OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Annals of General Psychiatry is 3. 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.)

Article	Citations
Sertraline and inflammatory markers in major depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis	70
Combined effect of cognitive dysfunction and sleep disturbance on mortality risk: NHANES 2011–2014	52
Safety and effectiveness of oral medium to high dose blonanserin in patients with schizophrenia: subgroup analysis from a prospective, multicenter, post-marketing surveillance study in mainland China	48
Prevalence and correlates of depression and anxiety in caregivers of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder during the fifth wave of COVID-19 and school closure in Hong Kong	45
Emotional blunting in patients with depression. Part IV: differences between patient and physician perceptions	41
Bilingual side effect: a case of foreign language syndrome following chlorpromazine-induced neuroleptic malignant syndrome	38
Gender differences in psychiatric outpatients: a before and during COVID-19 pandemic study in general hospitals from China	35
Associations of ANKK1 (rs1800497) polymorphism with glucose and lipid metabolism in patients with schizophrenia treated with olanzapine: a retrospective study	35
The capacity to consent to treatment is altered in suicidal patients	34
Insights on the cognitive enhancement effect of desvenlafaxine in major depressive disorder	32
Suicide and COVID-19: a rapid scoping review	32
Patient perspectives on the challenges, obstacles, and opportunities in discussing and managing anhedonia in major depressive disorder (MDD): a focus group study	31
Perinatal depression and anxiety symptoms as mediators between grief and PTSD: the moderated effect of social support	30
Association between Apolipoprotein B (ApoB) and suicidal ideation: a cross-sectional study and Mendelian randomization analysis	29
Risk of major mental disorders in the offspring of parents with migraine	29
Targeting heterogeneous depression with trazodone prolonged release: from neuropharmacology to clinical application	29
Can dextromethorphan-bupropion reduce mental pain in depressed individuals? A hypothesis-generating overview perspective	28
Weight change following diagnosis with psychosis: a retrospective cohort study in Greater Manchester, UK	27
Prevalence of suicidal thoughts and attempts in the transgender population of the world: a systematic review and meta-analysis	27
Factors predicting admission of psychiatric emergency contacts after presenting to the emergency department: results of a regression analysis	26
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and C-reactive protein (CRP) biomarkers in suicide attempter and non-attempter major depression disorder (MDD) patients	26
Non-invasive brain stimulation for borderline personality disorder: a systematic review and network meta-analysis	24
Residual symptoms and their associated factors among Thai patients with depression: a multihospital-based survey	20
The independent role of fine particulate matter and genetic liability on cognition in older adults	20
Effect of age and sex on prescriptions for outpatients with bipolar disorder in the MUSUBI study: a cross‑sectional study	20

Influencing factors of length of stay among repeatedly hospitalized patients with mood disorders: a longitudinal study in China	19
Stress, depression, anxiety, and quality of life among the healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic in Syria: a multi-center study	19
Efficacy of atypical antipsychotics in schizophrenia patients: effects of 5-HTR SNPs	19
Reflections from individuals with schizophrenia on a life with delusions and hallucinations: a phenomenological study	18
Alternation in functional connectivity within default mode network after psychodynamic psychotherapy in borderline personality disorder	18
Efficacy and safety of Bifidobacterium combined with high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in the treatment of depression in adolescents: a preliminary randomised controlled tria	17
Global, regional, and national time trends in incidence for depressive disorders, from 1990 to 2019: an age-period-cohort analysis for the GBD 2019	16
Depression secondary to vision loss in old age and an effective rapid screening tool for undiagnosed cases	15
Mitochondrial dysfunction, a new marker warning of neuropsychiatric disorder risk: evidence from genetics and epidemiology	15
Impact of cariprazine on body weight and blood pressure among adults with bipolar I disorder, schizophrenia, or major depressive disorder in a real-world setting	15
Diagnostic value and role of serum miR-15a-5p in patients with schizophrenia	15
Divergent prefrontal activation between genders in depression during verbal fluency task: evidence from a large-scale fNIRS study	14
A pooled analysis of the efficacy of sertraline in women, with a focus on those of childbearing age	14
Maternal depression and early childhood development among children aged 24–59 months: the mediating effect of responsive caregiving	14
What is the global prevalence of depression among men who have sex with men? A systematic review and meta-analysis	14
Prevalence of mental disorders among middle school students in Shaoxing, China	14
Gut microbiota and its relation to inflammation in patients with bipolar depression: a cross-sectional study	13
A comparative analysis of pediatric mental health-related emergency department utilization in Montréal, Canada, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic	13
Structural equation modeling of associated factors and regional variations in major depressive disorders and generalized anxiety disorders among reproductive-age Bangladeshi women: a nationally repres	13
The prefrontal–striatal signatures of reduced model-based learning in depressed patients	12
A shift in psychiatry through AI? Ethical challenges	12
