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Papers

(The median citation count of Current Opinion in Psychiatry is 4. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
The rise of illicit fentanyls, stimulants and the fourth wave of the opioid overdose crisis	438
Incidence, prevalence and mortality of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa	302
A systematic review of neuropsychological and psychiatric sequalae of COVID-19: implications for treatment	111
Worldwide prevalence of DSM-5 eating disorders among young people	99
Resilience and mental health in children and adolescents: an update of the recent literature and future directions	90
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown on alcohol use disorders and complications	89
The impact of COVID-19 on gambling and gambling disorder: emerging data	76
How does level of personality functioning inform clinical management and treatment? Implications for ICD-11 classification of personality disorder severity	75
Epidemiology of binge eating disorder: prevalence, course, comorbidity, and risk factors	70
Estrogens in schizophrenia: progress, current challenges and opportunities	59
The opioid overdose crisis as a global health challenge	58
Abnormal synaptic pruning during adolescence underlying the development of psychotic disorders	51
Schizophrenia during the COVID-19 pandemic	47
Barriers, benefits and interventions for improving the delivery of telemental health services during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: a systematic review	46
Neuroimaging in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder	45
Addressing psychological resilience during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: a rapid review	45
Impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on healthcare workers: systematic comparison between nurses and medical doctors	44
Cancer and schizophrenia	43
Towards equitable diagnoses for autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder across sexes and genders	35
Alcohol use and dementia: new research directions	35
Dyslexia in the 21st century	33
Novel treatments in autism spectrum disorder	32
Hypertension and Alzheimer's disease: is the picture any clearer?	31
Social health, social reserve and dementia	27
The mental health of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a narrative review	27

Internet use and internet-based addictive behaviours during coronavirus pandemic	27
Coronavirus disease 2019 and neurodegenerative disease: what will the future bring?	26
Machine learning, artificial intelligence and the prediction of dementia	26
Early childhood trauma, substance use and complex concurrent disorders among adolescents	25
Microbiota-targeted interventions for mental health	25
A systematic review of instruments for the assessment of eating disorders among adults	24
Gut microbiota and microbiome in schizophrenia	24
Substance use, mental disorders and COVID-19: a volatile mix	24
Predictors of mental health worsening among children and adolescents during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic	23
COVID-19 and neurocognitive disorders	23
Assessment of avoidant restrictive food intake disorder, pica and rumination disorder: interview and questionnaire measures	22
Plasma biomarkers for neurodegenerative disorders: ready for prime time?	22
Recent advances in sleep and depression	21
Recent trends in the management of depression in persons with cancer	21
Coherence of character and temperament drives personality change toward well being in person-centered therapy	20
The impact of digital interventions on help-seeking behaviour for mental health problems: a systematic literature review	20
Treatment of gambling disorder: review of evidence-based aspects for best practice	19
Current directions in digital interventions for mood and anxiety disorders	19
Who complies with coronavirus disease 2019 precautions and who does not?	19
The physical and mental health consequences of social isolation and loneliness in the context of COVID-19	19
New developments in cognitive-behavioural therapy for eating disorders (CBT-ED)	18
Personality dimensions and disorders and coping with the COVID-19 pandemic	18
Review of the unprecedented impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the occurrence of eating disorders	17
Urbanization and eating disorders: a scoping review of studies from 2019 to 2020	17
Homelessness: care for the most vulnerable – a narrative review of risk factors, health needs, stigma, and intervention strategies	17
Neurofilament light protein as a biomarker in depression and cognitive function	16
Personality impairment in the DSM-5 and ICD-11: Current standing and limitations	16
Personality Traits in the International Classification of Diseases 11th Revision (ICD-11)	16
Multidomain interventions for risk reduction and prevention of cognitive decline and dementia: current developments	16
Updates in treatment of depression in children and adolescents	16
Air pollution and mental health: associations, mechanisms and methods	15
Psychedelic medicines for mood disorders: current evidence and clinical considerations	15
Prenatal and perinatal metabolic risk factors for autism: a review and integration of findings from population-based studies	15
Adaptation, personalization and capacity in mental health treatments: a balancing act?	14
Epidemiology of eating disorders among US adults	14
Green spaces for mental disorders	14
Recent developments in Phelan–McDermid syndrome research: an update on cognitive development, communication and psychiatric disorders	14
Animal models of neurodevelopmental disorders with behavioral phenotypes	13
Measuring resilience in children: a review of recent literature and recommendations for future research	13
Eating disorders, pregnancy and the postnatal period: a review of the recent literature	13
Converging public health crises: substance use during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic	13
Recent advances in noninvasive brain stimulation for schizophrenia	12
Update on treatments for anxiety-related disorders	12
Schizophrenia during pregnancy	12
Child and adolescent mental health services and systems in low and middle-income countries: from mapping to strengthening	12
Unhealthy diet in schizophrenia spectrum disorders	12
Promoting physical activity for mental health: an updated evidence review and practical guide	12
Recent research advances in identification and prevention of youth suicide risk	12
Advances in stress and depression research	11
Ageing with schizophrenia: an update	11

