OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of South African Journal of Psychiatry 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
COVID-19 infection at a psychiatric hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Clinical service planning and challenges	20
Sleep quality of adult psychiatric outpatients at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital	17
Exploration of psychiatric inpatients’ experience of adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic	10
Prior trauma experiences among state patients charged with murder: A retrospective records review	8
Prevalence of neurocognitive impairments in adults with chronic pain: A cross-sectional study	8
Acknowledgement to reviewers	8
Impulsivity and psychiatric comorbidity as risk factors for suicide attempts in borderline personality disorder	8
Family functioning, psychological distress and suicidal tendencies among adolescents in Ghana	7
Descriptive study of mental health care users 12 months pre- and post-COVID-19 lockdown	6
Mothers’ psychopathology and their adult offspring’s cortisol level in a Rwandan sample	6
Healing from post-traumatic stress disorder through a synergy of science and spirituality	6
Associations of maternal alcohol and non-prescribed substance use with early child growth	6
Caregiver burden and its sociodemographic determinants in family caregivers of patients with schizophrenia attending a psychiatric tertiary hospital in South Africa	5
Exploring South African Indian men’s understanding of depression	5
Assessing HIV transmission knowledge in psychiatric patients in Johannesburg, South Africa	5
Prevalence of depressive symptoms in adolescents living with HIV in Johannesburg, South Africa	5
End-of-life care in South Africa: Important legal developments	5
The profile of long-stay patients in a psychiatric hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	5
Correlates and cascade of HIV care in patients with psychiatric disorders in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa	5
The screening trap: Why clinical interviews still matter in South African occupational mental health care	5
Neuropsychiatric symptoms in a patient with Cushing’s syndrome	5
Attitudes of Christian leaders and congregants in South Africa towards mental illness and the mentally ill	5
Clinical profile of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder in Durban, South Africa	5
From stroke to depression: The need for systematic screening for post-stroke depression	4
Positive mental health of patients at a psychiatric hospital, Gauteng province, South Africa	4

Common mental disorders amongst frontline healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study	4
Bullying and associated risk factors among adolescents in a secondary school in Lobatse, Botswana	4
A population-based survey of autistic traits in Kenyan adolescents and young adults	4
Substance use patterns in an adolescent psychiatric unit in Johannesburg, South Africa	4
Expanding mental health support: Empowering medical professionals with greater resilience	4
Views held by South African primary health care nurses on caring for people living with mental illness	4
Suicidal behaviour among patients with congestive cardiac failure in a Nigerian teaching hospital	4
Prevalence of depressive symptoms and quality of life among patients with diabetes mellitus with and without HIV infection: A South African study	4
Prevalence and determinants of burnout among South African doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic	4
Lived experiences of adolescents admitted for first-episode psychosis in South Africa	4
Neurological and neuropsychiatric manifestations in hospitalised patients with COVID-19	4
Perceptions and experiences of patients attending an opioid substitution clinic in South Africa	4
Relationship between physical activity and behaviour challenges of adolescents in South Africa	3
The effects of inpatient suicide on nurses at Weskoppies Hospital: A qualitative study	3
Routine investigations for patients with mental and behavioural disturbances	3
Predictors of depression and suicidality among children and adolescents living with HIV and AIDS	3
Effects of personality traits on mindful self-care practices of healthcare workers	3
Assessing attitudes of fourth year medical students towards psychiatry and mental illness	3
Introducing the ‘Lived Experience’ section of the South African Journal of Psychiatry	3
A call for communication, compassion and care	3
Provision of HIV services to psychiatric inpatients in Botswana: Challenges and recommendations	3
Family Psycho-Social Involvement Intervention for severe mental illness in Uganda	3
Knowledge and attitudes towards electroconvulsive therapy in an academic psychiatric department	3
An in depth review of body shaming phenomenon among adolescent: Trigger factors, psychological impact and prevention efforts	3
Research retention among people with first-episode psychosis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	2
Contraceptive use in women with mental illness in Soweto, South Africa	2
A history of depression in patients attending a chronic pain management clinic in South Africa: A retrospective chart review	2
Prevalence of depression, anxiety and burnout in medical students at the University of Namibia	2
Table of Contents Vol 28 (2022)	2
The significance of sleep quality in euthymic bipolar patients from Nigeria	2
Psychosis screening questionnaire: Exploring its factor structure among South African adults	2
Lived experience narrative: My bipolar odyssey	2
Feasibility and acceptability of a mental health stigma intervention for low-income South African caregivers: A qualitative investigation	2
Changes in cannabis use post decriminalisation in mental health care users in South Africa	2
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder stigma: The silent barrier to care	2
Correlates of high-dose antipsychotic prescription amongst outpatients with Schizophrenia in a Nigerian Hospital	2
Antipsychotics and chronic dystonia at a Botulinum Toxin clinic	2
An uncommon variant of Alzheimer’s disease: Posterior cortical atrophy	2
The prevalence and correlates of anxiety and depression amongst essential workers during the COVID-19 lockdown in Ekiti State, Nigeria	2
The magnitude and determinants of depressive symptoms amongst women in early pregnancy in Southern Nigeria: A cross-sectional study	2
Deciphering the family members’ experiences on 72-h assessment admission in rural Vhembe district public hospitals in South Africa	2
Aggressive behaviour among children and adolescents at a public outpatient psychiatric facility	2
