OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of International Journal of Mental Health Systems is 4. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Clinical and sociodemographic predictors of inpatient admission after presentation in a psychiatric emergency room: an observational study	114
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health care and people with mental health conditions in Ethiopia: the MASC mixed-methods study	84
Experiences and perceptions of coercive practices in mental health care among service users in Nigeria: a qualitative study	61
Piloting a community-based psychosocial group intervention designed to reduce distress among conflict-affected adults in Colombia: a mixed-method study of remote, hybrid, and in-person modalities duri	42
Cost structure in specialist mental healthcare: what are the main drivers of the most expensive episodes?	36
Delayed discharge in inpatient psychiatric care: a systematic review	34
Perceived helpfulness of service sectors used for mental and substance use disorders: Findings from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys	31
Quality of mental health services and rights of people receiving treatment in inpatient services in Finland: a cross-sectional observational survey with the WHO QualityRights Tool Kit	30
Pathway to effective treatment for common mental and substance use disorders in the World Mental Health Surveys: Perceived need for treatment	25
Mental health stigma and discrimination in Ethiopia: evidence synthesis to inform stigma reduction interventions	23
Adapting the depression component of WHO Mental Health Gap Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG.v2) for primary care in Shenzhen, China: a DELPHI study	22
Reprioritising global mental health: psychoses in sub-Saharan Africa	22
Provider perceptions of the anticipated benefits, barriers, and facilitators associated with implementing a stepped care model for the delivery of addiction and mental health services in New Brunswick	22
International rates of receipt of psychological therapy for psychosis and schizophrenia: systematic review and meta-analysis	22
Correction to: Organizing as negotiation: the construction of a pathway in Norwegian mental health services	21
Towards measuring effective coverage: critical bottlenecks in quality- and user-adjusted coverage for major depressive disorder in São Paulo metropolitan area, Brazil	21
Barriers and potential solutions for effective integration of depression care into non-communicable diseases clinics in Malawi: a qualitative end-point evaluation of the SHARP randomized controlled tr	21
Preparing for the unexpected: a comparative study of policies addressing post-terror health reactions in Norway and France	21
“You can create a little bit more closure in your own story when someone really connects with it”: exploring how involvement in youth peer support work can promote peer development	19
“A mismatch between what is happening on the inside and going on, on the outside”: a qualitative study of therapists’ perspectives on student mental health	18
Identifying best practice for the supervision of mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian emergencies: a Delphi study	17
Healthcare costs associated with receipt of effective mental healthcare coverage in individuals with moderate or severe symptoms of anxiety and depression	16
Using the service needs index to quantify complexity and identify treatment needs across youth mental health service populations: an observational study	16
Management of depression during the perinatal period: state of the evidence	16
Can computer simulation support strategic service planning? Modelling a large integrated mental health system on recovery from COVID-19	16

Analysing length of stay disparities in inpatient forensic psychiatric care: a cross-sectional study in Czechia	15
Co-producing research on psychosis: a scoping review on barriers, facilitators and outcomes	15
Operational challenges in the pre-intervention phase of a mental health trial in rural India: reflections from SMART Mental Health	15
Prevalence and long-term change in alcohol consumption: results from a population-based cohort in Southern India	14
Correction to: Review of Australian initiatives to reduce stigma towards people with complex mental illness: what exists and what works?	13
Community mental health care network: an evaluative approach in a Brazilian state	13
Accuracy of a community mental health education and detection (CMED) tool for common mental disorders in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	13
The Youth Aware of Mental Health program in Australian Secondary Schools: 3- and 6-month outcomes	12
The battle for mental well-being in Ukraine: mental health crisis and economic aspects of mental health services in wartime	12
Characterizing modifications to the mental health gap action programme (mhGAP) intervention guide during implementation in low- and middle-income countries using the framework for reporting adaptation	12
Staffing and patient-related factors affecting inpatient falls in a psychiatric hospital: a 5-year retrospective matched case–control study	12
Social skills interventions for Thai adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): a qualitative study of the perceptions and experiences of Thai adolescents, their caregivers and healthcare profes	12
Shifting North American drug markets and challenges for the system of care	11
Advancing scalability and impacts of a teacher training program for promoting child mental health in Ugandan primary schools: protocol for a hybrid-type II effectiveness-implementation cluster randomi	11
Mental health stigma at primary health care centres in Lebanon: qualitative study	11
Mental illness stigma and associated factors among Arabic-speaking refugee and migrant populations in Australia	11
Impact of COVID-19 on the lives of people with severe mental illness—front-line community psychiatry workers observation from a provincial survey of assertive community treatment teams in Ontario, Can	10
How do health care services help and hinder recovery after a suicide attempt? A qualitative analysis of Finnish service user perspectives	10
Child and adolescent mental health services in Uganda	10
Developing an integrated depression and tuberculosis care pathway using a co-design approach in a low-resource setting	9
Cascade training for scaling up care for perinatal depression in primary care in Nigeria	9
Scaling up care for perinatal depression for improved maternal and infant health (SPECTRA): protocol of a hybrid implementation study of the impact of a cascade training of primary maternal care provi	9
Alternative approaches to standard inpatient mental health care: development of a typology of service models	9
The mental health toll of COVID-19: significant increase in admissions to ICU for voluntary self-inflicted injuries after the beginning of the pandemic	9
