OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of International Journal of Mental Health Systems is 4. 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
Piloting a community-based psychosocial group intervention designed to reduce distress among conflict-affected adults in Colombia: a mixed-method study of remote, hybrid, and in-person modalities duri	105
Clinical and sociodemographic predictors of inpatient admission after presentation in a psychiatric emergency room: an observational study	77
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health care and people with mental health conditions in Ethiopia: the MASC mixed-methods study	43
Experiences and perceptions of coercive practices in mental health care among service users in Nigeria: a qualitative study	37
Cost structure in specialist mental healthcare: what are the main drivers of the most expensive episodes?	34
Delayed discharge in inpatient psychiatric care: a systematic review	33
Quality of mental health services and rights of people receiving treatment in inpatient services in Finland: a cross-sectional observational survey with the WHO QualityRights Tool Kit	33
Mental health stigma and discrimination in Ethiopia: evidence synthesis to inform stigma reduction interventions	28
Perceived helpfulness of service sectors used for mental and substance use disorders: Findings from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys	28
Mental health consequences of home demolition policy towered Palestinians: Literature review	28
International rates of receipt of psychological therapy for psychosis and schizophrenia: systematic review and meta-analysis	26
Adapting the depression component of WHO Mental Health Gap Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG.v2) for primary care in Shenzhen, China: a DELPHI study	24
Reprioritising global mental health: psychoses in sub-Saharan Africa	24
Provider perceptions of the anticipated benefits, barriers, and facilitators associated with implementing a stepped care model for the delivery of addiction and mental health services in New Brunswick	23
The capacity-building role of community liaison workers with refugee communities in Victoria, Australia	22
Can computer simulation support strategic service planning? Modelling a large integrated mental health system on recovery from COVID-19	21
“A mismatch between what is happening on the inside and going on, on the outside”: a qualitative study of therapists’ perspectives on student mental health	21
Towards measuring effective coverage: critical bottlenecks in quality- and user-adjusted coverage for major depressive disorder in São Paulo metropolitan area, Brazil	20
“You can create a little bit more closure in your own story when someone really connects with it”: exploring how involvement in youth peer support work can promote peer development	20
Preparing for the unexpected: a comparative study of policies addressing post-terror health reactions in Norway and France	20
Identifying best practice for the supervision of mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian emergencies: a Delphi study	20
Correction to: Organizing as negotiation: the construction of a pathway in Norwegian mental health services	20
Barriers and potential solutions for effective integration of depression care into non-communicable diseases clinics in Malawi: a qualitative end-point evaluation of the SHARP randomized controlled tr	20
Dawn of a new day for mental health systems	19
Management of depression during the perinatal period: state of the evidence	17

Healthcare costs associated with receipt of effective mental healthcare coverage in individuals with moderate or severe symptoms of anxiety and depression	17
Prevalence and long-term change in alcohol consumption: results from a population-based cohort in Southern India	16
Operational challenges in the pre-intervention phase of a mental health trial in rural India: reflections from SMART Mental Health	16
Co-producing research on psychosis: a scoping review on barriers, facilitators and outcomes	16
Community mental health care network: an evaluative approach in a Brazilian state	15
Accuracy of a community mental health education and detection (CMED) tool for common mental disorders in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	14
Correction to: Review of Australian initiatives to reduce stigma towards people with complex mental illness: what exists and what works?	14
Mental healthcare for asylum-seekers and refugees residing in the United Kingdom: a scoping review of policies, barriers, and enablers	13
The Youth Aware of Mental Health program in Australian Secondary Schools: 3- and 6-month outcomes	13
Social skills interventions for Thai adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): a qualitative study of the perceptions and experiences of Thai adolescents, their caregivers and healthcare profes	13
The battle for mental well-being in Ukraine: mental health crisis and economic aspects of mental health services in wartime	12
How do health care services help and hinder recovery after a suicide attempt? A qualitative analysis of Finnish service user perspectives	12
Staffing and patient-related factors affecting inpatient falls in a psychiatric hospital: a 5-year retrospective matched case–control study	12
Assessing mental health literacy of primary health care workers in Kenya: a cross-sectional survey	12
Impact of COVID-19 on the lives of people with severe mental illness—front-line community psychiatry workers observation from a provincial survey of assertive community treatment teams in Ontario, Can	11
Shifting North American drug markets and challenges for the system of care	11
Mental illness stigma and associated factors among Arabic-speaking refugee and migrant populations in Australia	11
Lay social workers implementing a task-sharing approach to managing depression in Vietnam	11
Mental health stigma at primary health care centres in Lebanon: qualitative study	11
Advancing scalability and impacts of a teacher training program for promoting child mental health in Ugandan primary schools: protocol for a hybrid-type II effectiveness-implementation cluster randomi	11
Scaling up care for perinatal depression for improved maternal and infant health (SPECTRA): protocol of a hybrid implementation study of the impact of a cascade training of primary maternal care provi	10
Cascade training for scaling up care for perinatal depression in primary care in Nigeria	10
The mental health toll of COVID-19: significant increase in admissions to ICU for voluntary self-inflicted injuries after the beginning of the pandemic	10
Program evaluation of a student-led peer support service at a Canadian university	10
Child and adolescent mental health services in Uganda	10
Alternative approaches to standard inpatient mental health care: development of a typology of service models	10
Trends in mental health before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal survey of a conflict-affected population in Colombia	9
Perceived causes of mental illness and views on appropriate care pathways among Indonesians	9
