OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of British Journal of Clinical Psychology is 1. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Evaluating cognitive analytic therapy within a primary care psychological therapy service	646
Imagining Futures: Evaluation of a blended programme of dialectical behaviour therapy and the creative arts for young women with a history of self‐harm	90
Associations between symptoms of prolonged grief disorder and depression and suicidal ideation	54
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Professional perspectives on applying the NICE and British Psychological Society Guidelines for the management of Behaviours that Challenge in dementia care: an e‐survey	46
Situational, emotional, and individual dispositions to weight gain in people with hoarding problems	44
Implementing therapist‐guided internet‐delivered cognitive behaviour therapy for obsessive–compulsive disorder in the UK’s IAPT programme: A pilot trial	30
Acknowledging religion in cognitive behavioural therapy: The effect on alliance, treatment expectations and credibility in a video‐vignette study	26
Validation of the Child version of the Perseverative Thinking Questionnaire of repetitive negative thinking in young people with diagnosed depressive and anxiety disorders	23
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Trauma and social pathways to psychosis: Examining the role of attachment, social rank and dissociation in a clinical sample	22
Applying the cultural adaption framework to the Early Youth Engagement (EYE‐2) approach to early intervention in psychosis	22
A pilot study of a brief and scalable psychosocial intervention for children and adolescents following disasters	20
The efficacy of a transdiagnostic emotion regulation skills training in the treatment of binge‐eating disorder—Results from a randomized controlled trial	20
Conflicted or close: Which relationships to the deceased are associated with loss‐related psychopathology?	20
Using machine learning to increase access to and engagement with trauma‐focused interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder	18
Sensitivity to being betrayed and betraying others in obsessive compulsive disorder and depression	17
Training emotion recognition in depression—An experimental study	17
ICD‐11 ‘mixed depressive and anxiety disorder’ is clinical rather than sub‐clinical and more common than anxiety and depression in the general population	16
A replication and extension of bifactor modelling of perseverative thought in an at‐risk community sample: Exploring sex differences in the structure of PT	16
The predictive value of patient, therapist, and in‐session ratings of motivational factors early in remote cognitive behavioural therapy for severe health anxiety	15
COVID‐19 and mental health in the UK: Depression, anxiety and insomnia and their associations with persistent physical symptoms and risk and vulnerability factors	15
A preliminary study of factors associated with accommodation of obsessive‐compulsive symptoms by romantic partners	15
Gender bias in assessing narcissistic personality: Exploring the utility of the ICD‐11 dimensional model	15
Treatment experiences of male and female youths with eating disorders	13

The correlates of social phobia in OCD: Findings from a large clinical sample	12
Effects of social anxiety and self‐schemas on the impact and meaningfulness of positive versus negative social autobiographical memories	11
Experiences of imagery in obsessive‐compulsive disorder: An interpretative phenomenological analysis	11
Development of the Flexibility in Daily Life scale to measure multidimensional cognitive and behavioural flexibility in health and disease	11
Predictors of dropout in self‐guided internet‐delivered cognitive behaviour therapy for obsessive‐compulsive disorder: An exploratory study	11
A comprehensive group‐based cognitive behavioural treatment for blood‐injection‐injury phobia	11
How does insecure attachment lead to paranoia? A systematic critical review of cognitive, affective, and behavioural mechanisms	10
Effect of compassion‐focused therapy on self‐criticism and self‐soothing: A meta‐analysis	10
Evaluating the feasibility and acceptability of a mobile‐based health technology for smoking cessation: Mobile Anxiety Sensitivity Program	10
Loneliness and mental health in children and adolescents with pre‐existing mental health problems: A rapid systematic review	10
Fighting against self‐stigma in adults with self‐reported diagnosis of OCD: A single‐arm pilot study using a mobile app‐based intervention	9
In the moment social experiences and perceptions of children with social anxiety disorder: A qualitative study	9
Validation of a transdiagnostic measure of fears of recurrence and progression about mental health conditions	9
Emotion‐related impulsivity factors and intolerance of uncertainty are uniquely associated with interpersonal‐psychological risk factors for suicide	9
Listening quality leads to greater working alliance and well‐being: Testing a social identity model of working alliance	9
Self‐compassion as a mediator of the relationship between childhood sexual abuse and psychotic symptoms in clinical and non‐clinical groups	8
No evidence that implicit identification with mental illness predicts recovery	8
Cognitive and social cognition deficits in Huntington’s disease differ between the prodromal and the manifest stages of the condition: A scoping review of recent evidence	8
Specificity of cost and probability biases in social anxiety: Comparing status and belongingness threats	8
The roles of coalitional threat and safety in paranoia: A network approach	8
