AUTHOR'S PROFILE

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Publications (2207)

Challenges and adaptations of mental health services during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Uganda.

Journal: The Pan African medical journal

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Arinda Anita A Kalani Kenneth K Mpamizo Emmanuel E Sebuliba Raymond R Akinyange Vanessa V Lofgren Sarah S

Using phosphatidylethanol as an adjunct to self-reported alcohol use improves identification of liver fibrosis risk.

Journal: The American journal of gastroenterology

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Authors & Co-authors:  Murnane Pamela M PM Afshar Majid M Chamie Gabriel G Cook Robert L RL Ferguson Tekeda T Haque Lamia Y LY Jacobson Karen R KR Justice Amy C AC Kim Theresa W TW Khalili Mandana M

Erratum: Congregation leader and member discussions in a church-based family strengthening, mental health promotion, and HIV prevention trial: Intervention mechanisms in a randomized trial in rural Kenya - ERRATUM.

Journal: Global mental health (Cambridge, England)

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Authors & Co-authors:  Rasmussen Justin M JM Johnson Savannah L SL Ochieng Yvonne Y Jaguga Florence F Green Eric E Puffer Eve E

Acceptability and feasibility of a brief intervention to enhance resilience among young people and their families in India and Kenya.

Journal: Global mental health (Cambridge, England)

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Authors & Co-authors:  Bhui Kamaldeep K Basu Debasish D Nagpal Sugandha S Mutiso Victoria V Pillai Renjith R Hadfield Kristin K Lauwrens Zelna Z Ndetei David D

Exploring the Relationship Between Experiences of Violence and Subjective Wellbeing: A Cross-Sectional Survey Among School Teachers in Nyarugusu Refugee Camp in Tanzania.

Journal: Journal of interpersonal violence

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Authors & Co-authors:  Chesang Caroline C Leurent Baptiste B Fabbri Camilla C Wilfred Amani A Mubyazi Godfrey G Shayo Elizabeth E Barongo Vivien V Devries Karen K Greco Giulia G

Feasibility and acceptability of wearable devices and daily diaries to assess sleep and other health indicators among young women in the slums of Kampala, Uganda.

Journal: Digital health

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Authors & Co-authors:  Nielsen Karen K Mobley Kate K Culbreth Rachel R Palmier Jane J Nabulya Anna A Swahn Monica H MH

Genomic analysis of intracranial and subcortical brain volumes yields polygenic scores accounting for variation across ancestries.

Journal: Nature genetics

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Authors & Co-authors:  García-Marín Luis M LM Campos Adrian I AI Diaz-Torres Santiago S Rabinowitz Jill A JA Ceja Zuriel Z Mitchell Brittany L BL Grasby Katrina L KL Thorp Jackson G JG Agartz Ingrid I Alhusaini Saud S

The Short-Term Course of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Among Individuals Seeking Psychiatric Treatment.

Journal: JAMA network open

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Kiekens Glenn G Claes Laurence L Kleiman Evan M EM Luyckx Koen K Coppersmith Daniel D L DDL Fortgang Rebecca G RG Myin-Germeys Inez I Nock Matthew K MK

A learning health systems approach to scaling up an evidence-based intervention for integrated primary mental healthcare case finding and referral in South Africa.

Journal: BMJ global health

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Janse van Rensburg André A Hongo Nikiwe N Mthethwa Londiwe L Grant Merridy M Kathree Tasneem T Luvuno Zamasomi Z Leung Alim A Bhana Arvin A Rao Deepa D Petersen Inge I

A scoping review of substance use brief interventions in Africa.

Journal: PLOS global public health

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Authors & Co-authors:  Jaguga Florence F Kiburi Sarah Kanana SK Temet Eunice E Aalsma Matthew C MC Ott Mary A MA Maina Rachel W RW Wachira Juddy J Mostert Cyprian C Kosgei Gilliane G Tenge Angeline A

Don't forget to mind the mind: a prospective cohort study over 12 months on mental health symptoms in active professional male footballers.

