AUTHOR'S PROFILE

Melis

Publications (201)

The impact of methamphetamine ("tik") on a peri-urban community in Cape Town, South Africa.

Journal: The International journal on drug policy

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors:  Watt Melissa H MH Meade Christina S CS Kimani Stephen S MacFarlane Jessica C JC Choi Karmel W KW Skinner Donald D Pieterse Desiree D Kalichman Seth C SC Sikkema Kathleen J KJ

"It's better for me to drink, at least the stress is going away": perspectives on alcohol use during pregnancy among South African women attending drinking establishments.

Journal: Social science & medicine (1982)

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors:  Watt Melissa H MH Eaton Lisa A LA Choi Karmel W KW Velloza Jennifer J Kalichman Seth C SC Skinner Donald D Sikkema Kathleen J KJ

The effect of therapeutic lumbar punctures on acute mortality from cryptococcal meningitis.

Journal: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors:  Rolfes Melissa A MA Hullsiek Kathy Huppler KH Rhein Joshua J Nabeta Henry W HW Taseera Kabanda K Schutz Charlotte C Musubire Abdu A Rajasingham Radha R Williams Darlisha A DA Thienemann Friedrich F

Respondent driven sampling is an effective method for engaging methamphetamine users in HIV prevention research in South Africa.

Journal: Drug and alcohol dependence

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors:  Kimani Stephen M SM Watt Melissa H MH Merli M Giovanna MG Skinner Donald D Myers Bronwyn B Pieterse Desiree D MacFarlane Jessica C JC Meade Christina S CS

Mediators of interpersonal violence and drug addiction severity among methamphetamine users in Cape Town, South Africa.

Journal: Addictive behaviors

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors:  Hobkirk Andréa L AL Watt Melissa H MH Green Kimberly T KT Beckham Jean C JC Skinner Donald D Meade Christina S CS

Maladaptive coping mediates the influence of childhood trauma on depression and PTSD among pregnant women in South Africa.

Journal: Archives of women's mental health

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors:  Choi Karmel W KW Sikkema Kathleen J KJ Velloza Jennifer J Marais Adele A Jose Cicyn C Stein Dan J DJ Watt Melissa H MH Joska John A JA

I'm positive, but i'm negative: Competing Voices in Informed Consent and Implications for HIV vaccine trials.

Journal: Journal of empirical research on human research ethics : JERHRE

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Rautenbach Clinton C Lindegger Graham G Slack Catherine C Wallace Melissa M Newman Peter P

Improving mental health among people living with HIV: a review of intervention trials in low- and middle-income countries.

Journal: Global mental health (Cambridge, England)

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Sikkema Kathleen J KJ Dennis Alexis C AC Watt Melissa H MH Choi Karmel W KW Yemeke Tatenda T TT Joska John A JA

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

The mental health experiences and needs of methamphetamine users in Cape Town: A mixed methods study.

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

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors:  Watt Melissa H MH Myers Bronwyn B Towe Sheri L SL Meade Christina S CS

A qualitative study of methamphetamine initiation in Cape Town, South Africa.

Journal: The International journal on drug policy

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Hobkirk Andréa L AL Watt Melissa H MH Myers Bronwyn B Skinner Donald D Meade Christina S CS

HIV testing and sero-prevalence among methamphetamine users seeking substance abuse treatment in Cape Town.

Journal: Drug and alcohol review

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  Gouse Hetta H Joska John A JA Lion Ryan R RR Watt Melissa H MH Burnhams Warren W Carrico Adam W AW Meade Christina S CS

HIV Risk Behavior Among Methamphetamine Users Entering Substance Abuse Treatment in Cape Town, South Africa.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Meade Christina S CS Lion Ryan R RR Cordero Daniella M DM Watt Melissa H MH Joska John A JA Gouse Hetta H Burnhams Warren W

Cognitive styles and psychological functioning in rural South African school students: Understanding influences for risk and resilience in the face of chronic adversity.

Journal: Journal of adolescence

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Cortina Melissa A MA Stein Alan A Kahn Kathleen K Hlungwani Tintswalo Mercy TM Holmes Emily A EA Fazel Mina M

The power of siblings and caregivers: under-explored types of social support among children affected by HIV and AIDS.

