AUTHOR'S PROFILE

Bala

Publications (153)

Genocide as communitarian breakdown: Interventions for relational healing and individual wellbeing in Rwanda and Cambodia.

Journal: SSM. Mental health

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Authors & Co-authors:  Lesley Elena E Bonumwezi Jessica Laure JL Taing Sopheap S Marea Christina C Balasubramanian Su S Minasovi Giorgi G

Addressing the mental health needs of healthcare professionals in Africa: a scoping review of workplace interventions.

Journal: Global mental health (Cambridge, England)

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Authors & Co-authors:  Harri Bala Isa BI Ogunboye Igbekele I Okonkwo Adaeze A Yakubu Aminu A Kung Janice Y JY Fofah Jenson J Masseyferguson Ojo Tunde OT Eboreime Ejemai E

Prevalence and risk factors of post-traumatic stress disorder and psychological distress symptoms in populations affected by Ebola in DR Congo before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Journal: Journal of psychosomatic research

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors:  Dalexis Rose Darly RD Moshirian Farahi Seyed Mohammad Mahdi SMM Bukaka Jacqueline J Bekarkhanechi Farid Mansoub FM Balayulu-Makila Olea O Luyeye Noble N Cénat Jude Mary JM

Bouncing back after trauma: music therapy, gender, and mental health in conflict-ridden settings.

Journal: Discover mental health

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Authors & Co-authors:  Alexandre Ali Bitenga AB Kasherwa Amani A Balegamire Juvenal Bazilashe Mukungu JBM Tunangoya Jonathan Yoyu JY Mukanga Lampard Omari LO Buhendwa Freddy Zihindula FZ Rusagulira Marc Ombeni MO Hilaire Masheka Mirango MM Busane Phillipe Amani PA Mugisho Gilbert Mubalama GM

Explainable time-to-progression predictions in multiple sclerosis.

Journal: Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

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Authors & Co-authors:  D'hondt Robbe R Dedja Klest K Aerts Sofie S Van Wijmeersch Bart B Kalincik Tomas T Reddel Stephen S Havrdova Eva Kubala EK Lugaresi Alessandra A Weinstock-Guttman Bianca B Mrabet Saloua S

The profile of long-stay patients in a psychiatric hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Journal: The South African journal of psychiatry : SAJP : the journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa

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Authors & Co-authors:  Myeni Siziphiwe Y SY Ntlantsana Vuyokazi V Tomita Andrew A Aguwa Ugochukwu S US Bridgmohun Reyanta R Shabalala Sinethemba S

Prevalence and determinants of intimate partner violence in pregnancy: a multicentre, binational study.

Journal: BMC pregnancy and childbirth

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors:  Ubom Akaninyene E AE Ohachenu Chidinma P CP Auwal Suraiya S SS Usman Safiyya F SF Opoku Akwasi B AB Ansing Caesar A CA Shehu Jamiu S JS Oriji Peter C PC Okpebri Komommo O KO Olutoye Ademola S AS

Alteration in Oxidative Stress Enzymes and Proteins by Stramonium Hydroethanolic Root Extract Promotes Hippocampus and Cerebral Cortex Neurons Damage in Adult Sprague Dawley Rats.

Journal: Substance abuse and rehabilitation

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Authors & Co-authors:  Oboma Yibala Ibor YI Eberechukwu God'sman C GC

Clinical depression prevalence and associated factors among adolescents with sickle cell anemia in dar es salaam, tanzania: a cross-sectional study.

Journal: BMC pediatrics

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors:  Athman Linda Paul LP Jonathan Agnes A Musa Fatima F Kipasika Honesta John HJ Mahawi Isihaka I Urio Florence F Ally Mwashungi M Mutagonda Ritah R Chirande Lulu L Makani Julie J

Negative valence in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A worldwide mega-analysis of task-based functional neuroimaging data of the ENIGMA-OCD consortium.

Journal: Biological psychiatry

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Authors & Co-authors:  Dzinalija Nadza N Vriend Chris C Waller Lea L Simpson H Blair HB Ivanov Iliyan I Agarwal Sri Mahavir SM Alonso Pino P Backhausen Lea L LL Balachander Srinivas S Broekhuizen Aniek A

Association between a large change between the minimum and maximum monthly values of solar insolation and a history of suicide attempts in bipolar I disorder.

Journal: International journal of bipolar disorders

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Authors & Co-authors:  Ritter Philipp P Glenn Tasha T Achtyes Eric D ED Alda Martin M Agaoglu Esen E Altınbaş Kürsat K Andreassen Ole A OA Angelopoulos Elias E Ardau Raffaella R Aydin Memduha M

Management of adult sepsis in resource-limited settings: global expert consensus statements using a Delphi method.

