General Psychiatry

General Psychiatry (GPSYCH) is a bimonthly peer-reviewed and open access journal on mental health topics relevant to psychiatrists and mental health professionals. General Psychiatry has a 2023 impact factor (JCR) of 5.3, ranking 28nd (Q1) out of 276 journals in the category of "Psychiatry" and a 2023 CiteScore of 21.9, ranking the 1st out of 192 journals in the category of "Neurology".

Overview and history
General Psychiatry was founded by Professor Yifeng Xu (Professor of Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine) and co-edited by the executive editor-in-chief Jinghong Chen (Researcher in Shanghai Mental Health Center). As the first psychiatric journal in China, it was established in 1959 under the name of Shanghai Archives of Psychiatry (Chinese name: 上海精神医学). Initially published at irregular intervals, it became a quarterly publication in 1989 and a bimonthly publication in 2003. In 2012, it transitioned to an all-English publication. In August 2018, it changed its name to General Psychiatry and joined the BMJ Publishing Group. The journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and is affiliated to Shanghai Mental Health Center (Chinese name: 上海精神卫生中心).

Editors
The editorial board of General Psychiatry comprised a diverse group of experts with specializations in areas such as addiction, mood disorders, neuroimaging, psychopharmacology, biostatistics, and epidemiology.

Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:


 * Web of Science Core Collection: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
 * PubMed Central
 * Scopus
 * Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

Notable articles
A number of significant research in psychiatry have been first published in General Psychiatry in recent years. The followings are the top 3 articles based on Altmetrics (＞1000):

The mean age of gender dysphoria diagnosis is decreasing (2023) 

The study revealed an upward trend in biological females diagnosed with gender dysphoria. It found that there are more teens than ever claiming that their biological sex does not meet their gender identity and that they are coming to this conclusion earlier and earlier.

Alteration of faecal microbiota balance related to long-term deep meditation (2023) 

The study showed that a group of Tibetan Buddhist monks had substantially different gut microbes than that of their non-religious neighbors. The findings suggested that regular deep meditation practiced for a number of years appears to regulate the gut microbiome and improve health.

Relationship between afternoon napping and cognitive function in the ageing Chinese population (2021) 

A study of 2,200 adults 60 and older found that those who took naps of 30 minutes or less four times a week scored higher on cognitive tests than never-nappers. A proper nap is beneficial to the maintenance of cognitive function. They found that those who usually napped were less likely to have cognitive impairments than those who didn’t. This was true regardless of age or level of education.

Most cited articles
According to Web of Science, the following 3 articles have been cited most often:


 * A nationwide survey of psychological distress among Chinese people in the COVID-19 epidemic: implications and policy recommendations
 * Psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers: a cross-sectional study in China
 * Post hoc power analysis: is it an informative and meaningful analysis?