OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Mental Health Systems is 10. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Clinical and sociodemographic predictors of inpatient admission after presentation in a psychiatric emergency room: an observational study	101
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health care and people with mental health conditions in Ethiopia: the MASC mixed-methods study	76
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	49
Experiences and perceptions of coercive practices in mental health care among service users in Nigeria: a qualitative study	49
Pathway to effective treatment for common mental and substance use disorders in the World Mental Health Surveys: Perceived need for treatment	45
Cost structure in specialist mental healthcare: what are the main drivers of the most expensive episodes?	40
Perceived helpfulness of service sectors used for mental and substance use disorders: Findings from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys	38
Delayed discharge in inpatient psychiatric care: a systematic review	33
Enhancing confidence in evidence-based psychological trauma care and implementation research: training program for clinicians in Ukraine	32
Adapting the depression component of WHO Mental Health Gap Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG.v2) for primary care in Shenzhen, China: a DELPHI study	28
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	28
International rates of receipt of psychological therapy for psychosis and schizophrenia: systematic review and meta-analysis	27
Reprioritising global mental health: psychoses in sub-Saharan Africa	27
Mental health stigma and discrimination in Ethiopia: evidence synthesis to inform stigma reduction interventions	25
Preparing for the unexpected: a comparative study of policies addressing post-terror health reactions in Norway and France	23
“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	23
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	23
Identifying best practice for the supervision of mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian emergencies: a Delphi study	22
Using the service needs index to quantify complexity and identify treatment needs across youth mental health service populations: an observational study	21
Towards measuring effective coverage: critical bottlenecks in quality- and user-adjusted coverage for major depressive disorder in São Paulo metropolitan area, Brazil	20
Can computer simulation support strategic service planning? Modelling a large integrated mental health system on recovery from COVID-19	19
“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	19
Prevalence and long-term change in alcohol consumption: results from a population-based cohort in Southern India	18
Healthcare costs associated with receipt of effective mental healthcare coverage in individuals with moderate or severe symptoms of anxiety and depression	18
Suicide among youth and young adults in Canada: bereaved parents’ perspectives on the systems of care	17

Analysing length of stay disparities in inpatient forensic psychiatric care: a cross-sectional study in Czechia	15
Co-producing research on psychosis: a scoping review on barriers, facilitators and outcomes	15
Operational challenges in the pre-intervention phase of a mental health trial in rural India: reflections from SMART Mental Health	14
Management of depression during the perinatal period: state of the evidence	14
Community mental health care network: an evaluative approach in a Brazilian state	13
Accuracy of a community mental health education and detection (CMED) tool for common mental disorders in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	13
Staffing and patient-related factors affecting inpatient falls in a psychiatric hospital: a 5-year retrospective matched case–control study	12
The battle for mental well-being in Ukraine: mental health crisis and economic aspects of mental health services in wartime	12
Characterizing modifications to the mental health gap action programme (mhGAP) intervention guide during implementation in low- and middle-income countries using the framework for reporting adaptation	12
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	12
Mental illness stigma and associated factors among Arabic-speaking refugee and migrant populations in Australia	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
How do health care services help and hinder recovery after a suicide attempt? A qualitative analysis of Finnish service user perspectives	11
Shifting North American drug markets and challenges for the system of care	11
Alternative approaches to standard inpatient mental health care: development of a typology of service models	10
Picturing a mental health journey: experience of a participatory photovoice approach to presenting recovery narratives of people with lived experiences and caregivers in Ethiopia	10
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	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
Cascade training for scaling up care for perinatal depression in primary care in Nigeria	10
Developing an integrated depression and tuberculosis care pathway using a co-design approach in a low-resource setting	10