World Psychiatry

Papers
(The median citation count of World 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
WPA scientific publications in the triennium 2020‐2023964
R. Spitzer and the depathologization of homosexuality: some considerations on the 50th anniversary654
Trauma, coloniality and survivance among Indigenous peoples in the US387
Interventions for common mental disorders tested in Cochrane reviews: an analysis of quality of evidence and efficacy369
Detecting and managing non‐suicidal self‐damaging behaviors346
Advancing global mental health through education315
Beyond symptom improvement: transdiagnostic and disorder‐specific ways to assess functional and quality of life outcomes across mental disorders in adults284
Therapist‐supported Internet‐based cognitive behaviour therapy yields similar effects as face‐to‐face therapy for psychiatric and somatic disorders: an updated systematic review and meta‐analysis268
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The aggregation of marginal gains: a pragmatic philosophy of clinical care in psychiatry228
Breaking down barriers to conversations about sexual and reproductive health225
Functional neurological disorder: defying dualism218
Mental health literacy for supporting children: the need for a new field of research and intervention214
Scientific validation of the ICD‐11 CDDR211
Potential for prediction of psychosis and bipolar disorder in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: a longitudinal register study of all people born in Finland in 1987197
Towards an integrative and personalized care across the stages of schizophrenia spectrum disorders174
How common is secondary psychosis? Estimates from a systematic review and meta‐analysis168
Real‐world comprehensive care of people living with schizophrenia: recommendations across different settings and clinical stages161
Achieving equality, inclusiveness, and cultural sensitivity in mental health (EDIT)149
Sex differences need to be considered when treating women with psychotropic drugs128
Burnout: a case for its formal inclusion in classification systems127
One world, one profession: psychiatry111
Key considerations for clinical trials in psychopharmacology102
What makes Internet‐based interventions work?102
All‐cause and cause‐specific mortality risk in individuals with eating disorders: systematic review and meta‐analysis of relative risk and aggravating or attenuating factors97
How the ICD‐11 and the CDDR address the public health dimensions of substance use94
Education, policy and clinical care in mental health: an update on the activities of WPA Collaborating Centres92
A lived experience perspective on the new World Mental Health Report91
The Hikikomori Diagnostic Evaluation (HiDE): a proposal for a structured assessment of pathological social withdrawal87
Towards a shared diagnostic process: whose diagnosis is it anyway?82
The hypothesis of biologically based subtypes of schizophrenia: a 10‐year update78
Augmenting trauma‐focused cognitive behavior therapy for post‐traumatic stress disorder with memory specificity training: a randomized controlled trial75
Ongoing phase 2/3 trials of psychotropic drugs: is help finally on the way?68
Outcomes in people with eating disorders: a transdiagnostic and disorder‐specific systematic review, meta‐analysis and multivariable meta‐regression analysis68
WPA scientific meetings 2020‐202365
Management of generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder in general health care settings: new WHO recommendations64
Promoting collaboration, harmonization and dissemination in depression research: the ECNP Depression Meta‐Network62
Shaping the future of autism care: the need for a precision medicine approach61
Emotion regulation and mental health: current evidence and beyond60
Global launch of the ICD‐11 Clinical Descriptions and Diagnostic Requirements (CDDR)57
Treatment of substance use disorders in prison settings: statement by the UNODC‐WHO Informal Scientific Network, UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs57
Can a practical process‐oriented strategy prevent suicidal ideation and behavior?54
Deconstructing the social determinants of mental health53
Social cohesion, social capital and mental health: current evidence and future research directions51
Reflections on the current status of psychiatric epidemiology and public mental health51
Recent progress in the promotion and protection of human rights of older persons47
The definition of treatment resistance in anxiety disorders: a Delphi method‐based consensus guideline46
The lived experience of mental disorders in adolescents: a bottom‐up review co‐designed, co‐conducted and co‐written by experts by experience and academics46
Psychiatric diagnosis and treatment in the 21st century: paradigm shifts or power shifts?45
Priorities and opportunities for lifestyle psychiatry: consensus from the LifePsych Society43
Non‐specific psychopathology: a once and future concept43
Sensitivity of the familial high‐risk approach for the prediction of future psychosis: a total population study42
The need to bring community, policy makers and researchers to the table in prevention programs41
Genetics for mental health clinicians: a call for a globally accessible and equitable psychiatric genetics education40
Cognitive consequences of COVID ‐19 infection: current evidence and future directions38
The art of prescribing psychotropic medications38
Treatment resistance in first‐episode psychosis36
Understanding side effects of psychotherapies: implications for clinical practice and research trials35
Adolescent mental health and supportive relationships: 21st century challenges34
Socioeconomic inequalities in mortality associated with mental disorders: a population‐based cohort study33
