Elsie Breet

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 683 citations indexed

About

Elsie Breet is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Elsie Breet has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 683 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Clinical Psychology, 7 papers in Social Psychology and 4 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Elsie Breet's work include Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (11 papers), Mental Health Treatment and Access (7 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (5 papers). Elsie Breet is often cited by papers focused on Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (11 papers), Mental Health Treatment and Access (7 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (5 papers). Elsie Breet collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and Germany. Elsie Breet's co-authors include Jason Bantjes, Soraya Seedat, Ashraf Kagee, Dan J. Stein, Astrid Jörns‐Presentati, Deborah Jonker, Ronelle Jansen, Weslin Charles, Sharain Suliman and Mari Lahti and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Journal of Affective Disorders.

In The Last Decade

Elsie Breet

23 papers receiving 669 citations

Hit Papers

The prevalence of mental health problems in sub-Saharan a... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 40 80 120
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. The prevalence of mental health problems in sub-Saharan adolescents: A systematic review
    2021 145 citations Astrid Jörns‐Presentati, Ann-Kathrin Napp et al. PLoS ONE profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Elsie Breet South Africa 13 410 184 172 137 102 24 683
Junfeng Zhao China 17 362 0.9× 157 0.9× 232 1.3× 232 1.7× 49 0.5× 54 815
Matthew D. Burkey United States 14 356 0.9× 184 1.0× 201 1.2× 57 0.4× 81 0.8× 23 653
Byamah Brian Mutamba Uganda 12 427 1.0× 365 2.0× 245 1.4× 74 0.5× 100 1.0× 24 798
Sarah W. Helms United States 16 473 1.2× 304 1.7× 265 1.5× 76 0.6× 69 0.7× 24 868
Viviana E. Horigian United States 17 490 1.2× 197 1.1× 262 1.5× 61 0.4× 117 1.1× 58 945
Salma M. Khaled Qatar 18 230 0.6× 131 0.7× 98 0.6× 100 0.7× 78 0.8× 52 757
Chad Lemaire United States 14 432 1.1× 110 0.6× 119 0.7× 66 0.5× 55 0.5× 47 660
Matthew D. Skinta United States 13 331 0.8× 192 1.0× 115 0.7× 173 1.3× 38 0.4× 31 689
Alan McLuckie Canada 13 436 1.1× 279 1.5× 289 1.7× 89 0.6× 107 1.0× 26 831
Rebecca L. Schacht United States 16 342 0.8× 97 0.5× 299 1.7× 83 0.6× 45 0.4× 34 743

Countries citing papers authored by Elsie Breet

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Fields of papers citing papers by Elsie Breet

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Elsie Breet

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All Works

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Bantjes, Jason, Christine Löchner, Elsie Breet, et al.. (2022). The mental health of university students in South Africa: Results of the national student survey. Journal of Affective Disorders. 321. 217–226. 30 indexed citations
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Jörns‐Presentati, Astrid, Ann-Kathrin Napp, Dan J. Stein, et al.. (2021). The prevalence of mental health problems in sub-Saharan adolescents: A systematic review. PLoS ONE. 16(5). e0251689–e0251689. 145 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bantjes, Jason, et al.. (2021). Motives for deliberate self-harm in a South African tertiary hospital. South African Journal of Psychiatry. 27. 1524–1524. 2 indexed citations
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Bantjes, Jason, Alan E. Kazdin, Pim Cuijpers, et al.. (2021). A Web-Based Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Intervention for Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression Among University Students: Open-Label, Pragmatic Trial. JMIR Mental Health. 8(5). e27400–e27400. 34 indexed citations
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Hoare, Jacqueline, et al.. (2020). Methods of deliberate self-harm in a tertiary hospital in South Africa. South African Journal of Psychiatry. 26. 1399–1399. 7 indexed citations
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Bantjes, Jason, Elsie Breet, Christine Löchner, et al.. (2020). Reducing nonfatal suicidal behaviour among university students: actuarial analysis of potential effects of treating common mental disorders. South African Journal of Psychology. 51(1). 21–34. 7 indexed citations
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Jörns‐Presentati, Astrid, Ann-Kathrin Napp, Dan J. Stein, et al.. (2020). The prevalence of mental health problems in sub-Saharan adolescents living with HIV: a systematic review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7. e29–e29. 63 indexed citations
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Breet, Elsie, Martin Kidd, Nathaniel W. McGregor, Dan J. Stein, & Christine Löchner. (2019). Suicide Ideation and Attempts in Obsessivecompulsive Disorder. Annals of Clinical Psychiatry. 31(3). 192–199. 20 indexed citations
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Breet, Elsie, Martin Kidd, Nathaniel W. McGregor, Dan J. Stein, & Christine Löchner. (2019). Suicide Ideation and Attempts in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Annals of Clinical Psychiatry. 31(2). 2–9.
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Breet, Elsie, Jason Bantjes, & Ian Lewis. (2018). Substance use and self-harm: a cross-sectional study of the prevalence, correlates and patterns of medical service utilisation among patients admitted to a South African hospital. BMC Health Services Research. 18(1). 157–157. 8 indexed citations
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Breet, Elsie, et al.. (2018). Substance use and suicidal ideation and behaviour in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. BMC Public Health. 18(1). 549–549. 73 indexed citations
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Breet, Elsie, Jason Bantjes, & Ian Lewis. (2018). Chronic substance use and self-harm in a primary health care setting. African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine. 10(1). e1–e9. 3 indexed citations
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Breet, Elsie, Soraya Seedat, & Ashraf Kagee. (2016). Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression in Men and Women Who Perpetrate Intimate Partner Violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 34(10). 2181–2198. 27 indexed citations
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Löchner, Christine, Nathaniel W. McGregor, Sian Hemmings, et al.. (2015). Symmetry symptoms in obsessive-compulsive disorder: clinical and genetic correlates. Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry. 38(1). 17–23. 8 indexed citations
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Kagee, Ashraf & Elsie Breet. (2015). Psychologists’ endorsement of empirically unsupported statements in psychology: Noch Einmal. South African Journal of Psychology. 45(3). 397–409. 6 indexed citations
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Breet, Elsie, et al.. (2014). HIV-related stigma and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and depression in HIV-infected individuals : does social support play a mediating or moderating role ?. AIDS Care. 43 indexed citations
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Howells, Fleur M., et al.. (2014). 1H-magnetic resonance spectroscopy in social anxiety disorder. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry. 58. 97–104. 17 indexed citations
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