World Psychiatry

Papers
(The median citation count of World Psychiatry 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
WPA scientific publications in the triennium 2020‐2023694
R. Spitzer and the depathologization of homosexuality: some considerations on the 50th anniversary495
What is good acute psychiatric care (and how would you know)?489
Trauma, coloniality and survivance among Indigenous peoples in the US407
Advancing global mental health through education351
Evidence‐informed is not enough: digital therapeutics also need to be evidence‐based287
Detecting and managing non‐suicidal self‐damaging behaviors281
Patterns and correlates of patient‐reported helpfulness of treatment for common mental and substance use disorders in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys258
Beyond symptom improvement: transdiagnostic and disorder‐specific ways to assess functional and quality of life outcomes across mental disorders in adults252
Therapist‐supported Internet‐based cognitive behaviour therapy yields similar effects as face‐to‐face therapy for psychiatric and somatic disorders: an updated systematic review and meta‐analysis218
From inter‐brain connectivity to inter‐personal psychiatry215
Reappraising the variability of effects of antipsychotic medication in schizophrenia: a meta‐analysis203
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Prenatal exposure to antidepressants or antipsychotics and the risk of seizure in children180
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Breaking down barriers to conversations about sexual and reproductive health179
Mental health literacy for supporting children: the need for a new field of research and intervention178
The “Meet the WPA Council” Panel at the 21st World Congress of Psychiatry173
Achieving equality, inclusiveness, and cultural sensitivity in mental health (EDIT)143
How common is secondary psychosis? Estimates from a systematic review and meta‐analysis139
Sex differences need to be considered when treating women with psychotropic drugs139
Burnout: a case for its formal inclusion in classification systems135
Prevention, treatment and care of substance use disorders in times of COVID‐19133
Scientific validation of the ICD‐11 CDDR132
The aggregation of marginal gains: a pragmatic philosophy of clinical care in psychiatry126
Alternatives to coercion in mental health care: WPA Position Statement and Call to Action121
Functional neurological disorder: defying dualism114
Designing and scaling up integrated youth mental health care102
Potential for prediction of psychosis and bipolar disorder in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: a longitudinal register study of all people born in Finland in 198798
One world, one profession: psychiatry96
Key considerations for clinical trials in psychopharmacology94
How the ICD‐11 and the CDDR address the public health dimensions of substance use87
After the acute crisis – engaging people with psychosis in rehabilitation‐oriented care83
Augmenting trauma‐focused cognitive behavior therapy for post‐traumatic stress disorder with memory specificity training: a randomized controlled trial82
The Hikikomori Diagnostic Evaluation (HiDE): a proposal for a structured assessment of pathological social withdrawal78
A lived experience perspective on the new World Mental Health Report76
Education, policy and clinical care in mental health: an update on the activities of WPA Collaborating Centres75
The hypothesis of biologically based subtypes of schizophrenia: a 10‐year update74
What makes Internet‐based interventions work?73
Outcomes in people with eating disorders: a transdiagnostic and disorder‐specific systematic review, meta‐analysis and multivariable meta‐regression analysis72
Ongoing phase 2/3 trials of psychotropic drugs: is help finally on the way?71
Treatment of substance use disorders in prison settings: statement by the UNODC‐WHO Informal Scientific Network, UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs69
WPA scientific meetings 2020‐202365
Management of generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder in general health care settings: new WHO recommendations60
Reflections on the current status of psychiatric epidemiology and public mental health60
Promoting collaboration, harmonization and dissemination in depression research: the ECNP Depression Meta‐Network57
Meeting the challenges of the new frontier of youth mental health care55
Intimate partner violence and mental health: lessons from the COVID‐19 pandemic52
COVID‐19 vaccination uptake in people with severe mental illness: a UK‐based cohort study51
Can a practical process‐oriented strategy prevent suicidal ideation and behavior?47
Deconstructing the social determinants of mental health47
Global launch of the ICD‐11 Clinical Descriptions and Diagnostic Requirements (CDDR)47
Emotion regulation and mental health: current evidence and beyond43
The definition of treatment resistance in anxiety disorders: a Delphi method‐based consensus guideline41
Shaping the future of autism care: the need for a precision medicine approach41
The lived experience of mental disorders in adolescents: a bottom‐up review co‐designed, co‐conducted and co‐written by experts by experience and academics41
Psychiatric diagnosis and treatment in the 21st century: paradigm shifts or power shifts?40
Priorities and opportunities for lifestyle psychiatry: consensus from the LifePsych Society40
Understanding side effects of psychotherapies: implications for clinical practice and research trials39
The future of CBT and evidence‐based psychotherapies is promising38
WPA Working Group on Public Mental Health: objectives and recommended actions38
Charting the evolution of artificial intelligence mental health chatbots from rule‐based systems to large language models: a systematic review37
