Global Mental Health

Papers
(The TQCC of Global Mental Health 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Environmental degradation, eco-anxiety and post-traumatic stress symptoms among Palestinian adults: The mediating role of coping strategies140
Implementation measurement in global mental health: Results from a modified Delphi panel and investigator survey72
Development and functioning of the mobile app-based mh-GAP intervention guide in detection and treatment of people with mental health conditions in primary healthcare settings in Nepal61
COVID-19 fear and its associated correlates among type-2 diabetes patients in Bangladesh: A hospital-based study42
The role that USAID and other development funders play in furthering mental health research37
A response to criticism of the global mental health movement. How polarization can be overcome in theory and in west African social psychiatric practice35
Evaluation of autism awareness and knowledge levels among Syrian migrants living in Türkiye34
Perspectives and presentation of mental health among women from rural Maharashtra (India): A qualitative study34
Lifetime and past-year suicidal behaviors among adolescents in Bangladesh: A two-stage stratified cluster sampling study33
Mental health and psychosocial support programmes for displaced populations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): A systematic review of process, perspectives and experiences29
Development of a context-specific trauma scale among a Palestinian adult population living amidst military violence29
Situational Analysis of Suicide Prevention in The Gambia, Ghana, and Malawi: Key Findings and Initial Recommendations28
Mental health challenges in Nigeria: Bridging the gap between demand and resources27
Transforming mental healthcare in higher education through scalable mental health interventions26
Climate change trauma and collective dissociation: Unraveling the impact on mental health and advocating for collective action24
Parental expectations, academic stress and non-suicidal self-injury among NEET and JEE aspirants: Examining the role of mattering as moderator23
The synergistic effects of diet and physical activity on sleep quality among Chinese adolescents: A comprehensive cross-sectional study21
Integration of mental health and HIV service delivery in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review of effectiveness21
RCT of post-conflict trauma interventions in the Central African Republic21
Contextualising person-centred mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) services: A qualitative study of the preferences and experiences of displaced Syrians in Northwest Syria and Türkiye19
Diversity in approaches in community-based mental health interventions in India: A narrative review and synthesis19
The moral economy of worth: Why rights-based mental health must engage cultural logics of contribution18
Assessing ADHD prevalence and comorbidities in the United States: Insights from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA) data17
Psychological interventions for children with emotional and behavioral difficulties aged 5–12 years: An evidence review17
Psychometric properties of the culturally adapted 10-item Hopkins Symptom Checklist (HSCL-10-SW) anxiety subscale for southwestern Madagascar – CORRIGENDUM17
Dimensionality of the Swahili version of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) in a Kenyan population: A confirmatory factor analysis17
Facilitating transition from maternity leave to work for working mothers: A self-efficacy intervention study17
Exploring cognitive characteristics and impairments in bipolar disorder: Insights from the BiDiLoS-Ng pilot study17
Spatial patterns and determinants of anxiety, depressive symptoms and their co-occurrence among currently married women of reproductive age in Bangladesh16
Opportunities for improving data sharing and FAIR data practices to advance global mental health16
Addressing the psychological impact of climate-induced disasters on young people in Africa: Challenges and pathways forward16
Post-traumatic stress disorder and depression as predictors of peace of mind among healthcare workers working with war victims16
Adolescent advisory groups in the ALIVE study: Feasibility and acceptability in global mental health prevention research15
Pathways from prenatal anxiety to postpartum bonding difficulties in Pakistan: A prospective longitudinal study of psychosocial mediators and the buffering role of social support15
The COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on mental and psychosocial health in the Philippines: A scoping review15
Socio-ecological factors associated with eco-anxiety following the 2023 wildfires among Northern and Indigenous youth in the Northwest Territories, Canada: Cross-sectional findings14
Burnout in medical students: A longitudinal study in a Portuguese medical school14
Effectiveness of psychotherapy in improving medication adherence for hypertension and diabetes mellitus among displaced Myanmar patients in Thailand: A randomized control trial13
Exploring the links between workers’ personal resources and emotional exhaustion during challenging times: Anxiety as a mediating factor12
Pension reforms, economic security, and mental health: The need for a human rights-based approach12
No prediction without prevention: A global qualitative study of attitudes toward using a prediction tool for risk of developing depression during adolescence12
The role of formal social networks in mitigating age-related mental stress among older Nigerians living in poverty: Insights from social capital theory12
The methods of improving cultural sensitivity of depression scales for use among global indigenous populations: a systematic scoping review12
Stigmatizing attitudes toward mental illness among mental health professionals in Kazakhstan: A cross-sectional study12
Active mobility and mental health: A scoping review towards a healthier world11
Global Country-Level Network Analysis of Mental Disorders11
Exploring the delivery of empathic care in task-shared settings: A psychometric study in rural Pakistan11
Prolonged grief disorder symptomology in three African countries: A network analysis and comparison11
