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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
WPA scientific publications in the triennium 2020‐2023	694
R. Spitzer and the depathologization of homosexuality: some considerations on the 50th anniversary	495
What is good acute psychiatric care (and how would you know)?	489
Trauma, coloniality and survivance among Indigenous peoples in the US	407
Advancing global mental health through education	351
Evidence‐informed is not enough: digital therapeutics also need to be evidence‐based	287
Detecting and managing non‐suicidal self‐damaging behaviors	281
Patterns and correlates of patient‐reported helpfulness of treatment for common mental and substance use disorders in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys	258
Beyond symptom improvement: transdiagnostic and disorder‐specific ways to assess functional and quality of life outcomes across mental disorders in adults	252
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	218
From inter‐brain connectivity to inter‐personal psychiatry	215
Reappraising the variability of effects of antipsychotic medication in schizophrenia: a meta‐analysis	203
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Prenatal exposure to antidepressants or antipsychotics and the risk of seizure in children	180
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Breaking down barriers to conversations about sexual and reproductive health	179
Mental health literacy for supporting children: the need for a new field of research and intervention	178
The “Meet the WPA Council” Panel at the 21st World Congress of Psychiatry	173
Achieving equality, inclusiveness, and cultural sensitivity in mental health (EDIT)	143
Sex differences need to be considered when treating women with psychotropic drugs	139
How common is secondary psychosis? Estimates from a systematic review and meta‐analysis	139
Burnout: a case for its formal inclusion in classification systems	135
Prevention, treatment and care of substance use disorders in times of COVID‐19	133
Scientific validation of the ICD‐11 CDDR	132
The aggregation of marginal gains: a pragmatic philosophy of clinical care in psychiatry	126

Alternatives to coercion in mental health care: WPA Position Statement and Call to Action	121
Functional neurological disorder: defying dualism	114
Designing and scaling up integrated youth mental health care	102
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	98
One world, one profession: psychiatry	96
Key considerations for clinical trials in psychopharmacology	94
How the ICD‐11 and the CDDR address the public health dimensions of substance use	87
After the acute crisis – engaging people with psychosis in rehabilitation‐oriented care	83
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	78
A lived experience perspective on the new World Mental Health Report	76
Education, policy and clinical care in mental health: an update on the activities of WPA Collaborating Centres	75
The hypothesis of biologically based subtypes of schizophrenia: a 10‐year update	74
What makes Internet‐based interventions work?	73
Outcomes in people with eating disorders: a transdiagnostic and disorder‐specific systematic review, meta‐analysis and multivariable meta‐regression analysis	72
Ongoing phase 2/3 trials of psychotropic drugs: is help finally on the way?	71
Treatment of substance use disorders in prison settings: statement by the UNODC‐WHO Informal Scientific Network, UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs	69
WPA scientific meetings 2020‐2023	65
Management of generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder in general health care settings: new WHO recommendations	60
Reflections on the current status of psychiatric epidemiology and public mental health	60
Promoting collaboration, harmonization and dissemination in depression research: the ECNP Depression Meta‐Network	57
Meeting the challenges of the new frontier of youth mental health care	55
Intimate partner violence and mental health: lessons from the COVID‐19 pandemic	52
COVID‐19 vaccination uptake in people with severe mental illness: a UK‐based cohort study	51
Deconstructing the social determinants of mental health	47
Global launch of the ICD‐11 Clinical Descriptions and Diagnostic Requirements (CDDR)	47
Can a practical process‐oriented strategy prevent suicidal ideation and behavior?	47
Emotion regulation and mental health: current evidence and beyond	43
Shaping the future of autism care: the need for a precision medicine approach	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	41
The definition of treatment resistance in anxiety disorders: a Delphi method‐based consensus guideline	41
Psychiatric diagnosis and treatment in the 21st century: paradigm shifts or power shifts?	40
Priorities and opportunities for lifestyle psychiatry: consensus from the LifePsych Society	40
Understanding side effects of psychotherapies: implications for clinical practice and research trials	39
WPA Working Group on Public Mental Health: objectives and recommended actions	38
The future of CBT and evidence‐based psychotherapies is promising	38