Influence of first- and second-generation antipsychotics on anthropometric parameters of male psychiatric patients	2
Demographic and clinical correlates of depression among older adults with arthritis in Nigeria	2
Working memory and set-shifting in school-aged children classified as having attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder	2
Prevalence of anxiety and associated factors among guardians of children admitted with severe malaria at Thyolo District Hospital in Malawi	2
Differences in alcohol and cannabis use amongst substance use disorder patients with and without comorbid attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder	2
Lived experiences of adults’ non-compliance with psychiatric medication for depression	2
Systematic mapping on availability, extent and distribution of mental health research in Malawi	2
A description of COVID-19 related delusional content in admissions to an acute psychiatric unit	2

Patients’ voices from music therapy at a South African psychiatric hospital	2
The burden of insomnia among public health sector nurses in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	2
Experiences of family members of relatives admitted as state patients in a psychiatric hospital	1
Teaching transference focused psychotherapy to South African mental health practitioners	1
Trauma as a mediator of childhood adversity and mental illness in South Africa: A path analysis	1
Neurocognitive improvement in HIV-positive patients treated with dolutegravir-based regimens	1
Contraceptive use and counselling in women with mental illness: KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	1
Prescribing patterns of long-acting injectable antipsychotics in a community setting in South Africa	1
Adverse childhood experiences, personality traits and internalising disorder among adolescents in Nigeria	1
Mental health literacy among secondary school learners in Tshwane region 1: A quantitative study	1
Access and use of digital technology by patients with psychosis at a hospital in South Africa	1
COVID-19 experience of people with severe mental health conditions and families in South Africa	1
Attitudes of primary healthcare nurses towards people living with mental illness in Botswana	1
The experiences of clinical psychologists in treating traumatic stress at a tertiary psychiatric hospital in the Eastern Cape: A qualitative study	1
Descriptive outcomes for a cohort of high-frequency psychiatric service users in the Western Cape, South Africa after 10 years	1
Mental health and substance use among rehabilitation sciences students during the COVID-19 pandemic	1
Mortality rate in patients in a long-term psychiatric care facility in Johannesburg	1
The effect of structured psychoeducation on caregiver burden in carers of patients with schizophrenia in Nigeria: A 12-week follow-up investigation	1
HIV associated psychiatric comorbidity among attendees at a tertiary hospital, North-Eastern Nigeria	1
Psychometric properties of Drug Attitude Inventory among patients with schizophrenia	1
Prioritising maternal mental health and infant neurodevelopment research in Africa – A call for action amidst the backdrop of the COVID‑19 pandemic	1
The valproate prescription pattern for female mental healthcare users of reproductive age	1
Co-occurring mental and substance use disorders in South African men: A Community survey	1
A case of schizophrenia refuting mind-body dualism	1
Psychological distress among workers at a mine	1
Scheduling of methylphenidate: Preventing misuse or impeding ADHD treatment adherence?	1
Digital psychiatry in Nigeria: A scoping review	1
Qualitative study of mental health attribution, perceptions and care-seeking in Kampala, Uganda	1
Safety and effectiveness of methylphenidate ER multi-unit pellet system in ADHD patients: An open label study	1
Preparedness of final year medical students in caring for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender patients with mental illness	1
Development and validation of the Redeemer’s University Suicidality Scale	1
Trauma survivors’ perceptions and experiences of prolonged exposure for PTSD at a psychology clinic	1
Promotive factors associated with internalising symptoms amongst college students during the COVID-19 lockdown in Enugu metropolis, Nigeria	1
South Africa’s Psychiatric training capacity in 2008 and in 2018. Has training capacity improved?	1
Early deviant behaviour as a dimension trait and endophenotype in schizophrenia	1
Psychologists’ reflections on a trans and gender-diverse group at Baragwanath Hospital	1
Disability and premorbid adjustment in schizophrenia: A retrospective analysis	1
A review of recent treatments for adults living with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder	1
A case of clozapine-induced stuttering in a HIV-positive individual	1
Mental health services in Gauteng, South Africa: A proxy evaluation using pharmaceutical data	1
Factors associated with patient readmission to a specialised psychiatric hospital in the Eastern Cape	1
Antipsychotics-related hyperprolactinaemia among patients with schizophrenia in Maiduguri	1
The lifeworld of families of mental health care users in rural South Africa: A phenomenological study	1
Seasonal trends in methylphenidate use: A mirror of misuse or compliance?	1
Evaluating the efficacy of an online depression screening tool in South Africa: A pilot study	1
A psychiatrist in training encounters a traditional healer	1
Characteristics of inpatients in dialectical behaviour therapy modified for a resource-limited setting	1
Are female bipolar patients of reproductive age aware of the teratogenic risk of sodium valproate? A qualitative study	1
Food insecurity in women with mental illnesses attending a psychiatric hospital in KwaZulu-Natal	1
Validation of the Sleep Quality Questionnaire among senior students in Benin City, Nigeria	1
Table of Contents Vol 27 (2021)	1
A narrative review and model for sleep health equity in South African healthcare	1
Experience of violence, coping and support for nurses working in acute psychiatric wards	1
Complex Psychotropic Polypharmacy in Soweto-based community psychiatry clinics	1
Knowledge, confidence, and practices of clinical associates in the management of mental illness	1
From ideation to attempt: A study of suicidality and its correlates amongst patients with schizophrenia in a resource-poor country	1
Length of hospital admission, cannabis use and associated factors in patients with bipolar disorder	1
A culturally congruent approach to trauma symptoms detection in first-episode psychosis	1
Coulrophobia: An investigation of clinical features	1
Lived experience narrative: My journey with schizophrenia	1