OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of World Psychiatry is 14. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
WPA scientific publications in the triennium 2020‐2023	718
Detecting and managing non‐suicidal self‐damaging behaviors	421
R. Spitzer and the depathologization of homosexuality: some considerations on the 50th anniversary	403
A question of continuity: a self‐determination theory perspective on “third‐wave” behavioral theories and practices	356
Evidence‐informed is not enough: digital therapeutics also need to be evidence‐based	353
From inter‐brain connectivity to inter‐personal psychiatry	291
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	208
Patterns and correlates of patient‐reported helpfulness of treatment for common mental and substance use disorders in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys	184
What is good acute psychiatric care (and how would you know)?	184
Trauma, coloniality and survivance among Indigenous peoples in the US	179
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	173
Reappraising the variability of effects of antipsychotic medication in schizophrenia: a meta‐analysis	168
Cognitive behavioral therapy, process‐based approaches, and evolution in the context of physical health	161
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The “Meet the WPA Council” Panel at the 21st World Congress of Psychiatry	158
Prenatal exposure to antidepressants or antipsychotics and the risk of seizure in children	150
Implementation of the WPA Action Plan 2020‐2023	149
Burnout: a case for its formal inclusion in classification systems	145
Estimating the reproducibility of psychotherapy effects in mood and anxiety disorders: the possible utility of multicenter trials	143
Sex differences need to be considered when treating women with psychotropic drugs	142
The aggregation of marginal gains: a pragmatic philosophy of clinical care in psychiatry	140
Scientific validation of the ICD‐11 CDDR	121
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Breaking down barriers to conversations about sexual and reproductive health	117
Prevention, treatment and care of substance use disorders in times of COVID‐19	108

Achieving equality, inclusiveness, and cultural sensitivity in mental health (EDIT)	102
Alternatives to coercion in mental health care: WPA Position Statement and Call to Action	101
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	100
Mental health literacy for supporting children: the need for a new field of research and intervention	94
Functional neurological disorder: defying dualism	90
How common is secondary psychosis? Estimates from a systematic review and meta‐analysis	88
A lived experience perspective on the new World Mental Health Report	85
Designing and scaling up integrated youth mental health care	85
One world, one profession: psychiatry	84
Malpractice claims in psychiatry: approaches to reducing risk	81
Education, policy and clinical care in mental health: an update on the activities of WPA Collaborating Centres	79
“Third‐wave” cognitive and behavioral therapies and the emergence of a process‐based approach to intervention in psychiatry	77
Key considerations for clinical trials in psychopharmacology	76
Metacognition in psychosis: a renewed path to understanding of core disturbances and recovery‐oriented treatment	68
After the acute crisis – engaging people with psychosis in rehabilitation‐oriented care	60
What makes Internet‐based interventions work?	60
How the ICD‐11 and the CDDR address the public health dimensions of substance use	60
The Hikikomori Diagnostic Evaluation (HiDE): a proposal for a structured assessment of pathological social withdrawal	59
Augmenting trauma‐focused cognitive behavior therapy for post‐traumatic stress disorder with memory specificity training: a randomized controlled trial	58
The hypothesis of biologically based subtypes of schizophrenia: a 10‐year update	55
The growing field of digital psychiatry: current evidence and the future of apps, social media, chatbots, and virtual reality	54
Outcomes in people with eating disorders: a transdiagnostic and disorder‐specific systematic review, meta‐analysis and multivariable meta‐regression analysis	54
Ongoing phase 2/3 trials of psychotropic drugs: is help finally on the way?	53
Treatment of substance use disorders in prison settings: statement by the UNODC‐WHO Informal Scientific Network, UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs	51
Global launch of the ICD‐11 Clinical Descriptions and Diagnostic Requirements (CDDR)	50
The definition of treatment resistance in anxiety disorders: a Delphi method‐based consensus guideline	49
WPA scientific meetings 2020‐2023	48
Meeting the challenges of the new frontier of youth mental health care	48
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	48
COVID‐19 vaccination uptake in people with severe mental illness: a UK‐based cohort study	45
Can a practical process‐oriented strategy prevent suicidal ideation and behavior?	45
Selective outcome reporting and the effectiveness of psychotherapies for depression	43
Reflections on the current status of psychiatric epidemiology and public mental health	42
Management of generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder in general health care settings: new WHO recommendations	42
