OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association is 1. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
The Use of Standardized Patients as an Educational Strategy in Baccalaureate Psychiatric Nursing Simulation: A Mixed Method Pilot Study	26
Addressing the Barriers That Hinder Research and Scholarship Dissemination: Balancing Evidence-Based Approaches With Feasibility	18
A Point Prevalence Study of the Provision of Palliative Care for Adult Inpatients With Mental Health Issues	16
A Community-Driven Mental Health Solution: Lay Mental Health Ambassadors	15
An Untapped Solution to the Mental Health Crisis: Independent Practice for NPs	15
The Ongoing Importance of Peer Review	15
An Adaptation of the COPE Intervention for Adolescent Bullying Victimization Improved Mental and Physical Health Symptoms	15
Addressing the Mental Health of Nursing Students During the Pandemic: The Evaluation of a Needs Assessment by a College of Nursing Mental Health Task Force	14
Barriers and Facilitators to Breast Cancer Screening for Women With Severe Mental Illness	14
Mental Health Needs of Inpatient Psychiatric Nurses During the COVID-19 Pandemic	14
Who Do You Love? Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses’ Role in Preventing Drug Overdoses	14
Imprinted Arousal Pattern (IAP): A Transdiagnostic Clinical Reasoning for Compulsive Behaviors	12
Longitudinal Outcomes of Resilience, Quality of Life, and Community Integration in Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Two-Group Matched Controlled Trial	11
An Empowerment-Based Intervention for Chinese Immigrant Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence: Feasibility and Acceptability	11
When Diagnosis Becomes Identity: Navigating the Cultural Inflation of Psychiatric Diagnoses in Nursing Practice	11
Implementing an APRN-Led Integrated Behavioral Health Clinic in a Rural Community	11
Keeping Our Patients and Ourselves Safe: Evidence-Based Knowledge to Prevent and Manage Violence in PMH Nursing Care	11
Violet Education Bundle for Workplace Violence: A Quality Improvement Project	11
Perceptions of Undergraduate Students Portraying Simulated Participants in Mental Health Nursing Simulations	10
Assessing Tobacco Treatment Engagement in Assertive Community Treatment Programs	9
Evaluating De-Escalation Training for Direct and Indirect Employees Caring for Residents With Huntington’s Disease	9
Introducing Virtual Reality to Home-Based Primary Care Veterans With Dementia	9
Proximal Risk of Suicide-Related Behavior in Black Youth With a Parental History of Mood Disorder	9
Associations Between Adverse Childhood Experiences, Depressive Symptoms, and Nicotine Dependence Among Tobacco Users With Mental Illnesses	8
Improving Patient-Centered Care for Veterans With Treatment-Resistant Depression Using Shared Decision-Making Tools	8

Board of Directors’ Column: Novel IDEAS Moving Whole Health Forward	8
Perinatal Depression and Anxiety Among Adolescents: A Comprehensive Review of Knowledge Gaps, Perinatal Mental Health Needs, Care Preferences, Access, and Pathways to Care	8
Anger Predictors of Aggressive Behavior on an Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Unit	7
Behavioral Outcomes of Children With In-Utero Opioid Exposure Age 2-7 and Parenting Self-Efficacy	7
Updates to American Psychiatric Nurses Association: Seclusion and Restraint Position Statement and Standards of Practice	7
The Value of an Educational Intervention on Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Related to Seclusion and Restraint Use in a Psychiatric/Mental Health Setting	6
Building Momentum Toward Ending Workplace Violence: Multidisciplinary Strategies to Maximize Healthcare Safety While Mitigating Factors of Risk	6
A Systematic Review of Evidence-Based Treatments for Adolescent and Adult Sexual Assault Victims	6
Thank You to Our 2021–2022 Reviewers	6
Clinical, Quality of Life, and Health Care Utilization Outcomes of Switching the Administration Route of Antipsychotic Medications Among People With Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Revie	6
Two-Eyed Seeing and Community Sovereignty: Philosophical Extensions for the Mental Health Ambassador Model	6
Revisiting “Think. Check. Submit.”	6
The RANA Model Revisited: How a Primary Nursing Model for Professional Psychiatric Nursing Practice Has Withstood the Test of Time	6
Beyond Crisis: Enhancing Behavioral Response Through a Conceptual Framework	6
Expanding the Five Urgent Recommendations: Advancing Workplace Safety in Healthcare Settings	6
Improving Oral Nutrition Intake Through One-on-One Meal Support for Patients With Eating Disorders	6
Collaboration: A Necessary Ingredient on the Path to Care Excellence	6
Compassion Satisfaction and Burnout Are Related to Psychiatric Nurses’ Antipathy Towards Nonsuicidal Self-Injury (NSSI)	5
Self-Management in Bipolar Disorder: A Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Evidence	5
Nonpharmacologic Interventions and Seizure Frequency in Patients With Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures: An Integrative Review	5
Artificial Intelligence and Publication Ethics	5