Journal: BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation

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Authors & Co-authors:  Pillay Lervasen L van Rensburg Dina C Janse DCJ Ramkilawon Gopika G Andersen Thor Einar TE Kerkhoffs Gino G Gouttebarge Vincent V

Key mental health differences in conflict-related sexual violence and how sex, severity, and early intervention impact on improvement: a retrospective observational study.

Journal: Conflict and health

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Authors & Co-authors:  Martínez Torre Santiago S Sordo Luis L Sagrado Benito María José MJ Llosa Augusto E AE Carrascal Maldonado Angie A Dazang Umar Retsat R Usman Joshua J Carreño Glaría Cristina C

Periodic health evaluation in Para athletes: a position statement based on expert consensus.

Journal: BMJ open sport & exercise medicine

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Authors & Co-authors:  Pinheiro Larissa L Verhagen Evert E Ocarino Juliana J Fagher Kristina K Ahmed Osman Hassan OH Dalton Kristine K Mann David L DL Weiler Richard R Akinyi Okoth Carole C Blauwet Cheri A CA

Coronavirus disease 2019 outcomes in a population-based cohort of people with HIV and a matched cohort of people without HIV during Omicron variant waves.

Journal: AIDS (London, England)

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Chambers Catharine C Cooper Curtis L CL Kroch Abigail E AE Buchan Sarah A SA Kendall Claire E CE Kwong Jeffrey C JC Moideddin Rahim R Nguyen Lena L Arbess Gordon G Benoit Anita C AC

Adolescent mental health services in West Africa: a comparative analysis of Burkina Faso, Ghana, and Niger.

Journal: Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health

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Authors & Co-authors:  Amenah Michel Adurayi MA Ibrahim Nassirou N Tapsoba Ludovic Deo Gracias LDG Novignon Jacob J Fenny Ama Pokuaa AP Agyepong Irene A IA da Silva Roxane Borges RB Ensor Tim T

Growth, physical, and cognitive function in children who are born HIV-free: School-age follow-up of a cluster-randomised trial in rural Zimbabwe.

Journal: PLoS medicine

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Authors & Co-authors:  Piper Joe D JD Mazhanga Clever C Mwapaura Marian M Mapako Gloria G Mapurisa Idah I Mashedze Tsitsi T Munyama Eunice E Kuona Maria M Mashiri Thombizodwa T Sibanda Kundai K

Factors associated with patient readmission to a specialised psychiatric hospital in the Eastern Cape.

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:  Gaida Razia R Okafor Chinedum C Janse van Vuuren Lichelle L Davids Adlai S AS

Genomic analysis of intracranial and subcortical brain volumes yields polygenic scores accounting for variation across ancestries.

Journal: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences

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Authors & Co-authors:  García-Marín Luis M LM Campos Adrian I AI Diaz-Torres Santiago S Rabinowitz Jill A JA Ceja Zuriel Z Mitchell Brittany L BL Grasby Katrina L KL Thorp Jackson G JG Agartz Ingrid I Alhusaini Saud S

Understanding the impact of pandemics on long-term medication adherence: directly observed therapy in a tuberculosis treatment cohort pre- and post-COVID-19 lockdowns.

Journal: BMC infectious diseases

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Overbeck Victoria V Malatesta Samantha S Carney Tara T Myers Bronwyn B Parry Charles D H CDH Horsburgh Charles R CR Theron Danie D White Laura F LF Warren Robin M RM Jacobson Karen R KR

Tools for screening maternal mental health conditions in primary care settings in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review.

Journal: Frontiers in public health

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Gyimah Leveana L Agyepong Irene Akua IA Owiredu David D Awini Elizabeth E Yevoo Linda Lucy LL Ashinyo Mary Eyram ME Aye Sorre Grace Emmanuelle Victoire SGEV Abbas Shazra S Cronin de Chavez Anna A Mirzoev Tolib T

Psychological Distress Among Ethnically Diverse Participants From Eastern and Southern Africa.