Health lifestyle profiles and adolescent suicidality: A critical appraisal of Bitar et al.11
Adherence of patients with schizophrenia to hypothyroidism treatment11
Validation of a brief screener for broad-spectrum mental and substance-use disorders in South Africa11
Between leaves and lives: Maternal mental health among tea garden workers in Bangladesh and its association with children’s behavioural difficulties11
Resilience and its association with hopelessness, depression, loneliness, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and suicidal ideations and behavior in a cohort in the Nairobi Metropolitan10
Potential mechanisms by which cash transfer programmes could improve the mental health and life chances of young people: A conceptual framework and lines of enquiry for research and policy10
Gender differences in the prevalence of anxiety and depression and care seeking for mental health problems in Nepal: Analysis of nationally representative survey data10
Psychosocial and psychological interventions for schizophrenia relapse prevention: A bibliometric analysis10
Developing and Piloting a Low-Intensity Family Support Intervention for Syrian Refugees10
Rural–urban disparities in socio-health determinants of anxiety among women of reproductive age in Bangladesh10
Community-based rehabilitation intervention for people with schizophrenia in Ethiopia (RISE) cluster-randomised controlled trial: An exploratory analysis of impact on food insecurity, underweight, alc10
Using wearable activity trackers for research in the global south: Lessons learned from adolescent psychotherapy research in Kenya10
A counsellor-supported ‘PTSD Coach’ intervention versus enhanced treatment as usual in a resource-constrained setting: A randomised controlled trial10
Experiences, needs and priorities of family caregivers of people with severe mental health conditions in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review of qualitative studies9
Stigmatizing attitudes toward mental illness among mental health professionals in Kazakhstan: A cross-sectional study – ERRATUM9
The humanitarian AI paradox: Key opportunities, challenges and research needs for the use of AI in humanitarian mental health response9
Associations between water insecurity and mental health outcomes among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer persons in Bangkok, Thailand and Mumbai, India: Cross-sectional survey findings9
Interventions to improve the mental health or mental well-being of migrants and ethnic minority groups in Europe: A scoping review9
Comparing implementation strategies for training and supervising nonspecialists in Group Problem Management Plus: A hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial in Colombia9
Prevalence and predictors of psychological distress among Chinese male adults: A cross-sectional study in a large general population – CORRIGENDUM9
Network analysis of academic achievement and psychological characteristics of secondary school adolescents9
Successful ingredients of effective Collaborative Care programs in low- and middle-income countries: A rapid review9
Resilience among women survivors of intimate partner violence: Coping, meaning-making, and well-being8
Suicidal ideation and attempts among adults in eastern Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study8
Decriminalizing suicide: the 2017 Mental Healthcare Act and suicide mortality in India, 2001–20208
Community-based adaptation of early adolescent skills for emotions for urban adolescents and caregivers in New York City7
Mental health literacy: Perspectives from Northern Kenya Turkana adolescents7
Father’s involvement associated with rural children’s depression and anxiety: A large-scale analysis based on data from seven provinces in China7
The structure of the multidimensional scale of perceived social support: a meta-analytic confirmatory factor analysis7
What was done for youths aged 15 to 24 around the world? A systematic review of worldwide mental health interventions7
A community health volunteer delivered problem-solving therapy mobile application based on the Friendship Bench ‘Inuka Coaching’ in Kenya: A pilot cohort study – CORRIGENDUM7
Addressing challenges faced by young refugees in the Netherlands: Adapting problem management plus (PM+) with an emotional processing module7
Mental illness stigma in Bangladesh: Findings from a cross-sectional survey7
A bibliometric analysis of scientific literature on adverse childhood experiences (2004–2024)7
Factors associated with stigma and manifestations experienced by Indian health care workers involved in COVID-19 management in India: A qualitative study7
How do health professionals face barriers? A quantitative approach to the adoption of evidence-based practices in mental health care7
Developmentally appropriate mental health literacy content for school-aged children and adolescents7
Impact of social support on PTSD : Chain mediating effects of insomnia and anxiety6
Developing knowledge-based psychotherapeutic competencies in non-specialist providers: A pre-post study with a nested randomised controlled trial of a coach-supported versus self-guided digital traini6
Exploring the links between humanitarian shelter support and mental health in conflict-affected contexts: Experiences from the Kharkiv region, Ukraine6
Therapeutic patient education for severe mental disorders: A systematic review6
Exploring prevalence and factors associated with depression and anxiety symptoms among Bangladeshi graduates: a GIS-based cross-sectional study6
Sex- and age-specific burden of self-harm and suicide mortality: A national and subnational study in Iran6
“ I was told to live happily… without telling me how ”: Lived experiences of married adolescents, their spouses and families with a life skills intervent6
A theory of change for community-initiated mental health care in the United States6
Face-to-face, confidential and health worker-led: Understanding the preferences for behavioral health services among people with HIV in Lesotho6
An online global survey and follow-up expert groups on the scope and needs related to training, research, and mentorship among early-career addiction medicine professionals6
Implementation of a school-based risk management protocol within a task-shifted mental healthcare model6
