OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Gender differences in empathy and clinical symptoms in chronic schizophrenia patients: a large sample study based on a Chinese Han population	90
Investigating the effect of exercise on clinical symptoms, cognitive performance, and quality of life in schizophrenia patients treated with clozapine	49
mRNA levels of HPA axis mediators in drug-naïve, first episode psychosis patients before and after antipsychotic treatment	42
Borderline personality disorder is an innate empathy anomaly: a scoping and narrative review	40
Prevalence of suicide attempt, suicide ideation and self-harm at diagnosis in adolescents with eating disorders	18
Further evidence of depressive symptomatology profile predicting treatment outcome	17
Serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor and glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor in patients with first-episode depression at different ages	16
Evolution and trends of hikikomori: a bibliometrics analysis	12
Prevalence of children’s emotional and behavioural problems and parents’ psychological distress in child and adolescent psychiatric clinic Hospital Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah	11
The relevance of anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis for psychiatrists	11
Exploring real-world prescribing patterns for maintenance treatment in bipolar disorders: a focus on antidepressants and benzodiazepines	11
Real-world demographic and clinical profiles of patients with treatment-resistant depression initiated on esketamine nasal spray	11
Dopamine partial agonists: a discrete class of antipsychotics	10
Association between heart rate variability and emotion dysregulation in adolescents with non-suicidal self-injury	10
Prevalence, demographics, and clinical characteristics of suicide attempts in first episode drug-naïve schizophrenia patients with comorbid severe depression	9
Depression and atrial fibrillation in a reciprocal liaison: a neuro-cardiac link	9
The impact of the number of electroconvulsive therapy sessions on relapse in major depressive disorder	8
Elevated C-reactive protein/albumin ratio in patients with methamphetamine use disorder	8
Unexpected improvement in nicotine consumption after low-frequency repetitive magnetic stimulation	7
Agomelatine bears promising potential in treating bipolar depression– a systematic review	6
Evaluation of serum arginine metabolic pathway markers in patients with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia	6
Effect of quetiapine on inflammation and immunity: a systematic review	6
Preparing for the next pandemic by understanding the impact of COVID-19 mitigation measures on patients with eating Disorders: observations from an inpatient setting	6
Editorial 3	6
Association of reduced cortical thickness and psychopathological symptoms in patients with first-episode drug-naïve schizophrenia	6

Episodic obsessive-compulsive disorder and bipolar spectrum disorder: new evidence from a large Italian OCD sample	5
The efficacy of metformin in counteracting olanzapine-induced hyperprolactinemia: an open-label prospective study	5
Editorial 1	5
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics related with hyperprolactinaemia in psychiatric clinical population	5
Relationship between creativity and schizophrenia: a study of patients with psychiatric disorders	5
Treatment effectiveness for comorbid anorexia nervosa and obsessive-compulsive disorder: a systematic review	5
Effects of seasonality in emergency admissions for mental disorders: two years of clinical experience	5
Evaluation of antineuronal antibodies and 8-OHdG in mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder: a case-control study	4
Health care utilisation in treatment-resistant depression: a Swedish population-based cohort study	4
Aripiprazole for the treatment of schizophrenia: Recommendations of a panel of Spanish experts on its use in clinical practice	4
Mirtazapine blood levels and antidepressant response	4
Neurobiological and psychological factors to depression	4
Which clinical factors and biochemical parameters are associated with late-life major depression?	4
Engendering misunderstanding: autism and borderline personality disorder	4
Electroconvulsive therapy in depression with twin pregnancy	4
Exploring the role of subthreshold autistic traits on body image uneasiness: a study among Italian female with eating disorders	4
Oxytocin receptor gene single nucleotide polymorphisms in patients with bipolar disorder	4
Factors associated with sick leave duration in patients suffering from major depressive disorder initiating antidepressant treatment: a real-world evidence study in Germany and Spain	4
Delirium in COVID-19 and post-liver transplant patients: an observational study	4
Effects of lockdown on emergency room admissions for psychiatric evaluation: an observational study from 4 centres in Italy	4
