OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Archives of Womens Mental Health is 5. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Risk for trauma-related distress following difficult childbirth: Trajectories of traumatic intrusions across 2 years postpartum	61
Dysphoric milk ejection reflex: prevalence and associations with self-reported mental health history	59
Sex comparisons on the beneficial effects of an early intervention program in a patients’ cohort with first episode psychosis: what effectiveness in women?	45
Correction to: Internet-based interdisciplinary therapeutic group (Grupo Interdisciplinar Online, GIO) for perinatal anxiety and depression—a randomized pilot study during COVID-19	40
Gender differences and risk of readmission in hospitalizations with a diagnosis of psychotic spectrum disorders	36
The effect of Feminist Therapy-Based Group Counseling program on women’s psychological empowerment and internalized sexism	34
Depressive symptoms during pregnancy and after birth in women living in Sweden who received treatments for fear of birth	32
Exercise and yoga during pregnancy and their impact on depression: a systematic literature review	30
Protecting mothers: the overlooked urgency of perinatal suicide risk	28
The risk of depressive and anxiety symptoms in women with premature ovarian insufficiency: a systematic review and meta-analysis	28
Neuropsychological performance in women at risk of postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis	28
Technology-facilitated sexual harassment and mental health symptoms among young-adult female student sample in Bangladesh	27
Cognitive household labor: gender disparities and consequences for maternal mental health and wellbeing	26
Mediating effect of menopausal symptoms between the lifestyle and depressive symptoms	25
Reproductive psychiatric advance directives: promoting autonomy for perinatal people with serious mental illness diagnoses	25
Prevalence of common mental disorders in southern Brazilian women: a comparison of two population-based studies (2003 vs. 2015)	24
Prevalence and correlates of depression among pregnant adolescents in primary maternal care in Nigeria	24
Consistency of antenatal contraceptive plan and postpartum fulfillment in patients with opioid use disorder	24
The association of unplanned pregnancy with perinatal depression: a longitudinal cohort study	24
The factor structure of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale among perinatal high-risk and community samples in London	24
Maternal deaths by suicide in Queensland, Australia, 2004–2017: an analysis of maternal demographic, psychosocial and clinical characteristics	23
Childhood trauma and fear of childbirth: findings from a birth cohort study	23
Effects of jazz dance and concurrent training on psychological variables in menopausal women: A randomized controlled trial	22
Denial of reproductive potential: a predictor of unperceived pregnancy in an Austrian neonaticide sample	21
The criminalization of women with postpartum psychosis: “a call for action” for judicial change	21

Research on the self-efficacy and resilience of female graduate students in the era of artificial intelligence: analysis of the mechanism of mobile phone dependence, anxiety and mentoring relationship	20
Pre-pregnancy sleep duration and postpartum depression: a multicenter study in Japan	20
Association between gestational hypnotic benzodiazepine receptor agonists exposure and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis	19
A longitudinal investigation of the influence of psychological factors on nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy	19
Social isolation and postnatal bonding disorder in Japan: the Tohoku Medical Megabank Project Birth and Three-Generation Cohort Study	19
Oestrogens and Mental Health	19
Resilience: a mediator of the negative effects of pandemic-related stress on women’s mental health in the USA	18
Maternal trauma but not perinatal depression predicts infant-parent attachment	16
A case–control study of filicide/infanticide in 90 mothers	15
Parental postpartum depression among medical residents	15
The importance of high-quality partner support for reducing stress during pregnancy and postpartum bonding impairments	14
Symptom fluctuation over the menstrual cycle in anxiety disorders, PTSD, and OCD: a systematic review	14
Trauma exposure and stress-related disorders in a large, urban, predominantly African-American, female sample	14
Ethnic identity and barriers for using mental health services among Arab-Bedouin women coping with emotional distresses	13
The effects of IPV and mental health symptoms on HPA axis functioning during early pregnancy	13
Personality and gender prototypes for predicting health: a multilevel and cluster analysis	13
