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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Prevalence and determinants of depression among old age: a systematic review and meta-analysis	238
Mortality gap and physical comorbidity of people with severe mental disorders: the public health scandal	52
Misdiagnosis, detection rate, and associated factors of severe psychiatric disorders in specialized psychiatry centers in Ethiopia	38
Systematic review of gut microbiota and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)	36
The relationship between test anxiety and emotion regulation: the mediating effect of psychological resilience	34
Effectiveness of acupuncture on anxiety disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials	33
Depression and anxiety symptoms in young adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from a Canadian population-based cohort	29
Depression level and coping responses toward the movement control order and its impact on quality of life in the Malaysian community during the COVID-19 pandemic: a web-based cross-sectional study	26
Treatment of bipolar disorders in older adults: a review	25
Perceived stress among university students in south-east Serbia during the COVID-19 outbreak	24
The burden of depressive disorders in musculoskeletal diseases: is there an association between mood and inflammation?	24
The grief experience during the COVID-19 pandemic across different cultures	21
Perceived stress and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms among intensive care unit staff caring for severely ill coronavirus disease 2019 patients during the pandemic: a national study	20
A comparative analysis of pediatric mental health-related emergency department utilization in Montréal, Canada, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic	19
Emotional blunting in patients with depression. Part I: clinical characteristics	18
Predicting the number of article citations in the field of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with the 100 top-cited articles since 2014: a bibliometric analysis	18
Psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia: an online cross-sectional study to identify the need for equal attention of intervention	18
Factors associated with involuntary admissions: a register-based cross-sectional multicenter study	17
Perception of and anxiety about COVID-19 infection and risk behaviors for spreading infection: an international comparison	17
Problematic Internet Use, health behaviors, depression and eating disorders: a cross-sectional study among Polish medical school students	16
Geriatric depression and quality of life in North Shoa Zone, Oromia region: a community cross-sectional study	15
Outcomes and safety of concomitant topiramate or metformin for antipsychotics-induced obesity: a randomized-controlled trial	14
What is the global prevalence of depression among men who have sex with men? A systematic review and meta-analysis	14
Comparison of the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation and mindfulness-based stress reduction on mental fatigue, quality of life and aggression in mild traumatic brain injury patients: a	13
Suicidal ideation and attempt among people living with HIV/AIDS in selected public hospitals: Central Ethiopia	13

The relationship between negative life events and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) among Chinese junior high school students: the mediating role of emotions	12
Vitamin D status and its correlation to depression	12
Narcissism and suicide risk	12
Right brain-to-right brain psychotherapy: recent scientific and clinical advances	12
Residual symptoms and their associated factors among Thai patients with depression: a multihospital-based survey	11
Effects of a psychological nursing intervention on prevention of anxiety and depression in the postpartum period: a randomized controlled trial	11
Personality traits and polymorphisms of genes coding neurotransmitter receptors or transporters: review of single gene and genome-wide association studies	11
Sex differences in association between cognitive impairment and clinical correlates in Chinese patients with first-episode drug-naïve schizophrenia	11
Suicidal behaviour after first-episode psychosis: results from a 1-year longitudinal study in Portugal	11
Measuring the paradox of self-stigma: psychometric properties of a brief scale	10
Biopsychosocial factors associated with disordered eating behaviors in schizophrenia	10
On mental pain and suicide risk in modern psychiatry	10
Biological correlates of altered circadian rhythms, autonomic functions and sleep problems in autism spectrum disorder	10
Malondialdehyde concentrations in obsessive–compulsive disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Use of social network as a coping strategy for depression among young people during the COVID-19 lockdown: findings from the COMET collaborative study	10
Prevalence of perinatal depression among Japanese men: a meta-analysis	10
Emotional blunting in patients with depression. Part II: relationship with functioning, well-being, and quality of life	9
An interpersonal neurobiology perspective on the mind and mental health: personal, public, and planetary well-being	9
Aberrant salience correlates with psychotic dimensions in outpatients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders	9
Relationship of post-traumatic stress disorder with disrespect and abuse during childbirth in a group of Iranian postpartum women: a prospective study	9
The factor structure and psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Positive and Negative Suicide Ideation Inventory (PANSI-C) in a non-clinical sample of Chinese adolescents	9
Anaclitic-sociotropic and introjective-autonomic personality dimensions and depressive symptoms: a systematic review	8
The effect of cognitive behavior therapy on anxiety and depression during COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis	8
The impact of COVID-related perceived stress and social support on generalized anxiety and major depressive disorders: moderating effects of pre-pandemic mental disorders	8
Aberrant salience relationship with first rank symptoms	8
Effects of comorbid alcohol use disorder on the clinical outcomes of first-episode schizophrenia: a nationwide population-based study	8
Role of trazodone in treatment of major depressive disorder: an update	8
Posttraumatic stress disorder and the risk of erectile dysfunction: a nationwide cohort study in Taiwan	7
Ego-resiliency moderates the risk of depression and social anxiety symptoms on suicidal ideation in medical students	7
Impact of adverse reactions to first-generation antipsychotics on treatment adherence in outpatients with schizophrenia: a cross-sectional study	7
Suicide and COVID-19: a rapid scoping review	7