In support of supportive psychotherapy	37
Charting the evolution of artificial intelligence mental health chatbots from rule‐based systems to large language models: a systematic review	37
Genetics for mental health clinicians: a call for a globally accessible and equitable psychiatric genetics education	36
The need to bring community, policy makers and researchers to the table in prevention programs	36
Socioeconomic inequalities in mortality associated with mental disorders: a population‐based cohort study	35
Keeping Dr. Google under control: how to prevent and manage cyberchondria	35
Adolescent mental health and supportive relationships: 21st century challenges	35
Sensitivity of the familial high‐risk approach for the prediction of future psychosis: a total population study	35
Non‐specific psychopathology: a once and future concept	33
Another “and”: philosophy as glue	31
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Report from the WPA Section on Military Psychiatry	30
The future of psychopharmacology: challenges beyond efficacy and tolerability	29
A critical assessment of NICE guidelines for treatment of depression	29

Dispelling “pleasing myths” about the integration of ecological momentary assessment and intervention into clinical research and practice	28
Views of international experts on challenges to early intervention for bipolar disorder	27
Clinical trials of novel psychotropic agents: some caveats	27
Promoting healthy digital device usage: recommendations for youth and parents	26
The World Mental Health Report: transforming mental health for all	25
Discovering informative biomarkers in psychiatry	24
A clinically useful model of psychopathology must account for interpersonal dynamics	23
WPA educational initiatives: reaching different stakeholders in the mental health field	22
Excess cardiometabolic risk in children and adolescents initiating antipsychotic treatment compared to young adults: results from a nationwide cohort study	22
The promise of ICD‐11‐defined PTSD and complex PTSD to improve care for trauma‐exposed populations	22
Evolutionary psychiatry: foundations, progress and challenges	22
Incidence of gynecological cancers following prolactin‐increasing antipsychotic use: a population cohort study	21
How can measurement‐based care improve psychotherapy processes and mental health service delivery? A synthesis of expert perspectives	21
Prevalence of clinically significant radiological abnormalities in people with first episode psychosis	21
Violence and schizophrenia: the role of social determinants of health and the need for early intervention	20
A Minimum Service Package (MSP) to improve response to mental health and psychosocial needs in emergency situations	20
The need for a consensual definition of mental health	20
Systems‐based approaches to mental disorders are the only game in town	20
Sustainable Technology for Adolescents and youth to Reduce Stress (STARS): a WHO transdiagnostic chatbot for distressed youth	20
Treatment‐resistant depression invites persistent reflection	19
WPA Scientific Sections 2020‐2023: from strengthened backbone to motor of innovation	19
Cyberbullying: next‐generation research	19
The efficacy of complicated grief therapy for DSM‐5‐TR prolonged grief disorder	19
Has the time come to stop using control groups in trials of psychosocial interventions?	18
Some priorities in targeting social determinants to achieve prevention of mental disorders	18
The WPA Action Plan 2020‐2023: an updated report	18
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How should psychotherapy proceed when adjoined with psychedelics?	17
Meaning in life is a fundamental protective factor in the context of psychopathology	17
What are the long‐term outcomes of ADHD treatment?	17
The changing nature of work in the 21st century as a social determinant of mental health	17
Incremental integration of nosological innovations is improving psychiatric diagnosis and treatment	17
The role of gamification in digital mental health	16
Borderline personality disorder: a comprehensive review of diagnosis and clinical presentation, etiology, treatment, and current controversies	16
Pushing forward public mental health agenda and promotion of mental health	16
Breaking the glass ceiling: women's scientific participation in the 24th World Congress of Psychiatry	16
The curse and opportunity of heterogeneity in the pursuit of psychiatric biomarkers	16
The International Consortium on Paranoia Research: an introduction	16
Protective and compensatory childhood experiences and their impact on adult mental health	15
Prevention, treatment and care of substance use disorders among adolescents. Statement by the UNODC‐WHO Informal Scientific Network, 2024	15
Hormone‐sensitive depression in women: a key to precision psychiatry	15
The World Psychiatry Exchange Program: expanding the world of early career psychiatrists	15
The WPA Section on Genetics in Psychiatry: scientific progress and clinical translation	15
A new WHO roadmap for mental health policy reform	15
WPA Section on Perinatal Psychiatry and Infant Mental Health: a report on recent activities	15