AUTHOR'S PROFILE

Leslie

Publications (156)

Public healthcare personnel's experiences and opinions on access and readiness to provide mental health care in a remote rural area in South Africa.

Journal: Rural and remote health

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors:  Rall Divan D Swartz Leslie L

Caregiver mental, behavioral, and social health during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa: results from the Asenze cohort study.

Journal: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

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Authors & Co-authors:  Demis Lina Y LY Desmond Chris C Gruver Rachel S RS Timol Furzana F Davidson Leslie L LL Kane Jeremy C JC

Adolescent Mental Health and School Belonging in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Subsequent Government Lockdowns.

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

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Authors & Co-authors:  Drysdale Roisin E RE Mvelase Sanele S Kane Jeremy J Gruver Rachel S RS Desmond Chris C Davidson Leslie L LL

A qualitative pilot study exploring the acceptability of a peer provider delivered substance use brief intervention from the perspective of youth in Kenya.

Journal: Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors:  Jaguga Florence F Aalsma Matthew C MC Enane Leslie A LA Turissini Matthew M Kwobah Edith Kamaru EK Apondi Edith E Barasa Julius J Kosgei Gilliane G Olando Yvonne Y Ott Mary A MA

Epigenome-wide association studies identify novel DNA methylation sites associated with PTSD: a meta-analysis of 23 military and civilian cohorts.

Journal: Genome medicine

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Katrinli Seyma S Wani Agaz H AH Maihofer Adam X AX Ratanatharathorn Andrew A Daskalakis Nikolaos P NP Montalvo-Ortiz Janitza J Núñez-Ríos Diana L DL Zannas Anthony S AS Zhao Xiang X Aiello Allison E AE

Migration and mental health care in South Africa: the question of language in context.

Journal: Medical humanities

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Authors & Co-authors:  Anthonissen Christine C Madzamba Rowan R Nozewu Asithandile A Mateane Warona W Swartz Leslie L Higgen Sanna S Hall Brian B Moesko Mike M

"They are not even called by name": Security guards in a South African psychiatric hospital.

Journal: Social science & medicine (1982)

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Authors & Co-authors:  Hanft-Robert Saskia S Shongwe Lindokuhle L Cossie Qhama Q Sithole Philasande P Roos Tessa T Mösko Mike M Swartz Leslie L

'The doctor doesn't understand Xhosa and the service user doesn't understand English' - exploring the role of security guards acting as informal interpreters in psychiatric care in South Africa.

Journal: BMC health services research

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Hanft-Robert Saskia S Shongwe Lindokuhle L Cossie Qhama Q Sithole Philasande P Roos Tessa T Mösko Mike M Swartz Leslie L

Blood-based DNA methylation and exposure risk scores predict PTSD with high accuracy in military and civilian cohorts.

Journal: BMC medical genomics

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Wani Agaz H AH Katrinli Seyma S Zhao Xiang X Daskalakis Nikolaos P NP Zannas Anthony S AS Aiello Allison E AE Baker Dewleen G DG Boks Marco P MP Brick Leslie A LA Chen Chia-Yen CY

Blood-based DNA methylation and exposure risk scores predict PTSD with high accuracy in military and civilian cohorts.

Journal: BMC medical genomics

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Wani Agaz H AH Katrinli Seyma S Zhao Xiang X Daskalakis Nikolaos P NP Zannas Anthony S AS Aiello Allison E AE Baker Dewleen G DG Boks Marco P MP Brick Leslie A LA Chen Chia-Yen CY

Mobility ideation due to water problems during historic 2022 drought associated with livestock wealth, water and food insecurity, and fingernail cortisol concentration in northern Kenya.

Journal: Social science & medicine (1982)

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Authors & Co-authors:  Rosinger Asher Y AY Stoler Justin J Ford Leslie B LB McGrosky Amanda A Sadhir Srishti S Ulrich Matthew M Todd Madeleine M Bobbie Nicole N Nzunza Rosemary R Braun David R DR

A mediation analysis evaluating change in self-stigma on diabetes outcomes among people with depression in urban India: A secondary analysis from the INDEPENDENT trial of the collaborative care model.

Journal: PLOS global public health

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Authors & Co-authors:  Halliday Scott S Rao Deepa D Augusto Orvalho O Poongothai Subramani S Sosale Aravind A Sridhar Gumpeny R GR Tandon Nikhil N Sagar Rajesh R Patel Shivani A SA Narayan K M Venkat KMV

Psychiatrists' experiences of involuntary care in South Africa: dilemmas for practice in challenging contexts.

Journal: Medical humanities

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Authors & Co-authors:  Freeman Alex Morung AM Asmal Laila L Swartz Leslie L

Does perceived caregiver HIV stigma and depression increase adolescent neuro-behavioral difficulties? A mediation analysis in the Asenze Cohort.

Journal: Research square

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Authors & Co-authors:  Mirti Amaleah F AF Kane Jeremy C JC Watt Kathryn G KG Desmond Chris C Gruver Rachel S RS Munsami Adele A Myeza Nonhlanhla P NP Norwitz Gabriela A GA Davidson Leslie L LL

Epigenome-wide association studies identify novel DNA methylation sites associated with PTSD: A meta-analysis of 23 military and civilian cohorts.

Journal: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences

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Authors & Co-authors:  Katrinli Seyma S Wani Agaz H AH Maihofer Adam X AX Ratanatharathorn Andrew A Daskalakis Nikolaos P NP Montalvo-Ortiz Janitza J Núñez-Ríos Diana L DL Zannas Anthony S AS Zhao Xiang X Aiello Allison E AE

"They Had to Catch Me Like an Animal": Exploring Experiences of Involuntary Care for People with Psychosocial Conditions in South Africa.

Journal: Health and human rights

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Freeman Alex A Swartz Leslie L

Uncovering multi-level mental healthcare barriers for migrants: a qualitative analysis across China, Germany, Netherlands, Romania, and South Africa.

Journal: BMC public health

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Forray Alina Ioana AI Oltean Ovidiu O Hanft-Robert Saskia S Madzamba Rowan R Liem Andrian A Schouten Barbara B Anthonissen Christine C Swartz Leslie L Cherecheș Răzvan Mircea RM Higgen Sanna S

Uncovering multi-level mental healthcare barriers for migrants: a qualitative analysis across China, Germany, Netherlands, Romania, and South Africa.

Journal: BMC public health

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Forray Alina Ioana AI Oltean Ovidiu O Hanft-Robert Saskia S Madzamba Rowan R Liem Andrian A Schouten Barbara B Anthonissen Christine C Swartz Leslie L Cherecheș Răzvan Mircea RM Higgen Sanna S

Depressive symptoms and their association with age, chronic conditions and health status among middle-aged and elderly people in peri-urban Tanzania.

Journal: Global mental health (Cambridge, England)

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Authors & Co-authors:  Stieglitz Laura-Marie LM Adams Leslie B LB Bärnighausen Till T Berghöfer Anne A Kazonda Patrick P Killewo Japhet J Leyna Germana H GH Lohmann Julia J Rohr Julia K JK Kohler Stefan S

The paradoxical use of interpreting in psychiatry.

Journal: Social science & medicine (1982)

Publication Year: 2002

Authors & Co-authors:  Drennan Gerard G Swartz Leslie L

Community participation in AIDS vaccine trials: empowerment or science?

Journal: Social science & medicine (1982)

Publication Year: 2006

Authors & Co-authors:  Swartz Leslie L Kagee Ashraf A

International collaboration in infant mental health: Pitfalls, challenge, and a way forward.

Journal: Infant mental health journal

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Authors & Co-authors:  Tomlinson Mark M Swartz Leslie L Fitzgerald Hiram E HE

Experience of mental disorder in the context of basic service reforms: the impact on caregiving environments in South Africa.

