The Lancet Psychiatry launched in print and online in June 2014, following in the footsteps of other Lancet specialty journals such as The Lancet Oncology and The Lancet Neurology. The journal offers the same fast track experience offered by its sister journals for all authors of research papers that are selected for peer review, where articles can be published online within 8 weeks of submission.

The journal publishes a range of article types in psychiatry, including Original Research, Reviews, Personal Views, Comments, and News articles. Topics include psychopharmacology, psychotherapy and psychosocial approaches to all psychiatric disorders, across the life course. The journal covers innovative treatments and the biological research underpinning such developments, novel methods of service delivery, and new ways of thinking about mental illness promoted by social psychiatry. The journal will also advocate strongly for the rights of people with mental health disorders, and welcome the voices of service users.

《Lancet Psychiatry》是一本由ELSEVIER SCI LTD出版商出版的专业医学期刊，该刊创刊于2014年，刊期12 issues/year，该刊已被国际权威数据库SSCI、SCIE收录。在中科院最新升级版分区表中，该刊分区信息为大类学科：医学 1区，小类学科：精神病学 1区；在JCR（Journal Citation Reports）分区等级为Q1。该刊发文范围涵盖精神病学等领域，旨在及时、准确、全面地报道国内外精神病学工作者在该领域取得的最新研究成果、工作进展及学术动态、技术革新等，促进学术交流，鼓励学术创新。2021年影响因子为77.056，