Evaluation of a flexible assertive community treatment (FACT) program for patients with severe mental illness: an observational study in Salzburg, Austria	9
Correction to: Walking the tightrope-perspectives on local politicians’ role in implementing a national social care policy on evidence-based practice	9
The impacts of implementing recovery innovations: a conceptual framework grounded in qualitative research	9
Exploring men’s use of mental health support offered by an Australian Employee Assistance Program (EAP): perspectives from a focus-group study with males working in blue- and white-collar industries	8
Progress towards universal health coverage in the context of mental disorders in India: evidence from national sample survey data	8
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices on child and adolescent mental health among healthcare workers in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review	8
Adherence to clinical guidelines in integration of mental health services into primary health care in Mbarara, southwestern Uganda: a medical records review	7
Psychological and social interventions for mental health issues and disorders in Southeast Asia: a systematic review	7
Mapping awareness-raising and capacity-building materials on developmental disabilities for non-specialists: a review of the academic and grey literature	7
Reach, uptake, and psychological outcomes of two publicly funded internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy programs in Ontario, Canada: an observational study	7
Detection of traumatic stress in the presence of traumatic experiences: the role of resilience factors in foster care children five years or younger	7
Epidemiology and associated factors of depression among cancer patients in Ethiopia: protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Lifetime relapse and its associated factors among people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders who are on follow up at Comprehensive Specialized Hospitals in Amhara region, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional	7
Mental health experiences with COVID-19 public health measures in an Alberta First Nations Community	7
Types of stigma experienced by patients with mental illness and mental health nurses in Indonesia: a qualitative content analysis	7
Mental health treatment programs for children and young people in secure settings: A systematic review	6
Correction: Can computer simulation support strategic service planning? Modelling a large integrated mental health system on recovery from COVID-19	6
Prevalence and correlates of suicidal behaviour among adults in Malawi: a nationally representative cross-sectional survey in 2017	6
Using the National Mental Health Service Planning Framework to inform integrated regional planning: a case study in Tasmania, Australia	6
A quantitative analysis of human rights-related attitude changes towards people with mental health conditions and psychosocial, intellectual, or cognitive disabilities following completion of the WHO	6
Translation of the mental health literacy questionnaire for young adults into Chichewa for use in Malawi: preliminary validation and reliability results	6
Mapping mental health care services for children and youth population in Colombia’s Pacific: potential for boundary spanning between community and formal services	6

Factors associated with satisfaction and perceived helpfulness of mental healthcare: a World Mental Health Surveys report	6
HIV related stigma associated with social support, alcohol use disorders, depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation among people living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Community-based rehabilitation for people with psychosocial disabilities in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review of the grey literature	6
Stakeholders’ perspectives on integrating the management of depression into routine HIV care in Uganda: qualitative findings from a feasibility study	5
A pre-post study design: evaluating the effectiveness of a new community-based integrated service model on patient outcomes	5
A roadmap for sustainable implementation of vocational rehabilitation for people with mental disorders and its outcomes: a qualitative evaluation	5
Support or justice: a triangulated multi-focal view of sexual assault victim support in a UK sexual assault referral centre (SARC)	5
Telehealth service delivery in an Australian regional mental health service during COVID-19: a mixed methods analysis	5
Do improved structural surroundings reduce restrictive practices in psychiatry?	5
Validation of Arabic versions of the child psychosocial distress screener and pediatric symptom checklist for young adolescents living in vulnerable communities in Lebanon	5
Attitude of mental healthcare providers toward tele-psychiatry services and associated factors at public referral hospitals in Addis Ababa city, Ethiopia	5
Applying systems approaches to stakeholder and community engagement and knowledge mobilisation in youth mental health system modelling	5
Determinants of effective treatment coverage for major depressive disorder in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys	5
Toward a multi-level strategy to reduce stigma in global mental health: overview protocol of the Indigo Partnership to develop and test interventions in low- and middle-income countries	5
Preventing suicide in refugees and asylum seekers: a rapid literature review examining the role of suicide prevention training for health and support staff	5
Managers as peer workers’ allies: A qualitative study of managers’ perceptions and actions to involve peer workers in Norwegian mental health and substance use services	5
Costs analysis of integrating group interpersonal therapy into HIV care services in Senegal	4
Learn, Engage, Act, Dedicate (LEAD): development and feasibility testing of a task-shifted intervention to improve alcohol use, depression and family engagement for fathers	4
Shifting drug markets in North America - a global crisis in the making?	4
The effectiveness of an online short-format Recovery College model: a co-learning model to support mental health	4
The prevalence of depression, stress and anxiety symptoms in patients with chronic heart failure	4
A situational analysis of the mental health system of the West Region of Cameroon using the World Health Organization’s assessment instrument for mental health systems (WHO-AIMS)	4
Factors contributing to emotional distress in Sierra Leone: a socio-ecological analysis	4
Perceived feasibility, acceptability and impact of the family involvement intervention for severe mental illness: a qualitative study in Masaka - Uganda	4
An exploration of the Indonesian lay mental health workers’ (cadres) experiences in performing their roles in community mental health services: a qualitative study	4
Prevalence of and factors associated with depression in the hill tribe population aged 40 years and older in northern Thailand	4
Prescriptive factors for intensive home treatment in acute psychiatry: a secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial	4
Lessons to be learned: identifying high-risk medication and circumstances in patients at risk for suicidal self-poisoning	4