The American Journal of Psychiatry is the official organ of the American Psychiatric Association . In terms of impact factor (12,522), it ranks second among 117 psychiatric journals indexed by Thomson Scientific; the most widely read and quoted psychiatric journal in the world [1] . The first volume of the magazine was published in 1844 and was called the American Journal of Insanity . Under the current name, published since July 1921 .
| American Journal of Psychiatry | |
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| Abbreviation ( ISO 4 ) | Am. J. Psych. |
| Specialization | scientific journal of psychiatry |
| Periodicity | monthly |
| Tongue | English |
| A country | |