Assessment of compliance and relapse in patients with schizophrenia before and after the onset of COVID-19 pandemic	3
Perimenopausal depression: etiology, clinical characteristics, and the role of traditional Chinese medicine	3
Unmet needs in the diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson’s disease psychosis and dementia-related psychosis	3
Recollecting Hanns Hippius: a stimulating pioneer of psychopharmacology and neuroscience	3
Psychiatric manifestations of post-COVID-19 syndrome: the potential benefit of Silexan	3
Adult ADHD: associated medical conditions and related factors	3
The impact of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder in perfectionism	2
Assessment tools for complex post traumatic stress disorder: a systematic review	2
Effect of risperidone on serum IL-6 levels in individuals with schizophrenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	2
Editorial 4	2
Predictors of sick leave days in patients affected by major depressive disorder receiving antidepressant treatment in general practice setting in Germany	2
Features of binge eating disorder in obese or overweight individuals with stable bipolar disorder participating in a weight loss trial – a post hoc analysis	2
Effects of electroconvulsive therapy on nitrosative stress and oxidative DNA damage parameters in patients with a depressive episode	2
Editorial 4	2
Adolescents with first-episode psychosis and clinical high risk in the Province of Ferrara: an audit on the implementation of a specialised early intervention program	2
Validation of the Turkish version of the self-evaluation of negative symptoms scale (SNS)	2
Exploring the interplay between mitochondrial dysfunction, early life adversity and bipolar disorder	2
Psychotic symptoms prior or concomitant to diagnosis of multiple sclerosis: a systematic review of case reports and case series	2
Hoarding behaviour: special features and complications in real-world clinical practice	2
Quality of life in Patients with Schizophrenia-spectrum Disorder: A longitudinal study with 10 years of follow-up	2
Thank you to reviewers	2
Depressive symptoms in the entire spectrum of cognitive ageing in Greece: evidence from the Hellenic Longitudinal Investigation of Aging and Diet (HELIAD)	2
Suicide ideation and male-female differences in major depressive disorder	1
Suicidality in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder and its association with receipt of specific secondary mental healthcare treatments	1
Chronotype is associated with affective temperaments, clinical severity and worse treatment outcomes in bipolar disorders: results from a two-center, cross-sectional study	1
Brain-Derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) plasma level increases in patients with resistant schizophrenia treated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)	1
Adult separation anxiety and feelings of guilt as predictors of prolonged grief disorder	1
Correction	1
Association between Tumor Necrosis factor-Alpha(TNF-a) polymorphisms and Schizophrenia: an updated meta-analysis	1
Relations between clinical characteristics and cognitive deficits among adult patients diagnosed with major depressive disorder	1

Hospitalisation outcomes for patients with severe mental illness treated by female vs. male psychiatry residents	1
Comparable reliability and acceptability of telepsychiatry and face-to-face psychiatric assessments in the emergency room setting	1
Impact of legislative amendment on the use of seclusion and restraint in psychiatry: a French mirror-image study	1
Comparative analysis of regressive and non-regressive autism: a study of clinical patterns and environmental risk factors in Turkey	1
Long-term association of Ramadan fasting and depression score: results from MASHAD Cohort Study	1
Impact of early use of long-acting injectable antipsychotics on functional outcome in first episode psychosis: a 3-year longitudinal study	1
Effects of exercise on obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis	1
Correlation between telomere length and efficacy of oral and long-acting injectable antipsychotics on severity and cognitive impairment of schizophrenia	1
Is it possible to predict hospitalisation during intensive home treatment? A retrospective cohort study	1
Esketamine nasal spray in patients with treatment-resistant depression: the real-world experience in the French cohort early-access programme	1
Emotion regulation difficulties are associated with psychosocial functioning via trait anxiety levels in remitted bipolar disorder patients	1
Reduced ability to discriminate colours – an under-recognised feature of depressive disorders? A pilot study	1
Clinical excellence in child and adolescent psychiatry: examples from the published literature	1
Development and validation of a predictive model for readmission of major depressive disorder patients with suicide attempts	1