Exploring men’s use of mental health support offered by an Australian Employee Assistance Program (EAP): perspectives from a focus-group study with males working in blue- and white-collar industries	8
Trends in mental health before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal survey of a conflict-affected population in Colombia	8
Evaluation of a flexible assertive community treatment (FACT) program for patients with severe mental illness: an observational study in Salzburg, Austria	8
Progress towards universal health coverage in the context of mental disorders in India: evidence from national sample survey data	8
The impacts of implementing recovery innovations: a conceptual framework grounded in qualitative research	8
Detection of traumatic stress in the presence of traumatic experiences: the role of resilience factors in foster care children five years or younger	7
Mapping awareness-raising and capacity-building materials on developmental disabilities for non-specialists: a review of the academic and grey literature	7
Types of stigma experienced by patients with mental illness and mental health nurses in Indonesia: a qualitative content analysis	7
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices on child and adolescent mental health among healthcare workers in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review	7
Reach, uptake, and psychological outcomes of two publicly funded internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy programs in Ontario, Canada: an observational study	7
Epidemiology and associated factors of depression among cancer patients in Ethiopia: protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Perceived causes of mental illness and views on appropriate care pathways among Indonesians	7
Mental health experiences with COVID-19 public health measures in an Alberta First Nations Community	7
Undiagnosed depressive and anxiety disorders in a nationally representative sample of Bangladeshi and Nepali women: prevalence and associated factors	7
Mapping mental health care services for children and youth population in Colombia’s Pacific: potential for boundary spanning between community and formal services	6
Using the National Mental Health Service Planning Framework to inform integrated regional planning: a case study in Tasmania, Australia	6
Translation of the mental health literacy questionnaire for young adults into Chichewa for use in Malawi: preliminary validation and reliability results	6
Validation of Arabic versions of the child psychosocial distress screener and pediatric symptom checklist for young adolescents living in vulnerable communities in Lebanon	6
Factors associated with satisfaction and perceived helpfulness of mental healthcare: a World Mental Health Surveys report	6
Correction: Can computer simulation support strategic service planning? Modelling a large integrated mental health system on recovery from COVID-19	6
A quantitative analysis of human rights-related attitude changes towards people with mental health conditions and psychosocial, intellectual, or cognitive disabilities following completion of the WHO	6
A pre-post study design: evaluating the effectiveness of a new community-based integrated service model on patient outcomes	6
Mental health treatment programs for children and young people in secure settings: A systematic review	6
Community-based rehabilitation for people with psychosocial disabilities in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review of the grey literature	6
HIV related stigma associated with social support, alcohol use disorders, depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation among people living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
The hidden clock: how chronotype is related to depression, anxiety, and stress in adolescents – insights from the EHDLA study	6

A roadmap for sustainable implementation of vocational rehabilitation for people with mental disorders and its outcomes: a qualitative evaluation	5
Telehealth service delivery in an Australian regional mental health service during COVID-19: a mixed methods analysis	5
Toward a multi-level strategy to reduce stigma in global mental health: overview protocol of the Indigo Partnership to develop and test interventions in low- and middle-income countries	5
Determinants of effective treatment coverage for major depressive disorder in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys	5
Managers as peer workers’ allies: A qualitative study of managers’ perceptions and actions to involve peer workers in Norwegian mental health and substance use services	5
Do improved structural surroundings reduce restrictive practices in psychiatry?	5
Applying systems approaches to stakeholder and community engagement and knowledge mobilisation in youth mental health system modelling	5
Support or justice: a triangulated multi-focal view of sexual assault victim support in a UK sexual assault referral centre (SARC)	5
Learn, Engage, Act, Dedicate (LEAD): development and feasibility testing of a task-shifted intervention to improve alcohol use, depression and family engagement for fathers	4
Perceived feasibility, acceptability and impact of the family involvement intervention for severe mental illness: a qualitative study in Masaka - Uganda	4
Survey of non-conventional mental health care facilities in Côte d’Ivoire: first stage	4
Preventing suicide in refugees and asylum seekers: a rapid literature review examining the role of suicide prevention training for health and support staff	4
The effectiveness of an online short-format Recovery College model: a co-learning model to support mental health	4
Costs analysis of integrating group interpersonal therapy into HIV care services in Senegal	4
An exploration of the Indonesian lay mental health workers’ (cadres) experiences in performing their roles in community mental health services: a qualitative study	4
Attitude of mental healthcare providers toward tele-psychiatry services and associated factors at public referral hospitals in Addis Ababa city, Ethiopia	4
Lessons to be learned: identifying high-risk medication and circumstances in patients at risk for suicidal self-poisoning	4
A situational analysis of the mental health system of the West Region of Cameroon using the World Health Organization’s assessment instrument for mental health systems (WHO-AIMS)	4
Validation and psychometric testing of the Arabic version of the mental health literacy scale among the Saudi Arabian general population	4
Outcomes of community-based suicide prevention program in primary health care of Iran	4
Shifting drug markets in North America - a global crisis in the making?	4
Prescriptive factors for intensive home treatment in acute psychiatry: a secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial	4
Negative life events, inadequate mental health literacy, and emotional symptoms among Chinese college students: a school-based longitudinal prospective study	4