OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Psychology and Psychotherapy-Theory Research and Practice 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
What about the children? Adult mental health practitioners' experiences and views of family‐focused practice in Early Intervention Services	32
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Attachment as a predictor of dropout in mentalization‐based treatment	26
Investigating the relationship between negative symptoms and metacognitive functioning in psychosis: An individual participant data meta‐analysis	23
“All the horrible emotions have passed, I still remained, and I was safe”: A qualitative study of Lesbian and Gay people's lived experience of completing a full Dialectical Behaviour Therapy programme	22
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Sensitivity to punishment and emotional eating: The mediating role of shame and rumination	18
Self‐compassion and complete perinatal mental health in women at high risk for postpartum depression: The mediating role of emotion regulation difficulties	18
Disclosing racial trauma in psychological therapy: Exploring the experiences of racially minoritised people in the UK	18
Mindful parenting and child behaviour problems: A chain mediating role of parental and child communicating performance	18
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Findings from a randomized controlled trial of Metacognitive Reflection and Insight Therapy for people with schizophrenia: Effects on metacognition and symptoms	18
Special issue: State of the art in CBT and third‐wave therapies for psychosis	15
‘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	14
A meta‐analysis of self‐compassion and attachment in adults	13
Psychological therapies for bipolar disorder in later life: Current evidence, practice and future directions	13
The effectiveness of psychological interventions for anxiety in the perinatal period: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	13
Types and mechanisms of idiographic change during guided self‐help for anxiety	13
Pathways from childhood trauma to aberrant salience: A structural equation approach to mentalization model	12
Experiences of dialectical behaviour therapy for adolescents: A qualitative analysis	12
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Mindfulness for voices: An experimental analogue study of the effect of manipulating response style to simulated voices in a non‐clinical population	12
Distress factors of voice‐hearing in young people and social relating: Exploring a cognitive‐interpersonal voice‐hearing model	11

Compassion focused therapy for older people: Why it is needed and adaptations for clinical practice	11
Effects of rhythmic eye movements during a virtual reality exposure paradigm for spider‐phobic patients	11
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The experience of seeking and accessing help from mental health services among young people of Eastern European backgrounds: A qualitative interview study	10
Quality of life and psychiatric distress in people with serious mental illness, the role of personal recovery	9
“Cover up your arms, you’re triggering people”: A Mixed‐Methods Investigation of Shame in those who Self‐Injure	9
‘I felt like I'd lost control of everything’: An exploration of metacognition and masculinity in men experiencing suicidality	9
Associations between treatment credibility, patient expectancies, working alliance and symptom trajectory in cognitive behaviour therapy for pathological health anxiety	9
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At the mercy of myself: A thematic analysis of beliefs about losing control	8
Changes in the predictive effects of family function and depressive symptoms of suicide‐related behaviours in Chinese adolescents during COVID‐19	8
Patient experiences of therapy for borderline personality disorder: Commonalities and differences between dialectical behaviour therapy and mentalization‐based therapy and relation to outcomes	8
Position paper – CFT for psychosis	8
Issue Information	8
A brief compassion focused therapy intervention can help self‐critical parents and their children: A randomised controlled trial	8
A systematic review of the rates of depression in autistic children and adolescents without intellectual disability	8
An ongoing process of reconnection: A qualitative exploration of mindfulness‐based cognitive therapy for adults in remission from depression	8
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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	8
Response to the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ critique of our audit of ECT usage	8
The mediating effect of social network sites addiction on the relationship between childhood psychological abuse and depression in college students and the moderating effect of psychological flexibili	7
Adult stakeholders' perspectives on supporting or undermining the mental health of sexual and gender minoritised adolescents	7
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	7
Expression of Concern: Eysenck, H. J. (1988). Personality, stress and cancer: Prediction and prophylaxis. British Journal of Medical Psychology, 61(1), 57–75. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044‐834	6
Self‐forgiveness, self‐compassion and psychological health: A qualitative exploration of change during compassion focused therapy groups	6
Establishing an optimal working relationship with patients with an antisocial personality disorder. Aspects and processes in the therapeutic alliance	6
The service user experience of SlowMo therapy: A co‐produced thematic analysis of service users’ subjective experience	6
A dyadic session‐by‐session assessment of therapeutic alliance and short‐term outcome among clients with schizophrenia in comparison with clients with emotional disorders	6
Functional neurological disorder: A qualitative study exploring individuals' experiences of psychological services	6
A life more ordinary: A peer research method qualitative study of the Feeling Safe Programme for persecutory delusions	5
Effectiveness of cognitive behavioural‐based interventions for adults with attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder extends beyond core symptoms: A meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials	5
Does disorganised attachment lead to auditory hallucinations via dissociation? An experimental study with an analogue sample	5
SlowMo therapy, a new digital blended therapy for fear of harm from others: An account of therapy personalisation within a targeted intervention	5
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Generalisability of the interpersonal theory of suicide to latent profiles of young people attending treatment in a suicide prevention service	5
The assessment of pathways towards suicide in adolescent patients: A PDM‐2‐oriented approach	5
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Understanding treatment non‐responders: A qualitative study of depressed adolescents' experiences of ‘unsuccessful’ psychotherapy	5
Thinking about the next generation: The case for a mentalization‐informed approach to perinatal and intergenerational mental health	5
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Between personal and professional involvement: A qualitative interview study on insights of novice and experienced therapists in Alliance ruptures	5
A family perspective on parental psychosis: An interpretative phenomenological analysis study	5
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The effect of the alliance on social recovery outcomes and usage in a moderated online social therapy for first‐episode psychosis	5
Psychosis and help‐seeking behaviour–A systematic review of the literature	5
Social identification, identity integration and wellbeing in people who hear voices	5
‘Like walking with someone as opposed to trying to catch up to them’—Dynamics at play when clinicians and young people formulate together	5