OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health is 9. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Characterizing mental health related service contacts in children and youth: a linkage study of health survey and administrative data	197
Sex and the streets: the open secret of sexual abuse among Pakistan’s two million street children	93
Psychophysiological mechanisms underlying the failure to speak: a comparison between children with selective mutism and social anxiety disorder on autonomic arousal	82
The effects of training female students in emotion regulation techniques on their social problem-solving skills and social anxiety: a randomized controlled trial	64
Neurocognition and functioning in adolescents at clinical high risk for psychosis	53
A comparison of expressed emotion between mothers and their adolescent daughters with and without a history of nonsuicidal self-injury	50
The association of bullying and self-esteem with psychotic-like experiences and clinical high risk for psychosis symptoms	48
Change in screen time and overuse, and their association with psychological well-being among US-wide school-age children during the COVID-19 pandemic: analysis of the National Survey of Children’s Hea	47
Evaluating a prototype digital mental health literacy intervention for children and young people aged 11–15 in Java, Indonesia: a mixed methods, multi-site case study evaluation	45
Bidirectional relationships between intolerance of uncertainty and generalized anxiety among adolescents: insights from cross-lagged panel network analysis	40
Validity, reliability and clinical utility of ASSIST-Y in assessing risk of substance-related harm and dependence in Spanish male adolescents	39
Perceived school bullying and psychotic-like experiences in sexual minority adolescents: the mediating and moderating roles of resilience	39
Parent-adolescent informant discrepancy on the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in the UK Millennium Cohort Study	38
Global prevalence of nocturnal enuresis and associated factors among children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis	36
What aspects of the pandemic had the greatest impact on adolescent mental health: duration of lockdown or subjective experience?	36
Social support and mental health among adolescents in Kenya, Indonesia, and Vietnam: A latent class analysis using the National Adolescent Mental Health Surveys	35
Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of aripiprazole oral solution in children and adolescents with Tourette’s disorder	34
Identifying multilevel and multisectoral strategies to develop a Theory of Change for improving child and adolescent mental health services in a case-study district in South Africa	34
A school-setting pilot study of the e-learning version of the “Journey of the Brave”: a universal anxiety-prevention program based on cognitive behavioral therapy	33
Transitioning to adult mental health services for young people with ADHD: an Italian-based survey on practices for pediatric and adult services	32
Social rejection sensitivity and its role in adolescent emotional disorder symptomatology	32
Extended treatment of multimodal cognitive behavioral therapy in children and adolescents with obsessive–compulsive disorder improves symptom reduction: a within-subject design	32
Emergence of psychiatric adverse events during antipsychotic treatment in AP-naïve children and adolescents	31
Lifestyle changes, mental health, and health-related quality of life in children aged 6–7 years before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Germany	31
Child and adolescent mental health services in Khartoum State, Sudan: a desktop situational analysis	31

Is physical exercise associated with reduced adolescent social anxiety mediated by psychological resilience?: evidence from a longitudinal multi-wave study in China	31
Correction: A systematic review of telehealth screening, assessment, and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder	30
Latent profiles of childhood psychological maltreatment and their links to adult mental health in China and the UK	28
Concordance between two intrapersonal psychological resilience scales: how should we be measuring resilience?	28
Therapeutic horseback riding for at-risk adolescents in residential care	27
Using formative research to inform a mental health intervention for adolescents living in Indian slums: the ARTEMIS study	27
Mother–child interactions in adolescents with borderline personality disorder traits and the impact of early life maltreatment	26
Revisiting best practices: a reflection on the online evaluation and treatment of ADHD and implications for future practice	26
Trajectories and correlates of mental health among urban, school-age children during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study	26
Psychosocial stress in families of young children after the pandemic: no time to rest	26
Identification of treatment elements for adolescents with callous unemotional traits: a systematic narrative review	24
Depressive symptoms, conduct problems and alcohol use from age 13 to 19 in Norway: evidence from the MyLife longitudinal study	24
Meta-analysis of behavioral treatments for selective mutism: findings from selective mutism questionnaire (SMQ) and school speech questionnaire (SSQ)	23
Challenges and facilitators in treating unaccompanied young refugees with posttraumatic stress disorder in a dissemination trial: a qualitative study with psychotherapists	22
Trajectory of suicide among Indian children and adolescents: a pooled analysis of national data from 1995 to 2021	22
The effect of special educational assistance in early childhood education and care on psycho-social difficulties in elementary school children	22
Assessment of personality disorders in adolescents – a clinical validity and utility study of the structured interview of personality organization (STIPO)	22
Associations between dietary behaviours and the mental and physical well-being of Swedish adolescents	22
Estimating the number of children in households with substance use disorders in Germany	21
Distinct patterns of emotional and behavioral change in child psychiatry outpatients during the COVID-19 pandemic	20