Journal: JAMA network open

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Tindi Kester B B KBB Kalungi Allan A Kinyanda Eugene E Gelaye Bizu B Martin Alicia R AR Galiwango Ronald R Ssembajjwe Wilber W Kirumira Fred F Pretorius Adele A Stevenson Anne A

Prevalence and co-occurrence of symptoms of mental and substance use disorders among people with HIV age 40 and older in low- and middle-income countries: a cross-sectional study.

Journal: Journal of the International AIDS Society

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Parcesepe Angela M AM Stockton Melissa M Bernard Charlotte C Kanguya Tukiya T Kwobah Edith Kamaru EK Lopez Alvaro A Murenzi Gad G Ross Jeremy J Minga Albert A Maruri Fernanda F

Mechanism of Alzheimer Type II Astrocyte Development in Hepatic Encephalopathy.

Journal: Neurochemistry international

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Authors & Co-authors:  Tong Xiao Y XY Norenberg Michael D MD Paidas Michael J MJ Shamaladevi Nagarajarao N Salgueiro Luis L Jaszberenyi Miklos M John Binu B Hussain Hussain H El Hiba Omar O Abdeljalil El Got EG

Pain, impairment, medication use and health-related quality of life of retired professional rugby players.

Journal: South African journal of sports medicine

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Authors & Co-authors:  Le Roux J J van Rensburg Dc Janse DJ den Hollander S S Kerkhoffs Gmmj G Gouttebarge V V

European Society of Intensive Care Medicine guidelines on end of life and palliative care in the intensive care unit.

Journal: Intensive care medicine

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Authors & Co-authors:  Kesecioglu Jozef J Rusinova Katerina K Alampi Daniela D Arabi Yaseen M YM Benbenishty Julie J Benoit Dominique D Boulanger Carole C Cecconi Maurizio M Cox Christopher C van Dam Marjel M

Obstetric complications and psychopathology in schizophrenia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Journal: Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews

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Authors & Co-authors:  Forte Maria Florencia MF Oliva Vincenzo V De Prisco Michele M Garriga Marina M Bitanihirwe Byron B Alameda Luis L González-Segura Àlex À Vieta Eduard E Baeza Inmaculada I Parellada Eduard E

The case for eliminating excessive worry as a requirement for generalized anxiety disorder: a cross-national investigation.

Journal: Psychological medicine

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Authors & Co-authors:  Ruscio Ayelet Meron AM Rassaby Madeleine M Stein Murray B MB Stein Dan J DJ Aguilar-Gaxiola Sergio S Al-Hamzawi Ali A Alonso Jordi J Atwoli Lukoye L Borges Guilherme G Bromet Evelyn J EJ

Factors Influencing Primary Care Access for Common Mental Health Conditions Among Adults in West Africa: Protocol for a Scoping Review.

Journal: JMIR research protocols

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Adjei-Banuah Nhyira Yaw NY Ayiku Roberta Naa Barkey RNB Reichenberger Veronika V Sasu David D Mirzoev Tolib T Murphy Adrianna A Ohene Sammy S Antwi Edward E Agyepong Irene Akua IA

Gait speed, handgrip strength, and their combination, and risk of depression in later life: Evidence from a prospective study of community-dwelling older adults.

Journal: Journal of affective disorders

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Authors & Co-authors:  Mengist Belayneh B Lotfaliany Mojtaba M Pasco Julie A JA Agustini Bruno B Berk Michael M Williams Lana J LJ Forbes Malcolm M Woods Robyn L RL Orchard Suzanne G SG Ryan Joanne J

Trajectory of Cognitive Decline Before and After Stroke in 14 Population Cohorts.

