Volume 44 (2026), Issue 2

Recht & Psychiatrie promotes the understanding between the different professions in law, jurisdiction, and psychiatry. A platform for discussion and information for medical and legal experts as well as for politicians, Recht & Psychiatrie is committed to make use of the opportunities of the applicable law and to advance its further development. Topics of Recht & Psychiatrie: Custodianship law Involuntary commitment and compulsory medication Forensic psychiatry Social law Code of practice for expert opinions Rights of care home residents The Service Section in every issue of Recht & Psychiatrie contains: a comprehensive outline of current case-law, providing a problem-oriented overview of latest judgements. Book reviews Recht & Psychiatrie is regularly indexed in: Scopus, EM-Care, Journal Citation Reports/Social Sciences Edition, Juris, Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition, KJB, PsycInfo, Science Citation Index Expanded (SciSearch)©, Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)©, Social Scisearch© Impact factor 2021: 0.54