OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Mental Health is 5. 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
Mental health, quality of life, wellbeing, loneliness and use of social media in a time of social distancing during the COVID-19 outbreak. A cross-country comparative study	133
Coping strategies and mental health during COVID-19 lockdown	105
Risk perceptions, fear, depression, anxiety, stress and coping among Saudi nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic	68
A role for lived experience mental health leadership in the age of Covid-19	57
Shared goals for mental health research: what, why and when for the 2020s	39
Nursing students, mental health status during COVID-19 quarantine: evidence from three European countries	38
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health and well-being of adults with mental health conditions in the UK: a qualitative interview study	36
Predicting stress and mental wellbeing among doctoral researchers	33
Keeping well in a COVID-19 crisis: a qualitative study formulating the perspectives of mental health service users and carers	25
Depression-level symptoms among Syrian refugees: findings from a Canadian longitudinal study	24
Digital video interventions and mental health literacy among young people: a scoping review	23
Socioeconomic status and mental illness stigma: the impact of mental illness controllability attributions and personal responsibility judgments	23
University student well-being in the United Kingdom: a scoping review of its conceptualisation and measurement	22
Exercise addiction and COVID-19-associated restrictions	22
Lost in transition: a systematic review of the association between unemployment and mental health	21
Suicide literacy and suicide stigma – results of a population survey from Germany	19
The digital divide: factors impacting on uptake of remote therapy in a South London psychological therapy service for people with psychosis	19
Asian perspectives on personal recovery in mental health: a scoping review	19
Concern for Covid-19 cough, fever and impact on mental health. What about risk of Somatic Symptom Disorder?	19
The association between uncertainty and mental health: a scoping review of the quantitative literature	18
Suicide risk, psychological distress and treatment preferences in men presenting with prototypical, externalising and mixed depressive symptomology	17
COVID-19 pandemic: demographic and clinical correlates of passive death wish and thoughts of self-harm among Canadians	16
The Australian version of IAPT: clinical outcomes of the multi-site cohort study of NewAccess	15
Mental health service users experiences of medication discontinuation: a systematic review of qualitative studies	15
Prenatal stress self-help mindfulness intervention via social media: a randomized controlled trial	14

Peer-led groups for survivors of sexual abuse and assault: a systematic review	14
“The biggest barrier is to inclusion itself”: the experience of citizenship for adults with mental health problems	13
Low socioeconomic status, parental stress, depression, and the buffering role of network social capital in mothers	12
Googling “mental health” after mental health legislation and during the COVID-19 pandemic: an infodemiological study of public interest in mental health in the Philippines	12
Burden of mental health problems: quality of life and cost-of-illness in youth consulting Dutch walk-in youth health centres	12
Topic modelling online depression forums: beyond narratives of self-objectification and self-blaming	12
Virtual reality and immersive technologies to promote workplace wellbeing: a systematic review	12
The role of dance/movement therapy in the treatment of negative symptoms in schizophrenia: a mixed methods pilot study	11
Childhood emotional neglect and depressive and anxiety symptoms among mental health outpatients: the mediating roles of narcissistic vulnerability and shame	11
Understanding explanatory mechanisms for racial and ethnic differences in mental health stigma: the role of vertical individualism and right-wing authoritarianism	11
Three-year prediction of depression and anxiety with a single self-rated health item	11
Feasibility evaluation of psychosocial intervention for internally displaced youth in Kenya	11
Effects of COVID-19-related worry and rumination on mental health and loneliness during the pandemic: longitudinal analyses of adults in the UK COVID-19 mental health & wellbeing study	11
How does diagnostic labelling affect social responses to people with mental illness? A systematic review of experimental studies using vignette-based designs	11
Where next for youth mental health? Reflections on current research and considerations for the future	10
Trauma, mental health and the COVID-19 crisis: are we really all in it together?	10
Mental illness self-disclosure among college students: a pre-requisite of social support or a booster of social support benefits?	10
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on student mental health and wellbeing in UK university students: a multiyear cross-sectional analysis	10
Social isolation and well-being in veterans with mental illness	10
Psychometric properties of the EQ-5D-5L in patients with major depression: factor analysis and Rasch analysis	10
The economic burden of mental disorders among adults in Singapore: evidence from the 2016 Singapore Mental Health Study	10
The complex association of barriers and interest in internet-delivered cognitive behavior therapy for depression and anxiety: informing e-health policies through exploratory path analysis	10
Workplace trauma and chronic stressor exposure among direct service providers working with people experiencing homelessness	10
A systematic review of fear, stigma, and mental health outcomes of pandemics	9
Models of mental health problems: a quasi-systematic review of theoretical approaches	9
