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Psychiatry (Clinical, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Psychiatry (Clinical, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $49, median 188 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 30/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $34.77 – $62.34 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- At $49 its median price beats 96% of Books categories, leaving more margin per copy.
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Psychiatry best sellers
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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Text Revision Dsm-5-tr
by American Psychiatric Association
- List rank#1
- Price$142
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,183
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DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets
by Marsha M. Linehan
- List rank#2
- Price$45.37
- Rating4.7
- Reviews186
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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy: Basic Principles, Protocols, and Procedures
- List rank#3
- Price$43.28
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,055
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Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change and Grow (Applications of Motivational Interviewing Series)
- List rank#4
- Price$44.80
- Rating4.8
- Reviews470
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Desk Reference to the Diagnostic Criteria from Dsm-5-Tr(r)
by American Psychiatric Association
- List rank#5
- Price$57.91
- Rating4.6
- Reviews595
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ACT Made Simple: An Easy-to-Read Primer on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
by Russ Harris
- List rank#6
- Price$39.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,885
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Clinical Psychopharmacology Made Ridiculously Simple
by John Preston Psy.D. ABPP
- List rank#7
- Price$18.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,169
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Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology: Neuroscientific Basis and Practical Applications
by Stephen M. Stahl
- List rank#8
- Price$70.62
- Rating4.5
- Reviews850
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DBT Skills Training Manual
by Marsha M. Linehan
- List rank#9
- Price$50.30
- Rating4.4
- Reviews51
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Psychiatry: A Fact Book
by Chris Aiken
- List rank#10
- Price$57.95
- Reviews-
FAQ
Is Psychiatry a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 30/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 188 reviews and sells for $49.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Psychiatry?
The median best seller has 188 reviews, and 37% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Psychiatry best sellers cost?
The median price is $49; half of the best sellers are priced between $34.77 and $62.34.
Can new books break into Psychiatry?
3% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.