Correction to: Research on the selfefficacy and resilience of female graduate students in the era of artificial intelligence: analysis of the mechanism of mobile phone dependence, anxiety and mentorin	13
Effect of prenatal online interventions on postpartum depressive symptoms and well-being: a systematic review and meta-analysis	13
Chemical submission and GHB: what we continue to ignore?	13
Mindfulness intervention effect on endometriosis-related pain dimensions and its mediator role on stress and vitality: a path analysis approach	13
Alcohol use disorder as a risk factor for violent offending and reoffending in delinquent women with substance use disorders	12
Emotion regulation during pregnancy: a call to action for increased research, screening, and intervention	12
Rate of polycystic ovary syndrome in mental health disorders: a systematic review	12
Novel report on congenital talipes equinovarus (CTEV) following olanzapine exposure during pregnancy: case report and short review	12
Correction to: Predicting first time depression onset in pregnancy: applying machine learning methods to patient-reported data	12
The prevalence of traumatic exposure in women with premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD): a systematic review	12
The impact of prenatal smoking on postpartum depression: a systematic review	12
Association of intimate partner violence with offspring growth in 32 low- and middle-income countries: a population-based cross-sectional study	12
Incidence of postpartum depression in low-income cannabis users with and without a history of depression	12
Changes to women’s childbirth plans during the COVID-19 pandemic and posttraumatic stress symptoms: a cross-national study	11
Female genital self-image and body appreciation in Turkish women: a mixed methods study	11
#Zuranolone: How TikTokers Perceive the First Available Oral Medication for Postpartum Depression	11
A retrospective descriptive study of male perpetrators of intimate partner violence referred by judicial authorities: an example from Turkey	11
Women with more severe premenstrual syndrome have an enhanced anticipatory reward processing: a magnetoencephalography study	11
Postpartum loneliness predicts future depressive symptoms: a nationwide Japanese longitudinal study	11
Anxiety and depression among reproductive-aged women in Bangladesh: burden, determinants, and care-seeking practices based on a nationally representative demographic and health survey	11
Uptake of USPSTF recommendation to refer pregnant individuals for therapy or counseling to prevent perinatal depression	10
Attention control in the peripartum period: a longitudinal study	10
Editorial: Women and the Pandemic	10
Cognitive processing of emotional information during menstrual phases in women with and without postpartum depression: differential sensitivity to changes in gonadal steroids	10
Patient-clinician communication amongst black perinatal people: a systematic review	10
Women’s experiences of specialist perinatal mental health services: a qualitative evidence synthesis	10
A population-based follow-up study shows high psychosis risk in women with PCOS	10
Quality of life and the associated factors among postmenopausal women during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study	9
Perceived stress during the prenatal period: assessing measurement invariance of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) across cultures and birth parity	9
Age at menarche and depression: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Gender differences in screening self-reported psychotic symptoms in a first help-seeking population	9
Exposure to psychotropic drugs before and during pregnancy: what has changed over the last two decades?	9
Anxiety and neural correlates of attention and self-regulation in pregnancy: a resting-state EEG study	8
C-Reactive protein concentrations in reproductive-aged women with major mood disorders	8

The impact of severe mental disorders on mother-infant interaction: a systematic review	8
Coping strategies mediate the associations between COVID-19 experiences and mental health outcomes in pregnancy	8
Longitudinal associations between prenatal internalizing symptoms and mindfulness traits with postnatal bonding difficulties	8
Switching pattern and dose adjustment of antidepressants before and during pregnancy	8
Assisted reproductive technologies could be associated with higher risk of parenting difficulties in women with postpartum major depression	7
Refugee women and perinatal mental health: the experience of war	7
Identifying distinct subtypes of mother-to-infant bonding using latent profile analysis in a nationwide Japanese study	7
The impact of maternal depression and anxiety on well-baby visit attendance: a retrospective cohort study of 6,699 PRAMS participants from 2016–2021	7
Perinatal mental health and pregnancy-associated mortality: opportunities for change	7
