AUTHOR'S PROFILE

Ager

Publications (111)

The cultural adaptation of the Friendship Bench Intervention to address perinatal psychological distress in Sierra Leone: an application of the ADAPT-ITT framework and the Ecological Validity Model.

Journal: Frontiers in psychiatry

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Authors & Co-authors:  Bah Abdulai Jawo AJ Wurie Haja Ramatulai HR Samai Mohamed M Horn Rebecca R Ager Alastair A

Policy and practice implications of contextual understanding of - and tools to address - mental health and psychosocial support needs in Sierra Leone.

Journal: Frontiers in psychiatry

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Ager Alastair A Horn Rebecca R Bah Abdulai A Wurie Haja H Samai Mohamed M

Feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effectiveness of a culturally adapted nonspecialist delivery Problem-Solving Therapy: Friendship Bench Intervention for perinatal psychological distress in Sierra Leone.

Journal: Global mental health (Cambridge, England)

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Authors & Co-authors:  Bah Abdulai Jawo AJ Wurie Haja Ramatulai HR Samai Mohamed M Horn Rebecca R Ager Alastair A

'When there is love between a father and mother, the child will also be loved': a qualitative exploration of the links between couples' relationships, parenting and early childhood development in Mwanza, Tanzania.

Journal: BMJ public health

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Authors & Co-authors:  McCann Juliet K JK Alsager Alya A Bhojani Alina A Joachim Damas D Joseph Julieth J Kabati Mary M Jeong Joshua J

Suicide attempt and its determinants among adolescents and youth in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Journal: BMC psychiatry

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors:  Ferede Yeshiwas Ayale YA Tassew Worku Chekol WC Zeleke Agerie Mengistie AM Beyene Jember Ayelgne JA Gonete Yosef Aragaw YA Abebe Moges Tadesse MT

Developing and validating the Sierra Leone perinatal psychological distress scale through an emic-etic approach.

Journal: Journal of affective disorders reports

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Authors & Co-authors:  Bah Abdulai Jawo AJ Wurie Haja Ramatulai HR Samai Mohamed M Horn Rebecca R Ager Alastair A

Genomics yields biological and phenotypic insights into bipolar disorder.

Journal: Nature

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Authors & Co-authors:  O'Connell Kevin S KS Koromina Maria M van der Veen Tracey T Boltz Toni T David Friederike S FS Yang Jessica Mei Kay JMK Lin Keng-Han KH Wang Xin X Coleman Jonathan R I JRI Mitchell Brittany L BL

Life satisfaction around the world: Measurement invariance of the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age groups.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors:  Swami Viren V Stieger Stefan S Voracek Martin M Aavik Toivo T Abdollahpour Ranjbar Hamed H Adebayo Sulaiman Olanrewaju SO Afhami Reza R Ahmed Oli O Aimé Annie A Akel Marwan M

The experience of living with human immunodeficiency virus among adolescents at Felege Hiwot Comprehensive Specialized Hospital Bahir-Dar, Northwest Ethiopia, A phenomenological study.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors:  Guadie Bazezew Asfaw BA Belete Minyichil Birhanu MB Beyene Meseret Mekuriaw MM Melese Ayalew Kassie AK Tessema Tarik Yenew TY Workineh Yinager Y

X-chromosome-wide association study for Alzheimer's disease.

Journal: Molecular psychiatry

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Le Borgne Julie J Gomez Lissette L Heikkinen Sami S Amin Najaf N Ahmad Shahzad S Choi Seung Hoan SH Bis Joshua J Grenier-Boley Benjamin B Rodriguez Omar Garcia OG Kleineidam Luca L

Knowledge and perceptions about fragile X syndrome and fragile X-premutation-associated conditions among medical doctors in Nigeria.

Journal: Clinical genetics

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Mbachu Chioma N P CNP Hagerman Randi R Eseigbe Edwin E Odita Amalachukwu A Mbachu Ikechukwu I Ilikanu Samuel S Akowundu Kasarachi K Ndukwu Chizalu C Echezona Malachy M Okereke Onyedikachi O

War-related trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder in refugees, displaced, and nondisplaced people during armed conflict in Sudan: a cross-sectional study.

Journal: Conflict and health

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Authors & Co-authors:  Khalil Khadija A KA Mohammed Galia Tajelsir Fadulelmula GTF Ahmed Ahmed Balla M ABM Alrawa Salma S SS Elawad Hager H Almahal Amna A AA Mohamed Radia F RF Ali Eithar M EM

Genomic analysis of intracranial and subcortical brain volumes yields polygenic scores accounting for variation across ancestries.

