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BMC Psychiatry Template

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About the BMC Psychiatry format

BMC Psychiatry is a peer-reviewed journal published by BMC (BioMed Central), covering Schizophrenia research and treatment, Mental Health Treatment and Access, Suicide and Self-Harm Studies. Over its lifetime it has published 9,917 papers, which have received 318,034 citations.

PublisherBMC (BioMed Central)
Reference styleNumbered (Vancouver)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. BMC Psychiatry. 2023;12(3):45–58.

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Publishes research inSchizophrenia research and treatment Mental Health Treatment and Access Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Digital Mental Health Interventions Treatment of Major Depression
ISSN1471-244X
Citation impact (2-yr)4.22
h-index199
i10-index5,751
Article processing charge$2,195
Open accessYes — indexed in DOAJ
Top institutions publishing hereKing's College London
Journal websitebmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com
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Papers published in BMC Psychiatry per year

390
2014
318
2015
453
2016
418
2017
401
2018
428
2019
585
2020
636
2021
838
2022
958
2023
968
2024
1.3K
2025

Citation impact of BMC Psychiatry by publication year

24.9K
2014
17.3K
2015
23.6K
2016
23.8K
2017
21.4K
2018
16.7K
2019
24.2K
2020
18K
2021
15.9K
2022
14.4K
2023
7.8K
2024
3.6K
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in BMC Psychiatry

Loneliness in the general population: prevalence, determinants and relations to mental health

Manfred E. Beutel, Eva M. Klein, Elmar Brähler et al. · 20 Mar 2017

BACKGROUND: While loneliness has been regarded as a risk to mental and physical health, there is a lack of current community data covering a broad age range. This study used a large and representative German adult sample to investigate loneliness. METHODS: Baseline data of the Gutenberg Health Study (GHS) collected between April 2007 and April…

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European consensus statement on diagnosis and treatment of adult ADHD: The European Network Adult ADHD

J. J. Sandra Kooij, Susanne Bejerot, Andrew D. Blackwell et al. · 3 Sep 2010

BACKGROUND: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is among the most common psychiatric disorders of childhood that persists into adulthood in the majority of cases. The evidence on persistence poses several difficulties for adult psychiatry considering the lack of expertise for diagnostic assessment, limited treatment options and patient facilities across Europe. METHODS: The European Network Adult…

Risk factors for antenatal depression, postnatal depression and parenting stress

Bronwyn Leigh, Jeannette Milgrom · 16 Apr 2008

BACKGROUND: Given that the prevalence of antenatal and postnatal depression is high, with estimates around 13%, and the consequences serious, efforts have been made to identify risk factors to assist in prevention, identification and treatment. Most risk factors associated with postnatal depression have been well researched, whereas predictors of antenatal depression have been less researched.…

Psychiatric and psychosocial problems in adults with normal-intelligence autism spectrum disorders

Björn Hofvander, Richard Delorme, Pauline Chaste et al. · 10 Jun 2009

BACKGROUND: Individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) often display symptoms from other diagnostic categories. Studies of clinical and psychosocial outcome in adult patients with ASDs without concomitant intellectual disability are few. The objective of this paper is to describe the clinical psychiatric presentation and important outcome measures of a large group of normal-intelligence adult patients…

The German version of the Perceived Stress Scale – psychometric characteristics in a representative German community sample

Eva M. Klein, Elmar Brähler, Michael Dreier et al. · 23 May 2016

BACKGROUND: The Perceived Stress Scale Cohen (J Health Soc Behav 24:385-96, 1983) is a widely and well-established self-report scale measuring perceived stress. However, the German version of the PSS-10 has not yet been validated. Thus, the purposes of this representative study were to psychometrically evaluate the PSS-10, and to provide norm values for the German…

BMC Psychiatry template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the BMC Psychiatry format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the BMC Psychiatry template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official BMC (BioMed Central) format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does BMC Psychiatry use?
BMC Psychiatry uses Numbered (Vancouver) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: 1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. BMC Psychiatry. 2023;12(3):45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to BMC Psychiatry?
No. DocuGuru generates the bmcart LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a BMC (BioMed Central)-ready BMC Psychiatry document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the BMC Psychiatry format with correct headings, figures, tables, and numbered citations.
What is BMC Psychiatry?
BMC / BioMed Central journal. It is a life sciences and medicine journal, published by BMC (BioMed Central).
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