OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Modelling the impact on a local mental health system of previously implemented care programs: the experience of assertive outreach teams in Bizkaia (Spain)	106
Depressive symptoms, but not anxiety, predict subsequent diagnosis of Coronavirus disease 19: a national cohort study	95
Effect of coercive measures on mental health status in adult psychiatric populations: a nationwide trial emulation	93
Assessing the factorial validity and the internal reliability of the International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ); PTSD and complex PTSD among survivors of sexual violence in Ireland	92
Prevalence and prevention of suicidal ideation among asylum seekers in a high-risk urban post-displacement setting	67
Social disconnectedness, subsequent medical conditions, and, the role of pre-existing mental disorders: a population-based cohort study	59
Estimating the difference in prevalence of common mental disorder diagnoses for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples compared to the general Australian population	53
The mental health and well-being of adolescents with/without intellectual disability in the UK	52
Phenomenology as a resource for translational research in mental health: methodological trends, challenges and new directions	50
Surge in antidepressant usage among adolescents and young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: insights from an interrupted time series analysis	50
Interactions of the CSF3R polymorphism and early stress on future orientation: evidence for the differential model of stress-related growth	48
Letter of response to Nabi Z, Stansfeld J, Plöderl M, Wood L, Moncrieff J. Effects of lithium on suicide and suicidal behaviour: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials. Epidemio	45
Using an intersectionality-based approach to evaluate mental health services use among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver	44
Decomposing the change of suicide rates in the United States 2001–2023	43
Associations between social determinants of health and mental health disorders among U.S. population: a cross-sectional study	40
Identifying most important predictors for suicidal thoughts and behaviours among healthcare workers active during the Spain COVID-19 pandemic: a machine-learning approach	38
Trajectories of depressive symptoms of mothers and fathers over 11 years	38
Psychometric properties of a brief, self-report measure of social inclusion: the F-SIM16	37
Young adults, particularly young women, account for an increasingly large share of Dutch mental healthcare expenditure over the period between 2015 and 2021	32
Ethnic inequities in multimorbidity among people with psychosis: a retrospective cohort study	30
The overestimation of the effect sizes of psychotherapies for depression in waitlist controlled trials: a meta-analytic comparison with usual care controlled trials	28
Epidemiology of intimate partner violence perpetration and victimisation in a representative sample	28
Global, regional and national burden of autism spectrum disorder from 1990 to 2019: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019	27
Housing First for homeless people with severe mental illness: extended 4-year follow-up and analysis of recovery and housing stability from the randomizedUn Chez Soi d'Abordtrial	25
A longitudinal network of psychotic-like experiences, depressive and anxiety symptoms, and adverse life events: a cohort study of 3,358 college students	25

Self-reports vs clinician ratings of efficacies of psychotherapies for depression: a meta-analysis of randomized trials	24
A comparison of the costs and patterns of expenditure for care for severe mental illness in five countries with different levels of economic development - CORRIGENDUM	22
Boosting the development of individual placement and support in Europe	22
Discrimination reported by people with schizophrenia: cross-national variations in relation to the Human Development Index	20
The double burden of severe mental illness and cancer: a population-based study on colorectal cancer care pathways from screening to end-of-life care	20
The Bay Area Muslim mental health community advisory board: evaluation of a community based participatory approach	20
Associations of bullying victimisation in different frequencies and types with suicidal behaviours among school-going adolescents in low- and middle-income countries	19
Parental education and youth suicidal behaviours: a systematic review and meta-analysis	19
Alcohol use as a predictor of the course of major depressive disorder: a prospective population-based study	19
Rethinking Outsider Art in the digital age: an overview of Cara Macwilliam’s artistic practice	18
A critique of narrative reviews of the evidence-base for ECT in depression	17
Impact of displacement context on psychological distress in refugees resettled in Australia: a longitudinal population-based study	17
A longitudinal birth cohort study of child maltreatment and mental disorders using linked statewide child protection and administrative health data for 83,050 Queensland residents from 1983 to 2014 –	17
Mediating pathways between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and type 2 diabetes mellitus: evidence from a two-step and multivariable Mendelian randomization study	17
Characterization of antipsychotic utilization before clozapine initiation for individuals with schizophrenia: an innovative visualization of trajectories using French National Health Insurance data	17
The impact of socioeconomic factors on the incidence and characteristics of first-episode psychosis	17
Childhood adversities and bipolar disorder: a neuroimaging focus	17
Evidence does not confirm that lithium prevents suicide: a reply to Bschor et al.	16
Emergency department presentations for deliberate self-harm and suicidal ideation in 25–39 year olds following agency-notified child maltreatment: results from the Childhood Adversity and Lifetime Mor	16
Access to and perceived unmet need for mental health services and support in a community sample of UK adolescents with and without experience of childhood adversity	16
Post-traumatic stress disorder among LGBTQ people: a systematic review and meta-analysis	16