Charting the evolution of artificial intelligence mental health chatbots from rule‐based systems to large language models: a systematic review32
Keeping Dr. Google under control: how to prevent and manage cyberchondria31
The future of CBT and evidence‐based psychotherapies is promising29
Another “and”: philosophy as glue27
Report from the WPA Section on Military Psychiatry26
Clinical trials of novel psychotropic agents: some caveats25
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Discovering informative biomarkers in psychiatry24
Dispelling “pleasing myths” about the integration of ecological momentary assessment and intervention into clinical research and practice24
A clinically useful model of psychopathology must account for interpersonal dynamics24
The future of psychopharmacology: challenges beyond efficacy and tolerability24
Promoting healthy digital device usage: recommendations for youth and parents23
Evolutionary psychiatry: foundations, progress and challenges23
Excess cardiometabolic risk in children and adolescents initiating antipsychotic treatment compared to young adults: results from a nationwide cohort study23
The World Mental Health Report: transforming mental health for all23
A critical assessment of NICE guidelines for treatment of depression23
Treatment‐resistant depression invites persistent reflection21
WPA educational initiatives: reaching different stakeholders in the mental health field21
Prevalence of clinically significant radiological abnormalities in people with first episode psychosis21
Views of international experts on challenges to early intervention for bipolar disorder21
How can measurement‐based care improve psychotherapy processes and mental health service delivery? A synthesis of expert perspectives21
Cyberbullying: next‐generation research20
The need for a consensual definition of mental health20
The promise of ICD‐11‐defined PTSD and complex PTSD to improve care for trauma‐exposed populations20
Incidence of gynecological cancers following prolactin‐increasing antipsychotic use: a population cohort study20
Systems‐based approaches to mental disorders are the only game in town20
A Minimum Service Package (MSP) to improve response to mental health and psychosocial needs in emergency situations19
Violence and schizophrenia: the role of social determinants of health and the need for early intervention19
A longitudinal analysis of quality and longevity of mental health apps indexed in MIND , the largest database19
WPA Scientific Sections 2020‐2023: from strengthened backbone to motor of innovation18
How should psychotherapy proceed when adjoined with psychedelics?18
The changing nature of work in the 21st century as a social determinant of mental health17
The WPA Action Plan 2020‐2023: an updated report17
Pushing forward public mental health agenda and promotion of mental health16
Social inclusion in global mental health contexts: how can we do more for what matters most?16
Has the time come to stop using control groups in trials of psychosocial interventions?16
Why climate action is an opportunity multiplier for mental health16
Some priorities in targeting social determinants to achieve prevention of mental disorders16
Public health impacts of legalizing recreational cannabis use in Canada and the US15
What are the long‐term outcomes of ADHD treatment?15
Incremental integration of nosological innovations is improving psychiatric diagnosis and treatment15
Off‐label use of medications in psychiatry: the need and the caveats15
Hormone‐sensitive depression in women: a key to precision psychiatry14
Artificial intelligence and the problem of physician burnout: a double‐edged scalpel14
The role of gamification in digital mental health14
The International Consortium on Paranoia Research: an introduction14
Long‐term effects of psychotherapies for depression: an advanced meta‐analysis14
The curse and opportunity of heterogeneity in the pursuit of psychiatric biomarkers14
Borderline personality disorder: a comprehensive review of diagnosis and clinical presentation, etiology, treatment, and current controversies14
Meaning in life is a fundamental protective factor in the context of psychopathology14
Prevention, treatment and care of substance use disorders among adolescents. Statement by the UNODCWHO Informal Scientific Network, 202413
Process‐outcome effects in psychotherapy research: an umbrella systematic review and meta‐analysis13
A new WHO roadmap for mental health policy reform13
Protective and compensatory childhood experiences and their impact on adult mental health13
Breaking the glass ceiling: women's scientific participation in the 24th World Congress of Psychiatry13
New research on validity and clinical utility of ICD‐11 vs. ICD‐10 and DSM‐5 diagnostic categories13
The WPA Section on Genetics in Psychiatry: scientific progress and clinical translation13
The World Psychiatry Exchange Program: expanding the world of early career psychiatrists13
Distinct cognitive trajectories in the early course of psychosis are associated with clinical and functional outcomes longitudinally12
Ethical challenges in mental health care: moving beyond aspirations12
The dynamic paradigm of illness in psychopathology12
WPA Section on Perinatal Psychiatry and Infant Mental Health: a report on recent activities12
The emotional side of adult ADHD12
All levels of the translational spectrum must be targeted to advance psychopharmacology and improve patient outcomes12
Personality in the spotlight: activities of the WPA Section on Personality Disorders12
New developments and potential future research directions in adult ADHD12
What can complex systems theory reveal about social inclusion12
The typology of common psychiatric disorders as depicted by genetic maps: a study based on Swedish population‐based registers11