Journal: Nature genetics

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Authors & Co-authors:  García-Marín Luis M LM Campos Adrian I AI Diaz-Torres Santiago S Rabinowitz Jill A JA Ceja Zuriel Z Mitchell Brittany L BL Grasby Katrina L KL Thorp Jackson G JG Agartz Ingrid I Alhusaini Saud S

Genomic analysis of intracranial and subcortical brain volumes yields polygenic scores accounting for variation across ancestries.

Journal: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences

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Authors & Co-authors:  García-Marín Luis M LM Campos Adrian I AI Diaz-Torres Santiago S Rabinowitz Jill A JA Ceja Zuriel Z Mitchell Brittany L BL Grasby Katrina L KL Thorp Jackson G JG Agartz Ingrid I Alhusaini Saud S

Concussion risk and symptomology severity in adolescents are associated with pre-season drowsiness and emotional complaints.

Journal: South African journal of sports medicine

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Authors & Co-authors:  Stevens D D Grant C C Botha T T Vosloo G G Rossouw H H De Jager P P Holtzhausen L L

A Comprehensive Review of Fragile X Syndrome and Fragile X Premutation Associated Conditions in Africa.

Journal: Genes

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Mbachu Chioma N P CNP Mbachu Ikechukwu Innocent II Hagerman Randi R

Cognitive Impairment and Associated Factors Among Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Bahir Dar City Referral Hospitals, 2021: Cross-Sectional Study.

Journal: Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Getasew Hiruy Endalk E Woldegiorgis Abate Teshager T Animaw Temesgen Worku W Bantie Berihun B Kassaw Yirga Gebrie G Nuru Muhamed Ahmed A Mitiku Shiferaw Sahilu S Misganaw Kebede Worku W Minwuyelet Yitayew Fentahun F Walelgn Dessalegn Nigusie N

Influence of substance use on male reproductive health and offspring outcomes.

Journal: Nature reviews. Urology

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Authors & Co-authors:  Lo Jamie O JO Hedges Jason C JC Chou Wesley H WH Tager Kylie R KR Bachli Ian D ID Hagen Olivia L OL Murphy Susan K SK Hanna Carol B CB Easley Charles A CA

Community-based rehabilitation--outcome for the disabled in the Philippines and Zimbabwe.

Journal: Disability and rehabilitation

Publication Year: 1992

Authors & Co-authors:  Lagerkvist B B

Formative research to inform the future design of a multicomponent fatherhood intervention to improve early child development in Mwanza, Tanzania.

Journal: Social science & medicine (1982)

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Jeong Joshua J McCann Juliet K JK Alsager Alya A Bhojani Alina A Andrew Ngusa N Joseph Julieth J Ahun Marilyn N MN Kabati Mary M Joachim Damas D

Stress, mental health, and burnout in national humanitarian aid workers in Gulu, northern Uganda.

Journal: Journal of traumatic stress

Publication Year: 2013

Authors & Co-authors:  Ager Alastair A Pasha Eba E Yu Gary G Duke Thomas T Eriksson Cynthia C Cardozo Barbara Lopes BL

Standardization of health outcomes assessment for depression and anxiety: recommendations from the ICHOM Depression and Anxiety Working Group.

Journal: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  Obbarius Alexander A van Maasakkers Lisa L Baer Lee L Clark David M DM Crocker Anne G AG de Beurs Edwin E Emmelkamp Paul M G PMG Furukawa Toshi A TA Hedman-Lagerlöf Erik E Kangas Maria M

Centering inclusivity in the design of online conferences-An OHBM-Open Science perspective.

Journal: GigaScience

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Levitis Elizabeth E van Praag Cassandra D Gould CDG Gau Rémi R Heunis Stephan S DuPre Elizabeth E Kiar Gregory G Bottenhorn Katherine L KL Glatard Tristan T Nikolaidis Aki A Whitaker Kirstie Jane KJ

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the development of burnout syndrome in healthcare providers: prevalence and predictive factors.

Journal: La Tunisie medicale

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Jouini Asma A Mokline Amel A Sabta Hager H Smadhi Ichrak I Cheikh Maamoun Ben MB Dziri Chadli C

Conduct disorder among children in an informal settlement. Evaluation of an intervention programme.