Exploring socio-economic inequalities in mental healthcare utilization in adults with self-reported psychological distress: a survey-registry linked cohort design	15
Jon Sarkin: the eternal now	15
Needs for care of residents with schizophrenia spectrum disorders and association with daily activities and mood monitored with experience sampling method: the DIAPASON study	15
Experience of financial hardship and depression: a longitudinal population-based multi-state analysis	15
Lifetime incidence and age of onset of mental disorders, and 12-month service utilization in primary and secondary care: a Finnish nationwide registry study	15
Schizophrenia as a risk factor for cardiovascular and metabolic health outcomes: a comparative risk assessment	15
Psychological impact of the quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic on the general European adult population: a systematic review of the evidence	15
Preclinical and clinical evidence on the approach-avoidance conflict evaluation as an integrative tool for psychopathology	14
A comprehensive study of medically serious suicide attempts in France: incidence and associated factors	13
Timing of exposure to household poverty and adolescent mental health problems	13
The effect of the COVID-19 lockdown on mental health care use in South Africa: an interrupted time-series analysis	13
A response to yet another defence of ECT in the absence of robust efficacy and safety evidence	13
Sickness absence and associations with sociodemographic factors, health risk behaviours, occupational stressors and adverse mental health in 40,343 UK police employees	12
Facing the paradox of professionalizing peer roles in MH services: how addressing self-disclosure with self-determination theory might help	12
Secular trends and social inequalities in child behavioural problems across three Brazilian cohort studies (1993, 2004 and 2015)	12
Prevalence of loneliness and social isolation amongst individuals with severe mental disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis	12
The risks of adverse events with venlafaxine for adults with major depressive disorder: a systematic review of randomised clinical trials with meta-analysis and Trial Sequential Analysis	12
Gender disparity and post-traumatic stress disorder and elevated psychological distress in humanitarian migrants resettled in Australia: the moderating role of socioeconomic factors	12
Internet gaming disorder and depression mediated by impaired resilience and sleep distress: a three-wave longitudinal study among Chinese adolescents	12
Predictors of new-onset suicide risk and persistent suicide risk among young adult lesbian, gay and bisexual individuals experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic: a follow-up study	12
COVID-19 risk, course and outcome in people with mental disorders: a systematic review and meta-analyses	12
Global, regional, and national trends and burden of opioid use disorder in individuals aged 15 years and above: 1990 to 2021 and projections to 2040	11
Adherence to dietary guidelines and risk of dementia: a prospective cohort study of 94 184 individuals	11
Significant regional inequalities in the prevalence of intellectual disability and trends from 1990 to 2019: a systematic analysis of GBD 2019	11
Insiders/outsiders of Canadian disability arts	11
Post-SSRI sexual dysfunction: barriers to quantifying incidence and prevalence	11
State of Ireland's mental health: findings from a nationally representative survey	11
Specific and cumulative lifetime stressors in the aetiology of major depression: A longitudinal community-based population study	10
Let’s talk about recovery in mental health: an international Delphi study of experts by experience	10

The prevalence of traumatic experiences and PTSD according to DSM-5 and ICD-11 in the German general population	10
Capturing the clinical complexity in young people presenting to primary mental health services: a data-driven approach	10
United we thrive: friendship and subsequent physical, behavioural and psychosocial health in older adults (an outcome-wide longitudinal approach)	10
Incidence of mental health diagnoses during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multinational network study	10
Changes on depression and suicidal ideation under severe lockdown restrictions during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain: a longitudinal study in the general population	10
Adverse childhood experiences and global mental health: avenues to reduce the burden of child and adolescent mental disorders	9
George Voronovsky: maker of memoryscapes	9
Effectiveness of partial restriction of access to means in jumping suicide: lessons from four bridges in three countries	9
Population-based cohort study of oral contraceptive use and risk of depression	9
Heterogeneity in 10-year course trajectories of moderate to severe major depressive disorder among veterans	8
A population-based cohort study of perinatal mental illness following traumatic brain injury	8
Michaela Polacek. ‘I had to eat myself up on the left, now I’m only on the right’	8
Emergency department presentations with suicide and self-harm ideation: a missed opportunity for intervention?	8
Improving outcomes for people who are homeless and have severe mental illness in Ethiopia, Ghana and Kenya: overview of the HOPE programme	8
The association between child maltreatment and problematic alcohol use in adulthood in a large multi-ethnic cohort: the HELIUS study	8
The rise in acceptance of mental health professionals: help-seeking recommendations of the German public 1990–2020	7
Vitamin D and suicidality: a Chinese early adolescent cohort and Mendelian randomization study	7
Temperature and mental health–related emergency department and hospital encounters among children, adolescents and young adults	7
Gabriel Audebert's polychrome busts	7
Calling for policy actions to increase access to long-acting antipsychotics in low-income and middle-income countries	7
Testing whether multi-level factors protect poly-victimised children against psychopathology in early adulthood: a longitudinal cohort study	7
Mental health and work: a European perspective	7
Trauma, experiences of sexual violence and mental health in LGBTIQ+ refugees seeking psychosocial support in Germany	7
Predictive role of loneliness on mortality before the age 85 years among mid- to later-life adults in the United States: a 10-year retrospective cohort study	7
