Phenotype harmonization and analysis for The Populations Underrepresented in Mental illness Association Studies (the PUMAS Project).

Journal: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences

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Authors & Co-authors:  Ramirez-Diaz Ana M AM Diaz-Zuluaga Ana M AM Stroud Rocky E RE Vreeker Annabel A Bitta Mary M Ivankovic Franjo F Wootton Olivia O Whiteman Cole A CA Mountcastle Hayden H Jha Shaili C SC

A digital dashboard for reporting mental, neurological and substance use disorders in Nairobi, Kenya: Implementing an open source data technology for improving data capture.

Journal: PLOS digital health

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Authors & Co-authors:  Mwanga Daniel M DM Waruingi Stella S Manolova Gergana G Wekesah Frederick M FM Kadengye Damazo T DT Otieno Peter O PO Bitta Mary M Omwom Ibrahim I Iddi Samuel S Odero Paul P

Centring youth mental health discourse on low-income and middle-income countries.

Journal: The lancet. Psychiatry

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Rose-Clarke Kelly K Bitta Mary M Evans-Lacko Sara S Jokinen Tahir T Jordans Mark M Nyongesa Moses K MK Nadkarni Abhijit A Patalay Praveetha P Pradhan Indira I Rahman Atif A

Automatic detection of expressed emotion from Five-Minute Speech Samples: Challenges and opportunities.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Mirheidari Bittar Cummins Downs Fisher Christensen

An overview of mental health care system in Kilifi, Kenya: results from an initial assessment using the World Health Organization's Assessment Instrument for Mental Health Systems.

Journal: International journal of mental health systems

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Authors & Co-authors:  Bitta Kariuki Chengo Newton

Burden of neurodevelopmental disorders in low and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Journal: Wellcome open research

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Bitta Kariuki Abubakar Newton

Priority mental, neurological and substance use disorders in rural Kenya: Traditional health practitioners' and primary health care workers' perspectives.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Bitta Kariuki Gona Abubakar Newton

Contextualizing and pilot testing the Mental Health Gap Action Programme Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG) to primary healthcare workers in Kilifi, Kenya.

Journal: Global mental health (Cambridge, England)

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Bitta Kariuki Omar Nasoro Njeri Kiambu Ongeri Newton

The Africa Ethics Working Group (AEWG): a model of collaboration for psychiatric genomic research in Africa.

Journal: Wellcome open research

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Authors & Co-authors:  Kamuya Bitta Addissie Naanyu Palk Mwaka Kamaara Tadele Wolde Nakigudde

Cross-country variations in the reporting of psychotic symptoms among sub-Saharan African adults: A psychometric evaluation of the Psychosis Screening Questionnaire.

Journal: Journal of affective disorders

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Bitta Thungana Kim Denckla Ametaj Yared Kwagala Ongeri Stroud Kwobah

Sociocultural perspectives on suicidal behaviour at the Coast Region of Kenya: an exploratory qualitative study.

Journal: BMJ open

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Ongeri Nyawira Kariuki Theuri Bitta Penninx Newton Tijdink

Changes in rates of psychiatric beds and prison populations in sub-Saharan Africa from 1990 to 2020.

Journal: Journal of global health

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Mundt Langerfeldt Maphisa Sourabié Yongsi Serri Bukasa Tshilonda Te Bitta Mathe

Validating measures of stigma against those with mental illness among a community sample in Kilifi Kenya.

Journal: Global mental health (Cambridge, England)

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Bitta Baariu Fondo Kariuki Lennox Newton

Perspectives on reasons for suicidal behaviour and recommendations for suicide prevention in Kenya: qualitative study.

Journal: BJPsych open

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Ongeri Nyawira Kariuki Bitta Schubart Penninx Newton Tijdink

Effectiveness of participatory video in lowering stigma against people with mental, neurological and substance use disorders in Kenya.

Journal: BJPsych open

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Newton Lennox Kariuki Grassi Bitta Baariu