Middle East Current Psychiatry (MECP), the official journal of The Okasha Institute of Psychiatry, Ain Shams University, is one of the Middle East’s leading psychiatric open access peer-reviewed journals. The journal publishes articles of exceptional interest in all areas of psychiatry, with a dedicated focus on clinical and experimental research. MECP aims to advance modern research in the Middle East by publishing innovative research on the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness. The journal acts as an international forum for the dissemination of information. MECP publishes research, reviews, debate articles, commentaries and case reports.
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Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ3
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Psychiatry
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Psychiatry and Mental Health
Research Topics (OpenAlex)
Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentSchizophrenia research and treatmentMental Health Treatment and AccessCOVID-19 and Mental HealthHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutBipolar Disorder and TreatmentAttention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderAutism Spectrum Disorder ResearchPsychosomatic Disorders and Their TreatmentsObsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders