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h-index: 92
Works: 402
Citations: 47K

Most-cited papers

Age-of-onset and cumulative risk of mental disorders: A cross-national analysis of population surveys data based on 156,331 respondents from 29 countries
John J. McGrath, A. Al-Hamzawi, J. Alonso, Yasmin A. Altwaijri +32 more
2023Lancet psychiatry445 citations Open access
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Sources of Stress and Their Associations With Mental Disorders Among College Students: Results of the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys International College Student Initiative
E. Karyotaki, P. Cuijpers, Yesica C Albor, J. Alonso +14 more
2020Frontiers in Psychology326 citations Open access
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Non-suicidal self-injury among first-year college students and its association with mental disorders: Results from the World Mental Health International College Student (WMH-ICS) Initiative
G. Kiekens, Penelope A. Hasking, R. Bruffaerts, J. Alonso +16 more
2021Psychological Medicine127 citations Open access
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Effects of self-guided stress management interventions in college students: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Yagmur Amanvermez, Rui-Jie Zhao, P. Cuijpers, L. D. de Wit +4 more
2022Internet Interventions85 citations Open access
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Thirty‐day suicidal thoughts and behaviors among hospital workers during the first wave of the Spain COVID‐19 outbreak
P. Mortier, G. Vilagut, M. Ferrer, C. Serra +26 more
2021Depression and Anxiety81 citations Open access
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Prevalence, age-of-onset, and course of mental disorders among 72,288 first-year university students from 18 countries in the World Mental Health International College Student (WMH-ICS) initiative
A. Mason, C. Rapsey, N. Sampson, Sue Lee +83 more
2025Journal of Psychiatric Research73 citations Open access
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Mental disorders in Spanish university students: Prevalence, age-of-onset, severe role impairment and mental health treatment.
L. Ballester, I. Alayo, G. Vilagut, J. Almenara +16 more
2020Journal of Affective Disorders66 citations
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The importance of physical and mental health in explaining health-related academic role impairment among college students
Chelsey R. Wilks, R. Auerbach, J. Alonso, C. Benjet +9 more
2020Journal of Psychiatric Research57 citations Open access
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ADHD Comorbidity Structure and Impairment: Results of the WHO World Mental Health Surveys International College Student Project (WMH-ICS)
A. Mak, Sue Lee, N. Sampson, Yesica C Albor +12 more
2021Journal of Attention Disorders55 citations Open access
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Guided internet-based transdiagnostic individually tailored Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for symptoms of depression and/or anxiety in college students: A randomized controlled trial.
E. Karyotaki, Anke M. Klein, M. Ciharova, F. Bolinski +14 more
2022Behaviour Research and Therapy53 citations Open access
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Inequality and mental healthcare utilisation among first-year university students in South Africa
J. Bantjes, Wylene Saal, C. Lochner, J. Roos +5 more
2020International Journal of Mental Health Systems53 citations Open access
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Increased risks for mental disorders among LGB individuals: cross-national evidence from the World Mental Health Surveys
J. H. Gmélin, Y. D. de Vries, L. Baams, S. Aguilar-Gaxiola +52 more
2022Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology52 citations Open access
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Psychological interventions to improve sleep in college students: A meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials
Karina Saruhanjan, A. Zarski, Tobias Bauer, H. Baumeister +8 more
2020Journal of Sleep Research50 citations Open access
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A longitudinal investigation of non-suicidal self-injury persistence patterns, risk factors, and clinical outcomes during the college period
G. Kiekens, L. Claes, Penelope A. Hasking, P. Mortier +8 more
2022Psychological Medicine48 citations Open access
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Sociodemographic Correlates of Mental Health Treatment Seeking Among College Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
J. Pei, Yagmur Amanvermez, Daniel V. Vigo, Joseph H. Puyat +11 more
2024Psychiatric Services45 citations Open access
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Mental health and academic failure among first-year university students in South Africa
J. Bantjes, Wylene Saal, F. Gericke, C. Lochner +6 more
202045 citations
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Towards measuring effective treatment coverage: critical bottlenecks in quality- and user-adjusted coverage for major depressive disorder
D. Vigo, J. Haro, I. Hwang, S. Aguilar-Gaxiola +24 more
2020Psychological Medicine45 citations Open access
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The longitudinal course of depressive symptoms during the perinatal period: A systematic review.
