AUTHOR'S PROFILE

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Publications (547)

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

The association of polytherapy and psychiatric comorbidity in epilepsy.

Journal: Epilepsy & behavior : E&B

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Authors & Co-authors:  Odhiambo Mercy A MA Kaingu Gilbert K GK Mumbo Maria M Kipper Karin K Sander Josemir W JW R J C Newton Charles C Kariuki Symon M SM

Bisexuality among Men who have Sex with Men in Sub-Saharan Africa: Findings from the HPTN 075 Study.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Ondeng'e Ken K Guo Xu X Mbeda Calvin C Schnabel David D Panchia Ravindre R Dominguez Karen K Dadabhai Sufia S Hamilton Erica L EL Sandfort Theo G M TGM

Why mental health should be embedded across climate and health discussions at COP29.

Journal: The lancet. Psychiatry

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Authors & Co-authors:  Massazza Alessandro A Alonzo Naro N Augustinavicius Jura J Batz Claudia Selin CS Beagley Jess J Carvalho Luiz Roberto LR Daniel Mercian M Fleury Juliana J Guluzade Narmin N Hijazi Zeinab Z

The 2023 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: the imperative for a health-centred response in a world facing irreversible harms.

Journal: Lancet (London, England)

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Romanello Marina M Napoli Claudia di CD Green Carole C Kennard Harry H Lampard Pete P Scamman Daniel D Walawender Maria M Ali Zakari Z Ameli Nadia N Ayeb-Karlsson Sonja S

The 2024 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: facing record-breaking threats from delayed action.

Journal: Lancet (London, England)

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Authors & Co-authors:  Romanello Marina M Walawender Maria M Hsu Shih-Che SC Moskeland Annalyse A Palmeiro-Silva Yasna Y Scamman Daniel D Ali Zakari Z Ameli Nadia N Angelova Denitsa D Ayeb-Karlsson Sonja S

Association of relationship satisfaction with blood pressure: a cross-sectional study of older adults in rural Burkina Faso.

Journal: BMJ open

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Jaspert Felicitas Maria FM Harling Guy G Sie Ali A Bountogo Mamadou M Bärnighausen Till T Ditzen Beate B Fischer Melanie Sandy MS

Neutralizing antibody correlate of protection against severe-critical COVID-19 in the ENSEMBLE single-dose Ad26.COV2.S vaccine efficacy trial.

Journal: Nature communications

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Carpp Lindsay N LN Hyrien Ollivier O Fong Youyi Y Benkeser David D Roels Sanne S Stieh Daniel J DJ Van Dromme Ilse I Van Roey Griet A GA Kenny Avi A Huang Ying Y

Perceived Effectiveness of Components of Interventions to Support People Bereaved By Suicide.

Journal: Crisis

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Authors & Co-authors:  Hofmann Laura L Putri Adelia Khrisna AK Pitman Alexandra A Bantjes Jason J Castelli Dransart Dolores Angela DA Causer Hilary H Cerel Julie J Chow Amy A De Leo Diego D Feigelman Bill B

Implementation of national policies and interventions (WHO Best Buys) for non-communicable disease prevention and control in Ghana: a mixed methods analysis.

Journal: Health research policy and systems

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Baatiema Leonard L Sanuade Olutobi Adekunle OA Kretchy Irene Akwo IA Okoibhole Lydia L Kushitor Sandra Boatemaa SB Haghparast-Bidgoli Hassan H Awuah Raphael Baffour RB Amon Samuel S Mensah Sedzro Kojo SK Grijalva-Eternod Carlos S CS

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

The 2022 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: health at the mercy of fossil fuels.

Journal: Lancet (London, England)

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Romanello Marina M Di Napoli Claudia C Drummond Paul P Green Carole C Kennard Harry H Lampard Pete P Scamman Daniel D Arnell Nigel N Ayeb-Karlsson Sonja S Ford Lea Berrang LB

"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

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

Community-informed perspectives of implementing interpersonal psychotherapy for couples to reduce situational intimate partner violence and improve common mental disorders in Mozambique.