In support of supportive psychotherapy37
Genetics for mental health clinicians: a call for a globally accessible and equitable psychiatric genetics education36
The need to bring community, policy makers and researchers to the table in prevention programs36
Adolescent mental health and supportive relationships: 21st century challenges35
Sensitivity of the familial high‐risk approach for the prediction of future psychosis: a total population study35
Socioeconomic inequalities in mortality associated with mental disorders: a population‐based cohort study35
Keeping Dr. Google under control: how to prevent and manage cyberchondria35
Non‐specific psychopathology: a once and future concept33
Another “and”: philosophy as glue31
Report from the WPA Section on Military Psychiatry30
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A critical assessment of NICE guidelines for treatment of depression29
The future of psychopharmacology: challenges beyond efficacy and tolerability29
Dispelling “pleasing myths” about the integration of ecological momentary assessment and intervention into clinical research and practice28
Clinical trials of novel psychotropic agents: some caveats27
Views of international experts on challenges to early intervention for bipolar disorder27
Promoting healthy digital device usage: recommendations for youth and parents26
The World Mental Health Report: transforming mental health for all25
Discovering informative biomarkers in psychiatry24
A clinically useful model of psychopathology must account for interpersonal dynamics23
Evolutionary psychiatry: foundations, progress and challenges22
WPA educational initiatives: reaching different stakeholders in the mental health field22
Excess cardiometabolic risk in children and adolescents initiating antipsychotic treatment compared to young adults: results from a nationwide cohort study22
The promise of ICD‐11‐defined PTSD and complex PTSD to improve care for trauma‐exposed populations22
How can measurement‐based care improve psychotherapy processes and mental health service delivery? A synthesis of expert perspectives21
Incidence of gynecological cancers following prolactin‐increasing antipsychotic use: a population cohort study21
Prevalence of clinically significant radiological abnormalities in people with first episode psychosis21
Violence and schizophrenia: the role of social determinants of health and the need for early intervention20
A Minimum Service Package (MSP) to improve response to mental health and psychosocial needs in emergency situations20
The need for a consensual definition of mental health20
Systems‐based approaches to mental disorders are the only game in town20
Sustainable Technology for Adolescents and youth to Reduce Stress (STARS): a WHO transdiagnostic chatbot for distressed youth20
Treatment‐resistant depression invites persistent reflection19
WPA Scientific Sections 2020‐2023: from strengthened backbone to motor of innovation19
Cyberbullying: next‐generation research19
The efficacy of complicated grief therapy for DSM‐5‐TR prolonged grief disorder19
Has the time come to stop using control groups in trials of psychosocial interventions?18
Some priorities in targeting social determinants to achieve prevention of mental disorders18
The WPA Action Plan 2020‐2023: an updated report18
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How should psychotherapy proceed when adjoined with psychedelics?17
Meaning in life is a fundamental protective factor in the context of psychopathology17
What are the long‐term outcomes of ADHD treatment?17
The changing nature of work in the 21st century as a social determinant of mental health17
Incremental integration of nosological innovations is improving psychiatric diagnosis and treatment17
The role of gamification in digital mental health16
Borderline personality disorder: a comprehensive review of diagnosis and clinical presentation, etiology, treatment, and current controversies16
Pushing forward public mental health agenda and promotion of mental health16
Breaking the glass ceiling: women's scientific participation in the 24th World Congress of Psychiatry16
The curse and opportunity of heterogeneity in the pursuit of psychiatric biomarkers16
The International Consortium on Paranoia Research: an introduction16
Protective and compensatory childhood experiences and their impact on adult mental health15
Prevention, treatment and care of substance use disorders among adolescents. Statement by the UNODCWHO Informal Scientific Network, 202415
Hormone‐sensitive depression in women: a key to precision psychiatry15
The World Psychiatry Exchange Program: expanding the world of early career psychiatrists15
The WPA Section on Genetics in Psychiatry: scientific progress and clinical translation15
A new WHO roadmap for mental health policy reform15
WPA Section on Perinatal Psychiatry and Infant Mental Health: a report on recent activities15
Distinct cognitive trajectories in the early course of psychosis are associated with clinical and functional outcomes longitudinally14
New research on validity and clinical utility of ICD‐11 vs. ICD‐10 and DSM‐5 diagnostic categories14
Personality in the spotlight: activities of the WPA Section on Personality Disorders14
A clinically useful conceptualization of emotion regulation grounded in functional contextualism and evolutionary theory13
The WPA Working Group on Intellectual Developmental Disorders: the need for a second paradigm shift13
The emotional side of adult ADHD13
All levels of the translational spectrum must be targeted to advance psychopharmacology and improve patient outcomes13
Recent advances in the conceptualization and evidence supporting the HiTOP approach13