NSSI contagion in adolescent friendships: exploring the impact of peer influence	19
Developmental pathways of repetitive non-suicidal self-injury: predictors in adolescence and psychological outcomes in young adulthood	19
The interrelationship between childhood emotional abuse and aggressive behavior in the Chinese adolescent population: a network perspective	19
Mental health of non-binary youth: a systematic review and meta-analysis	18
Sleep and mental health in childhood: a multi-method study in the general pediatric population	18
Physical discipline as a normative childhood experience in Singapore	18
A systematic review of telehealth screening, assessment, and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder	18
Balancing the benefits and risks of social media on adolescent mental health in a post-pandemic world	17
Socioeconomic status, linguistic skills and language background differentially relate to preschoolers’ emotional and behavioural profile	17
Temporal trends and social inequities in adolescent and young adult mental health disorders in Catalonia, Spain: a 2008–2022 primary care cohort study	17
Eating behavior and sleep habit problems and their correlation with symptoms in children with ADHD comorbid with overweight or obesity	17
Motor developmental delay in preschoolers with autism spectrum disorders in China and its association with core symptoms and maternal risk factors: a multi-center survey	16
Suicidal ideation and self-injury in LGB youth: a longitudinal study from urban Switzerland	16
Parental psychological control and children’s self-esteem: A longitudinal investigation in children with and without oppositional defiant problems	16
Correction: Resilient phenotypes among bereaved youth: a comparison of trajectory, relative, and cross-domain approaches	16
Efficacy of exposure in group settings for youth with posttraumatic stress symptoms	16
A cross-sectional investigation of psychosocial stress factors in German families with children aged 0–3 years during the COVID-19 pandemic: initial results of the CoronabaBY study	16
Mental health in children with and without ADHD: the role of physical activity and parental nativity	16
A randomised controlled trial of a family-group cognitive-behavioural (FGCB) preventive intervention for the children of parents with depression: short-term effects on symptoms and possible mechanisms	15
Adolescent Interpersonal Behaviours and Mental Health Across Two Swedish Cohorts: 15-Year Trends and One-Year Bidirectional Associations in a Mixed-Methods Study	15
Prioritizing children’s mental health amidst Sudan’s humanitarian crisis: policy recommendations for immediate action	15
Physical activity and mental health in school-aged children: a prospective two-wave study during the easing of the COVID-19 restrictions	15
An exploratory study on spatiotemporal clustering of suicide in Korean adolescents	15
Profiles of positive changes in life outcomes over the COVID-19 pandemic in Chinese adolescents: the role of resilience and mental health consequence	15
Short-term cognitive effects of repeated-dose esketamine in adolescents with major depressive disorder and suicidal ideation: a randomized controlled trial	14
Elimination disorders and associated factors among children and adolescents age 5–14 year-old attending paediatric outpatient clinic at Wolaita Sodo University comprehensive specialized hospital, Sout	14
Risk factors for subsequent suicidal acts among 12–25-year-old high-risk callers to a suicide prevention hotline in China: a longitudinal study	14
Healthcare utilization and costs of singaporean youth with symptoms of depression and anxiety: results from a 2022 web panel	14
Gender differences in symptom structure of adolescent problematic internet use: A network analysis	14
Children’s autistic traits and peer relationships: do non-verbal IQ and externalizing problems play a role?	14

Objective and automatic assessment approach for diagnosing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder based on skeleton detection and classification analysis in outpatient videos	14
Associated predictors of functional impairment among adolescents with ADHD—a cross-sectional study	14
Prevalence of multimodal treatment in children and adolescents with ADHD in Germany: a nationwide study based on health insurance data	14
Development and pilot testing of a five item traumatic stress screener for use with adolescents in pediatric primary care	13
Novel CHATogether family-centered mental health care in the post-pandemic era: a pilot case and evaluation	13
Posttraumatic stress symptoms in adolescents and young adults with a chronic somatic disease: a mixed-methods study	13
Moral distress among inpatient child and adolescent psychiatry staff: a mixed-methods study of experiences and associated factors	13
Understanding youths’ concerns about climate change: a binational qualitative study of ecological burden and resilience	13
Prevalence and correlates of nonsuicidal self-injury among youths in Singapore: findings from the National Youth Mental Health Study	13
Evaluation of ANKOMMEN as a group intervention based on life story work for adolescents in residential care in Germany: a single-arm pilot study	13
Generalized anxiety disorder screening using gad-7 among in-school adolescents of anambra state, nigeria: a comparative study between urban and rural areas	13
Adolescent mental health services in West Africa: a comparative analysis of Burkina Faso, Ghana, and Niger	13
Emotional distress among adolescents living with perinatal HIV in India: examining predictors and their mediating and moderating effects	13
Towards school-based mental health programs in Nigeria: the immediate impact of a depression-literacy program among school-going adolescents and their teachers	13
Mental health profiles of Finnish adolescents before and after the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic	13
Socioemotional development in infants of pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: the role of prenatal and postnatal maternal distress	12
Reciprocal relationships between self-esteem, coping styles and anxiety symptoms among adolescents: between-person and within-person effects	12
Suicidal behaviour, depression and generalized anxiety and associated factors among female and male adolescents in Mozambique in 2022–23	12
