Journal: Neuropsychobiology
Submission Deadline: February 28, 2026
Precision psychiatry, an emerging field focused on personalized treatment, increasingly acknowledges the role of critical life stages – childhood, adolescence, late adulthood, and old age – in shaping the onset, treatment response, and outcomes of psychiatric disorders. The female lifespan includes additional hormonally driven transitions, such as menarche, pregnancy, and menopause, during which psychiatric conditions – including severe disorders like depression, bipolar disorder, and psychosis – often emerge or worsen, posing serious risks, including suicidal behavior. These transitions, influenced by hormonal fluctuations, psychosocial stressors, and genetic predispositions, highlight the need for tailored interventions that incorporate sex-specific and life-stage-related vulnerabilities.
This Neuropsychobiology’s article collection seeks to bridge the gap in research and clinical practice by promoting evidence-based, personalized psychiatric care that reflects the complex interplay of hormonal, neurobiological, and psychosocial factors across the female lifespan. We welcome Research Articles, Brief Reports, Review Articles, and Case Reports that address:
- Neurobiological mechanisms underlying psychiatric disorders during reproductive transitions (e.g., pregnancy, breastfeeding, menopause)
- The impact of early menarche and perimenstrual phases on adolescent mental health
- Psychiatric risks and outcomes during the peripartum period, including postpartum diagnoses
- Mental health challenges during menopausal transition, including first-episode mania and psychosis
- The role of environmental and social factors—such as trauma, violence, and inequality—on female mental health across the lifespan
Please select the option “Call for Papers: Female Lifecycle & Psychiatric Vulnerability” when submitting your manuscript and mention this Call for Papers in your cover letter.
Article publication is subject to rigorous peer review in line with the journal's editorial policies. Please refer to our author guidelines for further details about the publication conditions.
As a hybrid journal, Neuropsychobiology supports Open Access publications. Corresponding authors can publish Open Access articles at no or reduced cost if they are associated with or employed by one of these universities/institutions.