Quality of life in older adults with mood states associated with bipolar disorder: A secondary analysis of the English longitudinal study of ageing data	7
Can attachment predict core and comorbid symptoms of attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder beyond executive functions and emotion regulation?	7
Early intervention in post‐traumatic stress disorder without exposure to trauma memories using internet‐delivered cognitive therapy: A pilot case series	7
The impact of anxiety and intolerance of uncertainty on climate change distress, policy support, and pro‐environmental behaviour	7
Childhood trauma in children at familial high risk of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder: A longitudinal study. The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study – VIA 7 and VIA 11	7
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Differences in the diagnosis and treatment decisions for children in care compared to their peers: An experimental study on post‐traumatic stress disorder	7
Effects of soothing images and soothing sounds on mood and well‐being	7
Correlates of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among bisexual+, gay/lesbian, and heterosexual young adults	6
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Engagement with services in Black African and Caribbean people with psychosis: The role of social networks, illness perceptions, internalized stigma, and perceived discrimination	6
Negative interpretation bias and repetitive negative thinking as mechanisms in the association between insomnia and depression in young adults	6
Examination of a brief computerized Cognitive Anxiety Sensitivity intervention on obsessive–compulsive symptoms	6
Schematic beliefs, negative affect and paranoia in at‐risk youth	6
Interpersonal matching of autistic trait levels in typically developed individuals is associated with spontaneous gaze following and initiation during face‐to‐face social interaction	6
Video feedback parent‐infant intervention for mothers experiencing enduring difficulties in managing emotions and relationships: A randomised controlled feasibility trial	5
Long‐term psychotherapy in tertiary care: A practice‐based benchmarking study	5
A multi‐method examination of the link between obsessive‐compulsive symptomatology and emotion‐related impulsivity	5
Predicting treatment response using machine learning: A registered report	5
The association between maternal perinatal mental health and perfectionism: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	5
Aversive well‐being comparisons in dysphoria and the role of brooding rumination	5
Are dysfunctional attitudes elevated and linked to mood in bipolar disorder? A systematic review and meta‐analysis	5
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Emotion regulation flexibility and psychosis: A longitudinal study disentangling components of flexibility in psychosis‐proneness	4
Improving access to psychological intervention in low‐middle income settings: Results from a waitlist‐controlled, proof‐of‐concept trial of the MemFlex intervention for trauma‐ex	4
Internet videoconferencing delivered cognitive behaviour therapy for generalized anxiety disorder: A randomized controlled trial	4
Sex and intelligence quotient differences in age of diagnosis among youth with attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder	4
Prevalence of probable eating disorders and associated risk factors: An analysis of the Northern Ireland Youth Wellbeing Survey using the SCOFF	4
A systematic review of measures of adult disorganized attachment	4

Psychometric properties of the Child Anxiety and Depression Life Interference Scale – Young Adult version	4
Post‐traumatic stress disorder and major depression among frontline healthcare staff working during the COVID‐19 pandemic	4
Editorial acknowledgement	4
Pathways from developmental vulnerabilities in early childhood to schizotypy in middle childhood	3
Exploring the roles of compassion and post‐traumatic stress disorder on global distress after sexual trauma	3
Mechanisms of improvement in generalized anxiety disorder: A mediation and moderated mediation analysis from a randomized controlled trial	3
Bouldering psychotherapy is not inferior to cognitive behavioural therapy in the group treatment of depression: A randomized controlled trial	3
Relating behaviours and therapeutic actions during AVATAR therapy dialogue: An observational study	3
Editorial acknowledgement	3
The influence of attachment style on support and feedback seeking and depression severity among mothers during the COVID‐19 pandemic	3
Different self‐damaging behaviours, similar motives? Testing measurement invariance of motives for nonsuicidal self‐injury, disordered eating and substance misuse	3
Reappraisal, social support, and parental burnout	3
The development and validation of the Death Anxiety Beliefs and Behaviours Scale	3
Hooked on a memory: How rumination about past positive events might contribute to grandiose ideas?	3
Recognizing and coping with suicidal thoughts: A mixed‐methods investigation of digital safety plan content	3
Applying behaviour change theory to understand the barriers to implementing routine outcome monitoring	3
Parenting and psychosis: An experience sampling methodology study investigating the inter‐relationship between stress from parenting and positive psychotic symptoms	3
Global prevalence of depression and elevated depressive symptoms among adolescents: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	3
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Brief remote cognitive behaviour therapy for generalized anxiety disorder: An open trial	2
