Psychopathology

Overview

Psychopathology is a field of psychology that focuses on the study and treatment of mental disorders. It involves understanding, diagnosing, and treating abnormal behaviors, and it examines the psychological and biological factors that contribute to mental illness. It is an essential part of mental health and has a major impact on the quality of life of individuals and communities. Psychopathology includes psychological assessment and treatment, education, and prevention of mental and emotional disorders. One of the primary goals of psychopathology is to improve the quality of life of individuals with mental illness. Through research, diagnosis, and treatment, psychopathology seeks to reduce the suffering caused by mental illness and to increase the well-being and functioning of individuals.

Research published in this journal

10 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 10 articles above have been cited 18 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

• A Short-Term Longitudinal Investigation of Turkish Preschoolers' Aggressive Behavior and Emotion Regulation Skills
  2026 · Participatory Educational Research
• Factors associated with depression among tuberculosis patients with HIV co-infection in rural community Thailand
  2026 · BMC Psychology
• Kinesiophobia and depression in patients with sickle cell disease: A review of gender differences, pathophysiology, and clinical implications
  2026 · Journal of the National Medical Association
• Night eating syndrome prevalence and its association with sleep quality, eating patterns, and psychopathology in an Israeli community sample.
  O. Tzischinsky et al. · 2025 · Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
• Night eating syndrome prevalence and its association with sleep quality, eating patterns, and psychopathology in an Israeli community sample
  2025 · Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
• Frontal Glioblastoma Presenting With Catatonia: A Case Report
  Shreya S Sinha et al. · 2024 · Cureus
• Frontal Glioblastoma Presenting With Catatonia: A Case Report
  2024 · Cureus
• Clinical-Psychological Aspects Involved in Gynecological Surgery: Description of Peri-Operative Psychopathological Symptoms and Illness Behavior
  2023 · International journal of psychological research

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