BMJ Mental Health is a peer reviewed, open access journal from BMJ covering clinically relevant research in mental health and psychiatry. It facilitates multidisciplinary collaboration among psychiatrists, psychologists and other mental health professionals, encourages debate on clinically relevant topics, and informs real world practice to improve patient and carer outcomes. BMJ Mental Health invites submissions in all areas of mental health including digital health; medical statistics; precision mental health; evaluation of psychotherapies; studies in children, young people and in the elderly; forensic psychiatry; health economics; data science and computational mental health.
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How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
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Publication & Citation Trend
Articles published
Times cited
1896
2018
2023
2024
2025
2026
Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher
SJR Quartile by Discipline
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Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ1
Subject Classification
Web of Science Categories
Psychiatry
Scopus Categories
Psychiatry and Mental Health
Research Topics (OpenAlex)
Mental Health Treatment and AccessSchizophrenia research and treatmentDigital Mental Health InterventionsChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentSuicide and Self-Harm StudiesTreatment of Major DepressionCOVID-19 and Mental HealthMental Health Research TopicsAttention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderBipolar Disorder and Treatment