| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
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| 1 | Hope, despair and transformation: Climate change and the promotion of mental health and wellbeing | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2008 | 360 |
| 2 | Climate change and mental health: risks, impacts and priority actions | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2018 | 320 |
| 3 | Relation between depression and sociodemographic factors | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2007 | 245 |
| 4 | Common mental disorders in asylum seekers and refugees: umbrella review of prevalence and intervention studies | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2017 | 238 |
| 5 | Building capacity in mental health interventions in low resource countries: an apprenticeship model for training local providers | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2011 | 228 |
| 6 | Social support moderates stress effects on depression | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2014 | 194 |
| 7 | An overview of Uganda's mental health care system: results from an assessment using the world health organization's assessment instrument for mental health systems (WHO-AIMS) | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2010 | 188 |
| 8 | Prevention and early intervention in youth mental health: is it time for a multidisciplinary and trans-diagnostic model for care? | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2020 | 187 |
| 9 | Reducing stigma and discrimination: candidate interventions | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2008 | 164 |
| 10 | Overview of the mental health system in Mozambique: addressing the treatment gap with a task-shifting strategy in primary care | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2016 | 148 |
| 11 | An overview of Ghana’s mental health system: results from an assessment using the World Health Organization’s Assessment Instrument for Mental Health Systems (WHO-AIMS) | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2014 | 147 |
| 12 | Mental health in hypertension: assessing symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress on anti-hypertensive medication adherence | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2014 | 146 |
| 13 | Collective trauma in northern Sri Lanka: a qualitative psychosocial-ecological study | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2007 | 116 |
| 14 | A mental health training program for community health workers in India: impact on knowledge and attitudes | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2011 | 116 |
| 15 | System effectiveness of detection, brief intervention and refer to treatment for the people with post-traumatic emotional distress by MERS: a case report of community-based proactive intervention in South Korea | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2016 | 106 |
| 16 | Mental health and psychosocial well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: the invisible elephant in the room | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2020 | 103 |
| 17 | Admissions to acute adolescent psychiatric units: a prospective study of clinical severity and outcome | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2011 | 102 |
| 18 | What are effective strategies for implementing trauma-informed care in youth inpatient psychiatric and residential treatment settings? A realist systematic review | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2017 | 101 |
| 19 | Youth mental health first aid: a description of the program and an initial evaluation | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2011 | 100 |
| 20 | The mental health system in Brazil: Policies and future challenges | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2008 | 99 |
| 21 | The Friendship Bench programme: a cluster randomised controlled trial of a brief psychological intervention for common mental disorders delivered by lay health workers in Zimbabwe | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2015 | 99 |
| 22 | Pasung: Physical restraint and confinement of the mentally ill in the community | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2008 | 94 |
| 23 | Transgenerational consequences of PTSD: risk factors for the mental health of children whose mothers have been exposed to the Rwandan genocide | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2014 | 93 |
| 24 | Mental health research and evaluation in multicultural Australia: developing a culture of inclusion | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2013 | 92 |
| 25 | Effectiveness of an anti-stigma training on improving attitudes and decreasing discrimination towards people with mental disorders among care assistant workers in Guangzhou, China | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2019 | 91 |
| 26 | Lessons from case studies of integrating mental health into primary health care in South Africa and Uganda | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2011 | 90 |
| 27 | Closing the treatment gap for mental, neurological and substance use disorders by strengthening existing health care platforms: strategies for delivery and integration of evidence-based interventions | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2015 | 90 |
| 28 | Mental health policy in Kenya -an integrated approach to scaling up equitable care for poor populations | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2010 | 89 |
| 29 | Rebuilding community resilience in a post-war context: developing insight and recommendations - a qualitative study in Northern Sri Lanka | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2013 | 89 |
| 30 | The prevalence of depression and associated factors in Ethiopia: findings from the National Health Survey | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2012 | 84 |
| 31 | Health system governance to support integrated mental health care in South Africa: challenges and opportunities | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2015 | 83 |
| 32 | Key attributes of integrated community-based youth service hubs for mental health: a scoping review | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2019 | 82 |
| 33 | Implementing guidelines on physical health in the acute mental health setting: a quality improvement approach | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2018 | 81 |
| 34 | A school mental health literacy curriculum resource training approach: effects on Tanzanian teachers’ mental health knowledge, stigma and help-seeking efficacy | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2016 | 78 |
| 35 | Job stress among community health workers: a multi-method study from Pakistan | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2008 | 77 |
| 36 | Psychological distress in Ghana: associations with employment and lost productivity | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2013 | 77 |
| 37 | Australian rural football club leaders as mental health advocates: an investigation of the impact of the Coach the Coach project | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2010 | 75 |
| 38 | ‘teen Mental Health First Aid’: a description of the program and an initial evaluation | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2016 | 75 |
| 39 | Perceived impact of contextual determinants on depression, anxiety and stress: a survey with university students | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2019 | 74 |
| 40 | Schizophrenia and quality of life: how important are symptoms and functioning? | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2010 | 72 |
| 41 | Sitting with others: mental health self-help groups in northern Ghana | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2012 | 71 |
| 42 | Correlates of psychological functioning of homeless youth in Accra, Ghana: a cross-sectional study | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2015 | 71 |
| 43 | Identification, modification, and implementation of an evidence-based psychotherapy for children in a low-income country: the use of TF-CBT in Zambia | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2013 | 69 |
| 44 | A mental health first aid training program for Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: description and initial evaluation | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2009 | 68 |
| 45 | Promotion, prevention and protection: interventions at the population- and community-levels for mental, neurological and substance use disorders in low- and middle-income countries | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2016 | 68 |
| 46 | “Walking alongside:” collaborative practices in mental health and substance use care | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2014 | 67 |
| 47 | Mental health first aid training for the Chinese community in Melbourne, Australia: effects on knowledge about and attitudes toward people with mental illness | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2010 | 65 |
| 48 | Mental health policy process: a comparative study of Ghana, South Africa, Uganda and Zambia | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2010 | 65 |
| 49 | Establishing views of traditional healers and biomedical practitioners on collaboration in mental health care in Zanzibar: a qualitative pilot study | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2020 | 65 |
| 50 | Where there is no evidence: use of expert consensus methods to fill the evidence gap in low-income countries and cultural minorities | International Journal of Mental Health Systems | 2010 | 64 |
