該雜志為有關精神健康和成癮相關問題的國際辯論提供了一個論壇，并有助于理解精神健康和成癮對個人和社會的影響。它報告當前的信息和發展，在心理健康和成癮相關的研究，政策，現象學，文學和治療。《國際精神健康與成癮雜志》在心理學、社會學、人類學、犯罪學、公共衛生、歷史、法律和文學等領域提供了廣泛的報道。該雜志出版專題文章、評論文章、臨床筆記、研究筆記、第一人稱帳戶、給編輯的信、評論、會議報告、書評和摘要。

The journal provides a forum for international debate on mental health and addiction-related issues, and helps make sense of the effects of mental health and addiction on individuals and societies. It reports on current information and developments in mental health and addiction-related research, policy, phenomenology, literature, and treatment.The International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction offers broad-ranging coverage in such fields as psychology, sociology, anthropology, criminology, public health, history, law, and literature. The journal publishes feature articles, review articles, clinical notes, research notes, first-person accounts, letters to the editor, commentaries, conference reports, book reviews and abstracts.