Current state of mental health and substance use in Toledo, Belize: A mixed methods study6
Digital mental health interventions for treating mental disorders in young people based in low-and middle-income countries: A systematic review of the literature6
A mental health emergency: A clinical and cultural response to sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo6
Traumatic events and psychological wellbeing among Palestinians: the moderating roles of mattering, anti-mattering and posttraumatic growth6
Co-design of “Baatcheet,” a peer-supported, web-based storytelling intervention for young people with common mental health problems in India5
Digital interventions for common mental disorders in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis5
The relationship between internet gaming disorder, sleeping quality, self-compassion, physical activity participation and psychological distress: A path analysis5
Implementation Outcomes of a CBT-Based Psychosocial Intervention for Gang-Recruitment-Vulnerable Youth in Medellín: A Qualitative Study of Novice Provider Experiences5
“ Early in the morning, there’s tolerance and later in the day it disappears ” – The intersection of resource scarcity, stress and stigma in mental healt5
Parental gender inequality and their children’s educational attainment, quality of life and mental health: An analysis from the Pelotas 1993 birth cohort in Brazil5
Factors associated with ICD-11 posttraumatic stress disorder and complex posttraumatic stress disorder among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic5
Examining stigma associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer screening and treatment in Africa: a scoping review5
Coping mechanisms adopted following a suicide attempt among refugees in humanitarian settings within northern Uganda5
Strategies for spreading, scaling and sustaining perinatal mental health interventions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): A scoping review and thematic synthesis5
Prevalence and epidemiology of depression symptoms among Pakistani students: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2000–2025)5
Facilitators and barriers to implementation of suicide prevention interventions: Scoping review5
Recognition of depression by nurses in primary healthcare in Zimbabwe: Cross-sectional study5
Psychosocial problems, daily functioning and help-seeking behaviour of international migrant workers in the Netherlands: A qualitative study to inform the adaptation of a scalable stepped-care interve5
Findings from the Tushirikiane-4-MH (supporting each other for mental health) mobile health–supported virtual reality randomized controlled trial among urban refugee youth in Kampala, Uganda5
Psychiatry without thresholds: Ethical and clinical lessons from low-triage systems5
Facilitating use of mobile health in mental health care: Perspectives of patient, caregiver and provider in Nigeria5
A systematic review of binge drinking interventions and bias assessment among college students and young adults in high-income countries5
Mental health chatbots and their technical features: A systematic review of reviews and a thematic analysis5
Association between self-esteem and suicide risk in adolescents from five schools in northern Peru: A cross-sectional study5
Mental health resources, barriers, and intervention needs among women in rural Maharashtra, India: A qualitative study5
Qualitative findings on the benefits of depression treatment for pregnant women living with HIV in Uganda5
Political violence and mental health outcomes among Palestinians: The mediating roles of dehumanization and humiliation5
Factors associated with depression, anxiety, and satisfaction with life among Malaysian parental caregivers of adolescent psychiatric patients: A cross-sectional study5
Validation of the Child Depression Screening Tool in three African settings: Rwanda, Senegal and South Africa5
Experiences of adults who survived suicide attempts in rural Uganda: Stigma, support systems and reintegration5
Pain catastrophizing as a mediator of the relationship between pain intensity and depression: Evidence from chronic pain patients in Gaza4
Association between cognitive leisure activities and symptoms of depression in Chinese middle-aged and older adults: A CHARLS cohort study from 2011 to 20184
Differences in severity of depression symptoms in overweight, obese and normal weight Palestinian children and adolescents4
Comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder and alcohol use disorder in low- and middle-income countries: A narrative review4
Biopsychosocial stressors and perinatal mental health: The mediating role of social support in a Pakistani cohort4
War and women: An analysis of Ukrainian refugee women staying in the Czech Republic4
Barriers and facilitators of mental health help-seeking behaviours among school-going adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa: A qualitative evidence synthesis4
El Niño-driven flooding and mental health symptomology among adolescents and young adults in Peru4
Translation and adaptation of the Brief Intervention Adherence Scale for the Tanzanian culture4
Exploring mental health literacy among prospective university students using GIS techniques in Bangladesh: an exploratory study4
Starting the conversation: A new path in suicide prevention4
Promoting adolescent mental health in Tanzania and Vietnam through a co-created universal school-based initiative: Findings from a mixed method study4
The direct and indirect effects of climate anxiety on psychological distress through hope: A multinational study in different Arab nations4
Return-on-investment of a mental health intervention for war-affected youth in Sierra Leone4
Mental health outcomes of a peer support programme for prosthesis and orthosis users in Cambodia: An explanatory sequential mixed-methods study4
“Helping myself empowered me to help young people better ” : A stepped care model, with non-specialist workers (NSWs) addressi4
Piloting competency assessments for an evidence-based brief psychological intervention with Arabic-speaking non-specialists in Switzerland4
Mental health care for migrants in the Netherlands: A decolonial perspective4
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