| Psychiatric Annals | |
| Abbreviation: | Psychiatr. Ann. |
| Discipline: | Psychiatry |
| Editor: | Andrew A. Nierenberg |
| Publisher: | Slack |
| History: | 1971-present |
| Frequency: | Monthly |
| Openaccess: | Hybrid |
| Impact: | 0.336 |
| Impact-Year: | 2017 |
| Issn: | 0048-5713 |
| Eissn: | 1938-2456 |
| Lccn: | 2008212587 |
| Oclc: | 882742346 |
| Website: | https://www.healio.com/psychiatry/journals/psycann/about-the-journal |
| Link1: | https://www.healio.com/psychiatry/journals/psycann/ |
| Link1-Name: | Online access |
| Link2: | https://www.healio.com/psychiatry/journals/psycann/past-issues |
| Link2-Name: | Online archive |
Psychiatric Annals is a monthly peer-reviewed review journal covering the field of psychiatry. It is published by Slack and the editor-in-chief is Andrew A. Nierenberg (Harvard Medical School).
The journal was established in September 1971 under the editorship of Dana Farnsworth and Howard P. Rome.[1] [2] It was published by Insight Communications[3] In 1975, Francis Braceland became co-editor.[2] In 1977 the journal published a collection of articles in book format, titled Psychiatrists and the legal process : diagnosis and debate. The articles had previously been published in the journal in the period 1973–1977.[4] Nancy Arnold Roeske became editor in the early 1980s, when Farnsworth and Braceland stepped down.[2]
In 1980 the publication was acquired by Charles B. Slack (later shortened to just Slack).[5] Roeske continued as editor until her death in 1986. In the wake of this circumstance Howard Rome assumed the main editorial responsibility.[2] In 1988 the journal focused on problems of adolescent medical care in its December issue.[6]
In 1992 the journal welcomed Jan Fawcett to the editorial board. Fawcett took on responsibilities as co-editor alongside Howard Rome,[2] and stayed on as editor of the journal until 2018.
In April 2018 SLACK Incorporated announced that it was introducing a new format and a new editor, Andrew A. Nierenberg, to the journal. New features included a mix of peer-reviewed articles, original research, and case reports; peer-tested content; updated printing design; and a new editorial board.[7]
The journal is abstracted and indexed in Current Contents/Social & Behavioral Sciences,[8] ProQuest databases, PsycINFO,[9] Scopus,[10] and the Social Sciences Citation Index.[8] According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2017 impact factor of 0.336.[11]