World Psychiatry

Papers
(The median citation count of World Psychiatry 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
WPA scientific publications in the triennium 2020‐2023904
R. Spitzer and the depathologization of homosexuality: some considerations on the 50th anniversary611
Beyond symptom improvement: transdiagnostic and disorder‐specific ways to assess functional and quality of life outcomes across mental disorders in adults570
Advancing global mental health through education370
From inter‐brain connectivity to inter‐personal psychiatry357
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‐analysis332
Evidence‐informed is not enough: digital therapeutics also need to be evidence‐based307
Patterns and correlates of patient‐reported helpfulness of treatment for common mental and substance use disorders in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys269
What is good acute psychiatric care (and how would you know)?255
Detecting and managing non‐suicidal self‐damaging behaviors251
Reappraising the variability of effects of antipsychotic medication in schizophrenia: a meta‐analysis248
Trauma, coloniality and survivance among Indigenous peoples in the US222
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Prenatal exposure to antidepressants or antipsychotics and the risk of seizure in children213
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Sex differences need to be considered when treating women with psychotropic drugs198
Scientific validation of the ICD‐11 CDDR197
Achieving equality, inclusiveness, and cultural sensitivity in mental health (EDIT)170
Burnout: a case for its formal inclusion in classification systems165
The “Meet the WPA Council” Panel at the 21st World Congress of Psychiatry162
Breaking down barriers to conversations about sexual and reproductive health153
Prevention, treatment and care of substance use disorders in times of COVID‐19151
Mental health literacy for supporting children: the need for a new field of research and intervention146
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 1987124
Functional neurological disorder: defying dualism118
The aggregation of marginal gains: a pragmatic philosophy of clinical care in psychiatry116
How common is secondary psychosis? Estimates from a systematic review and meta‐analysis107
One world, one profession: psychiatry100
Key considerations for clinical trials in psychopharmacology99
Education, policy and clinical care in mental health: an update on the activities of WPA Collaborating Centres97
The Hikikomori Diagnostic Evaluation (HiDE): a proposal for a structured assessment of pathological social withdrawal97
A lived experience perspective on the new World Mental Health Report90
How the ICD‐11 and the CDDR address the public health dimensions of substance use89
The hypothesis of biologically based subtypes of schizophrenia: a 10‐year update87
After the acute crisis – engaging people with psychosis in rehabilitation‐oriented care87
Augmenting trauma‐focused cognitive behavior therapy for post‐traumatic stress disorder with memory specificity training: a randomized controlled trial85
What makes Internet‐based interventions work?80
All‐cause and cause‐specific mortality risk in individuals with eating disorders: systematic review and meta‐analysis of relative risk and aggravating or attenuating factors76
Outcomes in people with eating disorders: a transdiagnostic and disorder‐specific systematic review, meta‐analysis and multivariable meta‐regression analysis74
Ongoing phase 2/3 trials of psychotropic drugs: is help finally on the way?67
WPA scientific meetings 2020‐202365
Reflections on the current status of psychiatric epidemiology and public mental health62
Management of generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder in general health care settings: new WHO recommendations60
Promoting collaboration, harmonization and dissemination in depression research: the ECNP Depression Meta‐Network59
Global launch of the ICD‐11 Clinical Descriptions and Diagnostic Requirements (CDDR)56
Emotion regulation and mental health: current evidence and beyond56
Shaping the future of autism care: the need for a precision medicine approach56
Treatment of substance use disorders in prison settings: statement by the UNODC‐WHO Informal Scientific Network, UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs55
Intimate partner violence and mental health: lessons from the COVID‐19 pandemic49
Deconstructing the social determinants of mental health49
The definition of treatment resistance in anxiety disorders: a Delphi method‐based consensus guideline48
The lived experience of mental disorders in adolescents: a bottom‐up review co‐designed, co‐conducted and co‐written by experts by experience and academics48
Psychiatric diagnosis and treatment in the 21st century: paradigm shifts or power shifts?47
Can a practical process‐oriented strategy prevent suicidal ideation and behavior?47
Priorities and opportunities for lifestyle psychiatry: consensus from the LifePsych Society46
Non‐specific psychopathology: a once and future concept46
Sensitivity of the familial high‐risk approach for the prediction of future psychosis: a total population study44
WPA Working Group on Public Mental Health: objectives and recommended actions43
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 directions40
The need to bring community, policy makers and researchers to the table in prevention programs40
The art of prescribing psychotropic medications39