Deconstructing the social determinants of mental health	42
Shaping the future of autism care: the need for a precision medicine approach	41
Emotion regulation and mental health: current evidence and beyond	37
Intimate partner violence and mental health: lessons from the COVID‐19 pandemic	37
ICD‐11‐related educational activities	36
Keeping Dr. Google under control: how to prevent and manage cyberchondria	35
WPA Working Group on Public Mental Health: objectives and recommended actions	35
The need to bring community, policy makers and researchers to the table in prevention programs	33
In support of supportive psychotherapy	33
Genetics for mental health clinicians: a call for a globally accessible and equitable psychiatric genetics education	31
Psychiatric diagnosis and treatment in the 21st century: paradigm shifts or power shifts?	30
Adolescent mental health and supportive relationships: 21st century challenges	30
Non‐specific psychopathology: a once and future concept	29
Priorities and opportunities for lifestyle psychiatry: consensus from the LifePsych Society	27
Understanding side effects of psychotherapies: implications for clinical practice and research trials	27
Sensitivity of the familial high‐risk approach for the prediction of future psychosis: a total population study	27

Socioeconomic inequalities in mortality associated with mental disorders: a population‐based cohort study	26
The future of CBT and evidence‐based psychotherapies is promising	26
Clinical trials of novel psychotropic agents: some caveats	25
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Another “and”: philosophy as glue	24
A clinically useful model of psychopathology must account for interpersonal dynamics	24
Discovering informative biomarkers in psychiatry	22
Views of international experts on challenges to early intervention for bipolar disorder	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
Excess cardiometabolic risk in children and adolescents initiating antipsychotic treatment compared to young adults: results from a nationwide cohort study	21
The future of psychopharmacology: challenges beyond efficacy and tolerability	21
A critical assessment of NICE guidelines for treatment of depression	20
Evolutionary psychiatry: foundations, progress and challenges	20
The World Mental Health Report: transforming mental health for all	20
WPA educational initiatives: reaching different stakeholders in the mental health field	19
Treatment‐resistant depression invites persistent reflection	19
The efficacy of complicated grief therapy for DSM‐5‐TR prolonged grief disorder	19
The promise of ICD‐11‐defined PTSD and complex PTSD to improve care for trauma‐exposed populations	19
Sustainable Technology for Adolescents and youth to Reduce Stress (STARS): a WHO transdiagnostic chatbot for distressed youth	18
Violence and schizophrenia: the role of social determinants of health and the need for early intervention	18
The need for a consensual definition of mental health	17
Cyberbullying: next‐generation research	17
A Minimum Service Package (MSP) to improve response to mental health and psychosocial needs in emergency situations	17
Systems‐based approaches to mental disorders are the only game in town	17
The 2021‐2024 Work Plan of WPA Collaborating Centres	16
Pushing forward public mental health agenda and promotion of mental health	16
The curse and opportunity of heterogeneity in the pursuit of psychiatric biomarkers	16
Some priorities in targeting social determinants to achieve prevention of mental disorders	16
The WPA Action Plan 2020‐2023: an updated report	16
How can measurement‐based care improve psychotherapy processes and mental health service delivery? A synthesis of expert perspectives	16
The changing nature of work in the 21st century as a social determinant of mental health	16
The role of gamification in digital mental health	16
WPA Scientific Sections 2020‐2023: from strengthened backbone to motor of innovation	16
Incremental integration of nosological innovations is improving psychiatric diagnosis and treatment	15
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Meaning in life is a fundamental protective factor in the context of psychopathology	15
The importance of listening to patient preferences when making mental health care decisions	15
Borderline personality disorder: a comprehensive review of diagnosis and clinical presentation, etiology, treatment, and current controversies	15
How should psychotherapy proceed when adjoined with psychedelics?	15
Trans‐theoretical clinical models and the implementation of precision mental health care	14
Protective and compensatory childhood experiences and their impact on adult mental health	14
Hormone‐sensitive depression in women: a key to precision psychiatry	14
Prevention, treatment and care of substance use disorders among adolescents. Statement by the UNODC‐WHO Informal Scientific Network, 2024	14
The International Consortium on Paranoia Research: an introduction	14
Personality in the spotlight: activities of the WPA Section on Personality Disorders	14
WPA Section on Perinatal Psychiatry and Infant Mental Health: a report on recent activities	14
Breaking the glass ceiling: women's scientific participation in the 24th World Congress of Psychiatry	14