American Journal of Orthopsychiatry (AJO) publishes articles that inform policy, practice, and research concerning behavioral health, social justice, and well-being.

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Editors

Kendell L. Coker and Ryan P. Kilmer

Parent Society

Global Alliance for Behavioral Health and Social Justice

Indexed In

Web of Science; MEDLINE; PsycInfo; Scopus; and more.

AJO is an interdisciplinary journal publishing articles that clarify, challenge, or reshape the understanding of factors in the prevention and correction of injustice and in the sustainable development of a humane and just society.

Learn more about the scope of AJO by reading the sample articles below!

SAMPLE ARTICLES

The racial pandemic experienced by Black American men: Cognitive–behavioral and structural implications. (Gregory & Tucker Edmonds, 2023)
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A mixed-methods study of parents’ social connectedness in a group-based parenting program in low-income communities. (Plesko et al., 2024)
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The imperative of high-quality education in juvenile corrections: An introduction to the special section. (Leone & Gagnon, 2022)
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Orthopsychiatry is an interdisciplinary approach to mental health in which psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, pediatricians, sociologists, nurses, and educators collaborate on the early treatment of mental disorders, with an emphasis on their prevention.

Racism on the mind

ARTICLE SPOTLIGHT

Bernard et al. examine the impact of racial discrimination on anxiety and depression among Black youths.
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