Journal: Intensive care medicine

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Authors & Co-authors:  Thwaites Louise L Nasa Prashant P Abbenbroek Brett B Dat Vu Quoc VQ Finfer Simon S Kwizera Arthur A Ling Lowell L Lobo Suzana M SM Sinto Robert R Aditianingsih Dita D

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

Transgender Identity and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms: Findings From the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study.

Journal: The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine

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Authors & Co-authors:  Ignatova Elizaveta E Balasubramanian Priyadharshini P Raney Julia H JH Ganson Kyle T KT Testa Alexander A He Jinbo J Baker Fiona C FC Nagata Jason M JM

Prevalence and risk factors for postpartum depression and stress among mothers of preterm and low birthweight infants admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit in Accra, Ghana.

Journal: International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics

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Authors & Co-authors:  Pellegrino John J Mundagowa Paddington T PT Sakyi Kwame Sarfo KS Owusu Prince Gyebi PG Agbinko-Djobalar Babbel B Larson Leila M LM Kanyangarara Mufaro M

Effectiveness of a family violence prevention program on mental health outcomes for adult men and women in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo: Insights from a pilot trial.

Journal: Global mental health (Cambridge, England)

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Authors & Co-authors:  Balachander Manya M Hategekimana Ndiyunze Jean de Dieu JD Roth Danielle D Asghar Khudejha K Bourey Christine C Falb Kathryn L KL

Disease Activity in Pregnant and Postpartum Women With Multiple Sclerosis Receiving Ocrelizumab or Other Disease-Modifying Therapies.

Journal: Neurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Yeh Wei Z WZ Van Der Walt Anneke A Skibina Olga G OG Kalincik Tomas T Alroughani Raed R Kermode Allan G AG Fabis-Pedrini Marzena J MJ Carroll William M WM Lechner-Scott Jeannette J Boz Cavit C

Disease Activity in Pregnant and Postpartum Women With Multiple Sclerosis Receiving Ocrelizumab or Other Disease-Modifying Therapies.

Journal: Neurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Yeh Wei Z WZ Van Der Walt Anneke A Skibina Olga G OG Kalincik Tomas T Alroughani Raed R Kermode Allan G AG Fabis-Pedrini Marzena J MJ Carroll William M WM Lechner-Scott Jeannette J Boz Cavit C

In-person vs mobile app facilitated life skills education to improve the mental health of internally displaced persons in Nigeria: protocol for the RESETTLE-IDPs cluster randomized hybrid type 2 effectiveness-implementation trial.

Journal: BMC health services research

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Eboreime Ejemai E Obi-Jeff Chisom C Orji Rita R Ojo Tunde M TM Iyamu Ihoghosa I Harri Bala I BI Said Jidda M JM Oguntimehin Funmilayo F Ibrahim Abdulrahman A Anjorin Omolayo O

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

Association between sexual violence and depression is mediated by perceived social support among female university students in the kingdom of Eswatini.

Journal: BMC public health

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Fielding-Miller Rebecca R McDougal Lotus L Frost Elizabeth E Masuku Sakhile S Shabalala Fortunate F

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

Association of depressive symptoms with incidence and mortality rates of COVID-19 over 2 years among healthcare workers in 20 countries: multi-country serial cross-sectional study.

Journal: BMC medicine

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Asaoka Hiroki H Watanabe Kazuhiro K Miyamoto Yuki Y Restrepo-Henao Alexandra A van der Ven Els E Moro Maria Francesca MF Alnasser Lubna A LA Ayinde Olatunde O Balalian Arin A AA Basagoitia Armando A

Paternal Postpartum Depression and Associated Factors Among Partners of Women Who Gave Birth in Seka Town, Southwest Ethiopia.

Journal: American journal of men's health

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Dabala Obsa O Abdulahi Misra M Worku Bekelu Teka BT

Academic achievement in Ugandan children with sickle cell anaemia: A cross-sectional study.

Journal: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences

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Authors & Co-authors:  Naggayi Shubaya Kasule SK Bangirana Paul P Opoka Robert O RO Ouma Simple S Nyangoma Betty B Birabwa Annet A Nambatya Grace G Kabatabaazi Maxencia M Nakitende Ann Jacqueline AJ Kalibbala Dennis D

Okweraliikirira and Okwenyamira: Idioms of Psychological Distress Among People Living with HIV in Rakai, Uganda.

Journal: Research square

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Authors & Co-authors:  West Nora S NS Nakubulwa Rosette R Murray Sarah M SM Ddaaki William W Mayambala Denis D Nakyanjo Neema N Nalugoda Fred F Hutton Heidi E HE Surkan Pamela J PJ Kennedy Caitlin E CE

Physical comorbidities of older age bipolar disorder (OABD) patients: A global replication analysis of prevalence and sex differences.