Pharmacogenetic Testing in Patients With Depression: A Quality Improvement Project	5
Understanding Best Practices in Implementation of Behavioral Emergency Response Teams Through a Scoping Review	5
Integrating Maternal Depression Screening Into an Early Intervention Program: An Implementation Evaluation	5
PMH Nurses: Architects of Change Through Innovation	5
Embracing Emotional Pain: A Case Study of Adolescent Suicidality and Spirituality	4
Cyberbullying and Bullying Reports Among Youth in a Behavioral Health Inpatient Unit: Insights From Youth and Parent Intake Surveys	4
A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating Peer Recovery Coaches for Addiction Recovery Among Indigenous Americans	4
Causation and Burnout Among Correctional Nurses	4
JAPNA ’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement Is Adopted: Commitment to DEI Action and Measurement	4
Heart Rate Variability in Adults With Substance Use Disorder: A Comprehensive Narrative Review	4
Stress Impact and Care for COVID-19: Pilot Education and Support Course Decreases Burnout Among Nursing Students	4
Institutional Betrayal in Military and Veteran Populations: A Systematic Scoping Review	4
Connection Insights From Spirituality	4
Postpartum Depression Screening Scale: Its Availability for Use	4
COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic for Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Related Disorders: Feasibility and Acceptability	4
Thank You to Our Reviewers	3
The Imperative for Explicit Clinical Reasoning in the Era of a Living DSM	3
Important Work Starts with a Conversation: De-Weaponizing and Redefining Resiliency	3
Health Misinformation	3
A NEW LENS for Addressing Workplace Violence: Trauma Informed Care as an Approach to Management	3
Research Priorities in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Funding Availability, Recently Published Work, and Future Directions for Advancing Our Science	3
APNA Issue Statement: Addressing Workplace Violence in Today’s Environment	3
Searching About Suicide and Crisis Hotlines Online: A Temporal and Geospatial Infodemiological Analysis	3
High Depressive Symptoms, Low Family Functioning, and Low Self-Efficacy in Mothers of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder Compared to Two Control Groups	3
Pilot Study Focused on Knowledge, Attitudes, and Health Access Behaviors of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses Regarding Suicide Prevention	3
Exploring Relationships Between State-Level LGBTQ Inclusivity and BRFSS Indicators of Mental Health and Risk Behaviors: A Secondary Analysis	3
Revisiting Conflicts of Interest	3
APNA Position: Licensure, Accreditation, Certification, & Education (LACE) Recommendations	3
Pitfalls and Platforms in Workplace Violence Prevention	3

The Connection Paradigm	3
The Cumulative Influence of Perceived Discrimination, Stress, and Coping Responses on Symptoms of Depression Among Young African American Mothers	2
Saving Lives in Crisis: A Literature Review for Adolescent Crisis Response	2
Social Support Is Protective Against the Effects of Discrimination on Parental Mental Health Outcomes	2
Is Therapeutic Use of Psychedelic Medication Influenced by Bias?	2
The “Good Nurse” Narrative, Speaking Up, and the Prevention of Violence in the Workplace	2
Analysis of Ohio Advanced Practice Registered Nurses’ Rate of Prescribing Naltrexone for Patients With Alcohol Use Disorder Since Elimination of the X-Waiver	2
Saudi Arabian Nurses’ Motivations and Barriers to Employment in Inpatient Mental Health Facilities: A Qualitative Investigation	2
Investigation of Posttraumatic Stress and Depression Symptoms in Children Who Experienced the Kahramanmaraş Earthquake	2
Stress Management Interventions Among U.S. High School Adolescents: A Meta-Analysis	2
Nurse Practitioner Certification Examination Development: From Reflecting Clinical Practice to Ensuring Lifelong Learning	2
Caring for Our Community in a Changing Global Climate: The Impact of Extreme Heat Events on Morbidity and Mortality in Individuals Diagnosed With Schizophrenia	2
Climate Change is an Emerging Threat to Perinatal Mental Health	2
Development and Acceptability of Provider Training to Increase Treatment Engagement of Parents in Their Children’s Behavioral Health Care Need	2
Enhancing Canada’s National Suicide Prevention Plan: Key Recommendations	2
“KMS Culture”: When Hyperbole Masks Harm	2
Psychedelics in Psychiatry, the Nursing Influence, and the Future of Psychedelic Therapies	2
Earthquake From the Perspectives of Amputee Children and Their Parents/Caregivers: A Phenomenological Study	2
APNA Position Statement: Youth Suicide Prevention	2
Erratum to The Adaptation of the Substance Use Stigma Mechanism Scale (SU-SMS) into Turkish: A Validity and Reliability Study	2
Diversity as a Solution to Health Inequities and Disparities	2
The Effect of Peer Support on Treatment Engagement for Opioid Use Disorder	2
A Mindfulness-Based Intervention: Effects on Psychiatric Nurses Well-being and Burnout	2
The Missing Link in Behavioral Health: Defining Competencies for Crisis Response Teams	2
