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Psychological Medicine Template

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About the Psychological Medicine format

Psychological Medicine is a peer-reviewed journal published by Cambridge University Press, covering Schizophrenia research and treatment, Mental Health and Psychiatry, Mental Health Treatment and Access.

PublisherCambridge University Press
Reference styleNumbered
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
[1] A. Smith, B. Jones, and C. Lee, A representative article title, Psychological Medicine 12 (2023) 45–58.

Formats any DOI in the closest standard style — Psychological Medicine has no published style definition, so this is an approximation. No sign-up.

Publishes research inSchizophrenia research and treatment Mental Health and Psychiatry Mental Health Treatment and Access Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Treatment of Major Depression
ISSN0033-2917
Citation impact (2-yr)4.52
h-index331
i10-index8,143
Total citations840,768
Top institutions publishing hereKing's College London
Journal websitejournals.cambridge.org
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Papers published in Psychological Medicine per year

308
2014
285
2015
334
2016
394
2017
386
2018
395
2019
506
2020
549
2021
438
2022
383
2023
335
2024
397
2025

Citation impact of Psychological Medicine by publication year

25.6K
2014
22.2K
2015
23.4K
2016
26.7K
2017
21.2K
2018
21K
2019
23.4K
2020
18.6K
2021
8.7K
2022
4.9K
2023
2.6K
2024
1.4K
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Psychological Medicine

Short screening scales to monitor population prevalences and trends in non-specific psychological distress

Ronald C. Kessler, Gavin Andrews, Lisa J. Colpe et al. · 1 Aug 2002

BACKGROUND: A 10-question screening scale of psychological distress and a six-question short-form scale embedded within the 10-question scale were developed for the redesigned US National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). METHODS: Initial pilot questions were administered in a US national mail survey (N = 1401). A reduced set of questions was subsequently administered in a US…

10,317 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Development of the World Health Organization WHOQOL-BREF Quality of Life Assessment

THE WHOQOL GROUP · 1 May 1998

Background. The paper reports on the development of the WHOQOL-BREF, an abbreviated version of the WHOQOL-100 quality of life assessment. Method. The WHOQOL-BREF was derived from data collected using the WHOQOL-100. It produces scores for four domains related to quality of life: physical health, psychological, social relationships and environment. It also includes one facet on…

7,824 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
The Brief Symptom Inventory: an introductory report

Leonard R. Derogatis, Nick Melisaratos · 1 Aug 1983

This is an introductory report for the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI), a brief psychological self-report symptom scale. The BSI was developed from its longer parent instrument, the SCL-90-R, and psychometric evaluation reveals it to be an acceptable short alternative to the complete scale. Both test--retest and internal consistency reliabilities are shown to be very good…

6,710 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
A scaled version of the General Health Questionnaire

David Goldberg, V F Hillier · 1 Feb 1979

This study reports the factor structure of the symptoms comprising the General Health Questionnaire when it is completed in a primary care setting. A shorter, 28-item GHQ is proposed consisting of 4 subscales: somatic symptoms, anxiety and insomnia, social dysfunction and severe depression. Preliminary data concerning the validity of these scales are presented, and the…

5,491 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
The Eating Attitudes Test: psychometric features and clinical correlates

David M. Garner, Marion P. Olmsted, Yvonne Bohr et al. · 1 Nov 1982

Psychometric and clinical correlates of the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT) are described for a large sample of female anorexia nervosa (N = 160) and female comparison (N = 140) subjects. An abbreviated 26-item version of the EAT (EAT-26) is proposed, based on a factor analysis of the original scale (EAT-40). The EAT-26 is highly correlated…

4,978 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

Psychological Medicine template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Psychological Medicine format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Psychological Medicine template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Cambridge University Press format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Psychological Medicine use?
Psychological Medicine uses Numbered 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] A. Smith, B. Jones, and C. Lee, A representative article title, Psychological Medicine 12 (2023) 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Psychological Medicine?
No. DocuGuru generates the null LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Cambridge University Press-ready Psychological Medicine document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Psychological Medicine template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Psychological Medicine format with correct headings, figures, tables, and numbered citations.
Who publishes Psychological Medicine?
Psychological Medicine is a multidisciplinary journal published by Cambridge University Press. DocuGuru's Psychological Medicine template matches Cambridge University Press's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Psychological Medicine PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Psychological Medicine template (the null class) that is ready to submit to Cambridge University Press, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
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