The role of cognitive and social leisure activities in dementia risk: assessing longitudinal associations of modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors	7
Letter to the Editor in Response to ‘Population-based cohort study of oral contraceptive use and risk of depression’	7
Husband involvement in antenatal care moderates the link between vitamin D status and depressive symptoms in pregnant women	7
School-based socio-emotional learning programs to prevent depression, anxiety and suicide among adolescents: a global cost-effectiveness analysis	7
Colorectal cancer treatment in people with severe mental illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Investigating the association between the number of interpersonal supporters during first-time pregnancy and postpartum depression symptoms	6
Advance statements in mental healthcare: time to close the evidence to practice gap	6
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of community treatment orders on aggression or criminal behaviour in people with a mental illness – CORRIGENDUM	6
Combined lifestyle, childhood trauma and depressive symptoms in adults with subthreshold depression: a prospective cohort study	6
Racial and ethnic disparities in social isolation and 11-year dementia risk among older adults in the United States	6
Is there a mental health diagnostic crisis in primary care? Current research practices in global mental health cannot answer that question	6
The prevalence of intimate partner violence and risk factors for women and men in China during the Shanghai 2022 lockdown	6
Age of onset of mental disorders and use of mental health services: needs, opportunities and obstacles — CORRIGENDUM	6
Exploring the genetic correlation of cardiovascular diseases and mood disorders in the UK Biobank	6
Childhood adversities and risk of posttraumatic stress disorder and major depression following a motor vehicle collision in adulthood	6
Maternal incarceration increases the risk of self-harm but not suicide: a matched cohort study	6
Vitamin D and suicidality: a Chinese early adolescent cohort and Mendelian randomization study – ERRATUM	6
Alleviating the burden of depression: a simulation study on the impact of mental health services	6
Mental health–related structural stigma and discrimination in health and social policies in Nepal: A scoping review and synthesis	6
Post-traumatic stress disorder as a risk factor for major adverse cardiovascular events: a cohort study of a South African medical insurance scheme	6
Longitudinal associations between post-traumatic stress and post-traumatic growth among older adults 11 years after a disaster	5
Adverse childhood experiences and global mental health: avenues to reduce the burden of child and adolescent mental disorders – CORRIGENDUM	5
Structural intervention at one bridge decreases the overall jumping suicide rate in Victoria, Australia	5
Still too much delay in recognition of autism spectrum disorder	5
Network analytical investigation of relationships between symptoms of common mental disorders among refugees and asylum seekers in Türkiye	5
An outstanding message of hope: the WHO World Mental Health Report 2022	5
Socio-cultural integration of Afghan refugees in Türkiye: the role of traumatic events, post-displacement stressors and mental health	5
Effectiveness of a WHO self-help psychological intervention to alleviate stress among healthcare workers in the context of COVID-19 in China: a randomised controlled trial	5
Association between benzodiazepine receptor agonist use and mortality in patients hospitalised for COVID-19: a multicentre observational study	5
Requesting conflicts of interest declarations from the European Medicines Agency: 3-year follow-up status	5
Association of antipsychotic use with breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies with over 2 million individuals—CORRIGENDUM	5
Estimating prevalence of child and youth mental disorder and mental health-related service contacts: a comparison of survey data and linked administrative health data	5
Hospitalization for SARS-CoV-2 and the risk of self-harm readmission: a French nationwide retrospective cohort study	5
Psychiatric advance directives facilitated by peer workers among people with mental illness: economic evaluation of a randomized controlled trial (DAiP study)	5
Including mental health care in a model of European health system	5
A longitudinal birth cohort study of child maltreatment and mental disorders using linked statewide child protection and administrative health data for 83,050 Queensland residents from 1983 to 2014	4
Three-year course of clinical high-risk symptoms for psychosis in the community: a latent class analysis	4
Changing trends in the global burden of mental disorders from 1990 to 2019 and predicted levels in 25 years	4
Roles of obesity in mediating the causal effect of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder on diabetes	4
Considerations for supporting meaningful stakeholder engagement in global mental health research	4
Australian Youth Self-Harm Atlas: spatial modelling and mapping of self-harm prevalence and related risk and protective factors to inform youth suicide prevention strategies	4
The effectiveness of Problem Management Plus at 1-year follow-up for Syrian refugees in a high-income setting	4
Mental health impact of multiple sexually minoritized and gender expansive stressors among LGBTQ+ young adults: a latent class analysis	4
Interrelationships between social exclusion, mental health and wellbeing in adolescents: insights from a national Youth Survey	4
Two sides of the same coin? The association between suicide stigma and suicide normalisation	4
Specific effects of five subtypes of childhood maltreatment on suicide behaviours in Chinese adolescents: the moderating effect of sex and residence	4
Space–time self-harm and suicide clusters in two cities in Taiwan	4
Changes in depression and suicidal ideation under severe lockdown restrictions during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain: a longitudinal study in the general population - RETRACTION	4
Preventing the mental health consequences of war in refugee populations	4
Environmental risk factors for schizophrenia spectrum disorders around the globe: a mapping review of the literature	4