Bimonthly
United Kingdom

Aging & Mental Health provides a leading international forum for the rapidly expanding field which investigates the relationship between the aging process and mental health. The journal addresses the mental changes associated with normal and abnormal or pathological aging, as well as the psychological and psychiatric problems of the aging population. The journal also has a strong commitment to interdisciplinary and innovative approaches that explore new topics and methods. Aging & Mental Health covers the biological, psychological and social aspects of aging as they relate to mental health. In particular it encourages an integrated approach for examining various biopsychosocial processes and etiological factors associated with psychological changes in the elderly. It also emphasizes the various strategies, therapies and services which may be directed at improving the mental health of the elderly and their families. In this way the journal promotes a strong alliance among the theoretical, experimental and applied sciences across a range of issues affecting mental health and aging. The emphasis of the journal is on rigorous quantitative, and qualitative, research and, high quality innovative studies on emerging topics. Readership: The journal is directed at an international audience, with editors in London, Hong Kong and North America and an Editorial Board from around the world. The readership of the journal is drawn from many disciplines, with particularly strong representation from psychiatrists and psychologists working with older people. Its strong scientific foundation makes it of considerable interest to basic and applied scientists interested in the biological, psychological and social aspects of aging and mental health.