Femke Vanwetswinkel, R. Bruffaerts, Umesa Arif, T. Hompes
2022Journal of Affective Disorders42 citations
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Prevention and treatment of mental health and psychosocial problems in college students: An umbrella review of meta-analyses.
P. Cuijpers, Clara Miguel, M. Ciharova, P. Aalten +11 more
2021Clinical Psychology38 citations Open access
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Suicidality among healthcare professionals during the first COVID19 wave
R. Bruffaerts, W. Voorspoels, L. Jansen, R. Kessler +4 more
2021Journal of Affective Disorders35 citations Open access
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Patterns and correlates of patient‐reported helpfulness of treatment for common mental and substance use disorders in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys
R. Kessler, A. Kazdin, S. Aguilar-Gaxiola, A. Al-Hamzawi +58 more
2022World Psychiatry34 citations Open access
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The transition from restrictive anorexia nervosa to binging and purging: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Riccardo Serra, Chiara Di Nicolantonio, Riccardo Di Febo, F. De Crescenzo +6 more
2021Eating and Weight Disorders33 citations Open access
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The associations between traumatic experiences and subsequent onset of a substance use disorder: Findings from the World Health Organization World Mental Health surveys.
L. Degenhardt, C. Bharat, M. Glantz, E. J. Bromet +26 more
2022Drug and Alcohol Dependence32 citations Open access
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Investigating the effect of COVID-19 dissemination on symptoms of anxiety and depression among university students
D. Vigo, Laura Jones, R. Munthali, J. Pei +15 more
2021BJPsych Open31 citations Open access
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Perceived helpfulness of treatment for generalized anxiety disorder: a World Mental Health Surveys report
D. Stein, A. Kazdin, A. M. Ruscio, W. Chiu +29 more
2021BMC Psychiatry31 citations Open access
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Sources of stress among domestic and international students: a cross-sectional study of university students in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Yagmur Amanvermez, E. Karyotaki, P. Cuijpers, M. Ciharova +5 more
2023Anxiety, Stress, & Coping29 citations Open access
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Determinants of effective treatment coverage for posttraumatic stress disorder: findings from the World Mental Health Surveys
Dan J Stein, A. Kazdin, R. Munthali, I. Hwang +53 more
2023BMC Psychiatry29 citations Open access
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The effect of trauma and dissociation on the outcome of cognitive behavioural therapy for binge eating disorder: A 6-month prospective study.
Riccardo Serra, G. Kiekens, L. Tarsitani, E. Vrieze +4 more
2020European eating disorders review29 citations Open access
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The Associations of Common Psychological Problems With Mental Disorders Among College Students
P. Cuijpers, F. Smit, P. Aalten, N. Batelaan +12 more
2021Frontiers in Psychiatry26 citations Open access
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Suicidal Ideation Amongst University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Time Trends and Risk Factors
L. Jones, Melissa Vereschagin, Angel Y. Wang, R. Munthali +14 more
2022Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie23 citations Open access
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Mental impact of Covid-19 among Spanish healthcare workers. A large longitudinal survey
J. Alonso, G. Vilagut, I. Alayo, M. Ferrer +28 more
2022Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences23 citations Open access
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Findings From the World Mental Health Surveys of Civil Violence Exposure and Its Association With Subsequent Onset and Persistence of Mental Disorders
W. Axinn, R. Bruffaerts, T. Kessler, R. Frounfelker +21 more
2023JAMA Network Open22 citations Open access
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Perceived Helpfulness of Treatment For Social Anxiety Disorder Findings From The WHO World Mental Health Surveys
R. Bruffaerts, M. G. Harris, A. Kazdin, D. Vigo +27 more
2022Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology22 citations Open access
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Childhood adversities and mental disorders in first-year college students: Results from the World Mental Health International College Student initiative
M. Husky, E. Sadikova, Sue Lee, J. Alonso +12 more
2022Psychological Medicine20 citations Open access
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Treatment Delivery Preferences Associated With Type of Mental Disorder and Perceived Treatment Barriers Among Mexican University Students.
