Psychology

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

Psychsoziale Umschau is the highest-circulation interdisciplinary psychiatric magazine in the German-speaking region. Since the early 80s, Psychosoziale Umschau serves its readers as a platform for discussions regarding the developments in social psychiatry.

The Federal Association of Families of People with Mental Illness (BApK), the Dachverband Gemeindepsychiatrie e. V., and Aktion Psychisch Kranke (APK) use Psychosoziale Umschau as their nationwide bulletin. Additionally, every issue covers self-help topics for people with experiences of psychiatry.

The magazine informs psychiatric staff, people with experiences of psychiatry, their loved ones, as well as volunteers.

Topics of Psychosoziale Umschau:

• Social and health policy

• Managing mental illness

• Therapy and assistance services – especially on an outpatient basis

• Employment and rehabilitation