[Dutch psychiatry and the 'Citation Index']

All regular articles in Archives of General Psychiatry, American Journal of Psychiatry, British Journal of Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine from 1988 through 1992 were counted and classified according to the country of the first author. 445 articles (II% of the total number) originated in other countries than the U.S.A., Canada, the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth countries Australia and New Zealand. The Netherlands had the biggest share (48 articles). After correction for population figure the Netherlands were third, after Ireland and Israel. The basis for research in Dutch psychiatry, however, is probably rather narrow, as only few institutes contributed.