Journal: Global mental health (Cambridge, England)

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Authors & Co-authors:  Mootz Jennifer J JJ Fortunato Dos Santos Palmira P Moridi Leyly L Dos Santos Katia K Weissman Myrna M Oliffe John L JL Stith Sandra S Khan Saida S Feliciano Paulino P Suleman Antonio A

'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

Experiences of residents in a therapeutic community model of substance use disorder treatment in a mental hospital in Ghana.

Journal: BMC psychiatry

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Lindsay Kweku Ewusie Orleans KEO Wood Sandra Freda SF Abraham Susanna Aba SA Aidoo Ebenezer Ato Kwamena EAK

Experiences of residents in a therapeutic community model of substance use disorder treatment in a mental hospital in Ghana.

Journal: BMC psychiatry

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Lindsay Kweku Ewusie Orleans KEO Wood Sandra Freda SF Abraham Susanna Aba SA Aidoo Ebenezer Ato Kwamena EAK

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

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

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

Global and risk-group stratified well-being and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in adults: Results from the international COH-FIT Study.

Journal: Psychiatry research

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Authors & Co-authors:  Solmi Marco M Thompson Trevor T Estradé Andrés A Agorastos Agorastos A Radua Joaquim J Cortese Samuele S Dragioti Elena E Vancampfort Davy D Thygesen Lau Caspar LC Aschauer Harald H

Overview of the prevalence of loneliness and associated risk factors among older adults across six continents: A meta-analysis.

Journal: Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

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Authors & Co-authors:  Susanty Sri S Nadirawati Nadirawati N Setiawan Agus A Haroen Hartiah H Pebrianti Sandra S Harun Hasniatisari H Azissah Danur D Suyanto Jipri J Sarasmita Made Ary MA Chipojola Rose R

Trust in government moderates the association between fear of COVID-19 as well as empathic concern and preventive behaviour.

Journal: Communications psychology

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Authors & Co-authors:  Karakulak Arzu A Tepe Beyza B Dimitrova Radosveta R Abdelrahman Mohamed M Akaliyski Plamen P Alaseel Rana R Alkamali Yousuf Abdulqader YA Amin Azzam A Lizarzaburu Aguinaga Danny A DA Andres Andrii A

Risk factors and strategies for relapse prevention among individuals living with serious mental illness in South Africa: Qualitative inquiry from patients' and caregivers' perspectives.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Mlay Joyce Protas JP Naidu Thirusha T Ramlall Suvira S Mhlungu Sbusisiwe Sandra SS Zondi Makhosazane M Lessells Richard R Manuel Jennifer I JI Tomita Andrew A

Protecting the health of the most vulnerable in the overlooked Democratic Republic of Congo crisis.

Journal: Health science reports

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Authors & Co-authors:  Phiri Sandra S SS George Nsikakabasi S NS Iseghehi Lucky L

Core outcome sets for trials of interventions to prevent and to treat multimorbidity in adults in low and middle-income countries: the COSMOS study.

Journal: BMJ global health

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Vidyasagaran Aishwarya Lakshmi AL Ayesha Rubab R Boehnke Jan R JR Kirkham Jamie J Rose Louise L Hurst John R JR Miranda Juan Jaime JJ Rana Rusham Zahra RZ Vedanthan Rajesh R Faisal Mehreen Riaz MR

Genetic admixture predictors of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) in a South African population.

Journal: Gene

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Carter R Colin RC Yang Zikun Z Akkaya-Hocagil Tugba T Jacobson Sandra W SW Jacobson Joseph L JL Dodge Neil C NC Hoyme H Eugene HE Zeisel Steven H SH Meintjes Ernesta M EM Kizil Caghan C

Parental stress, depression, anxiety and participation to care in neonatal intensive care units: results of a prospective study in Italy, Brazil and Tanzania.

Journal: BMJ paediatrics open

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Lazzerini Marzia M Barcala Coutinho do Amaral Gomez Dafne D Azzimonti Gaetano G Bua Jenny J Brandão Neto Waldemar W Brasili Luca L Travan Laura L Barradas de Souza Juliana J D'Alessandro Michele M Plet Sabrina S

Impact of financial incentives on viral suppression among adults initiating HIV treatment in Tanzania: a hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial.

