OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Clinical Psychology Review is 30. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-07-01 to 2024-07-01.)

Article	Citations
The gut microbiota in anxiety and depression – A systematic review	416
Therapeutic alliance as a mediator of change: A systematic review and evaluation of research	164
Intergenerational transmission and prevention of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)	160
Camouflaging in autism: A systematic review	158
Using progress feedback to improve outcomes and reduce drop-out, treatment duration, and deterioration: A multilevel meta-analysis	156
Global prevalence of digital addiction in general population: A systematic review and meta-analysis	156
Specificity of trait anxiety in anxiety and depression: Meta-analysis of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory	152
Socioeconomic status and child psychopathology in the United States: A meta-analysis of population-based studies	149
Prevalence and associated factors of antenatal depression: Systematic reviews and meta-analyses	131
Sexual addiction 25 years on: A systematic and methodological review of empirical literature and an agenda for future research	131
Intergenerational effects of childhood maltreatment: A systematic review of the parenting practices of adult survivors of childhood abuse, neglect, and violence	130
Is self-compassion relevant to the pathology and treatment of eating and body image concerns? A systematic review and meta-analysis	125
Addressing the mental health impact of COVID-19 through population health	123
Linking RDoC and HiTOP: A new interface for advancing psychiatric nosology and neuroscience	113
Social support and posttraumatic stress disorder: A meta-analysis of longitudinal studies	110
A process-based approach to psychological diagnosis and treatment:The conceptual and treatment utility of an extended evolutionary meta model	107
Defining and measuring “psychological flexibility”: A narrative scoping review of diverse flexibility and rigidity constructs and perspectives	105
Sleep and suicide: A systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies	101
On the efficacy of the unified protocol for transdiagnostic treatment of emotional disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis	94
A systematic review of socio-ecological factors contributing to risk and protection of the mental health of refugee children and adolescents	94
The effectiveness of psychological interventions for loneliness: A systematic review and meta-analysis	94
School-based depression and anxiety prevention programs: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis	93
The C Factor: Cognitive dysfunction as a transdiagnostic dimension in psychopathology	92
Comprehensive meta-analysis of resilience interventions	91
The relationship between screen time and mental health in young people: A systematic review of longitudinal studies	87