Representation and outcomes of individuals with major depression in routine care who are ineligible for randomized controlled trials: a nationwide register‐based study11
Recent advances in the conceptualization and evidence supporting the HiTOP approach11
A comprehensive vision for women's mental health11
Moving on from the illusion of prevention towards effective prevention of psychosis11
Clinical translation of expert‐endorsed cognitive rehabilitation interventions for substance use disorders11
A clinically useful conceptualization of emotion regulation grounded in functional contextualism and evolutionary theory11
What's in a name? Mental disorders, mental health conditions and psychosocial disability11
Clozapine: past, present and future11
Ten years of growth, collaboration and innovation: celebrating the WPA Early Career Psychiatrists Section11
Stigma is on the rise10
Attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder as a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases: a nationwide population‐based cohort study10
Challenges in implementing interventions to address the social determinants of mental health10
What does it take to make real‐world changes in schizophrenia care?10
Treatment‐resistant depression: definition, prevalence, detection, management, and investigational interventions10
Associations between physical diseases and subsequent mental disorders: a longitudinal study in a population‐based cohort10
Risk of all‐cause and cause‐specific mortality, and suicide attempt in people with anxiety and stress‐related disorders: a systematic review, meta‐analysis and meta‐regression analysis of 165 studies10
Real‐world effectiveness of antidepressants, antipsychotics and their combinations in the maintenance treatment of psychotic depression. Evidence from within‐subject analyses of two nationwide cohorts10
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Philosophy of psychiatry as study of paradigm changes9
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Aligning the “single law” proposal to the CRPD standard of “will and preferences”9
First evidence of a general disease (“d”) factor, a common factor underlying physical and mental illness9
Measurement‐based care: opportunities to improve global mental health care9
Patterns and innovations in the unfolding of Latin American psychiatry and mental health9
The WPA Expert International Advisory Panel for Early Intervention in Psychosis in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries: an update on recent relevant activities9
The dysconnection hypothesis of schizophrenia: a 30‐year update9
All‐cause and cause‐specific mortality in people with depression: a large‐scale systematic review and meta‐analysis of relative risk and aggravating or attenuating factors, including antidepressant tr9
Child and adolescent psychiatry: challenges, solutions, opportunities, and future directions9
Absolute and relative outcomes of psychotherapies for eight mental disorders: a systematic review and meta‐analysis9
WPA communications under reorganization9
Vulnerability to addictive behaviors: the Associational Memory‐Appetitive Systems Relations Model9
The need to focus on perfectionism in suicide assessment, treatment and prevention9
Childhood gender non‐conformity, sexual orientation and mental health problems among 18 to 89 year‐old Danes9
Report by the WPA Working Group on Developing Partnerships with Service Users and Family Carers (2020‐2023)8
The role of case formulation in the current practice of psychotherapy8
Politics and development as drivers of women's reproductive mental health8
Update on WPA Scientific Meetings8
Prevalence and predictors of sexual and physical violence during psychedelic use in a US population‐based study8
The clinical characterization of the adult patient with bipolar disorder aimed at personalization of management8
The WHO Flexible Interview for ICD‐11 (FLII‐11)8
Promoting schizophrenia research in Europe: the contribution of the European Group for Research in Schizophrenia8
Euthanasia for mental suffering in young people: a critical global perspective8
Update on implementation of WPA Action Plan 2020‐20237
Community care for people with mental illness: challenges emerging in the 2020s and consequent recommendations7
Violence in schizophrenia: triangulating the evidence on perpetration risk7
The validity, reliability and clinical utility of the Alternative DSM‐5 Model for Personality Disorders (AMPD) according to DSM‐5 revision criteria7
The WPA Scientific Sections: a global resource for education, research and care7
Substance use disorders: a comprehensive update of classification, epidemiology, neurobiology, clinical aspects, treatment and prevention7
Changing approaches to interventions for autistic adults7
Euthanasia for unbearable suffering caused by a psychiatric disorder: improving the regulatory framework7
The alliance in mental health care: conceptualization, evidence and clinical applications7
The Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual, 3rd edition (PDM‐3)7
Psychiatric diagnosis and treatment in the 21st century: paradigm shifts versus incremental integration7
Sex modifies the relationship between depression and risk for dementia: implications for targeted prevention7
From “online brains” to “online lives”: understanding the individualized impacts of Internet use across psychological, cognitive and social dimensions7
Learning health systems for community‐based mental health7
Labour market marginalization in children of persons with major psychiatric disorders: a Swedish national cohort study7
We share more attributes than we think: the crucial input of epidemiology7
Does treatment‐resistant depression need psychotherapy?6
Mortality in persons with recent primary or secondary care contacts for mental disorders in Finland6
Standards for randomized controlled trials of efficacy of psychological treatments6