Journal: The lancet. HIV

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Njau Prosper F PF Katabaro Emmanuel E Winters Solis S Sabasaba Amon A Hassan Kassim K Joseph Babuu B Maila Hamza H Msasa Janeth J Fahey Carolyn A CA Packel Laura L

Emotional and cognitive influences on alcohol consumption in middle-aged and elderly Tanzanians: a population-based study.

Journal: Scientific reports

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Liu Shuyan S Kazonda Patrick P Leyna Germana H GH Rohr Julia K JK Fawzi Wafaie W WW Shinde Sachin S Abioye Ajibola Ibraheem AI Francis Joel M JM Probst Charlotte C Sando David D

Factors affecting the prevention of unwanted pregnancies among young adolescents in secondary schools in the Eastern Province of Rwanda: An explorative qualitative study.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Uhawenimana Thierry Claudien TC Muganwa Kellen K Uwimana Marie Chantal MC Musabwasoni Marie Grace Sandra MGS Tengera Olive O Bahumura Joy J Mukashyaka Joella J Mukakamanzi Jackline J Habyarimana Emmanuel E Ngerageze Innocent I

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

Publication Year: 

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

Engaging Mozambican men in a couple-based therapy to reduce intimate partner violence and improve mental health: Community stakeholders' perspectives.

Journal: SSM. Mental health

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Mootz Jennifer J JJ Dos Santos Palmira Fortunato PF Dos Santos Katia K Stith Sandra S Wainberg Milton L ML Oliffe John J

Machine-learning-based prediction of disability progression in multiple sclerosis: An observational, international, multi-center study.

Journal: PLOS digital health

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  De Brouwer Edward E Becker Thijs T Werthen-Brabants Lorin L Dewulf Pieter P Iliadis Dimitrios D Dekeyser Cathérine C Laureys Guy G Van Wijmeersch Bart B Popescu Veronica V Dhaene Tom T

A community case detection tool to promote help-seeking for mental health care among children and adolescents in Ugandan refugee settlements: a stepped wedge cluster randomised trial.

Journal: The Lancet. Child & adolescent health

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  van den Broek Myrthe M Agondeze Sandra S Greene M Claire MC Kasujja Rosco R Guevara Anthony F AF Kisakye Tukahiirwa Racheal R Kohrt Brandon A BA Jordans Mark J D MJD

Genome-wide association study of major anxiety disorders in 122,341 European-ancestry cases identifies 58 loci and highlights GABAergic signaling.

Journal: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Strom Nora I NI Verhulst Brad B Bacanu Silviu-Alin SA Cheesman Rosa R Purves Kirstin L KL Gedik Hüseyin H Mitchell Brittany L BL Kwong Alex S AS Faucon Annika B AB Singh Kritika K

Association of Body Mass Index and Parkinson Disease: A Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Study.

Journal: Neurology

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Domenighetti Cloé C Sugier Pierre-Emmanuel PE Ashok Kumar Sreelatha Ashwin A Schulte Claudia C Grover Sandeep S Portugal Berta B Lee Pei-Chen PC May Patrick P Bobbili Dheeraj D Radivojkov Blagojevic Milena M

Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms following exposure to acute psychological trauma in children aged 8-16 years in South Africa: protocol for the Sinethemba longitudinal study.

Journal: BMJ open

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Sharp Tamsin H TH Chideya Yeukai Y Giuliani Alessandra A Hunt Xanthe X Tomlinson Mark M Seedat Soraya S Creswell Cathy C Fearon Pasco P Hamilton-Giachritsis Catherine C Hiller Rachel R

Impacts of industrial actions, protests, strikes and lockouts by health and care workers during COVID-19 and other pandemic contexts: a systematic review.

Journal: Human resources for health

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Craveiro Isabel I Choudhury Pradeep Kumar PK de OLiveira Ana Paula Cavalcante APC Pereira Alessandra A Fronteira Inês I Chança Raphael R Cometto Giorgio G Poz Mario Roberto Dal MRD Ferrinho Paulo P