OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Psychology and Psychotherapy-Theory Research and Practice is 2. 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
Review of the current empirical literature on using videoconferencing to deliver individual psychotherapies to adults with mental health problems	77
The mediating role of fear of COVID‐19 in the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and depression	51
Compassionate Mind Training: An 8‐week group for the general public	33
Psychological interventions for people with Parkinson’s disease in the early 2020s: Where do we stand?	32
Self‐compassion and emotional regulation as predictors of social anxiety	28
Embodiment in online psychotherapy: A qualitative study	25
Systematic review and meta‐analysis of therapeutic alliance, engagement, and outcome in psychological therapies for psychosis	23
Fear of COVID‐19, stress and depression: A meta‐analytic test of the mediating role of anxiety	23
The interpersonal processes of non‐suicidal self‐injury: A systematic review and meta‐synthesis	21
A treatment protocol to guide the delivery of dialogical engagement with auditory hallucinations: Experience from the Talking With Voices pilot trial	21
Factor structure, internal reliability, and construct validity of the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS): A study on persons with serious mental illness living in the community	21
Compassion‐focused therapies for self‐esteem: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	19
Understanding the illness representations of young people with anxiety and depression: A qualitative study	18
Early Maladaptive Schemas and Schema Modes in clinical disorders: A systematic review	16
A second independent audit of electroconvulsive therapy in England, 2019: Usage, demographics, consent, and adherence to guidelines and legislation	16
Reductions in experiential avoidance explain changes in anxiety, depression and well‐being after a mindfulness and self‐compassion (MSC) training	16
How psychosis interrupts the lives of women and men differently: a qualitative comparison	16
How does attachment imagery for paranoia work? Cognitive fusion and beliefs about self and others mediate the impact on paranoia and anxiety	15
The psychological journey of weight gain in psychosis	14
Young adults’ dynamic relationships with their families in early psychosis: Identifying relational strengths and supporting relational agency	13
Changing to remote psychological therapy during COVID‐19: Psychological therapists' experience of the working alliance, therapeutic boundaries and work involvement	13
Family involvement in psychotherapy for depression in children and adolescents: Systematic review and meta‐analysis	13
Young people’s experience of online therapy for first‐episode psychosis: A qualitative study	13
Barriers to delivering trauma‐focused interventions for people with psychosis and post‐traumatic stress disorder: A qualitative study of health care professionals’ views	12
Internet‐based psychological therapies: A qualitative study of National Health Service commissioners and managers views	12

How social rejection expectations and depressive symptoms bi‐directionally predict each other – A cross‐lagged panel analysis	12
Empathy, compassion, and theory of mind in obsessive‐compulsive disorder	12
Exploring factors associated with personal recovery in bipolar disorder	11
Mistrust and negative self‐esteem: Two paths from attachment styles to paranoia	10
How young people experienced COVID‐19 disease containment measures in the Western Cape, South Africa: A qualitative study including the perspectives of young people, their parents, teachers and school	10
Service user and eating disorder therapist views on anorexia nervosa recovery criteria	10
Yoga complements cognitive behaviour therapy as an adjunct treatment for anxiety and depression: Qualitative findings from a mixed‐methods study	9
Early shaming experiences and psychological distress: The role of experiential avoidance and self‐compassion	9
The effectiveness of psychological interventions for anxiety in the perinatal period: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	9
Depth of experiencing and therapeutic alliance: What predicts outcome for whom in emotion‐focused therapy for trauma?	9
Loneliness and social anxiety in young adults: The moderating and mediating roles of emotion dysregulation, depression and social isolation risk	8
A novel smartphone‐based intervention targeting sleep difficulties in individuals experiencing psychosis: A feasibility and acceptability evaluation	8
Skills‐homework completion and phone coaching as predictors of therapeutic change and outcomes in completers of a DBT intensive outpatient programme	8
Managing unusual sensory experiences: A feasibility trial in an At Risk Mental States for psychosis group	8
How does attachment style affect psychosis? A systematic review of causal mechanisms and guide to future inquiry	8
A systematic review of the rates of depression in autistic children and adolescents without intellectual disability	8
Impulsiveness and suicide in male offenders: Examining the buffer roles of regulatory emotional self‐efficacy and flourishing	8
The service user experience of SlowMo therapy: A co‐produced thematic analysis of service users’ subjective experience	8
The journey of adolescent paranoia: A qualitative study with patients attending child and adolescent mental health services	7
Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) for high‐risk transgender and gender diverse (TGD) youth: A qualitative study of youth and mental health providers' perspectives on interventi	7
An evaluation of compassion‐focused therapy within adult mental health inpatient settings	7
Self‐compassion and complete perinatal mental health in women at high risk for postpartum depression: The mediating role of emotion regulation difficulties	7
Patient experiences of therapy for borderline personality disorder: Commonalities and differences between dialectical behaviour therapy and mentalization‐based therapy and relation to outcomes	7
Thinking about the next generation: The case for a mentalization‐informed approach to perinatal and intergenerational mental health	7
Acceptance and commitment therapy for psychosis: Current status, lingering questions and future directions	7
‘Like jumping off a ledge into the water’: A qualitative study of trauma‐focussed imaginal exposure for hearing voices	7
A systematic review of the relationship between momentary emotional states and nonsuicidal self‐injurious thoughts and behaviours	7
The relative benefits of nonattachment to self and self‐compassion for psychological distress and psychological well‐being for those with and without symptoms of depression	7
Using routine outcome measures as clinical process tools: Maximising the therapeutic yield in the IAPT programme when working remotely	6
The experience of cognitive behavioural therapy in depressed adolescents who are fatigued	6
The metacognitive model of rumination and depression in postpartum women	6
Findings from a randomized controlled trial of Metacognitive Reflection and Insight Therapy for people with schizophrenia: Effects on metacognition and symptoms	6
Exploring experiences of moral injury and distress among health care workers during the Covid‐19 pandemic	6
‘It’s like having a core belief that’s able to speak back to you’: Therapist accounts of dialoguing with auditory hallucinations	6
Self‐compassion and social anxiety: The mediating effect of emotion regulation strategies and the influence of depressed mood	5
Understanding treatment non‐responders: A qualitative study of depressed adolescents' experiences of ‘unsuccessful’ psychotherapy	5
Mindfulness for psychosis: Current evidence, unanswered questions and future directions	5
Establishing an optimal working relationship with patients with an antisocial personality disorder. Aspects and processes in the therapeutic alliance	5
Negative childhood events and the development of the anorexic voice: A grounded theory	5
SlowMo therapy, a new digital blended therapy for fear of harm from others: An account of therapy personalisation within a targeted intervention	5
Engagement, clinical outcomes and therapeutic process in online mindfulness for psychosis groups delivered in routine care	5
Do emotion regulation strategies mediate the attachment–paranoia association? An experimental study of repeated attachment imagery priming and stress buffering	5
Self‐ but not other‐mentalizing moderates the association between BPD symptoms and somatic complaints in community‐dwelling adolescents	5
A cognitive behavioural intervention for low self‐esteem in young people who have experienced stigma, prejudice, or discrimination: An uncontrolled acceptability and feasibility study	5
Effects of rhythmic eye movements during a virtual reality exposure paradigm for spider‐phobic patients	5
“If there is a tension about something, I can solve it”: A qualitative investigation of change processes in a trial of brief problem‐solving interventions for common adolescent mental health problems	5
Emotion dysregulation and eating disorder outcome: Prediction, change and contribution of self‐image	5
Evaluation of a new online cognitive remediation therapy (CIRCuiTS^TM) training for mental health professionals	4
Compassion‐based interventions in Asian communities: A meta‐analysis of randomised controlled trials	4
Therapeutic alliance in a cognitive rehabilitation programme for people with serious mental illness: A qualitative analysis	4

Working together: An investigation of the impact of working alliance and cohesion on group psychotherapy attendance	4
‘The last thing you feel is the self‐disgust’. The role of self‐directed disgust in men who have attempted suicide: A grounded theory study	4
Self‐forgiveness, self‐compassion and psychological health: A qualitative exploration of change during compassion focused therapy groups	4
It's not just in my head: An intersectional, social and systems‐based framework in gender and sexuality diversity	4
Acceptability of a novel suicide prevention psychological therapy for people who experience non‐affective psychosis	4
Quality of life and psychiatric distress in people with serious mental illness, the role of personal recovery	4
Changes in positive and negative voice content in cognitive‐behavioural therapy for distressing voices	4
Introducing mindfulness and compassion‐based interventions to improve verbal creativity in students of clinical and health psychology	4
A thematic analysis of barriers and facilitators to participant engagement in group exposure and response prevention therapy for obsessive–compulsive disorder	4
Trauma therapies for psychosis: A state‐of‐the‐art review	4
Case formulation—A vehicle for change? Exploring the impact of cognitive behavioural therapy formulation in first episode psychosis: A reflexive thematic analysis	4
The problem with picking: Permittance, escape and shame in problematic skin picking	4
