OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of World Psychiatry is 15. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
WPA scientific publications in the triennium 2020‐2023	638
R. Spitzer and the depathologization of homosexuality: some considerations on the 50th anniversary	487
What is good acute psychiatric care (and how would you know)?	466
Trauma, coloniality and survivance among Indigenous peoples in the US	398
Detecting and managing non‐suicidal self‐damaging behaviors	345
Advancing global mental health through education	271
Evidence‐informed is not enough: digital therapeutics also need to be evidence‐based	263
Reappraising the variability of effects of antipsychotic medication in schizophrenia: a meta‐analysis	248
From inter‐brain connectivity to inter‐personal psychiatry	233
Beyond symptom improvement: transdiagnostic and disorder‐specific ways to assess functional and quality of life outcomes across mental disorders in adults	208
Patterns and correlates of patient‐reported helpfulness of treatment for common mental and substance use disorders in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys	206
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‐analysis	190
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Prenatal exposure to antidepressants or antipsychotics and the risk of seizure in children	176
Breaking down barriers to conversations about sexual and reproductive health	175
Mental health literacy for supporting children: the need for a new field of research and intervention	173
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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 1987	163
Scientific validation of the ICD‐11 CDDR	138
Burnout: a case for its formal inclusion in classification systems	133
Prevention, treatment and care of substance use disorders in times of COVID‐19	128
Achieving equality, inclusiveness, and cultural sensitivity in mental health (EDIT)	128
Sex differences need to be considered when treating women with psychotropic drugs	122
The aggregation of marginal gains: a pragmatic philosophy of clinical care in psychiatry	122
How common is secondary psychosis? Estimates from a systematic review and meta‐analysis	119

Alternatives to coercion in mental health care: WPA Position Statement and Call to Action	114
Functional neurological disorder: defying dualism	112
Designing and scaling up integrated youth mental health care	98
The “Meet the WPA Council” Panel at the 21st World Congress of Psychiatry	97
One world, one profession: psychiatry	94
Key considerations for clinical trials in psychopharmacology	93
The Hikikomori Diagnostic Evaluation (HiDE): a proposal for a structured assessment of pathological social withdrawal	86
How the ICD‐11 and the CDDR address the public health dimensions of substance use	79
After the acute crisis – engaging people with psychosis in rehabilitation‐oriented care	77
A lived experience perspective on the new World Mental Health Report	76
Augmenting trauma‐focused cognitive behavior therapy for post‐traumatic stress disorder with memory specificity training: a randomized controlled trial	71
Outcomes in people with eating disorders: a transdiagnostic and disorder‐specific systematic review, meta‐analysis and multivariable meta‐regression analysis	71
Education, policy and clinical care in mental health: an update on the activities of WPA Collaborating Centres	71
What makes Internet‐based interventions work?	69
The hypothesis of biologically based subtypes of schizophrenia: a 10‐year update	68
Ongoing phase 2/3 trials of psychotropic drugs: is help finally on the way?	68
Treatment of substance use disorders in prison settings: statement by the UNODC‐WHO Informal Scientific Network, UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs	61
WPA scientific meetings 2020‐2023	57
Deconstructing the social determinants of mental health	56
Reflections on the current status of psychiatric epidemiology and public mental health	53
Management of generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder in general health care settings: new WHO recommendations	52
Promoting collaboration, harmonization and dissemination in depression research: the ECNP Depression Meta‐Network	51
Meeting the challenges of the new frontier of youth mental health care	50
Intimate partner violence and mental health: lessons from the COVID‐19 pandemic	49
Shaping the future of autism care: the need for a precision medicine approach	47
Can a practical process‐oriented strategy prevent suicidal ideation and behavior?	47
Emotion regulation and mental health: current evidence and beyond	46
The lived experience of mental disorders in adolescents: a bottom‐up review co‐designed, co‐conducted and co‐written by experts by experience and academics	40
The definition of treatment resistance in anxiety disorders: a Delphi method‐based consensus guideline	40
COVID‐19 vaccination uptake in people with severe mental illness: a UK‐based cohort study	40
Global launch of the ICD‐11 Clinical Descriptions and Diagnostic Requirements (CDDR)	39
Non‐specific psychopathology: a once and future concept	38
