AUTHOR'S PROFILE

Afzal

Publications (31)

Feasibility and acceptability of implementing the Global Scales for Early Development (GSED) package for children 0-3 years across three countries.

Journal: Pilot and feasibility studies

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Authors & Co-authors:  Merchant Ambreen Nizar AN Kaur Raghbir R McCray Gareth G Cavallera Vanessa V Weber Ann A Gladstone Melissa M Janus Magdalana M Nisar Imran I Kariger Patricia P Sazawal Sunil S

Collaborative Outcomes Study on Health and Functioning During Infection Times (COH-FIT): Global and Risk-Group Stratified Course of Well-Being and Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Adolescents.

Journal: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

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Authors & Co-authors:  Solmi Marco M Thompson Trevor T Cortese Samuele S Estradé Andrés A Agorastos Agorastos A Radua Joaquim J Dragioti Elena E Vancampfort Davy D Thygesen Lau Caspar LC Aschauer Harald H

Collaborative outcomes study on health and functioning during infection times (COH-FIT): Insights on modifiable and non-modifiable risk and protective factors for wellbeing and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic from multivariable and network analyses.

Journal: European neuropsychopharmacology : the journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology

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Authors & Co-authors:  Solmi Marco M Thompson Trevor T Cortese Samuele S Estradé Andrés A Agorastos Agorastos A Radua Joaquim J Dragioti Elena E Vancampfort Davy D Thygesen Lau Caspar LC Aschauer Harald H

Global and risk-group stratified well-being and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in adults: Results from the international COH-FIT Study.

Journal: Psychiatry research

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Authors & Co-authors:  Solmi Marco M Thompson Trevor T Estradé Andrés A Agorastos Agorastos A Radua Joaquim J Cortese Samuele S Dragioti Elena E Vancampfort Davy D Thygesen Lau Caspar LC Aschauer Harald H

Childhood maltreatment is linked to larger preferred interpersonal distances towards friends and strangers across the globe.

Journal: Translational psychiatry

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Haim-Nachum Shilat S Sopp Marie R MR Lüönd Antonia M AM Afzal Nimrah N Åhs Fredrik F Allgaier Antje-Kathrin AK Arévalo Adrián A Asongwe Christian C Bachem Rahel R Balle Stefanie R SR

Methods and associations of suicidality in Kenyan high school students: clinical and public health implications.

Journal: BJPsych open

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Authors & Co-authors:  Ndetei David M DM Wasserman Danuta D Mutiso Victoria V Shanley Jenelle R JR Musyimi Christine C Nyamai Pascalyne P Munyua Timothy T Swahn Monica H MH Osborn Tom L TL Johnson Natalie E NE

Face-to-face bullying in and outside of schools and cyberbullying are associated with suicidality in Kenyan high school students: a public health issue.

Journal: BMC psychiatry

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Authors & Co-authors:  Ndetei David M DM Mutiso Victoria V Shanley Jenelle R JR Musyimi Christine C Nyamai Pascalyne P Munyua Timothy T Osborn Tom L TL Johnson Natalie E NE Gilbert Sonja S Abio Anne A

'We don't have to go and see a special person to solve this problem': Trauma, mental health beliefs and processes for addressing 'mental health issues' among Sudanese refugees in Australia.

Journal: The International journal of social psychiatry

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Savic Michael M Chur-Hansen Anna A Mahmood Mohammad Afzal MA Moore Vivienne M VM

The association between adolescent risk behaviours and feelings of sadness or hopelessness: a cross-sectional survey of South African secondary school learners.

Journal: Psychology, health & medicine

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  James Shamagonam S Reddy Sasiragha Priscilla SP Ellahebokus Afzal A Sewpaul Ronel R Naidoo Pamela P

Preventing suicide, promoting resilience: Is this achievable from a global perspective?