A family perspective on parental psychosis: An interpretative phenomenological analysis study	4
Psychometric evaluation of the German version of the Brief Reflective Functioning Interview	3
Cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis: The end of the line or time for a new approach?	3
Mother and clinician experiences of a trial of a video feedback parent–infant intervention for mothers experiencing difficulties consistent with ‘personality disorder’: A qualitative interview study	3
Position paper – CFT for psychosis	3
An independent audit of electroconvulsive therapy patient information leaflets in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales	3
When therapists talk to voices: Perspectives from service‐users who experience auditory hallucinations	3
Exploring the experiences and responses of siblings living with a brother or sister with obsessive compulsive disorder	3
Cross‐cultural differences in depression between White British and South Asians: Causal attributions, stigma by association, discriminatory potential	3
Longitudinal assessments of therapeutic alliance predict work performance in vocational rehabilitation for persons with schizophrenia	3
Attachment as a predictor of dropout in mentalization‐based treatment	3
Emotion self‐stigma as a unique predictor of help‐seeking intentions: A comparative analysis of early adolescents and young adults	3
The phenomenology of auditory verbal hallucinations in bipolar disorder	3
Do recovery‐oriented messages improve self‐efficacy and positive emotions amongst people with lived experience of psychosis? Experimental investigation	3
“Cover up your arms, you’re triggering people”: A Mixed‐Methods Investigation of Shame in those who Self‐Injure	3
A life more ordinary: A peer research method qualitative study of the Feeling Safe Programme for persecutory delusions	3
Are depressed patients’ coping strategies associated with psychotherapy treatment outcomes?	3
Effectiveness of cognitive behavioural‐based interventions for adults with attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder extends beyond core symptoms: A meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials	3
Pathways from trauma to unusual perceptual experiences: Modelling the roles of insecure attachment, negative affect, emotion regulation and dissociation	3
Functional neurological disorder: A qualitative study exploring individuals' experiences of psychological services	3
An ongoing process of reconnection: A qualitative exploration of mindfulness‐based cognitive therapy for adults in remission from depression	3
Treatment experiences during a cognitive behaviour therapy group intervention targeting repetitive negative thinking: A qualitative study	3
Childhood maltreatment, dissociation and borderline personality disorder: Preliminary data on the mediational role of mentalizing in complex post‐traumatic stress disorder	3
ECTAS Response to ‘A second independent audit of electroconvulsive therapy in England, 2019: Usage, demographics, consent, and, adherence to guidelines and legislation’	3
Supporting conscious competency: Validation of the Generic Supervision Assessment Tool (GSAT)	3
Response to the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ critique of our audit of ECT usage	2
What is the frequency and nature of visual hallucinations in non‐clinical participants?	2
Refugees' and asylum seekers' experiences of individual psychological therapy: A qualitative meta‐synthesis	2
What predicts psychosocial functioning in borderline personality disorder? Investigating the association with reflective functioning	2
Caring for a friend or family member who has experienced suicidal behaviour: A systematic review and qualitative synthesis	2
Practitioners' perspectives on preparing for and delivering remote psychological support in Nepal, Perú and the United States during COVID‐19	2
Detecting anomalous experiences in the community: The Transpersonal Experiences Questionnaire (TEQ)	2
The subjective effect of antipsychotic medication on trauma‐related thoughts, emotions, and physical symptoms: A qualitative study with people who have experienced childhood trauma and psychosis	2
Effectiveness of cognitive analytic therapy for bipolar affective disorder: A co‐produced single subject cumulative treatment design with extended follow‐up (A¹/B/A²/C‐FU)	2
“Figuring out how to be normal”: Exploring how young people and parents make sense of voice‐hearing in the family context	2
What about the children? Adult mental health practitioners' experiences and views of family‐focused practice in Early Intervention Services	2
The emotional impact of self‐criticism on self‐reflection and rumination	2
Parents who experience psychosis: A qualitative exploration	2
How does early symptom change predict subsequent course of depressive symptoms during psychotherapy?	2
The relationship between shame, perfectionism and Anorexia Nervosa: A grounded theory study	2
Temporal pathways from attachment insecurity to paranoia in a heterogeneous clinical sample: An experience sampling study	2
Defining compassion: A Delphi study of compassion therapists’ experiences when introducing patients to the term ‘compassion’	2
Barriers and enablers for young people, parents and therapists undertaking behavioural activation for depression: A qualitative evaluation within a randomised controlled trial	2
Is there an association between caregiver antipathy and psychosis? A systematic review	2
Construing journeys to recovery from psychosis: A qualitative analysis of first‐person accounts	2