Thank You to Our Reviewers	2
“It’s Just Me and Nature”: A Narrative Inquiry Into Mental Health and Home Aquariums	2
APNA Position: Adoption of Screening, Brief Intervention, & Referral to Treatment	2
Developing Models of Prevention: Psychiatric Nursing and Community Violence Reduction	2
The Future is Now: Scaffolding Telemental Health Skills Across the Curriculum to Ensure PMHNP Competency	2
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses: Spread the Word!	2
The Relationship Between Trait Mindfulness and Depression Severity Among People With Schizophrenia: The Role of Perceived Public Stigma Toward Mental Illness	2
Four Years of Pandemic	1
Determining the Mental Status, Sleep Quality, and Eating Behaviors of University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study	1
Integrating Mental Health Care and Gender-Affirming Care into Primary Care in Southeast Asia: Reflections from the Philippines	1
Seclusion Rates and Workplace Violence on a Psychiatric Emergency Department Unit	1
Evaluation of Suicidal Behavior in Young Populations: Sociodemographic Factors Associated	1
“Will My Baby Be OK?” A Qualitative Analysis of Pregnant Women’s Suboxone ^® Online Forum Posts	1
Methods of Suicide Among Nurses Globally: Examination of Epidemiological and Cohort Evidence	1
Nursing Students’ Perceptions of Barriers and Facilitators in Providing Sexual Health Care to Psychiatric Patients: A Descriptive Qualitative Study	1
Current and Cumulative Stress Experiences: A Model for Arab American Young Adults	1
A Qualitative Study of Nurses’ Perceptions and Experiences in Caring for Adolescents With Self-Injurious and Suicidal Behaviors	1
Binge-Spectrum Eating Disorders, Mood, and Food Insecurity in Young Adults With Obesity	1
Self-Reported Causes of Psychological Distress Among Czech Perinatal Women	1
A Narrative Review of Strategies and Interventions to Mitigate Microaggressions as a Form of Workplace Violence	1
Lessons From the Field: Strategies for Success in Obtaining Grant Funding	1
Board of Directors’ Column: Who We Are: Trailblazers in Health Equity!	1
Storytelling: A Powerful Tool to Revive Resilience and Create Contagious Positivity in the PMH Nursing Workforce	1
Approaching the Issue of Workplace Violence: Big Ideas and Opportunities	1
Improving Access to Mental Health Care in Residents of Long-Term Care Living Facilities	1
Implementing the NCTSN Trauma-Informed Organizational Assessment (TIOA) for Improving Trauma-Informed Care in Inpatient Child Psychiatry	1
How Do Presenteeism and Family Functioning Affect the Association Between Chinese Nurses’ Job Stress and Intention to Stay?	1
The Influence of Writers on Psychiatric Mental Health Care Policy and Practice	1
Evaluating the Impact of a Modified AVADE Program on Health Care Workers’ Confidence in Managing Patient Agitation	1
Chatbot-Based Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program for University Students With Depressive Symptoms: Intervention Development and Pilot Evaluation	1
Managing the Barrage: Secondary Trauma After Media Exposure to Violence	1
Equitable Mental Health Care Is Mental Health Care for All	1
Thematic Analysis of Mental Health Nurses’ Views of Contributing Factors Fueling Workplace Violence in Psychiatric Hospitals: Insights From Unsung Soldiers	1
Preparing for the Future While Honoring the Past	1
Telehealth and Team-Based Care: Adapting the Future of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Education	1
Bridging the Gap: Canadian Healthcare Providers’ Perspectives of Harm Reduction and Substance Use Education in Hospital	1
Emergency Nurses’ Care of Psychiatric Patients	1
A Systematic Review of the Rate and Associated Factors of Depression Among Filipino Nurses	1
Promoting Nurses’ Critique of the Scholarly Literature	1
Accessible Mental Health Care Is Available, Approachable, and Affordable	1
The Effectiveness of Interventions on Improving the Mental Health Literacy of Health Care Professionals in General Hospitals: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials	1
The Effect of Positive Psychotherapy-Based Training on Stigma and Self-Efficacy in Women Receiving Infertility Treatment	1
The Association Between Proneness to Smartphone Addiction and Social Anxiety Among School Students and the Mediating Role of Social Support: A Call to Advance Jordanian Adolescents’ Mental Health	1
Facilitators of and Barriers to the Therapeutic Nurse–Patient Relationship: Perceptions From Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses	1
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Experiences of Psychiatric Professionals in Providing Care to Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth in Acute Mental Health Settings: A Mixed-Methods Study	1
SPIN-IT and Quit It: A Nurse-Driven Protocol to Improve Inpatient Interventions for Tobacco Use Disorder	1
Social Media Safety: Who Is Responsible: Teens, Parents, or Tech Corporations?	1
Responding to Escalating Behaviors on a Child Inpatient Unit: Five Elements Often Missing in De-escalation Dialogs	1
Harm Reduction as an Essential Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Skill	1