Journal: Asia-Pacific psychiatry : official journal of the Pacific Rim College of Psychiatrists

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Ivbijaro Gabriel G Kolkiewicz Lucja L Goldberg David D Riba Michelle B MB N'jie Isatou N S INS Geller Jeffrey J Kallivayalil Roy R Javed Afzal A Švab Igor I Summergrad Paul P

Mandatory HIV screening, migration and HIV stigma in Canada: exploring the experiences of sub-Saharan African immigrants living with HIV in western Canada.

Journal: Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Dela Cruz Aniela A Patten San S Abdulmalik Inusa I Harrowing Jean J Hall Marc M Afzal Arfan R AR Demeke Abate Tsion T Carter Andrea A Spies Peggy P Mapfumo Sipiwe S

How do substance use disorders compare to other psychiatric conditions on structural brain abnormalities? A cross-disorder meta-analytic comparison using the ENIGMA consortium findings.

Journal: Human brain mapping

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Navarri Xavier X Afzali Mohammad H MH Lavoie Jacob J Sinha Rajita R Stein Dan J DJ Momenan Reza R Veltman Dick J DJ Korucuoglu Ozlem O Sjoerds Zsuzsika Z van Holst Ruth J RJ

Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in People With Severe Mental Illness: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Journal: Frontiers in endocrinology

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Afzal Medhia M Siddiqi Najma N Ahmad Bilal B Afsheen Nida N Aslam Faiza F Ali Ayaz A Ayesha Rubab R Bryant Maria M Holt Richard R Khalid Humaira H

Public mental health: required actions to address implementation failure in the context of COVID-19.

Journal: The lancet. Psychiatry

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Campion Jonathan J Javed Afzal A Lund Crick C Sartorius Norman N Saxena Shekhar S Marmot Michael M Allan John J Udomratn Pichet P

Public mental health: An opportunity to address implementation failure.

Journal: Indian journal of psychiatry

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Authors & Co-authors:  Campion Jonathan J Javed Afzal A Saxena Shekhar S Sharan Pratap P

WPA Working Group on Public Mental Health: objectives and recommended actions.

Journal: World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

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Authors & Co-authors:  Campion Jonathan J Javed Afzal A

Systematic Review and Meta-analysis: Group-Based Interventions for Treating Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Children and Adolescents.

Journal: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Davis Rebecca S RS Meiser-Stedman Richard R Afzal Nimrah N Devaney John J Halligan Sarah L SL Lofthouse Katie K Smith Patrick P Stallard Paul P Ye Siyan S Hiller Rachel M RM

Bridging the "Know-Do" Gaps in Five Non-Communicable Diseases Using a Common Framework Driven by Implementation Science.

Journal: Journal of healthcare leadership

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Authors & Co-authors:  Donohue James F JF Elborn J Stuart JS Lansberg Peter P Javed Afzal A Tesfaye Solomon S Rugo Hope H Duddi Sita Ratna Devi SRD Jithoo Niraksha N Huang Pai-Hui PH Subramaniam Kannan K

Report of the WPA task force on brain drain.

Journal: World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

Publication Year: 2011

Authors & Co-authors:  Gureje Oye O Hollins Sheila S Botbol Michel M Javed Afzal A Jorge Migue M Okech Violet V Riba Michelle M Trivedi Jitendra J Sartorius Norman N Jenkins Rachel R

Results of the COVID-19 mental health international for the general population (COMET-G) study.

Journal: European neuropsychopharmacology : the journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Fountoulakis Konstantinos N KN Karakatsoulis Grigorios G Abraham Seri S Adorjan Kristina K Ahmed Helal Uddin HU Alarcón Renato D RD Arai Kiyomi K Auwal Sani Salihu SS Berk Michael M Bjedov Sarah S

The effect of different degrees of lockdown and self-identified gender on anxiety, depression and suicidality during the COVID-19 pandemic: Data from the international COMET-G study.

