AUTHOR'S PROFILE

Flisher Alan J AJ

Publications (63)

Packages of care for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in low- and middle-income countries.

Journal: PLoS medicine

Publication Year: 2010

Authors & Co-authors:  Flisher Alan J AJ Sorsdahl Katherine K Hatherill Sean S Chehil Sonia S

Pathways to inpatient mental health care among people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders in South Africa.

Journal: Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)

Publication Year: 2010

Authors & Co-authors:  Lund Crick C Oosthuizen Piet P Flisher Alan J AJ Emsley Robin R Stein Dan J DJ Botha Ulla U Koen Liezl L Joska John J

Does highly active antiretroviral therapy improve neurocognitive function? A systematic review.

Journal: Journal of neurovirology

Publication Year: 2010

Authors & Co-authors:  Joska John A JA Gouse Hetta H Paul Robert H RH Stein Dan J DJ Flisher Alan J AJ

Mental health promotion initiatives for children and youth in contexts of poverty: the case of South Africa.

Journal: Health promotion international

Publication Year: 2010

Authors & Co-authors:  Petersen Inge I Swartz Leslie L Bhana Arvin A Flisher Alan J AJ

The association between psychopathology and substance use in young people: a review of the literature.

Journal: Journal of psychoactive drugs

Publication Year: 2010

Authors & Co-authors:  Saban Amina A Flisher Alan J AJ

Characterization of HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders among individuals starting antiretroviral therapy in South Africa.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Publication Year: 2011

Authors & Co-authors:  Joska John A JA Westgarth-Taylor Jennifer J Myer Landon L Hoare Jacqueline J Thomas Kevin G F KG Combrinck Marc M Paul Robert H RH Stein Dan J DJ Flisher Alan J AJ

Poverty and common mental disorders in low and middle income countries: A systematic review.

Journal: Social science & medicine (1982)

Publication Year: 2010

Authors & Co-authors:  Lund Crick C Breen Alison A Flisher Alan J AJ Kakuma Ritsuko R Corrigall Joanne J Joska John A JA Swartz Leslie L Patel Vikram V

Delirium among children and adolescents in an urban sub-Saharan African setting.

Journal: Journal of psychosomatic research

Publication Year: 2010

Authors & Co-authors:  Hatherill Sean S Flisher Alan J AJ Nassen Rene R

The time is now: missed opportunities to address patient needs in community clinics in Cape Town, South Africa.

Journal: Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH

Publication Year: 2010

Authors & Co-authors:  Sorsdahl Katherine K Flisher Alan J AJ Ward Catherine C Mertens Jennifer J Bresick Graham G Sterling Stacy S Weisner Constance C

Traditional healer attitudes and beliefs regarding referral of the mentally ill to Western doctors in South Africa.

Journal: Transcultural psychiatry

Publication Year: 2011

Authors & Co-authors:  Sorsdahl Katherine K Stein Dan J DJ Flisher Alan J AJ

Collaboration between traditional practitioners and primary health care staff in South Africa: developing a workable partnership for community mental health services.

Journal: Transcultural psychiatry

Publication Year: 2011

Authors & Co-authors:  Campbell-Hall Vicky V Petersen Inge I Bhana Arvin A Mjadu Sithembile S Hosegood Victoria V Flisher Alan J AJ

'Mental health is everybody's business': roles for an intersectoral approach in South Africa.

Journal: International review of psychiatry (Abingdon, England)

Publication Year: 2011

Authors & Co-authors:  Skeen Sarah S Kleintjes Sharon S Lund C C Petersen Inge I Bhana Arvin A Flisher Alan J AJ

An HIV/AIDS knowledge scale for adolescents: item response theory analyses based on data from a study in South Africa and Tanzania.

Journal: Health education research

Publication Year: 2011

Authors & Co-authors:  Aarø Leif E LE Breivik Kyrre K Klepp Knut-Inge KI Kaaya Sylvia S Onya Hans E HE Wubs Annegreet A Helleve Arnfinn A Flisher Alan J AJ

Association between psychopathology and substance use among school-going adolescents in Cape Town, South Africa.

Journal: Journal of psychoactive drugs

Publication Year: 2011

Authors & Co-authors:  Saban Amina A Flisher Alan J AJ Distiller Greg G

A task shifting approach to primary mental health care for adults in South Africa: human resource requirements and costs for rural settings.

Journal: Health policy and planning

Publication Year: 2012

Authors & Co-authors:  Petersen Inge I Lund Crick C Bhana Arvin A Flisher Alan J AJ

Reliability of self report questionnaires for epidemiological investigations of adolescent mental health in Cape Town, South Africa.

Journal: Journal of child and adolescent mental health

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors:  Rothon Catherine C Stansfeld Stephen A SA Mathews Cathy C Kleinhans Arlene A Clark Charlotte C Lund Crick C Flisher Alan J AJ

The theory of planned behaviour as a framework for predicting sexual risk behaviour in sub-Saharan African youth: A critical review.

Journal: Journal of child and adolescent mental health

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors:  Protogerou Cleo C Flisher Alan J AJ Aarø Leif Edvard LE Mathews Catherine C

Mental illness and lost income among adult South Africans.

Journal: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

Publication Year: 2014

Authors & Co-authors:  Lund Crick C Myer Landon L Stein Dan J DJ Williams David R DR Flisher Alan J AJ

Child and adolescent mental health in South Africa.

Journal: Journal of child and adolescent mental health

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors:  Flisher Alan J AJ Dawes Andrew A Kafaar Zuhayr Z Lund Crick C Sorsdahl Katherine K Myers Bronwyn B Thom Rita R Seedat Soraya S

The association between substance use and common mental disorders in young adults: results from the South African Stress and Health (SASH) Survey.

Journal: The Pan African medical journal

Publication Year: 2014

Authors & Co-authors:  Saban Amina A Flisher Alan J AJ Grimsrud Anna A Morojele Neo N London Leslie L Williams David R DR Stein Dan J DJ

Implementing the World Health Report 2001 recommendations for integrating mental health into primary health care: a situation analysis of three African countries: Ghana, South Africa and Uganda.

Journal: International review of psychiatry (Abingdon, England)

Publication Year: 2011

Authors & Co-authors:  Bhana Arvin A Petersen Inge I Baillie Kim L KL Flisher Alan J AJ

Mental health policy development and implementation in four African countries.

Journal: Journal of health psychology

Publication Year: 2007

Authors & Co-authors:  Flisher Alan J AJ Lund Crick C Funk Michelle M Banda Mwanza M Bhana Arvin A Doku Victor V Drew Natalie N Kigozi Fred N FN Knapp Martin M Omar Mayeh M

Mental health policy process: a comparative study of Ghana, South Africa, Uganda and Zambia.

Journal: International journal of mental health systems

Publication Year: 2011

Authors & Co-authors:  Omar Maye A MA Green Andrew T AT Bird Philippa K PK Mirzoev Tolib T Flisher Alan J AJ Kigozi Fred F Lund Crick C Mwanza Jason J Ofori-Atta Angela L AL