Crisis within a crisis – the fragility of acute psychiatric care delivery13
The dynamic paradigm of illness in psychopathology13
A comprehensive vision for women's mental health13
Ethical challenges in mental health care: moving beyond aspirations13
New developments and potential future research directions in adult ADHD13
Clozapine: past, present and future12
Associations between physical diseases and subsequent mental disorders: a longitudinal study in a population‐based cohort12
Measurement‐based care: opportunities to improve global mental health care12
Attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder as a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases: a nationwide population‐based cohort study12
Clinical translation of expert‐endorsed cognitive rehabilitation interventions for substance use disorders12
Implementation of the WPA Action Plan 2020‐2023: an update12
Living through interminable adversity: the mental health of the Afghan people12
What's in a name? Mental disorders, mental health conditions and psychosocial disability12
Continuity of care and therapeutic relationships as critical elements in acute psychiatric care12
Treatment‐resistant depression: definition, prevalence, detection, management, and investigational interventions12
Challenges in implementing interventions to address the social determinants of mental health12
The alliance construct in psychotherapies: from evolution to revolution in theory and research11
Real‐world effectiveness of antidepressants, antipsychotics and their combinations in the maintenance treatment of psychotic depression. Evidence from within‐subject analyses of two nationwide cohorts11
Patterns and innovations in the unfolding of Latin American psychiatry and mental health11
The WPA Expert International Advisory Panel for Early Intervention in Psychosis in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries: an update on recent relevant activities11
Politics and development as drivers of women's reproductive mental health11
Absolute and relative outcomes of psychotherapies for eight mental disorders: a systematic review and meta‐analysis11
No service is an island: towards an ecosystem approach to mental health service evaluation11
Philosophy of psychiatry as study of paradigm changes11
The WHO Flexible Interview for ICD‐11 (FLII‐11)10
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Mental health services on the roof of the world10
The clinical characterization of the adult patient with bipolar disorder aimed at personalization of management10
Vulnerability to addictive behaviors: the Associational Memory‐Appetitive Systems Relations Model10
Childhood gender non‐conformity, sexual orientation and mental health problems among 18 to 89 year‐old Danes10
The need to focus on perfectionism in suicide assessment, treatment and prevention10
Aligning the “single law” proposal to the CRPD standard of “will and preferences”10
WPA communications under reorganization10
First evidence of a general disease (“d”) factor, a common factor underlying physical and mental illness10
Promoting schizophrenia research in Europe: the contribution of the European Group for Research in Schizophrenia9
Internet‐based field trials of the ICD‐11 chapter on mental disorders9
Acute psychiatric care: approaches to increasing the range of services and improving access and quality of care9
Update on implementation of WPA Action Plan 2020‐20239
We share more attributes than we think: the crucial input of epidemiology9
All‐cause and cause‐specific mortality in people with depression: a large‐scale systematic review and meta‐analysis of relative risk and aggravating or attenuating factors, including antidepressant tr9
The role of case formulation in the current practice of psychotherapy9
DSM‐5‐TR: overview of what’s new and what’s changed9
Psychiatric diagnosis and treatment in the 21st century: paradigm shifts versus incremental integration9
Changing approaches to interventions for autistic adults9
Report by the WPA Working Group on Developing Partnerships with Service Users and Family Carers (2020‐2023)9
Clinical response to SSRIs relative to cognitive behavioral therapy in depression: a symptom‐specific approach9
Update on WPA Scientific Meetings9
Substance use disorders: a comprehensive update of classification, epidemiology, neurobiology, clinical aspects, treatment and prevention9
Learning health systems for community‐based mental health9
The challenges of youth mental health: showing the hero out of the panopticon9
The validity, reliability and clinical utility of the Alternative DSM‐5 Model for Personality Disorders (AMPD) according to DSM‐5 revision criteria8
The Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual, 3rd edition (PDM‐3)8
Euthanasia for unbearable suffering caused by a psychiatric disorder: improving the regulatory framework8
Bringing future thinking into focus in psychopathology8
Antidepressants in primary care: limited value at the first visit8
Community care for people with mental illness: challenges emerging in the 2020s and consequent recommendations8
The alliance in mental health care: conceptualization, evidence and clinical applications8
The WPA Scientific Sections: a global resource for education, research and care8
Genomics and psychiatric nosology: avoiding hype, maintaining hope8
Impact of pre‐trauma recreational drug use on mental health outcomes among survivors of the Israeli Nova Festival terrorist attack8
Violence in schizophrenia: triangulating the evidence on perpetration risk8
Bridging between youth psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry8
Labour market marginalization in children of persons with major psychiatric disorders: a Swedish national cohort study8
