OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Nordic Journal of Psychiatry is 3. 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Online and offline sexual harassment associations of anxiety and depression in an adolescent sample	28
Higher prevalence of metabolic syndrome and related factors in patients with first-episode psychosis and schizophrenia: a cross-sectional study in Turkey	21
The severity of inflammation in major neuropsychiatric disorders: comparison of neutrophil–lymphocyte and platelet–lymphocyte ratios between schizophrenia, bipolar mania, bipolar depression, major dep	19
Factors related to depression, distress, and self-reported changes in anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts during the COVID-19 state of emergency in Latvia	19
A comparison of inflammatory markers in manic and euthymic states of bipolar disorder	18
Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (n-3 PUFA) supplementation for prevention and treatment of perinatal depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized-controlled trials	18
Mental health of patients with mental illness during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown: a questionnaire-based survey weighted for attrition	16
Matrix metalloproteinase-9 increases the risk of cognitive impairment in schizophrenia	15
Effectiveness of clozapine on quality of life and functioning in patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia	14
Antipsychotic use among persons with schizophrenia in Sweden and Finland, trends and differences	14
A higher body mass index in Chinese inpatients with chronic schizophrenia is associated with elevated plasma orexin-A levels and fewer negative symptoms	13
Use of ketogenic diets in the treatment of central nervous system diseases: a systematic review	13
Depression and loneliness may have a direct connection without mediating factors	13
Are anxiety disorders a pathway to obsessive-compulsive disorder? Different trajectories of OCD and the role of death anxiety	13
The road to diagnosis and treatment in girls and boys with ADHD – gender differences in the diagnostic process	13
Evaluation of peripheral inflammatory markers, serum B12, folate, ferritin levels and clinical correlations in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder	13
Joy of living through exercise - a qualitative study of clinically referred adolescents’ experiences of moderate to vigorous exercise as treatment for depression	12
The association between pragmatic language impairment, social cognition and emotion regulation skills in adolescents with ADHD	12
Substance use among patients in specialized mental health services in Norway: prevalence and patient characteristics based on a national census	12
Effect of long acting injectable antipsychotics on course and hospitalizations in bipolar disorder – a naturalistic mirror image study	11
History of suicide attempts in patients with bipolar disorder type I: socio-demographic and clinical factors, quality of life and functioning	11
Subjective experience of social cognition in young people at Ultra-High Risk of psychosis: a 2-year longitudinal study	11
Effects of lithium use on the white matter of patients with bipolar disorder – a systematic review	10
COVID-19 pandemic-related aspects and predictors of emotional and behavioural symptoms in youth with pre-existing mental health conditions: results from Georgia, Lithuania, Romania, Serbia, and Turkey	10
Excess mortality and risk factors for mortality among patients with severe mental disorders receiving home care case management	10

Level of alexithymia as a measure of personality dysfunction in avoidant personality disorder	10
A new measure of excessive parental worries about children’s health: Development of the Health Anxiety by Proxy Scale (HAPYS)	10
Facilitators and barriers of mental health help-seeking behaviours among adolescents in Oman: a cross-sectional study	9
Psychometric properties of the Weiss Functional Impairment Rating Scale parent and self-reports in a Norwegian clinical sample of adolescents treated for ADHD	9
Psychometric evaluation of the Swedish self-rated 36-item version of WHODAS 2.0 for use in psychiatric populations – using classical test theory	9
Validation of the Swedish version of the Reynolds Adolescent Depression Scale second edition (RADS-2) in a normative sample	9
An examination of the relationship between regulatory T cells and symptom flare-ups in children and adolescents diagnosed with chronic tic disorder and Tourette syndrome	8
Urinary organic acids spectra in children with altered gut microbiota composition and autistic spectrum disorder	8
Serum nesfatin-1, ghrelin, and lipid levels in adolescents with first episode drug naïve unipolar depression	8
Subjective experience of aberrant salience in young people at Ultra-High Risk (UHR) for psychosis: a cross-sectional study	7
Psychometric properties of the Child and Adolescent Trauma Screen (CATS) in a sample of Swedish children	7
Patient satisfaction and acute psychiatric inpatient treatment	7
Psychometric validation of two versions of the adolescent Depression Self-Rating Scale (DSRS-A and DSRS-A Screener)	7