Effects of proinflammatory cytokines and programmed cell death on cognitive domains in older age patients with bipolar disorder	12
Use of social network as a coping strategy for depression among young people during the COVID-19 lockdown: findings from the COMET collaborative study	12
A novel approach to exploring youth non-suicidal self-injury heterogeneity: individual differential psychopathology network analysis	12
Autism and intention attribution test: a non-verbal evaluation with comic strips	11
Understanding individual and structural factors behind extensive care needs in personality disorders: an interpretative phenomenological analysis	11
Relationship between efficacy and common metabolic parameters in first-treatment drug-naïve patients with early non-response schizophrenia: a retrospective study	11
Endocannabinergic modulation of central serotonergic activity in healthy human volunteers	11
Prevalence and impact of peer victimisation among youth seeking treatment at a tertiary psychiatric institution in Singapore: a cross-sectional study	11
A multi-level exploration of the genetic basis between lung cancer and schizophrenia	11
DNMT1 SNPs (rs2114724 and rs2228611) associated with positive symptoms in Chinese patients with schizophrenia	10
Mental health assessment of healthcare workers in the emergency department of a low middle-income country during COVID-19 pandemic	10
Physical illness in schizophrenia and the role of tolerability in antipsychotic selection: an expert consensus with a focus on cariprazine	10
Prevalence and associated risk factors of psychotic experiences in the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Sleep disorders in the acute phase of coronavirus disease 2019: an overview and risk factor study	9
Mental health literacy among primary care providers in Hungary: a vignette-based survey	9
Treatment-resistant depression with poor response to deep brain stimulation improves with psychotherapy: case series	9
Extrapyramidal adverse events and anticholinergics use after the long-term treatment of patients with schizophrenia with the new long-acting antipsychotic Risperidone ISM®: results from matching-adjus	9
Salivary hormones in depression: the future in diagnosis and treatment	9
Bibliometric and visual analysis of circadian rhythms in depression from 2004 to 2024	9
Genetic overlap between schizophrenia and constipation: insights from a genome-wide association study in a European population	8
Lurasidone continuation in real-world clinical cases in Japan: retrospective study of factors associated with six-month persistence	8
Ego-resiliency moderates the risk of depression and social anxiety symptoms on suicidal ideation in medical students	8
Altered resting-state network connectivity in internet gaming disorder	8
Effect of acceptance and commitment therapy for depressive disorders: a meta-analysis	8
A multicenter, randomized controlled study on the efficacy of agomelatine in ameliorating anhedonia, reduced motivation, and circadian rhythm disruptions in patients with major depressive disorder (MD	8
Mood disorders in adults with epilepsy: a review of unrecognized facts and common misconceptions	8
Finding the “Sweet Spot”: Sharing the decision-making in ADHD treatment selection	8
Correlates of long duration of untreated illness (DUI) in patients with bipolar disorder: results of an observational study	8
Psychiatry in transition: an assessment in the context of societal change	8

Study protocol and preliminary baseline characteristics of a VA multi-site, mixed methods, randomized controlled study evaluating supported employment provided to veterans with opioid use disorder	7
Effect of lacticaseibacillus paracasei PS23 on anxiety and sleep difficulties among office workers: a double-blind, randomized controlled pilot trial	7
Genetic predictors of lithium response in an ethiopian cohort of patients with bipolar disorder	7
Exploring the predictive role of the first mood episode on the predominant polarity in bipolar disorder: insights from a path analysis	7
Incidence and risk factors of hypothyroidism in psychiatric outpatients with long-term lithium treatment: a 10-year retrospective hospital-based study	7
Psychometric properties of the Clinical Assessment Interview for Negative Symptoms (CAINS) in patients with depression and its relationship to affective symptoms	7
Treatment persistence with aripiprazole once monthly: a 4-year follow-up	7
What is the effect of lithium use on the amygdalar volume of adult patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder: a scoping review	7
Evaluation of factors associated with medication adherence in patients with bipolar disorder using a medication event monitoring system: a 6‐month follow‐up prospective study	7
Inflammatory markers and suicidal behavior: A comprehensive review of emerging evidence	6
Abnormal static and dynamic regional homogeneity in adolescent major depressive disorder with somatic symptoms: a resting-state fMRI study	6
Individualized strategies for depression: narrative review of clinical profiles responsive to vortioxetine	6
The relationship between cognitive disengagement syndrome and misophonia in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: the mediating role of cognitive disengagement syndrome symptoms	6
Acceptance and commitment therapy reduces perceived ostracism in suicidal patients	6
Crafting wellness: exploring the effectiveness of a single-item mental health measure for young children and their mothers	6
Can art help us confront the health inequities faced by Europe’s largest minority?	6
Efficacy of aerobic exercise as a combination therapy for depression compared to standardized therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	6
Effectiveness of a social cognition remediation intervention for patients with schizophrenia: a randomized-controlled study	6
