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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
WPA scientific publications in the triennium 2020‐2023	622
Detecting and managing non‐suicidal self‐damaging behaviors	358
R. Spitzer and the depathologization of homosexuality: some considerations on the 50th anniversary	306
Reappraising the variability of effects of antipsychotic medication in schizophrenia: a meta‐analysis	301
Trauma, coloniality and survivance among Indigenous peoples in the US	300
What is good acute psychiatric care (and how would you know)?	286
Evidence‐informed is not enough: digital therapeutics also need to be evidence‐based	266
A question of continuity: a self‐determination theory perspective on “third‐wave” behavioral theories and practices	262
Increased risk for COVID‐19 breakthrough infection in fully vaccinated patients with substance use disorders in the United States between December 2020 and August 2021	223
From inter‐brain connectivity to inter‐personal psychiatry	200
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	159
Rationale for and usefulness of the inclusion of gaming disorder in the ICD‐11	151
Patterns and correlates of patient‐reported helpfulness of treatment for common mental and substance use disorders in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys	150
Prevention in psychiatry: a role for epigenetics?	149
Estimating the reproducibility of psychotherapy effects in mood and anxiety disorders: the possible utility of multicenter trials	144
Cognitive behavioral therapy, process‐based approaches, and evolution in the context of physical health	141
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Achieving equality, inclusiveness, and cultural sensitivity in mental health (EDIT)	134
The “Meet the WPA Council” Panel at the 21st World Congress of Psychiatry	132
Prenatal exposure to antidepressants or antipsychotics and the risk of seizure in children	130
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	130
Implementation of the WPA Action Plan 2020‐2023	125
Scientific validation of the ICD‐11 CDDR	121
Mental health literacy for supporting children: the need for a new field of research and intervention	115
Alternatives to coercion in mental health care: WPA Position Statement and Call to Action	113

The aggregation of marginal gains: a pragmatic philosophy of clinical care in psychiatry	107
Prevention, treatment and care of substance use disorders in times of COVID‐19	104
How common is secondary psychosis? Estimates from a systematic review and meta‐analysis	100
Burnout: a case for its formal inclusion in classification systems	97
Sex differences need to be considered when treating women with psychotropic drugs	91
Functional neurological disorder: defying dualism	89
Designing and scaling up integrated youth mental health care	87
A lived experience perspective on the new World Mental Health Report	84
Augmenting trauma‐focused cognitive behavior therapy for post‐traumatic stress disorder with memory specificity training: a randomized controlled trial	82
The Hikikomori Diagnostic Evaluation (HiDE): a proposal for a structured assessment of pathological social withdrawal	79
One world, one profession: psychiatry	79
“Third‐wave” cognitive and behavioral therapies and the emergence of a process‐based approach to intervention in psychiatry	78
Outcomes in people with eating disorders: a transdiagnostic and disorder‐specific systematic review, meta‐analysis and multivariable meta‐regression analysis	76
Key considerations for clinical trials in psychopharmacology	71
Malpractice claims in psychiatry: approaches to reducing risk	71
The hypothesis of biologically based subtypes of schizophrenia: a 10‐year update	70
Education, policy and clinical care in mental health: an update on the activities of WPA Collaborating Centres	70
Metacognition in psychosis: a renewed path to understanding of core disturbances and recovery‐oriented treatment	62
Prevention in the mental health field should be implemented synergically at different levels	57
After the acute crisis – engaging people with psychosis in rehabilitation‐oriented care	54
The growing field of digital psychiatry: current evidence and the future of apps, social media, chatbots, and virtual reality	52
How the ICD‐11 and the CDDR address the public health dimensions of substance use	52
Selective outcome reporting and the effectiveness of psychotherapies for depression	50
Ongoing phase 2/3 trials of psychotropic drugs: is help finally on the way?	50
Intimate partner violence and mental health: lessons from the COVID‐19 pandemic	49
Primary challenges and practical solutions in preventive psychiatry	48
Treatment of substance use disorders in prison settings: statement by the UNODC‐WHO Informal Scientific Network, UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs	47
Clinical implications of co‐occurring prolonged grief disorder in patients with treatment‐resistant major depressive disorder	46
Global launch of the ICD‐11 Clinical Descriptions and Diagnostic Requirements (CDDR)	45
Emotion regulation and mental health: current evidence and beyond	44
WPA scientific meetings 2020‐2023	43