Meta-analysis of insomnia, suicide, and psychopathology in schizophrenia	11
Suicide prevention efforts in the United States and their effectiveness	11
Cross-cultural applicability of ICD-11 and DSM-5 personality disorder	11
Future perspectives of robot psychiatry: can communication robots assist psychiatric evaluation in the COVID-19 pandemic era?	11
Anorexia nervosa and comorbid autism spectrum disorders	11
Recent findings on neurofeedback training for auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia	11
Further development needed: models of post-diagnostic support for people with dementia	10
Functional neuroimaging biomarkers of resilience in major depressive disorder	10
Central and peripheral stress-induced epigenetic mechanisms of resilience	10
Children with neurodevelopmental disorders: how do they sleep?	10
Social contagion, violence, and suicide among adolescents	9
Loneliness and mood disorders: consequence, cause and/or unholy alliance?	9
Exosomes for the diagnosis and treatment of dementia	9
Apathy and neurocognitive correlates: review from the perspective of ‘precision psychiatry’	9
The role of Memory Clinics in the assessment and management of dementia, now and into the future	9
Interventions for attempted suicide	9
Effects of cannabis legalization on the use of cannabis and other substances	9
Preserving and enhancing social health in neurocognitive disorders	9
Psychosocial interventions for people with a first episode psychosis: between tradition and innovation	9
The impact of restorative green environment on mental health of big cities and the role of mental health professionals	9
Overview of behavioural and psychological consequences of COVID 19	8
Recent advances in understanding neural correlates of anxiety disorders in children and adolescents	8
Antipsychotic treatment in elderly patients on polypharmacy with schizophrenia	8
The effects of substance use on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection risks and outcomes	8
Down syndrome regression disorder: updates and therapeutic advances	8
Maintaining treatment and prevention programs for opioid use disorders during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic	8
Behaviour across the lifespan in Cornelia de Lange syndrome	8
Evidence-based psychosocial interventions in schizophrenia: a critical review	8
Advances in the pathophysiology of bipolar disorder	8
Update on the epidemiology and treatment of eating disorders among older people	7
Telemedicine in the treatment of addictions	7
Advances in the gut microbiome and mood disorders	7
An update on the epidemiology of eating disorders in Latin America: current findings and future challenges	7
New trends in personalized treatment of depression	7
Recent research advances in young-onset dementia	7
Agitation in schizophrenia: origins and evidence-based treatment	7
What happens after early intervention in first-episode psychosis? Limitations of existing service models and an agenda for the future	6
Current considerations for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: identification to intervention	6
The association between personality traits and hoarding behaviors	6
Psychopathy and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fifth Edition alternative model of personality disorder: a synthesis and critique of the emergent literature	6
An update on psychotic spectrum disorders and disasters	6
Brain vasculature disturbance in schizophrenia	6
Transitioning to bipolar disorder: A systematic review of prospective high-risk studies	6
Consolidating evidence on the role of insulin resistance in major depressive disorder	6
Update on the epidemiology and treatment of eating disorders among Hispanic/Latinx Americans in the United States	6
Virtual recruitment and participant engagement for substance use research during a pandemic	6
Impact of urbanization on mental health and well being	6
Epidemiology of personality disorders in individuals with gender dysphoria	6
Borderline personality disorder and ageing: myths and realities	5
Exercise for the prevention and treatment of neurocognitive disorders: new evidence and clinical recommendations	5
How to address physical activity and exercise during treatment from eating disorders: a scoping review	5
Dementia among older people with schizophrenia: an update on recent studies	5
Rapid opioid overdose response system technologies	5
Predictors and motives of polydrug use in opioid users. A narrative review	5
Personality traits and their role as risk modifiers in gaming disorder and internet use disorders	5
Cardiovascular disease risk in people with severe mental disorders: an update and call for action	5
‘Falsehood flies, and the truth comes limping after it’: social media and public health	5
Role of humanities in modern medical education	5
Is climate change affecting mental health of urban populations?	5
Applications of magnetic particle imaging in the dementias	5
Safety of noninvasive brain stimulation in children	5
Older age bipolar disorder	5
Opioids in the United Kingdom: safety and surveillance during COVID-19	4
Psychopharmacology of agitation in acute psychotic and manic episodes	4
The ever-growing case for clozapine in the treatment of schizophrenia: an obligation for psychiatrists and psychiatry	4
Serious mental illness in women	4
Exploring the effect of group schema therapy and comorbidity on the treatment course of personality disorders	4
Recent advances in digital health interventions for substance use disorders	4
Specialist dementia nursing models and impacts: a systematic review	4
Contemporary psychological perspectives of personality disorders	4
Novel methods of teaching psychiatry to medical and postgraduate students	4
The impact of bullying in childhood and adolescence	4
Association between urbanization and Internet addiction	4
Stroke, depression, and self-harm in later life	4
Update on current animal models for schizophrenia: are they still useful?	4
Psychotherapeutic interventions for childhood posttraumatic stress disorder: an update	4
Childhood disadvantage, neurocognitive development and neuropsychiatric disorders: Evidence of mechanisms	4