OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Low oxytocin levels in schizophrenia patients involved in crime and the relationship of these levels to aggression, empathy and forgiveness	39
The development of a model of decision-making during an act of serious violence using the Critical Decision Method	20
Unlocking a taboo topic: the sexuality of institutionalized men within a forensic psychiatric facility	15
Conceptualisation and conscience assessment in adolescence in forensic mental healthcare: experts’ perspectives	11
An investigation of mental health care pathways for patients with psychosis who engage in antisocial behaviours	11
Psychometric examination of the Prosocial Behavior Scale and its associations with antisocial variables among Portuguese youth	10
Meta-aggregative systematic review of the needs of caregivers for individuals with mental illness who have offended and are involved in secure forensic services	10
Invisible trauma: women, difference, and the criminal justice system	8
Exploring the experiences of an autistic male convicted of stalking	8
Older women in the criminal justice system: a brief report from a nominal group	7
The experiences of the Gypsy, Roma and Travelling communities in prison in the UK and Ireland: a scoping review	7
Cognitive impairment in prison-based alcohol and other drug treatment programs: a systematic review	5
Becoming a teacher behind the walls: children through the eyes of early childhood teachers in penitentiary institutions	5
Ethnicity and older adults in the criminal justice system: a brief report from a nominal group	5
Evaluation of a self-report distress measure in a high-secure forensic population: CORE-OM psychometric properties and test structure	5
“A No means No”: rape myth acceptance, victim blaming and hostile sexism as predictors of acceptance towards rape on a date among Pakistani adults	5
Dementia in forensic mental health settings: a scoping review	5
“Negative affectivity distorts thinking”: a multilevel analysis of criminogenic thinking among Pakistani incarcerated offenders	5
Convergent validity of the Triarchic Psychopathy Measure in justice-involved youth: a multi-informant/multimethod perspective	4
Aggressive behaviour and suicidal concerns during remand imprisonment and the relation to mental health(care)	4
The relationship between sense of security and suicide risk in male prison inmates: a chain mediating effect through intolerance of uncertainty and motor impulsiveness	4
The central role of borderline personality disorder in imprisoned people: a network analysis of mental disorder diagnoses	4
Older male inpatients in secure mental health settings: an international comparison of mental illness, substance use, risk assessment, psychotropic and psychosocial treatment	4
Cannibalism in psychotic disorder: a rare case presentation	4
The factor structure of assaultive behaviour among acute schizophrenia patients	4

Which sociodemographic and clinical characteristics are associated with recurrent incarcerations in adult male people who are incarcerated? A cross-sectional study	4
Characteristics of stalking in prison inmates serving time for offenses other than stalking	4
The contribution of social media toward racial trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder in Black Americans: a forensic perspective	3
The short- to medium-term predictive validity of the HoNOS-Secure on violence in a medium-secure forensic psychiatric ward in New Zealand	3
Using technologies to evaluate response style in the competency crisis recommendations for evaluators	3
Behind the Gates of Gomorrah: A Year With the Criminally Insane Behind the Gates of Gomorrah: A Year With the Criminally Insane , edited by Stephen Seager, 2014, Gallery	3
The incidence of headbanging as a form of self-harm among inpatients within a secure mental health setting – the impact of age, gender and diagnosis	3
Brief summary of a realist process evaluation of liaison and diversion services for children and young people	3
Difficulties experienced by Turkish legal support officers in forensic interviews with individuals with autism and/or intellectual disabilities	3
Analysis of the impact of legal circumstances on schizophrenia and bipolar disorder hospitalizations in Portugal: a nationwide study	3
“I thought I’m better off just trying to put this behind me” – a contemporary approach to understanding why women decide not to report sexual violence	3
Older adults’ trajectories through the criminal justice system: a brief report from a nominal group	3
An analysis of motivating factors in 1,725 worldwide cases of mass murder between 1900-2019	3
Klinefelter syndrome and fire setting behaviors: a case report and scoping review	3
Prevalence of traumatic brain injury and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in secure settings: a pilot study	3
Access to and the delivery of mental health services in women’s prisons in England: a thematic analysis of unannounced prison inspection reports	3
Dementia in the criminal justice system: a brief report from a nominal group	3
Gender differences vs gender bias in forensic psychiatric assessment of non-psychotic mentally disturbed violent defendants in Denmark	2
Experiences of mothering from prison; a qualitative evidence synthesis	2
The impact of firearm-related violence on future prison violence: a brief report	2
A qualitative exploration of the views of people with lived experience of suicide within the criminal justice system	2
Inpatient forensic psychiatry in the time of COVID-19: a survey study of perceived mental health implications on people with schizophrenia spectrum disorder	2
Behavioural, medical & environmental interventions to improve sleep quality for mental health inpatients in secure settings: a systematic review & meta-analysis	2
Medical skin camouflage for women in prison with self-harm scars (COVER): randomised feasibility study	2
A qualitative and observational retrospective analysis of community treatment orders issued in Quebec for the year 2022	2
A systematic review of neurodivergence, vulnerability, and risk in the context of violent extremism	2
A phenomenological approach to violence in schizophrenia spectrum disorders: examination of anomalous self-experience	2
A qualitative study exploring patient experiences of art therapy in a female medium secure unit	2
The reliability of jointly versus individually conducted competency to stand trial evaluations	2
Relationship between childhood traumas, cognitive distortions and aggression in forensic psychiatry patients aggression in forensic psychiatry patients	2
Going Dark - the Secret Social Lives of Extremists	2