From “online brains” to “online lives”: understanding the individualized impacts of Internet use across psychological, cognitive and social dimensions8
Sociocultural context and intersectionality are vital to women's reproductive mental health7
The post‐traumatic growth approach to psychological trauma7
Improving care for mental health, neurological and substance use conditions by enhancing pre‐service education for doctors and nurses: a new WHO guide7
Advancing mental health in university students: future directions in literacy and digital tools7
COVID‐19 and psychiatrists’ responsibilities: an update of the WPA position paper7
The relationship between physical and mental health: an update from the WPA Working Group on Managing Comorbidity of Mental and Physical Health7
Does treatment‐resistant depression need psychotherapy?7
Standards for randomized controlled trials of efficacy of psychological treatments7
Philosophy of psychiatry can gain greater vitality by engaging the implications of new science7
Medication use and sickness absence from work in bipolar disorder: a nationwide register‐based study7
The cross‐national mental disorder vulnerability paradox7
The social determinants of mental health and disorder: evidence, prevention and recommendations7
Metabolic side effects in persons with schizophrenia during mid‐ to long‐term treatment with antipsychotics: a network meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials7
Mortality in persons with recent primary or secondary care contacts for mental disorders in Finland7
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The public mental health revolution must privilege lived experience voices and create alliances with affected communities7
Continuous outcome measurement in modern data‐informed psychotherapies7
The PTSD Gestalt switch7
Social connection as a critical factor for mental and physical health: evidence, trends, challenges, and future implications7
The lived experience of psychosis: a bottom‐up review co‐written by experts by experience and academics6
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Transforming mental health for all: a critical role for specialists6
Mental health of children and parents after very preterm birth6
Sleep and circadian rhythm disturbances: plausible pathways to major mental disorders?6
How clinicians can support women in making decisions about psychopharmacological treatments in pregnancy6
Effectiveness and cost‐effectiveness of online recorded recovery narratives in improving quality of life for people with non‐psychotic mental health problems: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial6
Risk of relapse during tapering of antipsychotic medication after a first psychotic episode: association with D2 receptor affinity but not with tapering speed6
Modulating self‐referential processing through meditation and psychedelics: is scientific investigation of self‐transcendence clinically relevant?6
ADHD in adults: despite evidence sufficient to guide diagnosis and treatment, many questions remain6
CopeNYP: a brief remote psychological intervention reduces health care workers’ depression and anxiety symptoms during COVID‐19 pandemic6
Oral and long‐acting antipsychotics for relapse prevention in schizophrenia‐spectrum disorders: a network meta‐analysis of 92 randomized trials including 22,645 participants6
The efficacy, mechanisms and implementation of physical activity as an adjunctive treatment in mental disorders: a meta‐review of outcomes, neurobiology and key determinants6
The role of psychiatry in primary care: WPA Section contributions6
Advancements, challenges and future horizons in personalized psychiatry6
Implementation of self‐binding directives: recommendations based on expert consensus and input by stakeholders in three European countries6
Addictive disorders through the lens of the WPA Section on Addiction Psychiatry6
Algorithm‐based modular psychotherapy vs. cognitive‐behavioral therapy for patients with depression, psychiatric comorbidities and early trauma: a proof‐of‐concept randomized controlled trial6
No two traumas are alike, and neither are two presentations of PTSD6
Challenges and chances for mental health care in the 21st century6
Embodied distress in reproductive psychiatry6
Candidate diagnostic biomarkers for neurodevelopmental disorders in children and adolescents: a systematic review5
A report from the WPA Working Group on Providing Mental Health Care for Migrants and Refugees5
Five conceptual competences in psychiatry5
The WPA Section on Preventive Psychiatry: report on 2014‐2024 activities5
WPA Working Group on Defining and Managing Autism Spectrum Disorder: spreading knowledge for the next generations of psychiatrists5
WPA Volunteering Programme: a pilot project in Mexico5
Physician‐assisted dying in people with mental health conditions – whose choice?5
The lived experience of postpartum depression and psychosis in women: a bottom‐up review co‐written by experts by experience and academics5
Impact of displacement on mental health in war‐exposed Ukrainian adolescents: a longitudinal study5
The WPA Global Study on Psychiatric Training5
Trends, advances and directions in cognitive‐behavioral therapy for adolescent anxiety5
Person‐centred care planning as foundational to clinical practice5
Mental health care for older adults: recent advances and new directions in clinical practice and research5
Understanding depression beyond the “mind‐body” dichotomy5
The WPA Action Plan 2023‐20265
Searching for biomarkers in the fluidity of mental ill‐health5
WPA Working Group on Medical Students: current initiatives and future priorities5
Advance care planning: a multifaceted contributor to human rights‐based care5
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