Journal: JAMA network open

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Lo Jessica W JW Crawford John D JD Lipnicki Darren M DM Lipton Richard B RB Katz Mindy J MJ Preux Pierre-Marie PM Guerchet Maëlenn M d'Orsi Eleonora E Quialheiro Anna A Rech Cassiano Ricardo CR

Comparison of QuantiFERON Gold In-Tube Versus Tuberculin Skin Tests on the Initiation of Tuberculosis Preventive Therapy Among Patients Newly Diagnosed With HIV in the North West Province of South Africa (the Teko Study): A Cluster Randomized Trial.

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

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Jarrett Brooke A BA Shearer Kate K Motlhaoleng Katlego K Chon Sandy S Letuba Gaolaolwe Gabriel GG Qomfo Cokiswa C Moulton Lawrence H LH Cohn Silvia S Lebina Limakatso L Chaisson Richard E RE

Providers' perspectives of barriers and facilitators to scale-up of mental health care in the public health delivery system of Mozambique: a qualitative inquiry.

Journal: BMC health services research

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Mootz Jennifer J JJ de Vos Lindsey L Stockton Melissa M Sweetland Annika C AC Kann Bianca B Seijo Chariz C Bezuidenhout Charl C Suleman Antonio A Feliciano Paulino P Dos Santos Palmira F PF

Providers' perspectives of barriers and facilitators to scale-up of mental health care in the public health delivery system of Mozambique: a qualitative inquiry.

Journal: BMC health services research

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Mootz Jennifer J JJ de Vos Lindsey L Stockton Melissa M Sweetland Annika C AC Kann Bianca B Seijo Chariz C Bezuidenhout Charl C Suleman Antonio A Feliciano Paulino P Dos Santos Palmira F PF

Independent and joint associations of cardiometabolic multimorbidity and depression on cognitive function: findings from multi-regional cohorts and generalisation from community to clinic.

Journal: The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Zhao Xuhao X Xu Xiaolin X Yan Yifan Y Lipnicki Darren M DM Pang Ting T Crawford John D JD Chen Christopher C Cheng Ching-Yu CY Venketasubramanian Narayanaswamy N Chong Eddie E

Attachment security, environmental adversity, and fast life history behavioral profiles in human adolescents.

Journal: Development and psychopathology

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Authors & Co-authors:  Lu Hui Jing HJ Lansford Jennifer E JE Liu Yuan Yuan YY Chen Bin Bin BB Bornstein Marc H MH Skinner Ann T AT Dodge Kenneth A KA Steinberg Laurence L Deater-Deckard Kirby K Rothenberg W Andrew WA

The impact of multimorbidity on QoL in inflammatory myopathies: COVAD cluster analysis.

Journal: Rheumatology (Oxford, England)

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Authors & Co-authors:  Fornaro Marco M Venerito Vincenzo V Pellico Maria Rosa MR Iannone Florenzo F Joshi Mrudula M Chen Yi-Ming YM Tan Ai Lyn AL Saha Sreoshy S Chatterjee Tulika T Agarwal Vishwesh V

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

Evaluating the psychometric properties of three WHO instruments to assess knowledge about human rights, attitudes toward persons with mental health conditions and psychosocial disabilities, and practices related to substitute decision-making and coercion in mental health.

Journal: Frontiers in psychiatry

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Authors & Co-authors:  Moro Maria Francesca MF Gyimah Leveana L Susser Ezra E Ansong Joana J Kane Jeremy J Amissah Caroline C Gureje Oye O Osei Akwasi A Norcini Pala Andrea A Taylor Dan D

The WHO Flexible Interview for ICD-11 (FLII-11).

Journal: World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

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Authors & Co-authors:  Reed Geoffrey M GM Maré Karen T KT First Michael B MB Jaisoorya T S TS Rao Girish N GN Dawson-Squibb John-Joe JJ Lochner Christine C van Ommeren Mark M Stein Dan J DJ

Shedding light on the social and health realities of care-experienced young people in Western Australia: A population-level study.

Journal: Child abuse & neglect

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Authors & Co-authors:  Parsons Lauren L Cordier Reinie R Chikwava Fadzai F O'Donnell Melissa M Chung Donna D Ferrante Anna A Mendes Philip P Thoresen Stian S