C. Benjet, Andrea K. Wittenborn, R. Gutiérrez-García, Yesica C Albor +11 more
2020Journal of Adolescent Health18 citations
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Barriers to 12-month treatment of common anxiety, mood, and substance use disorders in the World Mental Health (WMH) surveys
María Carmen Viana, A. Kazdin, M. G. Harris, D. Stein +57 more
2025International Journal of Mental Health Systems17 citations Open access
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Use of tailoring features and reasons for dropout in a guided internet-based transdiagnostic individually-tailored cognitive behavioral therapy for symptoms of depression and/or anxiety in college students
M. Ciharova, P. Cuijpers, Yagmur Amanvermez, H. Riper +8 more
2023Internet Interventions17 citations Open access
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Psychosocial Consequences of Bariatric Surgery: Two Sides of a Coin: a Scoping Review
A. Van den Eynde, A. Mertens, Roman Vangoitsenhoven, A. Meulemans +5 more
2021Obesity Surgery17 citations Open access
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The Association between Marital Transitions and the Onset of Major Depressive Disorder in a South Asian General Population
W. Axinn, Yang Zhang, D. Ghimire, Stephanie Chardoul +2 more
2020Journal of Affective Disorders17 citations Open access
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Determinants of effective treatment coverage for major depressive disorder in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys
D. Vigo, A. Kazdin, N. Sampson, I. Hwang +23 more
2022International Journal of Mental Health Systems16 citations Open access
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Predictive models for first-onset and persistence of depression and anxiety among university students.
L. Ballester, I. Alayo, G. Vilagut, P. Mortier +17 more
2022Journal of Affective Disorders16 citations Open access
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CHILDHOOD ADVERSITIES AND SUICIDAL THOUGHTS AND BEHAVIORS AMONG FIRST-YEAR COLLEGE STUDENTS: RESULTS FROM THE WMH-ICS INITIATIVE
P. Mortier, J. Alonso, R. Auerbach, J. Bantjes +73 more
2021Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology16 citations Open access
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A RISK ALGORITHM THAT PREDICTS ALCOHOL USE DISORDERS AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS
Corina Benjet, P. Mortier, G. Kiekens, D. Ebert +8 more
2021European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry16 citations Open access
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Nursing Home Workers’ Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic in France
M. Husky, R. Villeneuve, Maturin Tabue Teguo, J. Alonso +3 more
2022Journal of the American Medical Directors Association15 citations Open access
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The associations of childhood adversities and mental disorders with suicidal thoughts and behaviors - Results from the World Mental Health International College Student Initiative
P. Mortier, Xue Yang, Yasmin A. Altwaijri, Jacob A. Holdcraft +66 more
2025Psychiatry Research14 citations Open access
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A Comparison of Affective-Cognitive States in Daily Life Between Emerging Adults With and Without Past-Year Nonsuicidal Self-Injury.
G. Kiekens, Penelope A. Hasking, M. Nock, Evan M. Kleiman +6 more
2023The Behavior Therapist14 citations Open access
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Outcome in depression (II): beyond the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale
K. Demyttenaere, G. Kiekens, R. Bruffaerts, P. Mortier +3 more
2020CNS Spectrums13 citations
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Mental disorders and sexual orientation in college students across 13 countries of differing levels of LGBTQ+ acceptance
Roberto Rentería, Claes Andersson, M. Bendtsen, P. Mortier +41 more
2025Journal of Psychiatric Research12 citations Open access
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Perceived helpfulness of treatment for specific phobia: findings from the World Mental Health Surveys
Y. D. de Vries, M. Harris, D. Vigo, W. Chiu +27 more
2021Journal of Affective Disorders12 citations Open access
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Traumatic stress symptoms among Spanish healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a prospective study
Ana Portillo-Van Diest, G. Vilagut, I. Alayo, M. Ferrer +32 more
2023Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences10 citations Open access
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