The journal is an aspect and element of a broader research activity reflecting the moulding and development of a new specialized system of knowledge, viz., the philosophy of psychiatry which arose in the middle of the nineties as an addition to both analytic philosophy and to the interpretation of mental health care.
The journal is a component of a larger research project that aims to develop a new system of knowledge about mental health, known as the philosophy of psychiatry. This field was established in the mid-1990s as an addition to both analytic philosophy and mental healthcare interpretation.