Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Papers
(The TQCC of Child and Adolescent Mental Health is 6. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
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Issue Information78
Narrative Matters: No teen is an island – the cost of finding a tribe through memes and TikToks69
Letter to the Editor: Review article: The effectiveness of school‐based interventions for reducing screen time – a systematic review and meta‐analysis57
Commentary: Suggestions for guidance by academics who collaborate with digital companies – a commentary on Bourgaize et al. (2025)55
Debate: Social media content moderation may do more harm than good for youth mental health45
Clinical research updates44
Commentary: A spectrum for all? A response to Green et al. (2023), neurodiversity, autism and health care34
Mentalization and mental health outcomes in adolescents with internalizing disorders: a systematic review and multilevel meta‐analysis31
Debate: How far can we modify the expression of autism by modifying the environment?31
Short Research Article: Do demographic, socioeconomic and clinical characteristics influence the number of psychological intervention sessions attended by young people in need of mental health care?28
Four Steps To My Future (4STMF): acceptability, feasibility and exploratory outcomes of a universal school‐based mental health and well‐being programme, delivered to young adolescents in South Africa27
Correction to ‘Short Research Article: Independent association between household income and family adversity and bipolar disorder in adolescence and young adulthood—a registry‐data study in the Basque27
Clinical Research Updates27
Short Research Article: RESEED – the perceived impact of an enhanced usual care model of a novel, teacher‐led 26
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An additional note on help‐seeking as some gaps are bigger than others: a commentary on ‘Don't mind the gap – why do we not care about the gender gap in mental health?’ Patalay and Demkowicz (2023)25
Debate: Better use of existing services, not more new pathways, is required for psychosis prevention in young people – Commentary on Salazar de Pablo and Arango: ‘Prevention of psychosis in adolescent22
Letter to the Editor: Beyond general scales – parent–child relationships in cultural contexts and adolescent suicide risk21
Editorial: After a decade, does narrative still matter?21
Editorial: Going through the slippery landscape of conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder and help for children in humanitarian crises21
Editorial Perspective: A call for action on imposter participants in child and adolescent mental health research20
Commentary/Response: Economic evidence should be routinely collected and reported for studies of intervention effectiveness in mental health. A commentary on Vartiainen et al. (2022)19
Scoping review: potential harm from school‐based group mental health interventions18
Cyberbullying among adolescents in Turkey: the relationship between coping strategies and cyberbullying perpetration18
Issue Information17
Long‐term impact of a mental health literacy resource applied by regular classroom teachers in a Canadian school cohort16
Innovations in Practice: Feasibility and provision of dialectical behavior therapy skills training for adolescents and their families16
How do Artificial Intelligence chatbots respond to questions from adolescent personas about their eating, body weight or appearance?16
‘Everyone needs to know that infant mental health is important’ – a commentary/reflection on ‘Improving access to mental health interventions for children from birth to five years: a scoping review’ (16
Correction to ‘Debate: Social media in children and young people—time for a ban? From polarised debate to precautionary action—a population mental health perspective on social media and youth well‐bei15
Debate: Standing up for science – how to combat misinformation in child mental health: protecting the integrity of autism research and practice in the United States15
A digital intervention to improve mental health and interpersonal resilience in young people who have experienced technology‐assisted sexual abuse: a feasibility clinical trial15
A grounded theory of the process of social transition in a family context from the perspective of gender diverse young people and their parents14
Associations between dimensions of mental health literacy and adolescent help‐seeking intentions13
Editorial: The need for more effective school‐based youth mental health interventions13
The effectiveness of an online‐based psychosocial program for parents of children with neurodevelopmental disorders – a randomized controlled trial12
Debate: Don't mind the gap – why do we not care about the gender gap in common mental health difficulties?12
Debate: Social media in children and young people – time for a ban? Beyond bans: addressing the digital determinants of youth mental health and well‐being in the European region12
Debate: Standing up for science – how to combat misinformation in child mental health? Evidence and ideology in gender dysphoria research11