Journal: AIDS care

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Sharer Melissa M Cluver Lucie L Shields Joseph J JJ Ahearn Frederick F

Experiences of social support among women presenting for obstetric fistula repair surgery in Tanzania.

Journal: International journal of women's health

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Dennis Alexis C AC Wilson Sarah M SM Mosha Mary V MV Masenga Gileard G GG Sikkema Kathleen J KJ Terroso Korrine E KE Watt Melissa H MH

Impact of Sexual Trauma on HIV Care Engagement: Perspectives of Female Patients with Trauma Histories in Cape Town, South Africa.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  Watt Melissa H MH Dennis Alexis C AC Choi Karmel W KW Ciya Nonceba N Joska John A JA Robertson Corne C Sikkema Kathleen J KJ

Maternal childhood trauma, postpartum depression, and infant outcomes: Avoidant affective processing as a potential mechanism.

Journal: Journal of affective disorders

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Choi Karmel W KW Sikkema Kathleen J KJ Vythilingum Bavi B Geerts Lut L Faure Sheila C SC Watt Melissa H MH Roos Annerine A Stein Dan J DJ

An international qualitative study of ability and disability in ADHD using the WHO-ICF framework.

Journal: European child & adolescent psychiatry

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  Mahdi Soheil S Viljoen Marisa M Massuti Rafael R Selb Melissa M Almodayfer Omar O Karande Sunil S de Vries Petrus J PJ Rohde Luis L Bölte Sven S

Gender and Sex Trading Among Active Methamphetamine Users in Cape Town, South Africa.

Journal: Substance use & misuse

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  Lion Ryan R RR Watt Melissa H MH Wechsberg Wendee M WM Meade Christina S CS

HIV-Risk Behaviors and Social Support Among Men and Women Attending Alcohol-Serving Venues in South Africa: Implications for HIV Prevention.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  Velloza Jennifer J Watt Melissa H MH Abler Laurie L Skinner Donald D Kalichman Seth C SC Dennis Alexis C AC Sikkema Kathleen J KJ

A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Computer-Delivered Brief Intervention for Substance Use and Risky Sex During Pregnancy.

Journal: Journal of women's health (2002)

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  Tzilos Wernette Golfo G Plegue Melissa M Kahler Christopher W CW Sen Ananda A Zlotnick Caron C

An international qualitative study of functioning in autism spectrum disorder using the World Health Organization international classification of functioning, disability and health framework.

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

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors:  Mahdi Soheil S Viljoen Marisa M Yee Tamara T Selb Melissa M Singhal Nidhi N Almodayfer Omar O Granlund Mats M de Vries Petrus J PJ Zwaigenbaum Lonnie L Bölte Sven S

Improving AIDS Care After Trauma (ImpACT): Pilot Outcomes of a Coping intervention Among HIV-Infected Women with Sexual Trauma in South Africa.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors:  Sikkema Kathleen J KJ Mulawa Marta I MI Robertson Corne C Watt Melissa H MH Ciya Nonceba N Stein Dan J DJ Cherenack Emily M EM Choi Karmel W KW Kombora Matapelo M Joska John A JA

Screening for Traumatic Experiences and Mental Health Distress Among Women in HIV Care in Cape Town, South Africa.

Journal: Journal of interpersonal violence

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Yemeke Tatenda T TT Sikkema Kathleen J KJ Watt Melissa H MH Ciya Nonceba N Robertson Corne C Joska John A JA

The Gestalt of functioning in autism spectrum disorder: Results of the international conference to develop final consensus International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health core sets.

Journal: Autism : the international journal of research and practice

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Bölte Sven S Mahdi Soheil S de Vries Petrus J PJ Granlund Mats M Robison John E JE Shulman Cory C Swedo Susan S Tonge Bruce B Wong Virginia V Zwaigenbaum Lonnie L

An International Clinical Study of Ability and Disability in Autism Spectrum Disorder Using the WHO-ICF Framework.

Journal: Journal of autism and developmental disorders

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors:  Mahdi Soheil S Albertowski Katja K Almodayfer Omar O Arsenopoulou Vaia V Carucci Sara S Dias José Carlos JC Khalil Mohammad M Knüppel Ane A Langmann Anika A Lauritsen Marlene Briciet MB

Development of a coping intervention to improve traumatic stress and HIV care engagement among South African women with sexual trauma histories.