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Broadening accessibillity and scalability of interventions for trauma‐related conditions	2
Heterogeneous experiences of people with bipolar disorder during euthymia: Profiles of global remission and personal recovery	2
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Home‐based video assessment of children's autism‐related behaviours: Psychometric analysis and linkages with parental responsiveness and context	2
The association between OCD and Shame: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	2
A new network analysis model in anorexia nervosa patients based on self‐reported eating disorder symptoms, psychological distress, and cognitive flexibility	2
Reasons for seeking internet‐delivered treatment for individuals with obsessive‐compulsive disorder	2
mHealth and technology innovations for anxiety and OC spectrum disorders	2
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Affective and cognitive theory of mind in posttraumatic stress, major depressive, and somatic symptom disorders: Association with childhood trauma	2
Editorial acknowledgement	2
Illusory social agents within and beyond voices: A computational linguistics analysis of the experience of psychosis	1
Depression predicts emotion acceptance beliefs in early adolescence: A longitudinal investigation	1
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Components of emotion regulation flexibility and psychosis: The association between psychosis‐proneness and context sensitivity	1
Working alliance in treating staff and patients with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder living in Residential Facilities	1
Unrealistic pessimism and obsessive‐compulsive symptoms during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Two longitudinal studies	1
The delayed, durable effect of expressive writing on depression, anxiety and stress: A meta‐analytic review of studies with long‐term follow‐ups	1
Associations between transient and chronic loneliness, and depression, in the understanding society study	1
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Characteristics of young people referred for treatment of depression and anxiety in a school‐based mental health service	1
Mediators of negative content and voice‐related distress in a diverse sample of clinical and non‐clinical voice‐hearers	1
Organizational perspectives on outdoor talking therapy: Towards a position of ‘environmental safe uncertainty’	1
Threat, safety, safeness and social safeness 30 years on: Fundamental dimensions and distinctions for mental health and well‐being	1
Beliefs about emotions predict psychological stress related to somatic symptoms	1
Sleep dysfunction in social anxiety disorder	1
Known‐groups and convergent validity of the theory of mind task battery in children with autism spectrum disorder	1
Characterization and interrelationships of theory of mind, socially competitive emotions and affective empathy in bipolar disorder	1
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Developmental profiles of schizotypy in the general population: A record linkage study of Australian children aged 11–12 years	1
A systematic review of predictors and moderators of treatment response in psychological interventions for persisting forms of depression	1
Exploring links between social identity, emotion regulation, and loneliness in those with and without a history of mental illness	1
Initial evaluation of a therapist‐supported online cognitive therapy self‐help for patients with taboo obsessions	1
Improving access to help with poor sleep across youth mental health services: Interim implementation and clinical outcomes	1
Group CBT for men with intellectual disabilities and/or autism who have harmful sexual behaviour	1
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A case series study of compassion‐focused therapy for distressing experiences in psychosis	1
Epistemic injustice amongst clinical and non‐clinical voice‐hearers: A qualitative thematic analysis study	1
Direct and indirect effects of childhood adversity on psychopathology: Investigating parallel mediation via self‐concept clarity, self‐esteem and intolerance of uncertainty	1
Examining the generality and specificity of gender moderation in obsessive compulsive beliefs: Stacked prediction by correspondence analysis	1
Identifying predictors of a favourable outcome for outpatients with a persistent depressive disorder treated with Cognitive Behavioural Analysis System of Psychotherapy: A prospective cohort study	1
Cumulative sociodemographic disadvantage partially mediates associations between childhood trauma and schizotypy	1
Exposure to suicide in the family and suicidal ideation in Portugal during the Covid‐19 pandemic: The mediating role of unbearable psychache	1
Attachment styles moderate Theory of Mind differences between persons with schizophrenia, first‐degree relatives and controls	1
Frequency and impact of childhood sexual and physical abuse on people using IAPT services	1
Access to best‐evidenced mental health support for care‐experienced young people: Learnings from the implementation of cognitive therapy for PTSD	1
Listening to a popular upbeat song can lead to more adaptive cognitive inferences for stressful events in non‐clinical adult populations	1
Emotion regulation and psychopathology: Investigating differential associations between emotion regulation skills and psychological symptoms using a network approach	1
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Fluctuations in proximity seeking and paranoia	1