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of exercise on depression in adolescents	12
Physical activity and mental health in children and youth during COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis	12
The perceived impact of Covid-19 pandemic on the children with cerebral palsy: the parents’ perspective explored within the “6-F words” framework	12
Emotion dysregulation in ADHD and other neurodevelopmental conditions: a co-twin control study	12
The mediating role of maladaptive cognitive schemas regarding the relationship between parenting styles and chronic pain in adolescents: a structural equation modelling approach	12
Characteristics of the pediatric population with gender incongruence attending specialized care in Cali, Colombia: an observational, descriptive and retrospective study	12
Social media threats and health among adolescents: evidence from the health behaviour in school-aged children study	11
Prevalence of depressive symptoms among children and adolescents in china: a systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Assessment of affective dysregulation in children: development and evaluation of a semi-structured interview for parents and for children	11
Physical activity, recreational screen time, and depressive symptoms among Chinese children and adolescents: a three-wave cross-lagged study during the COVID-19 pandemic	11
Longitudinal transactional relationships between caregiver and child mental health during the COVID-19 global pandemic	11
Machine learning-based analysis and prediction of factors influencing mental health among children and adolescents in Jiangsu Province	11
The developmental trajectories and modifiable factors of adolescents’ subjective well-being from late adolescence to early adulthood	11
I can’t feel your face: callous-unemotional traits, social anxiety, and approach-avoidance behaviour in conduct disorder	11
Perceived life threat in children during the COVID-19 pandemic: associations with posttraumatic stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms	11
Prevalence of sleep disturbance among adolescents with substance use: a systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Current state of knowledge on the prevalence of neurodevelopmental disorders in childhood according to the DSM-5: a systematic review in accordance with the PRISMA criteria	11
Reflective functioning and emotion regulation in adolescents with a history of sexual offending: a comparative study with a non-offending control group	11
Receiving a gift and feeling robbed: a phenomenological study on parents’ experiences of Brief Admissions for teenagers who self-harm at risk for suicide	10
Effectiveness of a school-based mental health intervention for school teachers in urban Pakistan: a randomized controlled trial	10
Transition age youth mental health: addressing the gap with telemedicine	10
Bridge symptoms between parenting styles and proximal psychological risk factors associated with adolescent suicidal thoughts: a network analysis	10
Lifetime prevalence and clinical correlates of nonsuicidal self-injury in youth inpatients with eating disorders: a retrospective chart review	10
Clinical profiles and care of transgender children and adolescents who receive specialized consultations: do individuals who are assigned female at birth differ?	10
Mediating role of depression in the association between alexithymia and nonsuicidal self-injury in a representative sample of adolescents in Taiwan	10
Association between psychosocial functioning, health status and healthcare access of asylum seekers and refugee children: a population-based cross-sectional study in a German federal state	10
Gender differences in symptom interactions between problematic smartphone use and social anxiety in adolescents: a network analysis	10
Has the “Double Reduction” policy relieved stress? A follow-up study on Chinese adolescents	10
Making sense of change after Intensive Trauma Treatment: a mixed-methods study into adolescents’ experience of efficacy	10
Prevalence of child maltreatment in a nationwide sample of 18 to 31 year-olds in Germany	10
Publisher Correction: Emergence of psychiatric adverse events during antipsychotic treatment in AP-naïve children and adolescents	10
Autism spectrum disorder prevalence in Italy: a nationwide study promoted by the Ministry of Health	10
Evaluating the psychometric properties of the Chinese Depression Anxiety Stress Scale for Youth (DASS-Y) and DASS-21	9
Mental health needs in war-affected refugee children: barriers, gaps, and strategies for effective care	9
The impact of universal mental health screening on stigma in primary schools	9
Correction to: The COVID-19 pandemic and wellbeing in Switzerland-worse for young people?	9
Cognitive impairment in adolescent and adult-onset psychosis: a comparative study	9
Association between COVID-19 risk-mitigation behaviors and specific mental disorders in youth	9
The aftermath of war; mental health, substance use and their correlates with social support and resilience among adolescents in a post-conflict region of Sri Lanka	9
Prenatal antidepressant exposure and emotional disorders until age 22: a danish register study	9
Transgenerational transmission of psychopathology: when are adaptive emotion regulation strategies protective in children?	9
Conspiracy beliefs and COVID-19 guideline adherence in adolescent psychiatric outpatients: the predictive role of adverse childhood experiences	9
The impact of COVID-19 and bushfires on the mental health of Australian adolescents: a cross-sectional study	9
Vulnerable conditions syndemic, depression, and suicidal ideation among school children in China: cross-sectional census findings	9
Developmental disorders among Norwegian-born children with immigrant parents	9
Parent-child relationship measures and pre-post treatment changes for a clinical preschool sample using DC:0-3R	9
Callous-unemotional traits and anxiety in adolescents: a latent profile analysis to identify different types of antisocial behavior in a high-risk community sample	9
The experiences and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on young carers: practice implications and planning for future health emergencies	9