Bussum, Netherlands, July 12, 2009: Bentham Science Publishers takes over publishing “Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health” (CPEMH) http://bentham.org/open/cpemh/index.htm from Biomed Central. CPEMH, an open access journal, is a unique addition to the long list of OA journals published under “Bentham OPEN” banner.

Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health (CPEMH) deals with all aspects of clinical and epidemiological research in psychiatry and mental health, and aims to build a bridge between clinical and epidemiological research. CPEMH is useful for clinicians and researchers focused on improving the knowledge base for the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of mental health conditions.

Bentham Science is currently publishing 232 peer-reviewed open access journals under the banner of “Bentham OPEN”. These free-to-view online journals cover all major disciplines of science, technology, medicine, engineering, mathematics, chemistry, life sciences, pharmaceutical science, earth sciences, social sciences and environmental science. Published exclusively online, the journals are available for FREE viewing via Bentham OPEN's Website at www.bentham.org/open. The Website has now scored an average of 100,000 visitors per month. The high number of visitors is an indicative of the rapid success of Bentham OPEN. Bentham OPEN aims to provide scientists, researchers, students and decision makers from academia and industry around the world with freely accessible peer-reviewed published articles.