Journal: South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde

Publication Year: 1998

Authors & Co-authors:  Ensink K K Robertson B A BA Zissis C C Leger P P de Jager W W

Development and testing of a 25-item patient satisfaction scale for black South African diabetic outpatients.

Journal: Curationis

Publication Year: 2002

Authors & Co-authors:  Westaway M S MS Rheeder P P van Zyl D G DG Seager J R JR

Interpersonal and organizational dimensions of patient satisfaction: the moderating effects of health status.

Journal: International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care

Publication Year: 2003

Authors & Co-authors:  Westaway Margaret S MS Rheeder Paul P Van Zyl Danie G DG Seager John R JR

The effects of social support on health, well-being and management of diabetes mellitus: a black South African perspective.

Journal: Ethnicity & health

Publication Year: 2005

Authors & Co-authors:  Westaway Margaret S MS Seager John R JR Rheeder Paul P Van Zyl Danie G DG

Poverty and mental illness: fact or fiction? A commentary on Das, Do, Friedman, McKenzie & Scott (65:3, 2007, 467-480).

Journal: Social science & medicine (1982)

Publication Year: 2008

Authors & Co-authors:  Corrigall Joanne J Lund Crick C Patel Vikram V Plagerson Sophie S Funk Michelle K MK

Review on plants with CNS-effects used in traditional South African medicine against mental diseases.

Journal: Journal of ethnopharmacology

Publication Year: 2009

Authors & Co-authors:  Stafford Gary I GI Pedersen Mikael E ME van Staden Johannes J Jäger Anna K AK

Does money matter for mental health? Evidence from the Child Support Grants in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Journal: Global public health

Publication Year: 2012

Authors & Co-authors:  Plagerson Sophie S Patel Vikram V Harpham Trudy T Kielmann Karina K Mathee Angela A

Poverty and mental disorders: breaking the cycle in low-income and middle-income countries.

Journal: Lancet (London, England)

Publication Year: 2011

Authors & Co-authors:  Lund Crick C De Silva Mary M Plagerson Sophie S Cooper Sara S Chisholm Dan D Das Jishnu J Knapp Martin M Patel Vikram V

Integrating mental health and social development in theory and practice.

Journal: Health policy and planning

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Plagerson Sophie S

Copy number variation in obsessive-compulsive disorder and tourette syndrome: a cross-disorder study.

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

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors:  McGrath Lauren M LM Yu Dongmei D Marshall Christian C Davis Lea K LK Thiruvahindrapuram Bhooma B Li Bingbin B Cappi Carolina C Gerber Gloria G Wolf Aaron A Schroeder Frederick A FA

Pharmacotherapy for anxiety and comorbid alcohol use disorders.

Journal: The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Ipser Jonathan C JC Wilson Don D Akindipe Taiwo O TO Sager Carli C Stein Dan J DJ

Origin and dynamics of admixture in Brazilians and its effect on the pattern of deleterious mutations.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors:  Kehdy Fernanda S G FS Gouveia Mateus H MH Machado Moara M Magalhães Wagner C S WC Horimoto Andrea R AR Horta Bernardo L BL Moreira Rennan G RG Leal Thiago P TP Scliar Marilia O MO Soares-Souza Giordano B GB

Autism screening and diagnosis in low resource settings: Challenges and opportunities to enhance research and services worldwide.

Journal: Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Durkin Maureen S MS Elsabbagh Mayada M Barbaro Josephine J Gladstone Melissa M Happe Francesca F Hoekstra Rosa A RA Lee Li-Ching LC Rattazzi Alexia A Stapel-Wax Jennifer J Stone Wendy L WL

Using structural MRI to identify bipolar disorders - 13 site machine learning study in 3020 individuals from the ENIGMA Bipolar Disorders Working Group.

Journal: Molecular psychiatry

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Nunes Abraham A Schnack Hugo G HG Ching Christopher R K CRK Agartz Ingrid I Akudjedu Theophilus N TN Alda Martin M Alnæs Dag D Alonso-Lana Silvia S Bauer Jochen J Baune Bernhard T BT

Facial Adiposity, Attractiveness, and Health: A Review.

Journal: Frontiers in psychology

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  de Jager Stefan S Coetzee Nicoleen N Coetzee Vinet V

Prevalence of HIV-1 Infection in an elderly rural population and associations with neurocognitive impairment.

Journal: AIDS (London, England)

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Joska John A JA Dreyer Anna J AJ Nightingale Sam S Combrinck Marc I MI De Jager Celeste A CA