Treatment resistance in first‐episode psychosis38
Adolescent mental health and supportive relationships: 21st century challenges37
Keeping Dr. Google under control: how to prevent and manage cyberchondria34
Understanding side effects of psychotherapies: implications for clinical practice and research trials33
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
The future of CBT and evidence‐based psychotherapies is promising31
Report from the WPA Section on Military Psychiatry30
Another “and”: philosophy as glue30
Clinical trials of novel psychotropic agents: some caveats29
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Promoting healthy digital device usage: recommendations for youth and parents27
The future of psychopharmacology: challenges beyond efficacy and tolerability26
Excess cardiometabolic risk in children and adolescents initiating antipsychotic treatment compared to young adults: results from a nationwide cohort study24
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
Discovering informative biomarkers in psychiatry24
Views of international experts on challenges to early intervention for bipolar disorder24
A critical assessment of NICE guidelines for treatment of depression23
The World Mental Health Report: transforming mental health for all23
Evolutionary psychiatry: foundations, progress and challenges23
The efficacy of complicated grief therapy for DSM‐5‐TR prolonged grief disorder22
A Minimum Service Package (MSP) to improve response to mental health and psychosocial needs in emergency situations22
Incidence of gynecological cancers following prolactin‐increasing antipsychotic use: a population cohort study22
Prevalence of clinically significant radiological abnormalities in people with first episode psychosis22
WPA educational initiatives: reaching different stakeholders in the mental health field22
Treatment‐resistant depression invites persistent reflection21
The promise of ICD‐11‐defined PTSD and complex PTSD to improve care for trauma‐exposed populations21
How can measurement‐based care improve psychotherapy processes and mental health service delivery? A synthesis of expert perspectives21
Cyberbullying: next‐generation research21
Violence and schizophrenia: the role of social determinants of health and the need for early intervention20
How should psychotherapy proceed when adjoined with psychedelics?20
The need for a consensual definition of mental health20
WPA Scientific Sections 2020‐2023: from strengthened backbone to motor of innovation20
Systems‐based approaches to mental disorders are the only game in town20
The role of gamification in digital mental health19
The changing nature of work in the 21st century as a social determinant of mental health19
The WPA Action Plan 2020‐2023: an updated report19
Incremental integration of nosological innovations is improving psychiatric diagnosis and treatment18
Some priorities in targeting social determinants to achieve prevention of mental disorders18
What are the long‐term outcomes of ADHD treatment?18
Has the time come to stop using control groups in trials of psychosocial interventions?18
The curse and opportunity of heterogeneity in the pursuit of psychiatric biomarkers18
Off‐label use of medications in psychiatry: the need and the caveats17
Pushing forward public mental health agenda and promotion of mental health17
Social inclusion in global mental health contexts: how can we do more for what matters most?17
Why climate action is an opportunity multiplier for mental health17
Meaning in life is a fundamental protective factor in the context of psychopathology16
Borderline personality disorder: a comprehensive review of diagnosis and clinical presentation, etiology, treatment, and current controversies16
Public health impacts of legalizing recreational cannabis use in Canada and the US16
WPA Section on Perinatal Psychiatry and Infant Mental Health: a report on recent activities15
Breaking the glass ceiling: women's scientific participation in the 24th World Congress of Psychiatry15
Hormone‐sensitive depression in women: a key to precision psychiatry15
The WPA Section on Genetics in Psychiatry: scientific progress and clinical translation15
The International Consortium on Paranoia Research: an introduction15
The World Psychiatry Exchange Program: expanding the world of early career psychiatrists14
Process‐outcome effects in psychotherapy research: an umbrella systematic review and meta‐analysis14
New developments and potential future research directions in adult ADHD13
The WPA Working Group on Intellectual Developmental Disorders: the need for a second paradigm shift13
Personality in the spotlight: activities of the WPA Section on Personality Disorders13
Distinct cognitive trajectories in the early course of psychosis are associated with clinical and functional outcomes longitudinally13
Prevention, treatment and care of substance use disorders among adolescents. Statement by the UNODCWHO Informal Scientific Network, 202413
What can complex systems theory reveal about social inclusion13
Ten years of growth, collaboration and innovation: celebrating the WPA Early Career Psychiatrists Section13
Ethical challenges in mental health care: moving beyond aspirations13
New research on validity and clinical utility of ICD‐11 vs. ICD‐10 and DSM‐5 diagnostic categories13
A new WHO roadmap for mental health policy reform13
All levels of the translational spectrum must be targeted to advance psychopharmacology and improve patient outcomes13