Meeting the challenges of the new frontier of youth mental health care	43
Internalizing psychopathology and all‐cause mortality: a comparison of transdiagnostic vs. diagnosis‐based risk prediction	43
Management of generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder in general health care settings: new WHO recommendations	42
Can a practical process‐oriented strategy prevent suicidal ideation and behavior?	42
The definition of treatment resistance in anxiety disorders: a Delphi method‐based consensus guideline	41
COVID‐19 vaccination uptake in people with severe mental illness: a UK‐based cohort study	41
Deconstructing the social determinants of mental health	41
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
ICD‐11‐related educational activities	40
Non‐specific psychopathology: a once and future concept	39
Clinical relevance of general and specific dimensions in bifactor models of psychotic disorders	36
The future of CBT and evidence‐based psychotherapies is promising	35
Adolescent mental health and supportive relationships: 21st century challenges	34
Psychiatric diagnosis and treatment in the 21st century: paradigm shifts or power shifts?	33
Full speed ahead on indicated prevention of psychosis	33
Efficacy and acceptability of pharmacological, psychosocial, and brain stimulation interventions in children and adolescents with mental disorders: an umbrella review	31
WPA Working Group on Public Mental Health: objectives and recommended actions	31
Socioeconomic inequalities in mortality associated with mental disorders: a population‐based cohort study	30
The need to bring community, policy makers and researchers to the table in prevention programs	30

Genetics for mental health clinicians: a call for a globally accessible and equitable psychiatric genetics education	30
Sensitivity of the familial high‐risk approach for the prediction of future psychosis: a total population study	28
In support of supportive psychotherapy	28
Keeping Dr. Google under control: how to prevent and manage cyberchondria	27
The Horyzons project: a randomized controlled trial of a novel online social therapy to maintain treatment effects from specialist first‐episode psychosis services	27
Clinical trials of novel psychotropic agents: some caveats	26
Another “and”: philosophy as glue	26
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Update from the WPA Secretary for Education	25
A clinically useful model of psychopathology must account for interpersonal dynamics	24
Characterizing transdiagnostic premorbid biotypes can help progress in selective prevention in psychiatry	24
A critical assessment of NICE guidelines for treatment of depression	23
Discovering informative biomarkers in psychiatry	22
Promoting healthy digital device usage: recommendations for youth and parents	22
Dispelling “pleasing myths” about the integration of ecological momentary assessment and intervention into clinical research and practice	22
Racism and mental health	22
The World Mental Health Report: transforming mental health for all	21
Excess cardiometabolic risk in children and adolescents initiating antipsychotic treatment compared to young adults: results from a nationwide cohort study	21
Evolutionary psychiatry: foundations, progress and challenges	21
The future of psychopharmacology: challenges beyond efficacy and tolerability	21
Cyberbullying: next‐generation research	20
WPA Secretariat's work during the COVID‐19 pandemic	20
Rediscovering the mental health of populations	20
A Minimum Service Package (MSP) to improve response to mental health and psychosocial needs in emergency situations	19
The need for a consensual definition of mental health	19
Treatment‐resistant depression invites persistent reflection	19
WPA educational initiatives: reaching different stakeholders in the mental health field	19
The promise of ICD‐11‐defined PTSD and complex PTSD to improve care for trauma‐exposed populations	19
Violence and schizophrenia: the role of social determinants of health and the need for early intervention	19
The efficacy of complicated grief therapy for DSM‐5‐TR prolonged grief disorder	18
WPA Scientific Sections 2020‐2023: from strengthened backbone to motor of innovation	18
Sustainable Technology for Adolescents and youth to Reduce Stress (STARS): a WHO transdiagnostic chatbot for distressed youth	18
Systems‐based approaches to mental disorders are the only game in town	18
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The curse and opportunity of heterogeneity in the pursuit of psychiatric biomarkers	17
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
The 2021‐2024 Work Plan of WPA Collaborating Centres	16
How should psychotherapy proceed when adjoined with psychedelics?	16
The WPA Action Plan 2020‐2023: an updated report	15
Incremental integration of nosological innovations is improving psychiatric diagnosis and treatment	15
The importance of listening to patient preferences when making mental health care decisions	15
Some priorities in targeting social determinants to achieve prevention of mental disorders	15
The role of gamification in digital mental health	15
Pushing forward public mental health agenda and promotion of mental health	15