Role of women empowerment on mental health problems and care-seeking behavior among married women in Nepal: secondary analysis of nationally representative data	7
Can mat Pilates and belly dance be effective in improving body image, self-esteem, and sexual function in patients undergoing hormonal treatment for breast cancer? A randomized clinical trial	7
Impact of parental status on US medical student specialty selection	7
Maternal alexithymia and caregiving behavior: the role of executive functioning - A FinnBrain Birth Cohort study	7
Postpartum psychosis: a public involvement perspective across three continents	7
Body dissatisfaction and disordered eating in the perinatal period: an underrecognized high-risk timeframe and the opportunity to intervene	7
Affective well-being of Chinese urban postpartum women: predictive effect of spousal support and maternal role adaptation	6
The literature on puerperal and menstrual psychoses	6
Development and validation across trimester of the Prenatal Eating Behaviors Screening tool	6
Associations between maternal psychological distress and mother-infant bonding: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Consensus recommendations for the assessment and treatment of perinatal obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD): A Delphi study	6
Women’s experiences of care and treatment preferences for perinatal depression: a systematic review	6
Are midwives trained to recognise perinatal depression symptoms? Results of MAMA (MAternal Mood Assessment) cross-sectional survey in Italy	6
The ambulatory treatment of postpartum psychosis in Israel	6
Common mental disorders in Brazilian female shift workers: prevalence and associated factors	6
Socio-demographic determinants of intimate partner violence in Angola: a cross-sectional study of nationally representative survey data	6
Mental health issues following sexual assault among the flood-affected women of Pakistan	6
Comparison of male and female non-refugee immigrants with psychosis: clinical, sociodemographic, and migration-related differences and impact on stress	6
Event-related potentials and behavioral correlates of emotional recognition memory in late pregnancy	6
Peripartum dissociation, sense of control, postpartum posttraumatic stress disorder and emotional adjustment to motherhood in adult survivors of childhood maltreatment	5
Being underweight, academic performance and cognitive control in undergraduate women	5
Effects of melatonin intake on depression and anxiety in postmenopausal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials	5
Exploring the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effects of a nurse delivered mhealth intervention for women living with HIV in South India: a pilot randomized controlled trial	5
Young mothers and eHealth: a scoping review	5
Premenstrual exacerbation of mental health disorders: a systematic review of prospective studies	5
The effect of bright light therapy on sleep in pregnant women with major depressive disorder– a randomized controlled trial	5
The microbiota-gut-brain axis and perceived stress in the perinatal period	5
Endorsement of a single-item measure of sleep disturbance during pregnancy and risk for postpartum depression: a retrospective cohort study	5
Depression screening may not capture significant sources of prenatal stress for Black women	5
Fortieth anniversary of the International Marcé Society for Perinatal Mental Health: innovations in research, policy, and clinical care	5
News media representations of women who kill their newly born children	5
The sexual and reproductive health of women with mental illness: a primary care registry study	5
Impact of work hours on sleep quality: a non-linear and gendered disparity	5
Effect of maternal adverse childhood experiences (ACE) and cannabis use on pregnancy outcomes	5
Effect of transdermal testosterone therapy on mood and cognitive symptoms in peri- and postmenopausal women: a pilot study	5
Maternal prenatal attachment during the COVID-19 pandemic: exploring the roles of pregnancy-related anxiety, risk perception, and well-being	5
Job satisfaction and well-being among college-educated Bedouin Arab and ultra-Orthodox women in the Israeli workforce: the roles of individual, familial, communal, and organizational resources	5
Examining the changes in women's lives after the hysterectomy operation: Experiences of women from Turkey	5
Correction to: Changing intergenerational patterns of emotional dysregulation in families with perinatal borderline personality disorder	5
Vitamin D levels and anxiety symptomatology in pregnancy and the postpartum	5
Structural links from trait emotional intelligence to life satisfaction and depressive symptoms in women with breast cancer: post-traumatic responses as mediators	5
Correction to: The impact of mental health and psychological stressors on menstrual cycle modulation: exploring the influence of age and hormonal contraceptives	5