Representation and outcomes of individuals with major depression in routine care who are ineligible for randomized controlled trials: a nationwide register‐based study13
The emotional side of adult ADHD13
Protective and compensatory childhood experiences and their impact on adult mental health13
A clinically useful conceptualization of emotion regulation grounded in functional contextualism and evolutionary theory12
What's in a name? Mental disorders, mental health conditions and psychosocial disability12
Clinical translation of expert‐endorsed cognitive rehabilitation interventions for substance use disorders12
Crisis within a crisis – the fragility of acute psychiatric care delivery12
A comprehensive vision for women's mental health12
Associations between physical diseases and subsequent mental disorders: a longitudinal study in a population‐based cohort12
Implementation of the WPA Action Plan 2020‐2023: an update12
The dynamic paradigm of illness in psychopathology12
Recent advances in the conceptualization and evidence supporting the HiTOP approach12
Continuity of care and therapeutic relationships as critical elements in acute psychiatric care12
Attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder as a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases: a nationwide population‐based cohort study11
Stigma is on the rise11
No service is an island: towards an ecosystem approach to mental health service evaluation11
Treatment‐resistant depression: definition, prevalence, detection, management, and investigational interventions11
Real‐world effectiveness of antidepressants, antipsychotics and their combinations in the maintenance treatment of psychotic depression. Evidence from within‐subject analyses of two nationwide cohorts11
Clozapine: past, present and future11
Measurement‐based care: opportunities to improve global mental health care11
Challenges in implementing interventions to address the social determinants of mental health11
Philosophy of psychiatry as study of paradigm changes10
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Aligning the “single law” proposal to the CRPD standard of “will and preferences”10
The alliance construct in psychotherapies: from evolution to revolution in theory and research10
Patterns and innovations in the unfolding of Latin American psychiatry and mental health10
Childhood gender non‐conformity, sexual orientation and mental health problems among 18 to 89 year‐old Danes10
First evidence of a general disease (“d”) factor, a common factor underlying physical and mental illness10
Absolute and relative outcomes of psychotherapies for eight mental disorders: a systematic review and meta‐analysis10
WPA communications under reorganization10
Vulnerability to addictive behaviors: the Associational Memory‐Appetitive Systems Relations Model10
The WPA Expert International Advisory Panel for Early Intervention in Psychosis in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries: an update on recent relevant activities10
The need to focus on perfectionism in suicide assessment, treatment and prevention9
The clinical characterization of the adult patient with bipolar disorder aimed at personalization of management9
The WHO Flexible Interview for ICD‐11 (FLII‐11)9
Update on WPA Scientific Meetings9
The role of case formulation in the current practice of psychotherapy9
Acute psychiatric care: approaches to increasing the range of services and improving access and quality of care9
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
Euthanasia for mental suffering in young people: a critical global perspective9
Psychiatric diagnosis and treatment in the 21st century: paradigm shifts versus incremental integration9
Substance use disorders: a comprehensive update of classification, epidemiology, neurobiology, clinical aspects, treatment and prevention9
Promoting schizophrenia research in Europe: the contribution of the European Group for Research in Schizophrenia9
Report by the WPA Working Group on Developing Partnerships with Service Users and Family Carers (2020‐2023)9
Politics and development as drivers of women's reproductive mental health9
We share more attributes than we think: the crucial input of epidemiology9
DSM‐5‐TR: overview of what’s new and what’s changed9
Changing approaches to interventions for autistic adults8
Sex modifies the relationship between depression and risk for dementia: implications for targeted prevention8
The validity, reliability and clinical utility of the Alternative DSM‐5 Model for Personality Disorders (AMPD) according to DSM‐5 revision criteria8
Labour market marginalization in children of persons with major psychiatric disorders: a Swedish national cohort study8
Bringing future thinking into focus in psychopathology8
Update on implementation of WPA Action Plan 2020‐20238
Community care for people with mental illness: challenges emerging in the 2020s and consequent recommendations8
The Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual, 3rd edition (PDM‐3)8
The WPA Scientific Sections: a global resource for education, research and care8
Violence in schizophrenia: triangulating the evidence on perpetration risk8
The alliance in mental health care: conceptualization, evidence and clinical applications8
Euthanasia for unbearable suffering caused by a psychiatric disorder: improving the regulatory framework8
Learning health systems for community‐based mental health8
From “online brains” to “online lives”: understanding the individualized impacts of Internet use across psychological, cognitive and social dimensions8
