title: [Social-psychiatric research in Germany--a literature review].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aims at analysing content, authorship, type of journal and associated institution of scientific contributions on social psychiatry in 16 German-speaking journals. In order to detect development and change in respect to the aspects mentioned, two time periods are compared systematically (1997-1998/2007-2008).
  
  
  METHODS
  The authors selected all original papers in 16 journals from German-speaking countries along common definitions of social psychiatry. These definitions are made transparent in the study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The systematic comparison of the named time periods resulted in equal numbers of papers contributed. The major part of the publications under study has been contributed by authors associated with universities. Content-wise, articles on matters discussed in the recent past and including topics like migration, subjectivity, parent-child care are increasing.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Research on social psychiatry in German-speaking countries today is mainly related to research departments at university clinics. The impact of large centres of psychiatry however is declining. Content-wise, matters at stake during the reform period of psychiatry in German-speaking countries in the 1970 s and 1980 s are of less relevance today. Researches now tend to address research topics more closely related to what can be named patient-centred care.
authors.affiliation: Zentrum für Psychiatrie Südwürttemberg, Abteilung Psychiatrie I der Universität Ulm, Psychiatrische Versorgungsforschung. raoul.borbe@zfp-zentrum.de
authors.forename: Raoul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Borbé
authors.forename: Erich
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Flammer
authors.forename: Susanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Borbé
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Müller
mesh_terms: D001319:Authorship; D003158:Community Psychiatry / Q000639:trends*; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology; D005858:Germany; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D009935:Organizational Affiliation / Q000639:trends; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000639:trends*; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D011643:Publishing / Q000639:trends*; D012106:Research / Q000639:trends*