AUTHOR'S PROFILE

Tomita Andrew A

Publications (45)

The profile of long-stay patients in a psychiatric hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

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:  Myeni Siziphiwe Y SY Ntlantsana Vuyokazi V Tomita Andrew A Aguwa Ugochukwu S US Bridgmohun Reyanta R Shabalala Sinethemba S

Pilot cluster randomised controlled trial of Stepping Stones and Creating Futures Plus to reduce emotional dysregulation among young men in rural areas and urban informal settlements in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa.

Journal: The International journal of social psychiatry

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Authors & Co-authors:  Nyoni Princess P Tomita Andrew A Mkhwanazi Smanga S Gibbs Andrew 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

Impact of pre-existing depression and food insecurity on the trajectory of depressive symptomatology during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in South Africa: A panel analysis of nationally representative South African data.

Journal: Food security

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Authors & Co-authors:  Dladla-Jaca Philile P Ncama Busisiwe P BP Moodley Yoshan Y Sobratee-Fajurally Nafiisa N Davids Rashieda R Ngidi Mjabuliseni Simon C MSC Sutherland Catherine C Siwela Muthulisi M Mabhaudhi Tafadzwanashe T Modi Albert T AT

Clinical presentation of first episode psychosis in people with and without HIV in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Journal: Early intervention in psychiatry

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Authors & Co-authors:  Chhagan Usha U Ntlantsana Vuyokazi V Karim Enver E Thela Lindokuhle L Tomita Andrew A Chiliza Bonginkosi B Paruk Saeeda S

The valproate prescription pattern for female mental healthcare users of reproductive age.

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:  Gasa Phumla S PS Tomita Andrew A Juby Vidette V Paruk Saeeda S

The valproate prescription pattern for female mental healthcare users of reproductive age.

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:  Gasa Phumla S PS Tomita Andrew A Juby Vidette V Paruk Saeeda S

The relationship between immigration and depression in South Africa: evidence from the first South African National Income Dynamics Study.

Journal: Journal of immigrant and minority health

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Tomita Andrew A Labys Charlotte A CA Burns Jonathan K JK

Traditional and religious healers in the pathway to care for people with mental disorders in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Journal: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors:  Burns Jonathan K JK Tomita Andrew A

Duration of untreated psychosis and the pathway to care in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Journal: The Journal of nervous and mental disease

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors:  Tomita Andrew A Burns Jonathan K JK King Howard H Baumgartner Joy Noel JN Davis Glen P GP Mtshemla Sisanda S Nene Siphumelele S Susser Ezra E

Use of short messaging services to assess depressive symptoms among refugees in South Africa: Implications for social services providing mental health care in resource-poor settings.

Journal: Journal of telemedicine and telecare

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Tomita Andrew A Kandolo Ka Muzombo KM Susser Ezra E Burns Jonathan K JK

Beyond symptom management: Family relations, unmet needs of persons living with severe mental illnesses, and potential implications for social work in South Africa.

Journal: Social work in health care

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Tomita Andrew A Burns Jonathan K JK King Howard H Baumgartner Joy Noel JN Davis Glen P GP Mtshemla Sisanda S Nene Siphumelele S Susser Ezra E

Food Insecurity and Risk of Depression Among Refugees and Immigrants in South Africa.

Journal: Journal of immigrant and minority health

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  Maharaj Varsha V Tomita Andrew A Thela Lindokuhle L Mhlongo Mpho M Burns Jonathan K JK

Substance use and duration of untreated psychosis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

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:  Davis Glen P GP Tomita Andrew A Baumgartner Joy Noel JN Mtshemla Sisanda S Nene Siphumelele S King Howard H Susser Ezra E Burns Jonathan K JK

The revolving door of mental, neurological, and substance use disorders re-hospitalization in rural KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa.

Journal: African health sciences

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Tomita Andrew A Moodley Yoshan Y

Income inequality widens the existing income-related disparity in depression risk in post-apartheid South Africa: Evidence from a nationally representative panel study.

Journal: Health & place

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  Burns Jonathan K JK Tomita Andrew A Lund Crick C

Proximity to healthcare clinic and depression risk in South Africa: geospatial evidence from a nationally representative longitudinal study.

Journal: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  Tomita Andrew A Vandormael Alain M AM Cuadros Diego D Slotow Rob R Tanser Frank F Burns Jonathan K JK

Green environment and incident depression in South Africa: a geospatial analysis and mental health implications in a resource-limited setting.