Diffusion tensor imaging findings in children with sluggish cognitive tempo comorbid Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder	7
The relationship between attachment and functioning for people with serious mental illness: a systematic review	7
Attitude towards and experience with clozapine of patients and their caregivers after three months of starting of clozapine	7
Immediate reactions to the covid-19 pandemic in adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder: a self-report survey	7
Vulnerability of personality disorder during the Covid-19 crises – a multicenter survey of treatment experiences among patients referred to treatment	7
Psychometric properties of the short version of the children of alcoholics screening test (CAST-6) among Swedish adolescents	7
Treatment of difficult-to-treat depression – clinical guideline for selected interventions	7
Validity of diagnoses, treatment dates, and rating scales in the Swedish national quality register for electroconvulsive therapy	6
The Norwegian network for personality disorders – development, contributions and challenges through 30 years	6
Factors behind a remarkable increase in adolescent psychiatric inpatient treatment between 1980 and 2010 – a nationwide register study	6
Driving risks of young drivers with symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: association with the dopamine transporter gene VNTR polymorphism	6
Cognitive behavioural group therapy for adolescents with ADHD: a study of satisfaction and feasibility	6
Longitudinal persistence of negative symptoms in young individuals with first episode schizophrenia: a 24-month multi-modal program follow-up	6
Association study of Catechol-O-Methyltransferase (COMT) rs4680 Val158Met gene polymorphism and suicide attempt in Mexican adolescents with major depressive disorder	6
Sleep quality in children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorders	6
Prevalence of virtual reality (VR) games found through mental health categories on STEAM: a first look at VR on commercial platforms as tools for therapy	6
Self esteem and clinical features in a clinical sample of children with ADHD and social anxiety disorder	6
Quality of clinical management of cardiometabolic risk factors in patients with severe mental illness in a specialist mental health care setting	5
Weighted blanket and sleep medication use among adults with psychiatric diagnosis – a population-based register study	5
Validation of the lithuanian version of the self-evaluation of negative symptoms scale (SNS)	5
Comparative study of effectiveness of augmentation with ECT in clozapine resistant schizophrenia (CRS) and non-clozapine resistant schizophrenia (Non-CRS)	5
Who predict ADHD with better diagnostic accuracy?: Parents or teachers?	5
Is unipolar mania a distinct entity: findings from the bipolar disorder course and outcome study from India (BiD-CoIN study)	5
A scoping review of studies into crisis resolution teams in community mental health services	5
Clinical validation of the Symptom Self-rating Scale for Schizophrenia (4S) among inpatients	5
Neurocognitive effects of atypical antipsychotics in patients with first-episode schizophrenia	5
Effectiveness of brief schema group therapy for borderline personality disorder symptoms: a randomized pilot study	5
Hospitalisation time is associated with weight gain in forensic mental health patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder	5
Serum claudin-5, claudin-11, occludin, vinculin, paxillin, and beta-catenin levels in preschool children with autism spectrum disorder	5
Changes in referral patterns to outpatient child and adolescent psychiatric services from 2005–2018	4
Vulnerability of personality disorder during COVID-19 crises: a multicenter survey of mental and social distress among patients referred to treatment	4
Impact of methylphenidate on sleep problems in adults with ADHD: a pilot polysomnography study	4
Body mass index (BMI) and obesity in Nigerians with schizophrenia	4
Treatment of ADHD in adults – prevalence of discontinuation and associated factors – results from a cross-sectional analysis of Danish register data	4
Polypharmacy in children and adolescents initiating antipsychotic drug in 2008–2016: a nationwide register study	4
Delayed healthcare access among victims of sexual abuse, understood through internal and external gatekeeping mechanisms	4
Patients’ perspectives on three-monthly administration of antipsychotic treatment with paliperidone palmitate – a qualitative interview study	4

Incidence rates and employment trends in schizophrenia spectrum disorders, bipolar affective disorders and recurrent depression in the years 2000–2013: a Danish nationwide register-based study	4
Subjective health-related quality of life in community-dwelling middle-aged and older adults with early-onset schizophrenia	4
The use of classic psychedelics among adults: a Danish online survey study	4
States of Mind with Respect to Attachment: a comparative study between women who killed their children and mothers diagnosed with post-partum depression	4
Increased cerebral blood flow in the right anterior cingulate cortex and fronto-orbital cortex during go/no-go task in children with ADHD	4
