International Journal of Psychiatric Practice
ISSN: 3069-2113 | Chief Editor: Prof. Marcelo Ferreira
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International Journal
of Psychiatric Practice (IJPP) is a peer-reviewed, open access journal dedicated
to the clinical work of frontline psychiatrists & advancement of clinical
knowledge, research, and evidence-based practice in the field of psychiatry and
mental health. The journal serves as a global platform for psychiatrists,
psychologists, mental health professionals, and researchers to share innovative
findings, therapeutic practices, and policy-related insights that contribute to
improved patient care and outcomes in psychiatric settings.
This journal
encompasses a broad spectrum of topics, including:
- Unusual
clinical cases,
- General
and clinical psychiatry,
- Psychopathology
and personality assessment,
- Cognitive
evaluation,
- Psychopharmacology,
- Various
approaches to psychotherapy,
- Applied
social psychiatry,
- Liaison
psychiatry and psychosomatic medicine,
- Eating
disorders,
- Personality
disorders,
- Addiction
and substance use disorders,
- Child
and adolescent psychiatry,
- Geriatric
psychiatry,
- Neuropsychology
and neuropsychiatry,
- Learning
disorders and neurodevelopmental conditions,
- Psychotherapy
approaches,
- Global
mental health and community psychiatry.
The journal welcomes
original research articles, clinical case reports, reviews, and theoretical
contributions that bridge psychiatry, psychology, neuroscience, and therapeutic
practice. It aims to foster a pluralistic and integrative dialogue among mental
health professionals, emphasizing both scientific rigor and real-world clinical
relevance & the journal emphasizes practical applications of research and
fosters interdisciplinary collaboration across various healthcare systems and
cultural settings. With a commitment to academic excellence and open access,
IJPP ensures rapid publication and global dissemination of high-quality
psychiatric knowledge.
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Article Publishing Charge
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Time to First Decision
15-18 days
Review Time
25-35 days
Submission to Acceptance
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Recovery Houses for Drug Dependents: Disguised Prisons, Absence of Psychiatrists, and Emerging Social Exclusion
Authors: Paula Paiva, Marcelo Caixeta, Danilo Guerra
Nutrition for the Maintenance of Psychological Health
Authors: Smita Guha, Ashok Chakraborty, Simran Basu
Language, Experience, and Autism: Understanding Popular Sayings and the Limits of Symbolic Empathy. Neurolinguistics. Therapeutically Relevant Neurolinguistic Processes
Authors: Aderrone Mendes, Marcelo Caixeta
Distinctions Between Cerebral and Mental, Neurological and Psychiatric: An Analysis of Causality and Freedom
Authors: Daniela Murta, Valéria Borges, Dalva Medeiros, Marcelo Caixeta, Ester Borges, Danilo Guerra, Álvaro Vieira, Aderrone Mendes, Isabela Sarmento, Paula Paiva, Pedro Tavares, Vívian Pereira, Janaina de Faria, Josimar Silva
New Investigations and Findings in the Pathophysiology, Psychopathology, Pharmacotherapy, and Psychotherapy of Psychopathy
Authors: Ciro Vargas, Victor Melo, Cedric Melo, Marcelo Caixeta
The Role of Mirror Neurons and Affective-Sensory-Motor Synchrony Between Mother and Baby in the Pathophysiology of Some Forms of Developmental Dysphasia in Children
Authors: Dalva Medeiros, Daniela Murta, Danilo Guerra, Paula Paiva, Vívian Pereira, Marcelo Caixeta, Samuel Ribeiro, Pedro Tavares
Psychiatric-Social Analysis of Statism and the Popular Culture of State Dependence in Brazil
Authors: Marcelo Caixeta
Unipolar Versus Bipolar Depression. Clinical-Phenomenological Approach
Authors: Ester Borges, Dalva Medeiros, Paula Paiva, Danilo Guerra, Marcelo Caixeta, Isabela Sarmento, Valéria Borges, Janaina de Faria
Parietal Cognitive Disorders and Hyperactivity: Seriation, Dyscalculia, Dysphasia, Recursivity, and Digital Agnosia as the Core of a Common Psychopathology
