OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry is 4. 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
Prevalence and correlates of major depressive disorder: a systematic review	225
Fear of missing out (FOMO): overview, theoretical underpinnings, and literature review on relations with severity of negative affectivity and problematic technology use	134
The role of the microbiota-gut-brain axis in neuropsychiatric disorders	102
Factors associated with risk behaviors in adolescence: a systematic review	72
Risk factors for eating disorders: an umbrella review of published meta-analyses	66
Mental health problems among healthcare workers involved with the COVID-19 outbreak	55
How can we improve antidepressant adherence in the management of depression? A targeted review and 10 clinical recommendations	37
Domestic violence in the COVID-19 pandemic: a forensic psychiatric perspective	32
Cannabidiol for the treatment of crack-cocaine craving: an exploratory double-blind study	31
Neurobiology of COVID-19: how can the virus affect the brain?	30
Risk assessment of ayahuasca use in a religious context: self-reported risk factors and adverse effects	27
Maternal mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in the 2019 Rio Grande birth cohort	25
The pharmacological interaction of compounds in ayahuasca: a systematic review	22
Nitrous oxide as an adjunctive therapy in major depressive disorder: a randomized controlled double-blind pilot trial	21
3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)-assisted psychotherapy for victims of sexual abuse with severe post-traumatic stress disorder: an open label pilot study in Brazil	20
Partner relationship quality predicts later postpartum depression independently of the chronicity of depressive symptoms	19
Mental health interventions following COVID-19 and other coronavirus infections: a systematic review of current recommendations and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	19
Prevalence and risk factors for post-traumatic stress, anxiety, and depression in sepsis survivors after ICU discharge	19
The root of the problem: identifying major sources of stress in Brazilian medical students and developing the Medical Student Stress Factor Scale	19
Ultra-long-term lithium therapy: all-important matters and a case of successful 50-year lithium treatment	18
Generalized anxiety disorder in type 2 diabetes mellitus: prevalence and clinical characteristics	18
Web-based exercise interventions for patients with depressive and anxiety disorders: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials	17
Brazilian Psychiatric Association guidelines for the management of suicidal behavior. Part 2. Screening, intervention, and prevention	17
BDNF Val66Met polymorphism and resilience in major depressive disorder: the impact of cognitive psychotherapy	17
Melatonin use during pregnancy and lactation: A scoping review of human studies	17

Increased depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazilian mothers: a longitudinal study	16
Neurocircuit models of obsessive-compulsive disorder: limitations and future directions for research	16
Appraising the effectiveness of electrical and magnetic brain stimulation techniques in acute major depressive episodes: an umbrella review of meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials	16
Sluggish cognitive tempo is associated with autistic traits and anxiety disorder symptoms in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder	15
Improvement in borderline personality disorder symptomatology after repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex: preliminary results	15
Acceptance and commitment therapy-based behavioral intervention for insomnia: a pilot randomized controlled trial	15
The anxiolytic effect of cannabidiol depends on the nature of the trauma when patients with post-traumatic stress disorder recall their trigger event	14
An epidemiological study of childhood development in an urban setting in Brazil	14
Brazilian Psychiatric Association guidelines for the management of suicidal behavior. Part 1. Risk factors, protective factors, and assessment	14
Predictors of gaming disorder in children and adolescents: a school-based study	14
Suicide attempts in Chinese Han patients with schizophrenia: cognitive, demographic, and clinical variables	13
Obsessive-compulsive disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic	13
Increased insulin resistance due to Long COVID is associated with depressive symptoms and partly predicted by the inflammatory response during acute infection	12
Prevalence of psychiatric symptoms among refugee adolescents in Turkey: a controlled study	12
Depressive symptoms as an independent risk factor for mortality	12
Physical health in affective disorders: a narrative review of the literature	11
The future of precision medicine in opioid use disorder: inclusion of patient-important outcomes in clinical trials	11
Anger and substance abuse: a systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Prevalence of chronic insomnia in patients with obstructive sleep apnea	11
Translating science into policy: mental health challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic	11
“I don’t need any treatment” – barriers to mental health treatment in the general population of a megacity	10
Individuals with untreated psychiatric disorders and suicide in the COVID-19 era	10
Longitudinal measurement invariance of neuropsychological tests in a diverse sample from the ELSA-Brasil study	10
DRD4 genotyping may differentiate symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and sluggish cognitive tempo	10
Body image is associated with leisure-time physical activity and sedentary behavior in adolescents: data from the Brazilian National School-based Health Survey (PeNSE 2015)	10
Independent and combined associations of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption, TV viewing, and physical activity with severe depressive symptoms among 59,402 adults	9
Lowering costs for large-scale screening in psychosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of performance and value of information for speech-based psychiatric evaluation	9