The relationship between coping strategies with sexual satisfaction and sexual intimacy in women with multiple sclerosis	6
Risk of suicidal acts in patients with dissociative disorder: a population-based cohort study	6
Perceived social support in mental disorder: insights from the SSQ-6 and its associations with sociodemographic characteristics, clinical features, and admission patterns in a tertiary psychiatric car	5
Mental health of children in high-altitude regions: a bibliometric study and visualization analysis from 1979 to 2024	5
Achieving long-term goals through early personalized management of schizophrenia: expert opinion on the role of a new fast-onset long-acting injectable antipsychotic	5
Psychiatric consultation for suicidal behaviour in emergency departments: a comparison between the university hospital Systems of Alessandria and Novara	5
The economic and humanistic burden of bipolar disorder in adults in the United States	5
The bidirectional effects of hemorrhoids, depression, and anxiety: a prospective cohort study in the UK Biobank	5
Assessing suicidality in adult ADHD patients: prevalence and related factors	5
The grief experience during the COVID-19 pandemic across different cultures	5
Benzodiazepines at the crossroads: navigating therapeutic promise and perils of misuse	5
Real-world predictors of divorce among outpatients with bipolar disorder: sex differences and clinical implications	5
Serum L-selectin levels as predictive markers for chronic major depressive disorder progression	5
The global burden of depression attributable to childhood sexual abuse, intimate partner violence, and bullying victimization from 1990 to 2021: an analysis based on the global burden of disease study	5
Occurrences of post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, and burnout syndrome in ICU staff workers after two-year of the COVID-19 pandemic: the international PSY-CO in ICU study	5
The effect of cognitive behavior therapy on anxiety and depression during COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Predicting quetiapine dose in patients with depression using machine learning techniques based on real-world evidence	4
Biological correlates of altered circadian rhythms, autonomic functions and sleep problems in autism spectrum disorder	4
Vitamin D status and its correlation to depression	4
Mendelian randomization studies of depression: evidence, opportunities, and challenges	4
Right brain-to-right brain psychotherapy: recent scientific and clinical advances	4
A bibliometric and visual analysis of cognitive function in bipolar disorder from 2012 to 2022	4
Prediction of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) among rural Chinese junior high school students: a machine learning approach	4
The characteristics of discharge prescriptions including pro re nata psychotropic medications for patients with schizophrenia and major depressive disorder from the survey of the “Effectiveness of gui	4
Role of trazodone in treatment of major depressive disorder: an update	4
Sex differences in prevalence and clinical correlates for psychotic symptoms in first-episode drug-naïve patients with bipolar disorder: a cross-sectional study	4
Dynamics of depressive states among university students in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic: an interrupted time series analysis	3
An interpersonal neurobiology perspective on the mind and mental health: personal, public, and planetary well-being	3
Prevalence and comorbidity of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in Chinese school-attending students aged 6–16: a national survey	3
Research landscape analysis on dual diagnosis of substance use and mental health disorders: key contributors, research hotspots, and emerging research topics	3
Empowerment of Italian general practitioners in depression and suicide prevention: the iFightDepression tool, a game changer of the EAAD-Best project	3
Clinical manifestations of children and adolescents with anxiety disorders with and without specific learning disorders	3
The predictive potential and relationship of peripheral non-enzymatic antioxidants with clinical symptoms in first-episode male adolescent-onset schizophrenia patients	3
Suicide risk in persons with polycystic ovarian syndrome: a systematic review	3
Treating depression in patients with borderline personality disorder: clinical clues on the use of antidepressants	3
Facts and myths about the use of lithium for bipolar disorder in routine clinical practice: an expert consensus paper	3
An economic model to understand the cost-effectiveness of olanzapine orally dispersible tablets (ODT) and olanzapine film coated tablets as a group compared with other oral atypical antipsychotics for	3
Mental health in Italy after two years of COVID-19 from the perspective of 1281 Italian physicians: looking back to plan forward	3
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) as treatment for nicotine cessation in psychiatric populations: a systematic review	3
Emotional blunting in patients with depression. Part III: relationship with psychological trauma	3
Trends in Mental Health: A Review of the Most Influential Research on Depression in Children and Adolescents	3
The relationship among hopelessness, suicide risk, body mass index and eating motivations in major depressive disorder comorbid with obesity: a case–control study	3
Emotional blunting in patients with depression. Part II: relationship with functioning, well-being, and quality of life	3
On mental pain and suicide risk in modern psychiatry	3
Alexithymia and self-harm in depressed adolescents: the mediating role of resting-state functional connectivity of the ventral hippocampal-fusiform gyrus	3
Understanding inequalities in mental health by family structure during COVID-19 lockdowns: evidence from the UK Household Longitudinal Study	3
Predominant affective temperaments in depressive patients with severe social withdrawal	3