Review: Interventions addressing loneliness amongst university students: a systematic review11
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A qualitative study of young people's lived experiences of suicide and self‐harm: intentionality, rationality and authenticity11
Commentary: The wars within – uncomfortable truths about the bullying of girls in conflict‐affected societies11
Debate: Where to next for universal school‐based mental health interventions? Can research led by young people shape universal solutions for mental health and suicide prevention in school settings?11
Examining academic self‐concept as a mediator of the relationship between anxiety and depression: A longitudinal study11
Short Research Article: Promoting digital citizenship through a school‐based intervention in early adolescence in Perú (a pilot quasi‐experimental study)10
Narrative Matters: Gustav Mahler – music as a source of meaning and healing in the face of adversity and inequality10
Prospective association of device‐based physical activity and sedentary time during childhood with mental health outcomes during adolescence9
Clinical research updates9
Differences in body mass index trajectories of adolescent psychiatric inpatients by sex, age, diagnosis and medication: an exploratory longitudinal, mixed effects analysis9
“All that I've been through has made me who I am”: youth conceptualisations of personal recovery in mental health9
Understanding the impact of children's and young people's self‐harm on parental well‐being: a systematic literature review of qualitative and quantitative findings9
Issue Information9
Debate: Involuntary treatment and detention are a necessary part of mental health care for children and young people – a perspective from an Independent Advocate in England, United Kingdom9
Debate: Responses to commentaries – neurodiversity, autism and healthcare8
Digital safeguarding incidents in schools with and without smartphone policies: a cross‐sectional study in England8
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Editorial: Equity, diversity and inclusion in child and adolescent mental health – equality of opportunities should be every child's right and every society's obligation8
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Longitudinal effects of green, blue, and gray spaces on early adolescent mental health in the United States7
Editorial: Evidence in the real world – the need for context and the gender gap7
Factors that impact mental health help‐seeking in Australian adolescents: a life‐course and socioecological perspective7
Clinical research updates7
Editorial: The debate around over‐pathologising young people's mental health7
Adolescent mental health in Hong Kong: a longitudinal analysis of positive self‐evaluation, contextual influences and adverse experiences (2009–2014)7
Debate: Conduct disorder and the segregation of child mental health7
The moderation effect of mental health services use on the relationship between exposures to adverse childhood experiences and mental health outcomes among US adolescents7
Issue Information7
Debate: Standing up for science – how to combat misinformation in child mental health? The imperative to understand and counter mental health misinformation on social media7
Self‐harm, suicidal ideation, depression and peer relationships in transgender and gender diverse adolescents accessing specialist mental health services7
The burden of mental and behavioral health visits to the pediatric ED : A 3‐year tertiary care center experience7
Preterm birth, bullying victimization, and mental health in adulthood: A prospective cohort study in Germany7
Clinical Research Updates7
Commentary: Interpreting diagnostic data on autism and gender dysphoria: clinical and research implications – a commentary on Sanders et al. (2025)6
Review: Co‐occurring psychiatric disorders and symptomatology among children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders – an umbrella review with individual study meta‐analysis6
Editorial Perspective: Prioritizing child and adolescent mental health research in the context of war6
Staff Perspectives: Why are adolescent inpatients secluded and what causes changes in rates of seclusion on a unit?6
Assessing the feasibility of a web‐based outcome measurement system in child and adolescent mental health services – myHealthE a randomised controlle6
Understanding unusual sensory experiences: a randomised experimental study of a school‐based intervention for adolescents6
Adolescents' problematic internet and smartphone use in (cyber)bullying experiences: A network analysis6
Home Fae Home: A case study in co‐designing trauma‐informed community spaces with young people in Dundee, Scotland6
Short Research Article: Independent association between household income and family adversity and bipolar disorder in adolescence and young adulthood – a registry‐data study in the Basque Country6
Personality functioning in adolescents: exploring the links with childhood maltreatment types and internalizing and externalizing difficulties6
Review: School‐based mental health literacy interventions to promote help‐seeking – a systematic review6
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