Hikikomori and the COVID-19 pandemic: not leaving behind the socially withdrawn	9
Diversity matters: opportunities in the study of the genetics of psychotic disorders in low- and middle-income countries in Latin America	9
Stressful life events and hopelessness in adults: the mediating role of mentalization and emotional dysregulation	9
A review of systems biology research of anxiety disorders	9
Mild and moderate cognitive impairment and mortality among Brazilian older adults in long-term follow-up: The Bambui Health Aging Study	9
Limitations of DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for substance use disorder in adolescents: what have we learned after using these criteria for several years?	9
Eating disorders are associated with adverse obstetric and perinatal outcomes: a systematic review	9
Cannabinoid receptor gene polymorphisms and cognitive performance in patients with schizophrenia and controls	9
Treatment-resistant bipolar depression: concepts and challenges for novel interventions	9
Effect of two oral formulations of cannabidiol on responses to emotional stimuli in healthy human volunteers: pharmaceutical vehicle matters	8
Climate awareness, anxiety, and actions among youth: a qualitative study in a middle-income country	8
Efficacy and safety of Morinda officinalis oligosaccharide capsules for depressive disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Lowered serum cesium levels in schizophrenia: association with immune-inflammatory biomarkers and cognitive impairments	8
Positive psychology interventions to improve well-being and symptoms in people on the schizophrenia spectrum: a systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Effective recommendations towards healthy routines to preserve mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic	7
Poor physical fitness is associated with impaired memory, executive function, and depression in institutionalized older adults: a cross-sectional study	7
Heterogeneous trajectories in schizophrenia: insights from neurodevelopment and neuroprogression models	7
Serum tumor necrosis factor-like weak inducer of apoptosis levels are elevated in schizophrenia	7
Negative affect symptoms, anxiety sensitivity, and vasomotor symptoms during perimenopause	6
The safety and efficacy of acceptance and commitment therapy against psychotic symptomatology: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Subjective sleep parameters in prodromal Alzheimer’s disease: a case-control study	6
Tobacco dependence treatment for special populations: challenges and opportunities	6
Low-dose ketamine does not improve the speed of recovery from depression in electroconvulsive therapy: a randomized controlled trial	6

Olanzapine and quetiapine in the prevention of a new mood episode in women with bipolar disorder during the postpartum period: a retrospective cohort study	6
Cognitive-behavioral therapy in pregnant women with generalized anxiety disorder: a retrospective cohort study on therapeutic efficacy, gestational age and birth weight	6
A narrative review on invasive brain stimulation for treatment-resistant depression	5
Why do anti-amyloid beta antibodies not work? Time to reconceptualize dementia pathophysiology by incorporating astrocyte melatonergic pathway desynchronization from amyloid-beta production	5
Are there differences in oxidative stress and inflammatory processes between the autogenous and reactive subtypes of obsessive-compulsive disorder? A controlled cross-sectional study	5
Ditching candidate gene association studies: lessons from psychiatric genetics	5
COVID-19 and panic disorder: clinical considerations for the most physical of mental disorders	5
Dependence on hypnotics: a comparative study between chronic users of benzodiazepines and Z-drugs	5
Religiosity and spirituality in psychiatry residency programs: why, what, and how to teach?	5
Hallucinogens/psychedelics resurrected as new tools in psychiatric therapy	5
Does mismatch negativity have utility for NMDA receptor drug development in depression?	5
Brazilian Psychiatric Association guidelines for the management of suicidal behavior. Part 3. Suicide prevention hotlines	5
Treatment compliance and risk and protective factors for suicide ideation to completed suicide in adolescents: a systematic review	5
Translation and validation of the Structured Interview for Prodromal Syndromes (SIPS) to Portuguese	5
Efficacy of bupropion and cognitive behavioral therapy in the treatment of methamphetamine use disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis	4
The psychiatric impact of COVID-19 pandemic on sexual health	4
Underage drinking in Brazil: findings from a community household survey	4
Honeycomb: a template for reproducible psychophysiological tasks for clinic, laboratory, and home use	4
New technologies for social inclusion of people with psychosocial disabilities in the era of COVID-19 and beyond	4
Esketamine/ketamine for treatment-resistant depression	4
Convergent evidence for the antiviral effects of several FDA-approved phenothiazine antipsychotics against SARS-CoV-2 and other coronaviruses	4
Exploring the association between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and entrepreneurship	4
Patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic: do not leave delirium behind	4
The endocannabinoid system in social anxiety disorder: from pathophysiology to novel therapeutics	4
Treatment resistance in schizophrenia: a meta-analysis of prevalence and correlates	4
Investigation of second to fourth finger length ratio (2D:4D) in patients with bipolar disorder	4
What is the role of microbial infection in Alzheimer’s disease?	4
Differential impact in suicide mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil	4
The kynurenine pathway in Alzheimer's disease: a meta-analysis of central and peripheral levels	4
Stigma toward individuals with mental disorders among Brazilian psychiatrists: a latent class analysis	4
Suicide attempt, impulsivity, and exposure to trauma in college students	4
Physician suicide demographics and the COVID-19 pandemic	4
Association between poor tolerability of antidepressant treatment and brain functional activation in youth at risk for bipolar disorder	4