Authors: Marcelo Caixeta, Valéria Borges
Psychiatric Contributions to Foundations of Truth, Consciousness, and Artificial Intelligence: from Frege to Searle, from Causal Coupling to Cosmic Evolution
Authors: Marcelo Caixeta
Praxis Modulates Syntax and Lexicon and Consequently the Symbolic Formatting of Concepts, Judgments, and Reasonings
Authors: Paula Paiva, Pedro Tavares, Vívian Pereira, Aderrone Mendes, Marcelo Caixeta, Valéria Borges, Álvaro Vieira, Ester Borges, Josimar Silva, Dalva Medeiros, Luiz Costa, Danilo Guerra, Janaina de Faria, Daniela Murta, Isabela Sarmento, Samuel Ribeiro
Factitious Disorder: Psychopathology, Psychometrics, Psychotherapy, Pharmacotherapy
Authors: Marcelo Caixeta, Dalva Lorrane, Álvaro Vieira
Psychopathology of the Syndrome Grouping Hyperactivity, Anxiety, Self-Mutilation, Borderline Personality, Refractory Depression, High Propensity for Suicide. Role of Mirror Neurons and Hormonal and Catecholaminergic Dysregulation in Pathophysiology
Authors: Valéria Borges, Vívian Pereira, Josimar Silva, Aderrone Mendes, Ester Borges, Samuel Ribeiro, Álvaro Vieira, Luiz Costa, Paula Paiva, Daniela Murta, Marcelo Caixeta, Danilo Guerra, Dalva Medeiros, Álvaro Vieira, Janaina de Faria, Pedro Tavares, Isabela Sarmento
Towards Explicit and Practical Criteria for Psychiatric Hospitalization: A Clinical, Legal, and Forensic Need
Authors: Marcelo Caixeta
The Origin of Language, Concept Formation, and the Volitional Ego as Language: A Psychiatric and Developmental Approach
Authors: Marcelo Caixeta
Dopamine Systems and GABA Receptor: An update
Authors: Lester Raymundo Dominguez Huarcaya
Cognitive Psychiatry and the Ontological Proof: How Gnosopraxias Remodel Grammar, Logic, and the Concept of the Supreme Being in Kant, Spinoza, and Hegel
Authors: Isabela Sarmento, Marcelo Caixeta, Dalva Medeiros, Ester Borges
Insoluble Contemporary Problems in the Training of Psychiatrists: Influence of Culture, Society, Economy, Politics, and the Spirit of the Times
Authors: Marcelo Caixeta
Haloperidol in Personality Disorders: Clinical, Psychodynamic, and Pharmacological Reflections
Authors: Marcelo Caixeta
Psychiatry is shifting paradigms, including questioning diagnoses, but "official science" finds it difficult to keep up. Studying the causes of this.
Authors: Marcelo Caixeta
Psychiatry of the Duality of the Self ("Sensible Self," "Cognitive Self") and the Logical-Moral, Mind-Brain, Matter-Principles Relationship: Kant, Spinoza, Vygotsky, Frege. Treatment of Paraphilias, Addictions, and Impulse Control Disorders.
Authors: Marcelo Caixeta
The Serious Ethical and Scientific Problems of Current Medical Practice and How Psychological Medicine, in a Reformulated Concept, Can Address Them
Authors: Paula Paiva, Valéria Borges, Danilo Guerra, Paula Paiva, Josimar Silva, Aderrone Mendes, Ester Borges, Samuel Ribeiro, Daniela Murta, Álvaro Vieira, Isabela Sarmento, Janaina de Faria, Pedro Tavares, Marcelo Caixeta, Luiz Costa, Dalva Medeiros, Vívian Pereira
The Limits of Psychopharmacotherapy: Philosophical, Clinical, and Pedagogical Reflections
Authors: Marcelo Caixeta
Although Neuropsychology Partly Emerged from the Work of Psychiatrists, Why Have Psychiatrists Been Excluded from Neuropsychology? A Historical Observation and Critical Remarks
Authors: Luiz Costa, Marcelo Caixeta*
A Psychiatric Review of Figurative and Experiential Aspects of Memory, with Applications to Autism
Authors: Marcelo Caixeta
Existential Deepening as New and Necessary Psychotherapeutic Pathway in Psychiatry
Authors: Ester Borges, Marcelo Caixeta, Janaína Faria
Excess Energy, Anxiety, Refractory Depression, and Addictive Behaviors in Adolescents with a History of Childhood Hyperactivity: Therapeutic Difficulties and Psychodynamic Impasses
Authors: Marcelo Caixeta, Isabela Sarmento
Haloperidol for Refractory Depressions: Clinical and Neurobiological Review
Authors: Marcelo Caixeta