Associations between minority stress, depression, and suicidal ideation and attempts in transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals: Systematic review and meta-analysis	85
The bidirectional relationships between peer victimization and internalizing problems in school-aged children: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis	84
Are videoconferenced mental and behavioral health services just as good as in-person? A meta-analysis of a fast-growing practice	84
A meta-analysis on interparental conflict, parenting, and child adjustment in divorced families: Examining mediation using meta-analytic structural equation models	80
Networks of major depressive disorder: A systematic review	77
Anxiety disorders and healthcare utilization: A systematic review	74
Exposure therapy for PTSD: A meta-analysis	72
More treatment but no less depression: The treatment-prevalence paradox	72
A systematic review of transdiagnostic risk and protective factors for general and specific psychopathology in young people	72
Cognitive flexibility in acute anorexia nervosa and after recovery: A systematic review	71
Psychological interventions to prevent the onset of depressive disorders: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	68
Measuring bonding or attachment in the parent-infant-relationship: A systematic review of parent-report assessment measures, their psychometric properties and clinical utility	63
The phenomenology of gender dysphoria in adults: A systematic review and meta-synthesis	63
The efficacy of cognitive and behavior therapies for insomnia on daytime symptoms: A systematic review and network meta-analysis	63
Preventive interventions for individuals at ultra high risk for psychosis: An updated and extended meta-analysis	62
Rumination in posttraumatic stress disorder: A systematic review	59
A systematic review of daily life studies on non-suicidal self-injury based on the four-function model	58
Conceptualizing eating disorder psychopathology using an anxiety disorders framework: Evidence and implications for exposure-based clinical research	56
Prevalence and risk factors of birth-related posttraumatic stress among parents: A comparative systematic review and meta-analysis	54
Social media use and self-injurious thoughts and behaviors: A systematic review and meta-analysis	52
Validation strategies for subtypes in psychiatry: A systematic review of research on autism spectrum disorder	52
Race bias and gender bias in the diagnosis of psychological disorders	51
Cognitive behavior therapy for internalizing disorders in children and adolescents in routine clinical care: A systematic review and meta-analysis	51
Developmental programming of oxytocin through variation in early-life stress: Four meta-analyses and a theoretical reinterpretation	49
Does mindfulness-based intervention improve cognitive function?: A meta-analysis of controlled studies	49
A meta-analytic review of trials that tested whether eating disorder prevention programs prevent eating disorder onset	48
The effectiveness of interventions to prevent recidivism in perpetrators of intimate partner violence: A systematic review and meta-analysis	48
Can a little bit of mindfulness do you good? A systematic review and meta-analyses of unguided mindfulness-based self-help interventions	47
A systematic review evaluating the implementation of technologies to assess, monitor and treat neurodevelopmental disorders: A map of the current evidence	47
Mediators and mechanisms of change in internet- and mobile-based interventions for depression: A systematic review	46
Emotional processes in binge drinking: A systematic review and perspective	46
Child executive function and future externalizing and internalizing problems: A meta-analysis of prospective longitudinal studies	44
Association between gambling disorder and emotion (dys)regulation: A systematic review and meta-analysis	43
Emotion regulation as mediator between childhood adversity and psychopathology: A meta-analysis	42
Effectiveness of online psychological and psychoeducational interventions to prevent depression: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	42
Examining the disclosure of nonsuicidal self-injury to informal and formal sources: A review of the literature	42
New directions in behavioral activation: Using findings from basic science and translational neuroscience to inform the exploration of potential mechanisms of change	42
The effectiveness of adapted psychological interventions for people from ethnic minority groups: A systematic review and conceptual typology	41
Meta-analytic review on the differential effects of self-compassion components on well-being and psychological distress: The moderating role of dialecticism on self-compassion	41
“We Have to Try to Find a Way, a Clinical Bridge” - autistic adults' experience of accessing and receiving support for mental health difficulties: A systematic review and thematic meta-synthesis	39
Virtual reality in the diagnostic and therapy for mental disorders: A systematic review	39
Internalization process of stigma of people with mental illness across cultures: A meta-analytic structural equation modeling approach	39
Expanding the continuum of substance use disorder treatment: Nonabstinence approaches	37
Mediators of acceptance and mindfulness-based therapies for anxiety and depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis	37
Long term mental health trajectories after disasters and pandemics: A multilingual systematic review of prevalence, risk and protective factors	36
The destructiveness and public health significance of socially prescribed perfectionism: A review, analysis, and conceptual extension	35
Is perfectionism a vulnerability factor for depressive symptoms, a complication of depressive symptoms, or both? A meta-analytic test of 67 longitudinal studies	35
Suicidality in autistic youth: A systematic review and meta-analysis	35
Body dissatisfaction and sexual orientations: A quantitative synthesis of 30 years research findings	35
Association of opioid misuse with anxiety and depression: A systematic review of the literature	34

Moving towards specificity: A systematic review of cue features associated with reward and punishment in anorexia nervosa	34
The Needs-to-Goals Gap: How informant discrepancies in youth mental health assessments impact service delivery	33
Effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for perinatal maternal depression, anxiety and stress: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	33
Eye tracking evidence of threat-related attentional bias in anxiety- and fear-related disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis	33
The relationship between stigma and subjective quality of life in psychosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis	32
Risk factors for self-harm repetition in adolescents: A systematic review	32
How does cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia work? A systematic review and meta-analysis of mediators of change	31
Understanding the aetiology of fear of falling from the perspective of a fear-avoidance model – A narrative review	31
Social rejection, popularity, peer victimization, and self-injurious thoughts and behaviors among adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis	31
What do people mean when they talk about mindfulness?	31
Preventing the onset of post traumatic stress disorder	31
Personality disorders as predictors of intimate partner violence: A meta-analysis	30
Cognitive behavior therapy for externalizing disorders in children and adolescents in routine clinical care: A systematic review and meta-analysis	30
The emerging role of euthymia in psychotherapy research and practice	30
Early response to psychological treatment for eating disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis	30