Peer-delivered training of criminal offenders for aggression and distress management: a new approach in social treatment in prisons in Serbia	2
“It’s the last resort’’ forensic mental health nurses experience on the use of seclusion; implications for use and elimination in clinical practice	2
Big Five personality traits and COVID-19 fear as mediated by anxiety and depression among male prisoners	2
Do forensic mental health services have an ethical duty towards victims of mentally disordered offenders?	2
Signal detection analysis of affective prosody recognition in forensic inpatients who have committed sexual offenses	2
Secure patient-therapist attachment following therapy for personality disorder in a forensic mental health setting	2
Psychotherapy for forensic psychiatric patients diagnosed with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorders: a mixed methods systematic review	2
The Japanese M’Naghten Rule: the assessment of the insanity defence in Japan	2
The effects of psychosocial interventions applied to forensic psychiatry patients on social functioning and anger level: a meta-analysis study	1
Intersections of childhood sexual abuse, autistic traits, and gender-related distress in forensic psychiatric evaluation	1
A demographic and clinical profile of prisoners accessing an assessment and treatment service within the offender personality disorder pathway	1
Inflammation markers in patients with psychotic disorder who have committed offenses and their relationship with criminal behavior	1
When personal rational decision-making fails: examining the psychological limits of criminal punishment as a successful deterrent for white-collar offenders	1
Moving on from forensic inpatient care: conversations with patients	1
Exploring the link between intelligence and drug abuse among juvenile felons in India	1
Experience of a cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness intervention for men with a history of traumatic brain injury in prison: a thematic analysis	1
Lawyer’s perception of embitterment in legal disputes	1
Exploring starter typologies in a Turkish homicide offender sample with psychotic illness	1
Social care for older adults in the criminal justice system: a brief report from a nominal group	1

Characteristics of patients with violent recidivism in the forensic mental health system in Japan	1
Forensic Psychoanalysis: from Sub-clinical Psychopaths to Serial Killers	1
Personalised interventions for subgroups of children with conduct problems: a systematic review	1
Differences between restrictive practices applied to men and women in UK secure mental health services	1
De-stigmatizing marriage and family therapy for those justice- involved	1
The use of telemedicine in forensic psychiatry – a quick scoping review of literature from the time of the COVID-19 pandemic	1
Childhood onset violence and early onset schizophrenia. A molecular diagnosis of 15q13.2-13.3 duplication syndrome and the effects on insight and engagement	1
Prevalence of anxiety, depression, and PTSD in exonerees: a brief report	1
Paraphilias: an update on nosology and diagnostic challenges	1
The cost-effectiveness of mental health interventions amongst prison populations: a systematic review (research letter to the editor)	1
Are we moving to an early intervention approach in forensic adolescent services?	1
Reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the mental health professionals stigma scale for occupational stress and burnout	1
Cognitive behavioural therapy for anger and aggression in forensic mental health populations	1
A scoping review on self-control: insights from cross-domain conceptualizations and implications for forensic psychiatric treatment	1
Recidivism rates among online child sexual exploitation material offenders: systematic review and meta-analyses	1
The utilisation of services by patients with psychosis who engage in antisocial behaviours	1
Relationships between adverse childhood experiences, attachment, resilience, psychological distress and trauma among forensic mental health populations	1
Is the prohibitive stance on sex and relationships in the UK forensic system justifiable?	1
Rapid tranquillisation use in adult mental health inpatient settings: an analysis of Danish complaints	1
A cross-sectional observational study of suicidal behavior among people in prison at Lajpore Central district jail, India	1
End of life care for older adults in the criminal justice system: a brief report from a nominal group	1
The value of HoNOS in assessing mental health symptom severity and social functioning in forensic outpatients	1
Patients as educators in medical student education in forensic psychiatry: a scoping review of the barriers and facilitators	1
Medium secure mental health care for young people: decisions to detain	1
A service evaluation exploring staff perceptions about the use and impact of electronic monitoring (GPS tracking) in a medium secure forensic psychiatric unit	1
Statement of retraction: Red-teaming the panopticonFootnote* (mobilising adaptive change in secure and forensic settings)	1
Convergent and predictive properties of three risk assessment instruments in a Canadian forensic mental health sample	1
Appeals against detention in conditions of excessive security: an analysis of cases from medium secure units in Scotland	1
A narrative review of psychopathy research: current advances and the argument for a qualitative approach	1
Voluntary and coercive covert trading behaviour on low and medium secure psychiatric units: a cross-sectional study	1
A qualitative review and thematic synthesis of resident experiences in prison-based democratic therapeutic communities	1
Barriers and facilitators to relational practice and positive staff outcomes in forensic personality disorder settings: a rapid evidence assessment	1
Entering the world of lock and key: the impact of an educational visit to a high secure forensic hospital on psychology students’ attitudes towards the patients within	1
Disrobing behaviour in a forensic inpatient, a case report	1
An assessment of interventions following moderate and high scores on the dynamic appraisal of situational aggression risk assessment tool in a forensic mental health unit	1
Correction	1
Adverse childhood experiences in forensic psychiatric patients: Prevalence and correlates from two independent Canadian samples	1
Factors facilitating and delaying disclosure and reporting of child sexual abuse: insights from forensic interviews	1
Service provision for older adults living in prison with dementia/mild cognitive impairment in England and Wales: a national survey	1
Consistency of mental health screening results across repeated receptions into prison over 12 months	1