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 Cover of the magazine's January 2023 issue | |
| Editor-in-chief | Kaja Perina |
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| Categories | Psychology |
| Frequency | Bimonthly |
| Publisher | John Thomas[1] |
| Total circulation | 275,000 (as of 2023[update])[2] |
| Founded | 1967; 58 years ago (1967) |
| Company | Sussex Publishers |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | 16 West 22nd Street, Suite 200,New York City, U.S. |
| Language | English |
| Website | psychologytoday |
| ISSN | 0033-3107 |
| OCLC | 1116962462 |
Psychology Today is an American media organization with a focus onpsychology and human behavior.
The publication began as a bimonthly magazine, which first appeared in 1967. The print magazine's reported circulation is 275,000 as of 2023.[2] ThePsychology Today website featurestherapist andhealth professional directories[2] and hundreds ofblogs written by a wide variety ofpsychologists,psychiatrists,counselors,social workers,medical doctors,marriage and family therapists,anthropologists,sociologists, andscience journalists.
Psychology Today content and its therapist directory are found in over 20 countries worldwide.[3]Psychology Today's therapist directory is the most widely used[4] and allows users to sort therapists by location, insurance, types of therapy, price, and other characteristics. It also has a Spanish-language website.[5]
Psychology Today was founded in 1967[6] by Nicolas Charney. The goal of the publication is to make psychology literature accessible to the general public.
Psychology Today features reportage and information that looks inward at the workings of the brain and bonds between people. It draws on research reports and interviews with experts on topics, including humanmotivation,personality development,intelligence,child development,parenting practices,schizophrenia,sexuality,leadership,addiction,anxiety,politics, and human and animal behavior.
Contributors have includedIrving Janis,Martin Seligman,Peter Drucker,Abraham Maslow, and others.[7]
In 1976,Psychology Today sold 1,026,872 copies.[6] In 1981, its circulation increased to 1,171,362 copies in 1981. In 1986, it decreased to 862,193.[6]
From 1983 to 1987,Psychology Today was owned and managed by theAmerican Psychological Association.[8] The magazine has won several awards from the Society of Publication Designers.[9]
From June 2010 to June 2011,Psychology Today ranked among the top 10 selling consumer magazines at newsstands.[10]
The website includes a directory ofpsychologists,psychiatrists, and other mental health professionals in the U.S. and globally. In June 2021,The New York Times recommended the website as a source for finding therapists.[11]
Psychology Today is currently owned by Sussex Publishers.[1]
The magazine is not peer-reviewed.[12]