OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Mental Health Systems is 9. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
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	108
Clinical and sociodemographic predictors of inpatient admission after presentation in a psychiatric emergency room: an observational study	77
Experiences and perceptions of coercive practices in mental health care among service users in Nigeria: a qualitative study	55
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health care and people with mental health conditions in Ethiopia: the MASC mixed-methods study	43
Cost structure in specialist mental healthcare: what are the main drivers of the most expensive episodes?	39
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	31
Delayed discharge in inpatient psychiatric care: a systematic review	29
Pathway to effective treatment for common mental and substance use disorders in the World Mental Health Surveys: Perceived need for treatment	27
Perceived helpfulness of service sectors used for mental and substance use disorders: Findings from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys	27
International rates of receipt of psychological therapy for psychosis and schizophrenia: systematic review and meta-analysis	26
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	24
The capacity-building role of community liaison workers with refugee communities in Victoria, Australia	22
Reprioritising global mental health: psychoses in sub-Saharan Africa	22
Towards measuring effective coverage: critical bottlenecks in quality- and user-adjusted coverage for major depressive disorder in São Paulo metropolitan area, Brazil	21
Adapting the depression component of WHO Mental Health Gap Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG.v2) for primary care in Shenzhen, China: a DELPHI study	21
Preparing for the unexpected: a comparative study of policies addressing post-terror health reactions in Norway and France	21
Mental health stigma and discrimination in Ethiopia: evidence synthesis to inform stigma reduction interventions	21
Can computer simulation support strategic service planning? Modelling a large integrated mental health system on recovery from COVID-19	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	20
Correction to: Organizing as negotiation: the construction of a pathway in Norwegian mental health services	20
“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
Identifying best practice for the supervision of mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian emergencies: a Delphi study	18
“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	17
Management of depression during the perinatal period: state of the evidence	16
Healthcare costs associated with receipt of effective mental healthcare coverage in individuals with moderate or severe symptoms of anxiety and depression	16

Operational challenges in the pre-intervention phase of a mental health trial in rural India: reflections from SMART Mental Health	16
Prevalence and long-term change in alcohol consumption: results from a population-based cohort in Southern India	14
Community mental health care network: an evaluative approach in a Brazilian state	14
Co-producing research on psychosis: a scoping review on barriers, facilitators and outcomes	14
Correction to: Review of Australian initiatives to reduce stigma towards people with complex mental illness: what exists and what works?	13
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	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	13
Assessing mental health literacy of primary health care workers in Kenya: a cross-sectional survey	12
The battle for mental well-being in Ukraine: mental health crisis and economic aspects of mental health services in wartime	12
Mental healthcare for asylum-seekers and refugees residing in the United Kingdom: a scoping review of policies, barriers, and enablers	12
Staffing and patient-related factors affecting inpatient falls in a psychiatric hospital: a 5-year retrospective matched case–control study	12
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
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
How do health care services help and hinder recovery after a suicide attempt? A qualitative analysis of Finnish service user perspectives	10
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	10
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
Cascade training for scaling up care for perinatal depression in primary care in Nigeria	10
Child and adolescent mental health services in Uganda	10
The mental health toll of COVID-19: significant increase in admissions to ICU for voluntary self-inflicted injuries after the beginning of the pandemic	10
Perceived causes of mental illness and views on appropriate care pathways among Indonesians	9
Developing an integrated depression and tuberculosis care pathway using a co-design approach in a low-resource setting	9
The impacts of implementing recovery innovations: a conceptual framework grounded in qualitative research	9
Alternative approaches to standard inpatient mental health care: development of a typology of service models	9