographical or cultural boundaries, is open to contributions from all over the world". Theseprinciples are maintained in the new stage of the journal, now expanded with the help of anAmerican editor.
The journal also keeps to the original foundations of "an eclectic orientation in itsscientific approach freed largely from ideological burdens". It invites contributions inareas related to biological, psychological and social sciences, and the aim is tocommunicate the research in the causes, consequences, treatment and care of all forms ofmental disorder. It will be of interest to psychiatrists, psychologists, socialscientists, nurses and others engaged in mental health professions, together with basic neurobiologicalresearchers. Topics covered will include epidemiology of mental disorders, clinicalaetiological research, post mortem pathological and neurochemical studies, treatment trialsand evaluation of services.
The over-riding criteria for publication are originality, a high scientific quality andinterest to a wide audience of those concerned with all aspects of mental illness. Alloriginal papers will be refereed by independent experts in the field. Review articles andmonographs designed to bring the reader up to date with research in the area will be afeature of the journal. There is a Book Review section and correspondence to the editorwill be considered for publication.
The articles are published in English, but a Spanish language edition was initiated in2002. The journal is distributed to Faculties of Medicine, Departments of Psychiatry andDocumentation Centres all over the world.
The abbreviated title is Eur. J. Psychiat. and it should be used in bibliography.