South African Journal of Psychiatry

Papers
(The TQCC of South African Journal of Psychiatry 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
COVID-19 infection at a psychiatric hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Clinical service planning and challenges22
Sleep quality of adult psychiatric outpatients at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital21
Exploration of psychiatric inpatients’ experience of adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic13
Prevalence and predictors of high-dose antipsychotic therapy among adult psychiatric inpatients in Baghdad, Iraq10
Prior trauma experiences among state patients charged with murder: A retrospective records review9
Acknowledgement to reviewers9
Family functioning, psychological distress and suicidal tendencies among adolescents in Ghana8
Prevalence of neurocognitive impairments in adults with chronic pain: A cross-sectional study7
Mothers’ psychopathology and their adult offspring’s cortisol level in a Rwandan sample6
Associations of maternal alcohol and non-prescribed substance use with early child growth6
Impulsivity and psychiatric comorbidity as risk factors for suicide attempts in borderline personality disorder6
Validation and improvement of the mental health literacy scale to assess undergraduate nursing students in South Africa6
Descriptive study of mental health care users 12 months pre- and post-COVID-19 lockdown6
Healing from post-traumatic stress disorder through a synergy of science and spirituality6
Caregiver burden and its sociodemographic determinants in family caregivers of patients with schizophrenia attending a psychiatric tertiary hospital in South Africa5
Attitudes of Christian leaders and congregants in South Africa towards mental illness and the mentally ill5
Assessing HIV transmission knowledge in psychiatric patients in Johannesburg, South Africa5
Exploring South African Indian men’s understanding of depression5
The screening trap: Why clinical interviews still matter in South African occupational mental health care5
Prevalence of depressive symptoms in adolescents living with HIV in Johannesburg, South Africa5
The profile of long-stay patients in a psychiatric hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa5
Expanding mental health support: Empowering medical professionals with greater resilience4
Substance use patterns in an adolescent psychiatric unit in Johannesburg, South Africa4
Prevalence and determinants of burnout among South African doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic4
From stroke to depression: The need for systematic screening for post-stroke depression4
Bullying and associated risk factors among adolescents in a secondary school in Lobatse, Botswana4
Positive mental health of patients at a psychiatric hospital, Gauteng province, South Africa4
Clinical profile of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder in Durban, South Africa4
Suicidal behaviour among patients with congestive cardiac failure in a Nigerian teaching hospital3
Locally relevant, ethically urgent: Defending SASOP’s stance on transgender and non-binary youth3
The effects of inpatient suicide on nurses at Weskoppies Hospital: A qualitative study3
A call for communication, compassion and care3
Neurological and neuropsychiatric manifestations in hospitalised patients with COVID-193
Effects of personality traits on mindful self-care practices of healthcare workers3
Lived experiences of adolescents admitted for first-episode psychosis in South Africa3
Relationship between physical activity and behaviour challenges of adolescents in South Africa3
Clinical and psychological changes associated with music listening in haemodialysis patients: A prospective study3
Views held by South African primary health care nurses on caring for people living with mental illness3
Family Psycho-Social Involvement Intervention for severe mental illness in Uganda3
Perceptions and experiences of patients attending an opioid substitution clinic in South Africa3
Assessing attitudes of fourth year medical students towards psychiatry and mental illness3
Provision of HIV services to psychiatric inpatients in Botswana: Challenges and recommendations3
Demographic and clinical correlates of depression among older adults with arthritis in Nigeria2
Table of Contents Vol 31 (2025)2
Predictors of depression and suicidality among children and adolescents living with HIV and AIDS2
Patients’ voices from music therapy at a South African psychiatric hospital2
Aggressive behaviour among children and adolescents at a public outpatient psychiatric facility2
Prevalence of anxiety and associated factors among guardians of children admitted with severe malaria at Thyolo District Hospital in Malawi2
Disability and premorbid adjustment in schizophrenia: A retrospective analysis2
The magnitude and determinants of depressive symptoms amongst women in early pregnancy in Southern Nigeria: A cross-sectional study2
Insomnia among vocational college students in China: Status and influencing factors2
Psychosis screening questionnaire: Exploring its factor structure among South African adults2
Lived experience narrative: My bipolar odyssey2
Research retention among people with first-episode psychosis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa2
Contraceptive use in women with mental illness in Soweto, South Africa2
Knowledge and attitudes towards electroconvulsive therapy in an academic psychiatric department2
Routine investigations for patients with mental and behavioural disturbances2
An in depth review of body shaming phenomenon among adolescent: Trigger factors, psychological impact and prevention efforts2
Experiences of family members of relatives admitted as state patients in a psychiatric hospital2
Lived experiences of adults’ non-compliance with psychiatric medication for depression2
An uncommon variant of Alzheimer’s disease: Posterior cortical atrophy2
Deciphering the family members’ experiences on 72-h assessment admission in rural Vhembe district public hospitals in South Africa2
Prevalence of depression and association with quality-of-life among oncology patients at Princess Marina Hospital, Botswana: A cross-sectional study2
Prevalence of burnout and contributing factors among physicians in Burundi: A cross-sectional study2
The burden of insomnia among public health sector nurses in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa2
Introducing the ‘Lived Experience’ section of the South African Journal of Psychiatry2
Changes in cannabis use post decriminalisation in mental health care users in South Africa2
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder stigma: The silent barrier to care2
Antipsychotics and chronic dystonia at a Botulinum Toxin clinic2
Systematic mapping on availability, extent and distribution of mental health research in Malawi2
Table of Contents Vol 28 (2022)2
A case report: Neuroimaging in an atypical presentation of Parkinson’s disease2
A description of COVID-19 related delusional content in admissions to an acute psychiatric unit2
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