Journal: General hospital psychiatry

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Authors & Co-authors:  Teixeira Antonio L AL Almeida Osvaldo P OP Lavin Paola P Barbosa Izabela G IG Alda Martin M Altinbas Kursat K Balanzá-Martínez Vicent V Briggs Farren B S FBS Calkin Cynthia C Chen Peijun P

Socio-ecological impacts of extreme weather events in two informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya.

Journal: Frontiers in public health

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Balakrishnan Anna K AK Otieno Stephanie S Dzombo Millicent M Plaxico LaNae L Ukoh Ebuka E Obara Lena Moraa LM Brown Haley H Musyimi Christine C Lincoln Chloe C Yang Lyla Sunyoung LS

Interest in I-PrEP and Willingness to Participate in Clinical Trials Among Men and Transfeminine Persons Who have Sex with Men in Sub-Saharan Africa: Quantitative and Qualitative Findings from HPTN 075.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

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Authors & Co-authors:  Sandfort Theodorus G M TGM Kreniske Philip P Mbeda Calvin C Reynolds Doerieyah D Tshabalala Gugulethu G Madiwati Blessings B Ogendo Arthur A Dominquez Karen K Panchia Ravindre R Gondwe Daniel D

First Report of Gender Based Violence as a Deterrent to Methadone Access Among Females Who Use Heroin in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  Balaji Divya D Mlunde Linda B LB Tran Olivia C OC Lambdin Barrot B Mbwambo Jessie J Nyandindi Cassian C Matiko Eva E Copenhaver Michael M Douglas Bruce R R

Health Related Quality of Life Post Labour Induction with Misoprostol Versus Dinoprostone At Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania: A cross Sectional Study.

Journal: The East African health research journal

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Authors & Co-authors:  Kagwisage Jonas J Balandya Belinda S BS Pembe Andrea B AB Mujinja Phares Gm PG

25th Annual Computational Neuroscience Meeting: CNS-2016.

Journal: BMC neuroscience

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  Sharpee Tatyana O. TO Destexhe Alain A Kawato Mitsuo M Sekulić Vladislav V Skinner Frances K. FK Wójcik Daniel K. DK Chintaluri Chaitanya C Cserpán Dorottya D Somogyvári Zoltán Z Kim Jae Kyoung JK

Prevalence and factors associated with major depressive disorder in children and adolescents at the Uganda Cancer Institute.

Journal: BMC cancer

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors:  Akimana Benedict B Abbo Catherine C Balagadde-Kambugu Joyce J Nakimuli-Mpungu Etheldreda E

Action to protect the independence and integrity of global health research.

Journal: BMJ global health

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Authors & Co-authors:  Storeng Katerini T KT Abimbola Seye S Balabanova Dina D McCoy David D Ridde Valery V Filippi Veronique V Roalkvam Sidsel S Akello Grace G Parker Melissa M Palmer Jennifer J

Depression and PrEP uptake, interruption, and adherence among young women in Uganda.

Journal: AIDS care

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Zia Yasaman Y Nambala Lydia L Stalter Randy M RM Muwonge Timothy R TR Ssebuliba Timothy T Nakyanzi Agnes A Nampewo Olivia O Boyer Jade J Morrison Susan S Nsubuga Rogers R

Early clinical markers of aggressive multiple sclerosis.

Journal: Brain : a journal of neurology

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Malpas Charles B CB Manouchehrinia Ali A Sharmin Sifat S Roos Izanne I Horakova Dana D Havrdova Eva Kubala EK Trojano Maria M Izquierdo Guillermo G Eichau Sara S Bergamaschi Roberto R

Comparative effectiveness in multiple sclerosis: A methodological comparison.

Journal: Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England)

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Roos Izanne I Diouf Ibrahima I Sharmin Sifat S Horakova Dana D Havrdova Eva Kubala EK Patti Francesco F Shaygannejad Vahid V Ozakbas Serkan S Izquierdo Guillermo G Eichau Sara S

Early non-disabling relapses are important predictors of disability accumulation in people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.

Journal: Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England)

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Daruwalla Cyrus C Shaygannejad Vahid V Ozakbas Serkan S Havrdova Eva Kubala EK Horakova Dana D Alroughani Raed R Boz Cavit C Patti Francesco F Onofrj Marco M Lugaresi Alessandra A

Effectiveness of multiple disease-modifying therapies in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: causal inference to emulate a multiarm randomised trial.

Journal: Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Diouf Ibrahima I Malpas Charles B CB Sharmin Sifat S Roos Izanne I Horakova Dana D Kubala Havrdova Eva E Patti Francesco F Shaygannejad Vahid V Ozakbas Serkan S Eichau Sara S

Comparative Effectiveness of Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant vs Fingolimod, Natalizumab, and Ocrelizumab in Highly Active Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis.

Journal: JAMA neurology

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Kalincik Tomas T Sharmin Sifat S Roos Izanne I Freedman Mark S MS Atkins Harold H Burman Joachim J Massey Jennifer J Sutton Ian I Withers Barbara B Macdonell Richard R