Journal: Psychiatry research

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Fountoulakis Konstantinos N KN Karakatsoulis Grigorios N GN Abraham Seri S Adorjan Kristina K Ahmed Helal Uddin HU Alarcón Renato D RD Arai Kiyomi K Auwal Sani Salihu SS Berk Michael M Bjedov Sarah S

Results of the COVID-19 mental health international for the health professionals (COMET-HP) study: depression, suicidal tendencies and conspiracism.

Journal: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  N Fountoulakis Konstantinos K N Karakatsoulis Grigorios G Abraham Seri S Adorjan Kristina K Ahmed Helal Uddin HU Alarcón Renato D RD Arai Kiyomi K Auwal Sani Salihu SS Bobes Julio J Bobes-Bascaran Teresa T

Stigma towards mental illness in Asian nations and low-and-middle-income countries, and comparison with high-income countries: A literature review and practice implications.

Journal: Indian journal of psychiatry

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Authors & Co-authors:  Vaishnav Mrugesh M Javed Afzal A Gupta Snehil S Kumar Vinay V Vaishnav Parth P Kumar Akash A Salih Hakimullah H Levounis Petros P Ng Bernardo B Alkhoori Samia S

Somatic multicomorbidity and disability in patients with psychiatric disorders in comparison to the general population: a quasi-epidemiological investigation in 54,826 subjects from 40 countries (COMET-G study).

Journal: CNS spectrums

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Authors & Co-authors:  Fountoulakis Konstantinos N KN Karakatsoulis Grigorios N GN Abraham Seri S Adorjan Kristina K Ahmed Helal Uddin HU Alarcón Renato D RD Arai Kiyomi K Auwal Sani Salihu SS Berk Michael M Bjedov Sarah S

Students' mental health during the pandemic: results of the observational cross-sectional COVID-19 MEntal health inTernational for university Students (COMET-S) study.

Journal: Frontiers in psychiatry

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Authors & Co-authors:  Fountoulakis Konstantinos N KN Alias Nor Aziah NA Bjedov Sarah S Fountoulakis Nikolaos K NK Gonda Xenia X Hilbig Jan J Jakovljević Miro M Kulig Barbara B Mahale Girija G Manafis Alexandros A

Non-binary gender, vulnerable populations and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: Data from the COVID-19 MEntal health inTernational for the general population (COMET-G) study.

Journal: Journal of affective disorders

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Fountoulakis Konstantinos N KN Vrublevska Jelena J Abraham Seri S Adorjan Kristina K Ahmed Helal Uddin HU Alarcón Renato D RD Arai Kiyomi K Auwal Sani Salihu SS Berk Michael M Bjedov Sarah S

Separation from family and its impact on the mental health of Sudanese refugees in Australia: a qualitative study.

Journal: Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

Publication Year: 2014

Authors & Co-authors:  Savic Michael M Chur-Hansen Anna A Mahmood Mohammad Afzal MA Moore Vivienne V

Mental health crisis in Somalia: a review and a way forward.

Journal: International journal of mental health systems

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Authors & Co-authors:  Ibrahim M M Rizwan H H Afzal M M Malik Mamunur Rahman MR

Exploring Esketamine's Therapeutic Outcomes as an FDA-Designated Breakthrough for Treatment-Resistant Depression and Major Depressive Disorder With Suicidal Intent: A Narrative Review.

Journal: Cureus

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Authors & Co-authors:  Kumari Chaudhry Sagot Doumas Abdullah Alcera Solhkhah Afzal

Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life Years for 29 Cancer Groups From 2010 to 2019: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.

Journal: JAMA oncology

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Kocarnik Compton Dean Fu Gaw Harvey Henrikson Lu Pennini

Mapping age- and sex-specific HIV prevalence in adults in sub-Saharan Africa, 2000-2018.

Journal: BMC medicine

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Haeuser Serfes Cork Yang Abbastabar Abhilash Adabi Adebayo Adekanmbi Adeyinka