The effect of family-based counseling on domestic violence in pregnant women referring to health centers in Sahneh city, Iran, 2018	7
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy after hypoglycemia in a patient with anorexia nervosa	7
Mental health in Italy after two years of COVID-19 from the perspective of 1281 Italian physicians: looking back to plan forward	6
No travel worsens depression: reciprocal relationship between travel and depression among older adults	6
Mapping services at two Nairobi County primary health facilities: identifying challenges and opportunities in integrated mental health care as a Universal Health Coverage (UHC) priority	6
Gray matter volume alterations associated with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in patients with mood disorders	6
The use of esketamine in comorbid treatment resistant depression and obsessive compulsive disorder following extensive pharmacogenomic testing: a case report	6
Gut microbiota and its relation to inflammation in patients with bipolar depression: a cross-sectional study	6
Sleep disorders related to index and comorbid mental disorders and psychotropic drugs	6
Long-term oral blonanserin treatment for schizophrenia: a review of Japanese long-term studies	6
Gender differences in prevalence and associated factors of metabolic syndrome in first-treatment and drug-naïve schizophrenia patients	5
Suicidal ideation, attempt and associated factors among people living with cancer in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study	5
Mediation model of comorbid anxiety disorders in late-life depression	5
Meta-analysis of risk factors associated with suicidal ideation after stroke	5
Emotional blunting in patients with depression. Part IV: differences between patient and physician perceptions	5
Serious physical assault and subsequent risk for rehospitalization in individuals with severe mental illness: a nationwide, register-based retrospective cohort study	5
Depression and anxiety in different hypertension phenotypes: a cross-sectional study	5
Cognitive function in recovered COVID-19 Lebanese patients with schizophrenia	5
The role of gut microbiota in the pathogenesis and treatment of postpartum depression	5

A case of catatonia in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic: does autism spectrum matter?	5
A study on prescriptions contributing to the risk of high anticholinergic burden in adults with intellectual disabilities: retrospective record linkage study	5
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	5
Suicide mortality data from the Italian police during the COVID-19 pandemic	5
Estimating the risk of irreversible post-SSRI sexual dysfunction (PSSD) due to serotonergic antidepressants	5
A case of trichotillomania with binge eating disorder: combined with N-acetylcysteine synergistic therapy	5
Catatonia associated with late-life psychosis successfully treated with lithium: a case report	4
The economic and humanistic burden of bipolar disorder in adults in the United States	4
The role of emotional instability in borderline personality disorder: a systematic review	4
Associations between defense mechanisms and life satisfaction among North Korean refugees	4
Long-term consequences of COVID-19 on mental health and the impact of a physically active lifestyle: a narrative review	4
What influences psychological functioning in patients with mood disorders? The role of clinical, sociodemographic, and temperamental characteristics in a naturalistic study	4
Mood disorders in adults with epilepsy: a review of unrecognized facts and common misconceptions	4
Psychiatric emergencies during, after, and before the COVID-19 lockdown: what happened to our patients? A naturalistic observational study	4
Nationwide consensus on the clinical management of treatment-resistant depression in Italy: a Delphi panel	4
Adherence to facemask use in public places during the autumn–winter 2020 COVID-19 lockdown in Greece: observational data	4
COVID-19 outbreak in a psychiatric hospital: what makes it worse?	4
Major depression with musical obsession treated with vortioxetine: a case report	4
Emotional blunting in patients with depression. Part III: relationship with psychological trauma	4
Participation in leisure activities and quality of life of people with psychosis in England: a multi-site cross-sectional study	4
Patients with first versus multiple episodes of self-harm: how do their profiles differ?	4
Facts and myths about the use of lithium for bipolar disorder in routine clinical practice: an expert consensus paper	4
Depression secondary to vision loss in old age and an effective rapid screening tool for undiagnosed cases	4
Measuring patient satisfaction in an outpatient psychiatric clinic. What factors play a role?	3
Anxiety, depression and associated factors among caretakers of children with atopic dermatitis	3
Correlates of long duration of untreated illness (DUI) in patients with bipolar disorder: results of an observational study	3
Factors predicting admission of psychiatric emergency contacts after presenting to the emergency department: results of a regression analysis	3
Personality disorders (PD) and interpersonal violence (IV) during COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review	3
Borderline personality disorder and early psychosis: a narrative review	3
The relationship between coping strategies with sexual satisfaction and sexual intimacy in women with multiple sclerosis	3
Digital conversations about depression among Hispanics and non-Hispanics in the US: a big‐data, machine learning analysis identifies specific characteristics of depression narratives in Hispanics	3
New-onset hallucinations with amiodarone: a case report	3
Altered fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation in women with premenstrual syndrome via acupuncture at Sanyinjiao (SP6)	3
Randomized clinical trial of low dose suramin intravenous infusions for treatment of autism spectrum disorder	3
Aberrant cortical surface and cognition function in drug-naive first-episode schizophrenia	3
Different needs in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders who behave aggressively towards others depend on gender: a latent class analysis approach	3
16S rRNA gene sequencing reveals the effect of fluoxetine on gut microbiota in chronic unpredictable stress-induced depressive-like rats	3
Effect of the decreased frequency of going out on the association between anxiety and sleep disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mediation analysis	3
Socio-demographic and psychiatric profile of patients hospitalized due to self-poisoning with suicidal intention	3
Achieving long-term goals through early personalized management of schizophrenia: expert opinion on the role of a new fast-onset long-acting injectable antipsychotic	3