Antidepressants in primary care: limited value at the first visit6
Genomics and psychiatric nosology: avoiding hype, maintaining hope6
The post‐traumatic growth approach to psychological trauma6
Bringing future thinking into focus in psychopathology6
Reframing psychiatry of intellectual developmental disorders: from margins to mainstream, from classification to care6
Metabolic side effects in persons with schizophrenia during mid‐ to long‐term treatment with antipsychotics: a network meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials6
The relationship between physical and mental health: an update from the WPA Working Group on Managing Comorbidity of Mental and Physical Health6
The burnout paradox6
Sociocultural context and intersectionality are vital to women's reproductive mental health6
Social connection as a critical factor for mental and physical health: evidence, trends, challenges, and future implications6
Advancements, challenges and future horizons in personalized psychiatry5
Improving care for mental health, neurological and substance use conditions by enhancing pre‐service education for doctors and nurses: a new WHO guide5
ADHD in adults: despite evidence sufficient to guide diagnosis and treatment, many questions remain5
Effectiveness and cost‐effectiveness of online recorded recovery narratives in improving quality of life for people with non‐psychotic mental health problems: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial5
Report from the WPA Section on Positive Psychiatry 2015‐20255
The public mental health revolution must privilege lived experience voices and create alliances with affected communities5
COVID‐19 and psychiatrists’ responsibilities: an update of the WPA position paper5
The social determinants of mental health and disorder: evidence, prevention and recommendations5
Medication use and sickness absence from work in bipolar disorder: a nationwide register‐based study5
Somatic symptoms and sensory dysregulation are central to the clinical presentation of PTSD5
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Report from the WPA Section on Suicidology: recent advances and activities5
Philosophy of psychiatry can gain greater vitality by engaging the implications of new science5
Modulating self‐referential processing through meditation and psychedelics: is scientific investigation of self‐transcendence clinically relevant?5
The PTSD Gestalt switch5
Impact of pre‐trauma recreational drug use on mental health outcomes among survivors of the Israeli Nova Festival terrorist attack5
Strengthening the global mental health workforce through collaborative education5
The new German evidence‐ and consensus‐based schizophrenia guideline5
Transforming mental health for all: a critical role for specialists5
Advancing mental health in university students: future directions in literacy and digital tools5
Algorithm‐based modular psychotherapy vs. cognitive‐behavioral therapy for patients with depression, psychiatric comorbidities and early trauma: a proof‐of‐concept randomized controlled trial5
Risk of relapse during tapering of antipsychotic medication after a first psychotic episode: association with D2 receptor affinity but not with tapering speed5
The cross‐national mental disorder vulnerability paradox5
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Trends, advances and directions in cognitive‐behavioral therapy for adolescent anxiety4
Addictive disorders through the lens of the WPA Section on Addiction Psychiatry4
The role of psychiatry in primary care: WPA Section contributions4
The promise of social recovery therapy in non‐affective psychoses4
Stanford neuromodulation therapy for treatment‐resistant depression: a randomized controlled trial confirming efficacy, and an EEG study providing in4
The lived experience of postpartum depression and psychosis in women: a bottom‐up review co‐written by experts by experience and academics4
Past, present and future of research on brain energy metabolism in bipolar disorder4
Five conceptual competences in psychiatry4
Embodied distress in reproductive psychiatry4
Sleep and circadian rhythm disturbances: plausible pathways to major mental disorders?4
Challenges and chances for mental health care in the 21st century4
Implementation of self‐binding directives: recommendations based on expert consensus and input by stakeholders in three European countries4
Harnessing civil society to promote social inclusion of people with severe mental illness4
Chronic pain and mental disorders: a frequent comorbidity requiring a new comprehensive approach4
Nurturing the next generation of clinician‐scientists in child and adolescent psychiatry: recommendations from a WPA Presidential Task Force4
A report from the WPA Working Group on Providing Mental Health Care for Migrants and Refugees4
Rethinking stigma reduction programs for people with severe mental illness4
Searching for biomarkers in the fluidity of mental ill‐health4
The efficacy, mechanisms and implementation of physical activity as an adjunctive treatment in mental disorders: a meta‐review of outcomes, neurobiology and key determinants4
No two traumas are alike, and neither are two presentations of PTSD4
WPA Working Group on Defining and Managing Autism Spectrum Disorder: spreading knowledge for the next generations of psychiatrists4
Candidate diagnostic biomarkers for neurodevelopmental disorders in children and adolescents: a systematic review4
An excitement building in the development of psychological treatments for schizophrenia4
The WPA Action Plan 2023‐20264
The impact of reproductive events on women with severe mental illness: we need more research and professional awareness4
The WPA Global Study on Psychiatric Training4
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