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The International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research (MPR) is an international publication of research concerning mental and behavioral disorders. Through our journal, we seek to monitor, discuss, influence, and improve the standards of research in mental health and behavioral neuroscience. We work closely with the US National Institute of Mental Health, the World Health Organization (WHO) Diagnostic Instruments Committees, as well as several other European and international organizations.
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Articles
Validation and Discriminant Analysis of the Athens Insomnia Scale in Older Adults
-  30 May 2025
A Ten‐Year Cohort Study on the Stability and Trajectories of Psychiatric Diagnosis in Adolescents and Young Adults in Lazio, Italy
-  12 May 2025
Short Forms of the German Revised Children's Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS)–Validation and Normative Data of the 11- and 25-Item Versions
-  26 April 2025
Modification of the Adjustment Disorder New Module20 (ADNM‐20) for Use in Military Environments (ADNM‐20‐MIL): A Delphi and Pilot Study
-  11 April 2025
Psychometric Properties of MyCog 2.0: A Human‐Centered Cognitive Screening Tool for Older Adults
-  7 April 2025
The following is a list of the most cited articles based on citations published in the last three years, according to CrossRef.
Multiple imputation by chained equations: what is it and how does it work?
-  40-49
-  24 February 2011
Twelve‐month and lifetime prevalence and lifetime morbid risk of anxiety and mood disorders in the United States
-  169-184
-  1 August 2012
The World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative version of the World Health Organization (WHO) Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI)
-  93-121
-  24 March 2006
The performance of the Japanese version of the K6 and K10 in the World Mental Health Survey Japan
-  152-158
-  3 September 2008
Screening for serious mental illness in the general population with the K6 screening scale: results from the WHO World Mental Health (WMH) survey initiative
-  4-22
-  31 May 2010

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