Neutrophil to lymphocyte and monocyte to high-density lipoprotein ratios are promising inflammatory indicators of bipolar disorder	4
Emerging cycloid psychosis episodes during COVID-19 pandemic: a case series	4
Evaluation of the SCL-9S, a short version of the symptom checklist-90-R, on psychiatric patients in Sweden by using Rasch analysis	4
The nutritional behavior of children with autism spectrum disorder, parental feeding styles, and anthropometric measurements	4
Caregiver’s reports of their children’s psychological symptoms after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and caregiver’s perceived stress in Turkey	4
A longitudinal study of restless legs symptoms among patients with depression	4
A nurse-led lifestyle intervention for adult persons with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in Sweden	4
Needs for occupational assistance among young adults with ADHD to deal with executive impairments and promote occupational participation – a qualitative study	4
Childhood adversity, symptoms, and cortisol in first episode psychosis: a cross-sectional, secondary, observational analysis of a subsample of FEP patients	3
Psychometric properties of the caregiver-teacher report form in a sample of Norwegian preschool children	3
Remarkable high frequency of insecure attachment in children with ADHD persists in a three-year follow-up	3
Dosing methods in electroconvulsive therapy: should the Scandinavian time-titration method be resumed?	3
Cost-effectiveness analysis of a supported employment intervention for people with mood and anxiety disorders in Denmark – the IPS-MA intervention	3
Emotional and cognitive conflict resolution and disruptive mood dysregulation disorder in adolescent offspring of parents diagnosed with major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, and matched health	3
A blinded validation of the Swedish version of the Clinical Assessment Interview for Negative Symptoms (CAINS)	3
The prevalence of peer bullying and psychiatric symptoms among high school students in southeast Turkey	3
The role of neuropeptide Y, orexin-A, and ghrelin in differentiating unipolar and bipolar depression: a preliminary study	3
Application of machine learning in diagnostic value of mRNAs for bipolar disorder	3
Hepatic steatosis in patients with schizophrenia: a clinical cross-sectional study	3
Exploring associations between the Modular Assessment of Risk for Imminent Suicide (MARIS) questionnaire and recent suicidal ideation and behavior among patients admitted at an acute psychiatric inpat	3
Additive effect of glutathione S-transferase T1 active genotype and infection with Toxoplasma gondii for increasing the risk of schizophrenia	3
A distinct neurocognitive profile: unipolar mania	3
Gender- and age-related differences in the quality of mental health care among inpatients with unipolar depression: a nationwide study	3
Dyskinesia is most centrally situated in an estimated network of extrapyramidal syndrome in Asian patients with schizophrenia: findings from research on Asian psychotropic prescription patterns for an	3
The association between gender, sexual harassment, and self-compassion on depressive symptoms in adolescents	3
Mental vulnerability before and depressive symptoms during pregnancy and postpartum: a prospective population-based cohort study from general practice	3
Antipsychotics as a method of suicide: population based follow-up study of suicide in Northern Finland	3
Physical therapy for reducing arousal and mechanical restraint among in-patients with mania	3
Undiagnosed disease in decedents with and without schizophrenia: an autopsy-based case-control study	3
Investigation of possible associations of the BDNF, SNAP-25 and SYN III genes with the neurocognitive measures: BDNF and SNAP-25 genes might be involved in attention domain	3
Association between depressive symptoms and subsequent injuries in early adolescents: a population-based study	3
The effects of mandatory home quarantine on mental health in a community sample during the COVID-19 pandemic	3
A comparative study evaluating insight in different phase of illness among patients with bipolar disorder by using multiple scales	3
Relapse risk after in-ward electroconvulsive therapy for acute polymorphic psychotic disorder	3
Effect of clozapine on psychological outcomes of caregivers of patients with treatment resistant schizophrenia	3
Antipsychotic prescribing practices for outpatients with schizophrenia and reasons for non-clozapine treatment - Data from a Danish quality assessment audit	3
Childhood trauma in adults with ADHD is associated with comorbid anxiety disorders and functional impairment	3
Relapse prevention for alcohol use disorders: combined acamprosate and cue exposure therapy as aftercare	3
Associations between oxidative stress and perceived stress in patients with bipolar disorder and healthy control individuals	3
National norms of mental health for Denmark	3
The use of diet interventions to treat symptoms of ADHD in children and adolescents – a systematic review of randomized controlled trials	3
Stability of admission diagnoses; data from a specialized in-patient treatment facility for dual diagnosis	3