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. 2001 May:178:406-9.
doi: 10.1192/bjp.178.5.406.

International representation in psychiatric literature: survey of six leading journals

V Patel  1 , A Sumathipala
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International representation in psychiatric literature: survey of six leading journals

V Patel et al. Br J Psychiatry. 2001 May.

Abstract

Background: Despite the growing recognition of the global burden of psychiatric disease, there are questions about the strength of the evidence base from non-Western societies.

Aims: To compare the contribution of Euro-American countries and the rest of the world (RoW) to psychiatric literature.

Method: Survey of the country of origin of papers submitted to and published in six leading psychiatric journals over a 3-year period (1996-1998).

Results: Only 6% of the literature is published from regions of the world that account for over 90% of global population. The three journals published in Europe had a significantly higher proportion of international articles when compared to the three American journals. Less than 1% of all published articles described mental health interventions in the ROW: Acceptance rates were significantly lower for papers submitted from the ROW:

Conclusions: There is a gross under-representation of research from the ROW: This has implications for the development of a truly international psychiatry.

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