《精神病學、心理學和法律》是一份同行評議的期刊，其編輯委員會中有杰出的學術和專業代表。該雜志向在精神病學、心理學和法律領域或交叉領域工作的學者和專業人士傳播高質量的信息。它的目的是讓專業人士了解這些領域的當代研究和實踐發展，并促進跨學科的辯論、合作和溝通。該期刊發表原創文章和實證研究;分析這些領域的專業問題、爭議和發展;個案研究及個案評注;和書評。它邀請對法醫精神病學、法醫心理學、犯罪學、行為科學、民事和刑事精神衛生法及相關領域的研究和實踐發展作出貢獻。該雜志是開放的，但不限于國際或跨司法管轄區的經驗比較，在相關領域，并邀請作者深入分析專業主題的上下文讀者不同的背景。每隔一段時間，《精神病學、心理學和法學》(Psychiatry, Psychology and Law)的年度期刊就會對某個特定話題進行深入探討?！毒癫W、心理學和法律》是澳大利亞和新西蘭精神病學、心理學和法律協會(ANZAPPL)的專業期刊。ANZAPPL成立于20世紀70年代末，致力于探索精神病學、心理學和法律學科之間的關系。

Psychiatry, Psychology and Law is a peer reviewed journal with outstanding academic and professional representation on its editorial board. The journal disseminates high quality information to scholars and professionals working in the areas, or intersections, of psychiatry, psychology and the law. It aims to keep professionals informed about contemporary research and practice developments in these fields and to facilitate cross-disciplinary debate, collaboration and communication.The journal publishes original articles and empirical studies; analyses of professional issues, controversies and developments in these areas; case studies and case commentaries; and book reviews. It invites contributions to research and practice developments in forensic psychiatry, forensic psychology, criminology, behavioural science, civil and criminal mental health law and related fields. The journal is open, but not limited, to international or cross-jurisdictional comparisons of experiences in the related fields and invites authors to contextualise in depth analyses of specialised topics to readers of various backgrounds. Periodically, one of the annual issues of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law deals with a particular topic in depth. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law is the professional journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law (ANZAPPL). Established in the late 1970s, ANZAPPL is committed to exploring the relationship between the disciplines of psychiatry, psychology and the law.