Diagnostic stability and outcome after first episode psychosis	9
Moral injury and psychological wellbeing in UK healthcare staff	9
Mental health literacy about depression among rural left-behind children in China: a comparative and cross-sectional study	9
Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) for professional staff burnout: a systematic review and narrative synthesis of controlled trials	9
The role of self-efficacy and self-esteem in mediating positive associations between functional social support and psychological wellbeing in people with a mental health diagnosis	8
Mental health help-seeking in China	8
What about value for money? A cost benefit analysis of the South Eastern Sydney Recovery and Wellbeing College	8
Stigma: the representation of anorexia nervosa in UK newspaper Twitter feeds	8
Barriers and facilitators to mental healthcare for women veterans: a scoping review	8
What’s up with everyone?’: The effectiveness of a digital media mental health literacy campaign for young people	8
How do recorded mental health recovery narratives create connection and improve hopefulness?	8
Impact of interpersonal client–provider relationship on satisfaction with mental healthcare among the LGBTQ+ population	8
Healthcare professional disclosure of mental illness in the workplace: a rapid scoping review	7
User violence in public mental health services. Comparative analysis of psychiatrists and clinical psychologists	7
Social support, resilience, and mental health in a low-intensity warfare context: the effects of siege on university students in Gaza	7
Accommodation environments and student mental health in the UK: the role of relational spaces	7
Effectiveness of peer support interventions for adults with depressive symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Symptoms and predictors of depression among university students in the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania: a cross-sectional study	7
CBTp for people with treatment refractory schizophrenia on clozapine: a systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Psychologists’ perspectives on the contribution of psychology to acute adult mental health inpatient, crisis response home treatment and mental health liaison services	7
What responses do people at risk of suicide find most helpful and unhelpful from professionals and non-professionals?	6
Models and frameworks of mental health recovery: a scoping review of the available literature	6
Coping strategies of healthcare professional students for stress incurred during their studies: a literature review	6
Depression in Brazilian farmers: prevalence and associated factors	6
The association between perceived racial discrimination and subclinical symptoms of psychosis	6

The effectiveness of group-based gardening interventions for improving wellbeing and reducing symptoms of mental ill-health in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Assessing a digital peer support self-management intervention for adults with serious mental illness: feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness	6
Toward understanding the mental health of nigerian residents during lockdown: the influence of age and vulnerability to COVID-19	6
Peer support in early intervention in psychosis: a qualitative research study	6
Understanding the typical presentation of emptiness: a study of lived-experience	6
Barriers and enablers to the moderation of self-harm content for a young person’s online forum	5
A comparison of disease burden and the government budget for mental health in Korea	5
A case series study of an innovative community-based brief psychological model for men in suicidal crisis	5
University students’ experience of the Beirut port explosion: associations with subjective well-being and subjective symptoms of mental strain	5
Mental health interventions for immigrant-refugee children and youth living in Canada: a scoping review and way forward	5
Association of current income and reduction in income during the COVID-19 pandemic with anxiety and depression among non-healthcare workers	5
Cognitive biases in military personnel with and without PTSD: a systematic review	5
Psychological responses and associated factors during the initial lockdown due to the corona disease epidemic (COVID-19) among Norwegian citizens	5
‘Waiting for the verdict’: the experience of being assessed under the Mental Health Act	5
Investigating mental health service user views of stigma on Twitter during COVID-19: a mixed-methods study	5
Noise pollution and mental health	5
A longitudinal study on depression and anxiety in college students during the first 106-days of the lengthy Argentinean quarantine for the COVID-19 pandemic	5
A qualitative exploration of family members’ perspectives on reducing and discontinuing antipsychotic medication	5
Common mental health problems and associated factors among medical students of University of Ibadan, Nigeria	5
Optimising response rates in a national postal survey evaluating community mental health care: four interventions trialled	5
Cognitive emotion regulation strategies and depressive symptoms among nurses exposed to workplace violence: a person-centered approach	5
Interventions that support unpaid carers of adult mental health inpatients: a scoping review	5
Great expectations: views and perceptions of professionalism amongst mental health services staff, patients and carers	5
Anti-stigma advocacy for health professionals: a systematic review	5
Shared decision-making preferences in mental health: does age matter? A systematic review	5
Patients’ experiences and satisfaction with home treatment for acute mental illness: a mixed-methods retrospective study	5
Clinical and personal recovery for people with schizophrenia in China: prevalence and predictors	5
Mental health in the built environment	5
Evaluating recovery colleges: a co-created scoping review	5