Journal: International journal of environmental health research

Publication Year: 2008

Authors & Co-authors:  Breen Alison A Swartz Leslie L Flisher Alan J AJ Joska John A JA Corrigall Joanne J Plaatjies Lindelwa L McDonald David A DA

Evaluation of the quality of informed consent in a vaccine field trial in a developing country setting.

Journal: BMC medical ethics

Publication Year: 2008

Authors & Co-authors:  Minnies Deon D Hawkridge Tony T Hanekom Willem W Ehrlich Rodney R London Leslie L Hussey Greg G

Genetic research, behavioural science, and child and adolescent mental health in South Africa: an important new agenda.

Journal: Journal of child and adolescent mental health

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors:  Tomlinson Mark M Swartz Leslie L Warnich Louise L

Setting priorities for global mental health research.

Journal: Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Publication Year: 2009

Authors & Co-authors:  Tomlinson Mark M Rudan Igor I Saxena Shekhar S Swartz Leslie L Tsai Alexander C AC Patel Vikram V

Competence of interpreters in a South African psychiatric hospital in translating key psychiatric terms.

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

Publication Year: 2010

Authors & Co-authors:  Kilian Sanja S Swartz Leslie L Joska John J

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

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

Health and human rights in scientific literature: a systematic review over a decade.

Journal: Health and human rights

Publication Year: 2012

Authors & Co-authors:  Mpinga Emmanuel Kabengele EK Verloo Henk H London Leslie L Chastonay Philippe P

Mental health care user participation in mental health policy development and implementation in South Africa.

Journal: International review of psychiatry (Abingdon, England)

Publication Year: 2011

Authors & Co-authors:  Kleintjes Sharon S Lund Crick C Swartz Leslie L Flisher Alan A

Neurobehavioral and neurodevelopmental effects of pesticide exposures.

Journal: Neurotoxicology

Publication Year: 2013

Authors & Co-authors:  London Leslie L Beseler Cheryl C Bouchard Maryse F MF Bellinger David C DC Colosio Claudio C Grandjean Philippe P Harari Raul R Kootbodien Tahira T Kromhout Hans H Little Francesca F

"I understand just a little…" Perspectives of HIV/AIDS service providers in South Africa of providing mental health care for people living with HIV/AIDS.

Journal: AIDS care

Publication Year: 2012

Authors & Co-authors:  Mall Sumaya S Sorsdahl Katherine K Swartz Leslie L Joska John J

Addressing intersections in HIV/AIDS and mental health: the role of organizations for d/Deaf and hard of hearing individuals in South Africa.

Journal: American annals of the deaf

Publication Year: 2012

Authors & Co-authors:  Mall Sumaya S Swartz Leslie L

An unruly coming of age: the benefits of discomfort for global mental health.

Journal: Transcultural psychiatry

Publication Year: 2013

Authors & Co-authors:  Swartz Leslie L

Sexuality, disability and human rights: strengthening healthcare for disabled people.

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

Publication Year: 2012

Authors & Co-authors:  Mall Sumaya S Swartz Leslie L

South African mental health care service user views on priorities for supporting recovery: implications for policy and service development.

Journal: Disability and rehabilitation

Publication Year: 2012

Authors & Co-authors:  Kleintjes Sharon S Lund Crick C Swartz Leslie L

Scaling up mHealth: where is the evidence?

Journal: PLoS medicine

Publication Year: 2013

Authors & Co-authors:  Tomlinson Mark M Rotheram-Borus Mary Jane MJ Swartz Leslie L Tsai Alexander C AC

Mental health disorders among caregivers of preschool children in the Asenze study in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Journal: Maternal and child health journal

Publication Year: 2014

Authors & Co-authors:  Chhagan Meera K MK Mellins Claude A CA Kauchali Shuaib S Craib Murray H MH Taylor Myra M Kvalsvig Jane D JD Davidson Leslie L LL

Barriers to the participation of people with psychosocial disability in mental health policy development in South Africa: a qualitative study of perspectives of policy makers, professionals, religious leaders and academics.

Journal: BMC international health and human rights

Publication Year: 2014

Authors & Co-authors:  Kleintjes Sharon S Lund Crick C Swartz Leslie L