Journal: Evaluation and program planning

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors:  Sikkema Kathleen J KJ Choi Karmel W KW Robertson Corne C Knettel Brandon A BA Ciya Nonceba N Knippler Elizabeth T ET Watt Melissa H MH Joska John A JA

Sexual abuse but not posttraumatic stress disorder is associated with neurocognitive deficits in South African traumatized adolescents.

Journal: Child abuse & neglect

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors:  Biedermann Sarah V SV Meliss Stefanie S Simmons Candice C Nöthling Jani J Suliman Sharain S Seedat Soraya S

HIV Disclosure Among Pregnant Women Initiating ART in Cape Town, South Africa: Qualitative Perspectives During the Pregnancy and Postpartum Periods.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors:  Watt Melissa H MH Knippler Elizabeth T ET Knettel Brandon A BA Sikkema Kathleen J KJ Ciya Nonceba N Myer Landon L Joska John A JA

Reply to: New Meta- and Mega-analyses of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings in Schizophrenia: Do They Really Increase Our Knowledge About the Nature of the Disease Process?

Journal: Biological psychiatry

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors:  van Erp Theo G M TGM Walton Esther E Hibar Derrek P DP Schmaal Lianne L Jiang Wenhao W Glahn David C DC Pearlson Godfrey D GD Yao Nailin N Fukunaga Masaki M Hashimoto Ryota R

Out of the silos: identifying cross-cutting features of health-related stigma to advance measurement and intervention.

Journal: BMC medicine

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors:  van Brakel Wim H WH Cataldo Janine J Grover Sandeep S Kohrt Brandon A BA Nyblade Laura L Stockton Melissa M Wouters Edwin E Yang Lawrence H LH

Relationship between children's cognitions and later educational progress in rural South Africa: a longitudinal study.

Journal: Journal of epidemiology and community health

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Cortina Melissa M Jack Helen E HE Pearson Rebecca R Kahn Kathleen K Tollman Stephen S Hlungwani Tintswalo T Twine Rhian R Stein Alan A Fazel Mina M

Diet-induced hypothalamic dysfunction and metabolic disease, and the therapeutic potential of polyphenols.

Journal: Molecular metabolism

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Samodien Ebrahim E Johnson Rabia R Pheiffer Carmen C Mabasa Lawrence L Erasmus Melisse M Louw Johan J Chellan Nireshni N

The Role of Depression Screening and Treatment in Achieving the UNAIDS 90-90-90 Goals in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors:  Kulisewa Kazione K Stockton Melissa A MA Hosseinipour Mina C MC Gaynes Bradley N BN Mphonda Steve S Udedi Michael M MM Pence Brian W BW

Reducing sexual health risks and substance use in the prenatal setting: A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Journal: Contemporary clinical trials

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Tzilos Wernette Golfo G Plegue Melissa M Mmeje Okeoma O Sen Ananda A Countryman Kristina K Ngo Quyen Q Prosser Lisa L Zlotnick Caron C

Widespread white matter microstructural abnormalities in bipolar disorder: evidence from mega- and meta-analyses across 3033 individuals.

Journal: Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Favre Pauline P Pauling Melissa M Stout Jacques J Hozer Franz F Sarrazin Samuel S Abé Christoph C Alda Martin M Alloza Clara C Alonso-Lana Silvia S Andreassen Ole A OA

Correction: Widespread white matter microstructural abnormalities in bipolar disorder: evidence from mega- and meta-analyses across 3033 individuals.

Journal: Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Favre Pauline P Pauling Melissa M Stout Jacques J Hozer Franz F Sarrazin Samuel S Abé Christoph C Alda Martin M Alloza Clara C Alonso-Lana Silvia S Andreassen Ole A OA

International meta-analysis of PTSD genome-wide association studies identifies sex- and ancestry-specific genetic risk loci.

Journal: Nature communications

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Nievergelt Caroline M CM Maihofer Adam X AX Klengel Torsten T Atkinson Elizabeth G EG Chen Chia-Yen CY Choi Karmel W KW Coleman Jonathan R I JRI Dalvie Shareefa S Duncan Laramie E LE Gelernter Joel J

Depression and anxiety among pregnant women living with HIV in Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Ngocho James Samwel JS Watt Melissa H MH Minja Linda L Knettel Brandon A BA Mmbaga Blandina T BT Williams Petal P PP Sorsdahl Katherine K