South African Journal of Psychiatry

Papers
(The TQCC of South African Journal of Psychiatry is 2. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)
ArticleCitations
COVID-19 infection at a psychiatric hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Clinical service planning and challenges20
Exploration of psychiatric inpatients’ experience of adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic15
Acknowledgement to reviewers9
Sleep quality of adult psychiatric outpatients at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital8
Family functioning, psychological distress and suicidal tendencies among adolescents in Ghana8
Impulsivity and psychiatric comorbidity as risk factors for suicide attempts in borderline personality disorder8
Prevalence of neurocognitive impairments in adults with chronic pain: A cross-sectional study8
Prior trauma experiences among state patients charged with murder: A retrospective records review8
Descriptive study of mental health care users 12 months pre- and post-COVID-19 lockdown7
Healing from post-traumatic stress disorder through a synergy of science and spirituality6
Associations of maternal alcohol and non-prescribed substance use with early child growth6
The screening trap: Why clinical interviews still matter in South African occupational mental health care5
The profile of long-stay patients in a psychiatric hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa5
End-of-life care in South Africa: Important legal developments5
Prevalence of depressive symptoms in adolescents living with HIV in Johannesburg, South Africa5
Caregiver burden and its sociodemographic determinants in family caregivers of patients with schizophrenia attending a psychiatric tertiary hospital in South Africa5
Neuropsychiatric symptoms in a patient with Cushing’s syndrome5
Assessing HIV transmission knowledge in psychiatric patients in Johannesburg, South Africa5
Mothers’ psychopathology and their adult offspring’s cortisol level in a Rwandan sample5
Exploring South African Indian men’s understanding of depression5
Attitudes of Christian leaders and congregants in South Africa towards mental illness and the mentally ill5
Correlates and cascade of HIV care in patients with psychiatric disorders in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa5
Substance use patterns in an adolescent psychiatric unit in Johannesburg, South Africa4
Bullying and associated risk factors among adolescents in a secondary school in Lobatse, Botswana4
Neurological and neuropsychiatric manifestations in hospitalised patients with COVID-194
The effects of inpatient suicide on nurses at Weskoppies Hospital: A qualitative study4
Clinical profile of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder in Durban, South Africa4
Prevalence and determinants of burnout among South African doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic4
Common mental disorders amongst frontline healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study4
Expanding mental health support: Empowering medical professionals with greater resilience4
Prevalence of depressive symptoms and quality of life among patients with diabetes mellitus with and without HIV infection: A South African study4
From stroke to depression: The need for systematic screening for post-stroke depression4
Positive mental health of patients at a psychiatric hospital, Gauteng province, South Africa4
Views held by South African primary health care nurses on caring for people living with mental illness4
Family Psycho-Social Involvement Intervention for severe mental illness in Uganda4
Lived experiences of adolescents admitted for first-episode psychosis in South Africa4
Suicidal behaviour among patients with congestive cardiac failure in a Nigerian teaching hospital3
Effects of personality traits on mindful self-care practices of healthcare workers3
Review of Problems of Living: Perspectives from Philosophy, Psychiatry and Cognitive-Affective Science3
Provision of HIV services to psychiatric inpatients in Botswana: Challenges and recommendations3
Perceptions and experiences of patients attending an opioid substitution clinic in South Africa3
Assessing attitudes of fourth year medical students towards psychiatry and mental illness3
Routine investigations for patients with mental and behavioural disturbances3
A call for communication, compassion and care3
Relationship between physical activity and behaviour challenges of adolescents in South Africa3
A population-based survey of autistic traits in Kenyan adolescents and young adults3
Introducing the ‘Lived Experience’ section of the South African Journal of Psychiatry3
The burden of insomnia among public health sector nurses in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa2
Correlates of high-dose antipsychotic prescription amongst outpatients with Schizophrenia in a Nigerian Hospital2
Aggressive behaviour among children and adolescents at a public outpatient psychiatric facility2
The magnitude and determinants of depressive symptoms amongst women in early pregnancy in Southern Nigeria: A cross-sectional study2
Patients’ voices from music therapy at a South African psychiatric hospital2
Working memory and set-shifting in school-aged children classified as having attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder2
An in depth review of body shaming phenomenon among adolescent: Trigger factors, psychological impact and prevention efforts2
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder stigma: The silent barrier to care2
Research retention among people with first-episode psychosis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa2
Influence of first- and second-generation antipsychotics on anthropometric parameters of male psychiatric patients2
Deciphering the family members’ experiences on 72-h assessment admission in rural Vhembe district public hospitals in South Africa2
A description of COVID-19 related delusional content in admissions to an acute psychiatric unit2
The prevalence and correlates of anxiety and depression amongst essential workers during the COVID-19 lockdown in Ekiti State, Nigeria2
Feasibility and acceptability of a mental health stigma intervention for low-income South African caregivers: A qualitative investigation2
Knowledge and attitudes towards electroconvulsive therapy in an academic psychiatric department2
Changes in cannabis use post decriminalisation in mental health care users in South Africa2
A history of depression in patients attending a chronic pain management clinic in South Africa: A retrospective chart review2
Demographic and clinical correlates of depression among older adults with arthritis in Nigeria2
Predictors of depression and suicidality among children and adolescents living with HIV and AIDS2
The significance of sleep quality in euthymic bipolar patients from Nigeria2
Psychosis screening questionnaire: Exploring its factor structure among South African adults2
Differences in alcohol and cannabis use amongst substance use disorder patients with and without comorbid attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder2
Antipsychotics and chronic dystonia at a Botulinum Toxin clinic2
Lived experience narrative: My bipolar odyssey2
Contraceptive use in women with mental illness in Soweto, South Africa2
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