Dear Colleagues, It is my great pleasure to present to you the World Journal of Biological Psychiatry, vol 11, issue 2, section 2.
As one of the leading journals in the field, the World Journal of Biological Psychiatry (WJBP) attracts a high number of articles. This is due to its high impact factor of 3,58 and also due to its high visibility within the field.
As official medium of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP), it is a focus of the WJBP to cover also topics which are specifically of regional interest in a global world and which enhance education and knowledge in countries with limited continuing education possibilities. This is especially achieved through the WFSBP Treatment Guidelines which are published on a regular basis. With these comprehensive manuals which includes numerous recommendations the WFSBP aims to provide up-to-date treatment options and thus to further improve treatment for patients and to bring knowledge to a global standard.
Additionally, the WJBP gives authors and researches from regions with limited medical infrastructure the opportunity to publish their findings in a high quality international scientific journal.
It is because of this focus of the WJBP which is unique within the field of world-wide psychiatric journals that the WJBP attracted a high number of manuscripts which are of great interest to our readers.
With the presented special edition, these papers are now published. I am sure that you will find useful information and interesting updates for a constantly improving treatment of your patients and many inspirations for your research work. Yours sincerely, Siegfried Kasper, MD Chief Editor