Impact of pre‐trauma recreational drug use on mental health outcomes among survivors of the Israeli Nova Festival terrorist attack8
Antidepressants in primary care: limited value at the first visit7
Standards for randomized controlled trials of efficacy of psychological treatments7
The post‐traumatic growth approach to psychological trauma7
The social determinants of mental health and disorder: evidence, prevention and recommendations7
The PTSD Gestalt switch7
The public mental health revolution must privilege lived experience voices and create alliances with affected communities7
Mortality in persons with recent primary or secondary care contacts for mental disorders in Finland7
Genomics and psychiatric nosology: avoiding hype, maintaining hope7
The relationship between physical and mental health: an update from the WPA Working Group on Managing Comorbidity of Mental and Physical Health7
Social connection as a critical factor for mental and physical health: evidence, trends, challenges, and future implications7
Improving care for mental health, neurological and substance use conditions by enhancing pre‐service education for doctors and nurses: a new WHO guide7
Metabolic side effects in persons with schizophrenia during mid‐ to long‐term treatment with antipsychotics: a network meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials7
Reframing psychiatry of intellectual developmental disorders: from margins to mainstream, from classification to care7
Does treatment‐resistant depression need psychotherapy?7
Sociocultural context and intersectionality are vital to women's reproductive mental health7
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Philosophy of psychiatry can gain greater vitality by engaging the implications of new science7
COVID‐19 and psychiatrists’ responsibilities: an update of the WPA position paper6
Modulating self‐referential processing through meditation and psychedelics: is scientific investigation of self‐transcendence clinically relevant?6
Risk of relapse during tapering of antipsychotic medication after a first psychotic episode: association with D2 receptor affinity but not with tapering speed6
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 trial6
Medication use and sickness absence from work in bipolar disorder: a nationwide register‐based study6
The cross‐national mental disorder vulnerability paradox6
Report from the WPA Section on Positive Psychiatry 2015‐20256
Advancements, challenges and future horizons in personalized psychiatry6
Algorithm‐based modular psychotherapy vs. cognitive‐behavioral therapy for patients with depression, psychiatric comorbidities and early trauma: a proof‐of‐concept randomized controlled trial6
Advancing mental health in university students: future directions in literacy and digital tools6
Continuous outcome measurement in modern data‐informed psychotherapies6
The lived experience of psychosis: a bottom‐up review co‐written by experts by experience and academics6
Transforming mental health for all: a critical role for specialists5
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Subjectivity, psychosis and the science of psychiatry5
Past, present and future of research on brain energy metabolism in bipolar disorder5
Impact of displacement on mental health in war‐exposed Ukrainian adolescents: a longitudinal study5
WPA Working Group on Defining and Managing Autism Spectrum Disorder: spreading knowledge for the next generations of psychiatrists5
The WPA Global Study on Psychiatric Training5
The role of psychiatry in primary care: WPA Section contributions5
Sleep and circadian rhythm disturbances: plausible pathways to major mental disorders?5
Report from the WPA Section on Suicidology: recent advances and activities5
Challenges and chances for mental health care in the 21st century5
Searching for biomarkers in the fluidity of mental ill‐health5
Rethinking stigma reduction programs for people with severe mental illness5
Understanding depression beyond the “mind‐body” dichotomy5
Five conceptual competences in psychiatry5
Embodied distress in reproductive psychiatry5
The impact of reproductive events on women with severe mental illness: we need more research and professional awareness5
Oral and long‐acting antipsychotics for relapse prevention in schizophrenia‐spectrum disorders: a network meta‐analysis of 92 randomized trials including 22,645 participants5
ADHD in adults: despite evidence sufficient to guide diagnosis and treatment, many questions remain5
Implementation of self‐binding directives: recommendations based on expert consensus and input by stakeholders in three European countries5
The WPA Section on Preventive Psychiatry: report on 2014‐2024 activities5
Trends, advances and directions in cognitive‐behavioral therapy for adolescent anxiety5
Innovations to improve outcomes and uptake of psychotherapies for mental disorders: a state‐of‐the‐art review5
Harnessing civil society to promote social inclusion of people with severe mental illness5
WPA Working Group on Medical Students: current initiatives and future priorities5
The promise of social recovery therapy in non‐affective psychoses5
No two traumas are alike, and neither are two presentations of PTSD5
The efficacy, mechanisms and implementation of physical activity as an adjunctive treatment in mental disorders: a meta‐review of outcomes, neurobiology and key determinants5
Addictive disorders through the lens of the WPA Section on Addiction Psychiatry5
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