OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Low oxytocin levels in schizophrenia patients involved in crime and the relationship of these levels to aggression, empathy and forgiveness	41
The development of a model of decision-making during an act of serious violence using the Critical Decision Method	21
Unlocking a taboo topic: the sexuality of institutionalized men within a forensic psychiatric facility	17
An investigation of mental health care pathways for patients with psychosis who engage in antisocial behaviours	11
Exploring the experiences of an autistic male convicted of stalking	10
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
Older women in the criminal justice system: a brief report from a nominal group	9
Invisible trauma: women, difference, and the criminal justice system	8
“A No means No”: rape myth acceptance, victim blaming and hostile sexism as predictors of acceptance towards rape on a date among Pakistani adults	7
Becoming a teacher behind the walls: children through the eyes of early childhood teachers in penitentiary institutions	5
Evaluation of a self-report distress measure in a high-secure forensic population: CORE-OM psychometric properties and test structure	5
The relationship between sense of security and suicide risk in male prison inmates: a chain mediating effect through intolerance of uncertainty and motor impulsiveness	5
Older male inpatients in secure mental health settings: an international comparison of mental illness, substance use, risk assessment, psychotropic and psychosocial treatment	5
The experiences of the Gypsy, Roma and Travelling communities in prison in the UK and Ireland: a scoping review	5
Cognitive impairment in prison-based alcohol and other drug treatment programs: a systematic review	5
The factor structure of assaultive behaviour among acute schizophrenia patients	5
The central role of borderline personality disorder in imprisoned people: a network analysis of mental disorder diagnoses	5
“Negative affectivity distorts thinking”: a multilevel analysis of criminogenic thinking among Pakistani incarcerated offenders	5
Dementia in forensic mental health settings: a scoping review	5
Convergent validity of the Triarchic Psychopathy Measure in justice-involved youth: a multi-informant/multimethod perspective	5
Ethnicity and older adults in the criminal justice system: a brief report from a nominal group	5
Reflective practice, team polarisation, and therapeutic containment in inpatient forensic psychiatric care: a targeted narrative review	4
Brief summary of a realist process evaluation of liaison and diversion services for children and young people	4
The short- to medium-term predictive validity of the HoNOS-Secure on violence in a medium-secure forensic psychiatric ward in New Zealand	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
An analysis of motivating factors in 1,725 worldwide cases of mass murder between 1900-2019	4
Klinefelter syndrome and fire setting behaviors: a case report and scoping review	4
Cannibalism in psychotic disorder: a rare case presentation	4
Aggressive behaviour and suicidal concerns during remand imprisonment and the relation to mental health(care)	4
Difficulties experienced by Turkish legal support officers in forensic interviews with individuals with autism and/or intellectual disabilities	4
Using technologies to evaluate response style in the competency crisis recommendations for evaluators	4
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 contribution of social media toward racial trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder in Black Americans: a forensic perspective	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
The Japanese M’Naghten Rule: the assessment of the insanity defence in Japan	3
Older adults’ trajectories through the criminal justice system: a brief report from a nominal group	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
“It’s the last resort’’ forensic mental health nurses experience on the use of seclusion; implications for use and elimination in clinical practice	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
A systematic review of neurodivergence, vulnerability, and risk in the context of violent extremism	3
Medical skin camouflage for women in prison with self-harm scars (COVER): randomised feasibility study	3
Going Dark - the Secret Social Lives of Extremists	3
Prevalence of traumatic brain injury and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in secure settings: a pilot study	3
Analysis of the impact of legal circumstances on schizophrenia and bipolar disorder hospitalizations in Portugal: a nationwide study	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	3
Peer-delivered training of criminal offenders for aggression and distress management: a new approach in social treatment in prisons in Serbia	3
Behavioural, medical & environmental interventions to improve sleep quality for mental health inpatients in secure settings: a systematic review & meta-analysis	3