社會精神病學和精神病學流行病學旨在為迅速出版有關精神疾病流行病學所有方面的科學貢獻- -社會生物學和遺傳學- -提供一種媒介。此外，該雜志特別關注社會條件對行為的影響以及精神障礙與社會環境之間的關系。這些貢獻可能與社會問題有關，也可能涉及社會心理學、社會學、人類學、流行病學、衛生服務研究、衛生經濟或社會管理等領域的專門調查。可以提交原稿和審稿。興趣領域:社會心理學、社會學、人類學、流行病學、衛生服務、衛生經濟學、社會管理。

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology is intended to provide a medium for the prompt publication of scientific contributions concerned with all aspects of the epidemiology of psychiatric disorders - social biological and genetic. In addition the journal has a particular focus on the effects of social conditions upon behaviour and the relationship between psychiatric disorders and the social environment. Such contributions may be of a clinical nature provided they relate to social issues or they may deal with specialised investigations in the fields of social psychology sociology anthropology epidemiology health service research health economies or social administration. Original work and review articles may be submitted. Fields of interest: Social psychology sociology anthropology epidemiology health service research health economies social administration.