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.