Psychiatric diagnosis and treatment in the 21st century: paradigm shifts or power shifts?	38
Socioeconomic inequalities in mortality associated with mental disorders: a population‐based cohort study	38
Keeping Dr. Google under control: how to prevent and manage cyberchondria	37
In support of supportive psychotherapy	36
Priorities and opportunities for lifestyle psychiatry: consensus from the LifePsych Society	36
Understanding side effects of psychotherapies: implications for clinical practice and research trials	36
WPA Working Group on Public Mental Health: objectives and recommended actions	35
The future of CBT and evidence‐based psychotherapies is promising	35
The need to bring community, policy makers and researchers to the table in prevention programs	35
Genetics for mental health clinicians: a call for a globally accessible and equitable psychiatric genetics education	33
Adolescent mental health and supportive relationships: 21st century challenges	33
Charting the evolution of artificial intelligence mental health chatbots from rule‐based systems to large language models: a systematic review	32
Sensitivity of the familial high‐risk approach for the prediction of future psychosis: a total population study	32
Another “and”: philosophy as glue	29
A clinically useful model of psychopathology must account for interpersonal dynamics	28
Dispelling “pleasing myths” about the integration of ecological momentary assessment and intervention into clinical research and practice	27
Report from the WPA Section on Military Psychiatry	27
A critical assessment of NICE guidelines for treatment of depression	27

Discovering informative biomarkers in psychiatry	27
The future of psychopharmacology: challenges beyond efficacy and tolerability	27
Promoting healthy digital device usage: recommendations for youth and parents	26
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Clinical trials of novel psychotropic agents: some caveats	23
Views of international experts on challenges to early intervention for bipolar disorder	23
Evolutionary psychiatry: foundations, progress and challenges	22
Excess cardiometabolic risk in children and adolescents initiating antipsychotic treatment compared to young adults: results from a nationwide cohort study	22
The efficacy of complicated grief therapy for DSM‐5‐TR prolonged grief disorder	21
The World Mental Health Report: transforming mental health for all	21
WPA educational initiatives: reaching different stakeholders in the mental health field	21
How can measurement‐based care improve psychotherapy processes and mental health service delivery? A synthesis of expert perspectives	21
The promise of ICD‐11‐defined PTSD and complex PTSD to improve care for trauma‐exposed populations	21
Incidence of gynecological cancers following prolactin‐increasing antipsychotic use: a population cohort study	19
Systems‐based approaches to mental disorders are the only game in town	19
A Minimum Service Package (MSP) to improve response to mental health and psychosocial needs in emergency situations	19
Cyberbullying: next‐generation research	19
The need for a consensual definition of mental health	19
Prevalence of clinically significant radiological abnormalities in people with first episode psychosis	19
Treatment‐resistant depression invites persistent reflection	19
Some priorities in targeting social determinants to achieve prevention of mental disorders	18
Sustainable Technology for Adolescents and youth to Reduce Stress (STARS): a WHO transdiagnostic chatbot for distressed youth	18
The curse and opportunity of heterogeneity in the pursuit of psychiatric biomarkers	18
Violence and schizophrenia: the role of social determinants of health and the need for early intervention	18
WPA Scientific Sections 2020‐2023: from strengthened backbone to motor of innovation	18
Has the time come to stop using control groups in trials of psychosocial interventions?	17
The WPA Action Plan 2020‐2023: an updated report	17
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Incremental integration of nosological innovations is improving psychiatric diagnosis and treatment	16
Meaning in life is a fundamental protective factor in the context of psychopathology	16
The changing nature of work in the 21st century as a social determinant of mental health	16
Pushing forward public mental health agenda and promotion of mental health	16
How should psychotherapy proceed when adjoined with psychedelics?	16
What are the long‐term outcomes of ADHD treatment?	16
A new WHO roadmap for mental health policy reform	15
Hormone‐sensitive depression in women: a key to precision psychiatry	15
Borderline personality disorder: a comprehensive review of diagnosis and clinical presentation, etiology, treatment, and current controversies	15
The World Psychiatry Exchange Program: expanding the world of early career psychiatrists	15
Breaking the glass ceiling: women's scientific participation in the 24th World Congress of Psychiatry	15
The role of gamification in digital mental health	15
WPA Section on Perinatal Psychiatry and Infant Mental Health: a report on recent activities	15
The International Consortium on Paranoia Research: an introduction	15