Journal: The Lancet. Planetary health

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Authors & Co-authors:  Tomita Andrew A Vandormael Alain M AM Cuadros Diego D Di Minin Enrico E Heikinheimo Vuokko V Tanser Frank F Slotow Rob R Burns Jonathan K JK

Counting the cost of Afrophobia: Post-migration adaptation and mental health challenges of African refugees in South Africa.

Journal: Transcultural psychiatry

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  Thela Lindokuhle L Tomita Andrew A Maharaj Varsha V Mhlongo Mpho M Burns Jonathan K JK

A Nationwide Panel Study on Religious Involvement and Depression in South Africa: Evidence from the South African National Income Dynamics Study.

Journal: Journal of religion and health

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors:  Tomita Andrew A Ramlall Suvira S

Sexual trauma and post-traumatic stress among African female refugees and migrants in South Africa.

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:  Mhlongo Mpho D MD Tomita Andrew A Thela Lindokuhle L Maharaj Varsha V Burns Jonathan K JK

Evidence on the Association Between Cigarette Smoking and Incident Depression From the South African National Income Dynamics Study 2008-2015: Mental Health Implications for a Resource-Limited Setting.

Journal: Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Tomita Andrew A Manuel Jennifer I JI

Spatial structure of depression in South Africa: A longitudinal panel survey of a nationally representative sample of households.

Journal: Scientific reports

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Cuadros Diego F DF Tomita Andrew A Vandormael Alain A Slotow Rob R Burns Jonathan K JK Tanser Frank F

Major depression and household food insecurity among individuals with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in South Africa.

Journal: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors:  Tomita Andrew A Ramlall Suvira S Naidu Thirusha T Mthembu Sbusisiwe Sandra SS Padayatchi Nesri N Burns Jonathan K JK

Predictors of quality of life among community psychiatric patients in a peri-urban district of Gauteng Province, South Africa.

Journal: The International journal of social psychiatry

Publication Year: 2019

Authors & Co-authors:  Mapatwana Dumakazi D Tomita Andrew A Burns Jonathan K JK Robertson Lesley J LJ

Depression, anxiety and stress symptoms in patients presenting with dyspepsia at a regional hospital in KwaZulu-Natal province.

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:  Tshabalala Sijabulisiwe J SJ Tomita Andrew A Ramlall Suvira S

Burnout, anxiety and depression risk in medical doctors working in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa: Evidence from a multi-site study of resource-constrained government hospitals in a generalised HIV epidemic setting.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Naidoo Thejini T Tomita Andrew A Paruk Saeeda S

Depression, anxiety and treatment satisfaction in the parents of children on antiretroviral therapy in South Africa.

Journal: Psychology, health & medicine

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Reddy Aderlee S AS Tomita Andrew A Paruk Saeeda S

Surviving but not thriving: Burden of care and quality of life for caregivers of patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders and comorbid substance use in South Africa.

Journal: Early intervention in psychiatry

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Yerriah Jacqueline J Tomita Andrew A Paruk Saeeda S

Patterns of multimorbidity and their association with hospitalisation: a population-based study of older adults in urban Tanzania.

Journal: Age and ageing

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Tomita Andrew A Leyna Germana H GH Kim Hae-Young HY Moodley Yoshan Y Mpolya Emmanuel E Mogeni Polycarp P Cuadros Diego F DF Dzomba Armstrong A Vandormael Alain A Bärnighausen Till T

Investigating the impact of HIV on patients with first episode psychosis: a study protocol for a longitudinal cohort study.

Journal: BMJ open

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Chhagan Usha U Ntlantsana Vuyokazi V Tomita Andrew A Naidu Thirusha T Chiliza Bonginkosi B Paruk Saeeda S

HIV knowledge, attitudes and practices amongst patients with severe mental illnesses and chronic medical illnesses in Durban, South Africa.

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:  Matshoba Thembeka T Mashaphu Sibongile S Tomita Andrew A Paruk Saeeda S

Screen Time and Mental Health Among Adolescents: Implications of the Rise in Digital Environment in South Africa.

Journal: The Journal of nervous and mental disease

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Ranjit Karina K Ntlantsana Vuyokazi V Tomita Andrew A Paruk Saeeda S

'Unheard,' 'uncared for' and 'unsupported': The mental health impact of Covid -19 on healthcare workers in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Dawood Bilkis B Tomita Andrew A Ramlall Suvira S

High levels of poor mental health among young men in urban informal settlements in South Africa: a community-based study of social determinants.

Journal: Psychology, health & medicine

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Authors & Co-authors:  Oyekunle Victoria V Tomita Andrew A Gibbs Andrew A

COVID-19 infection at a psychiatric hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Clinical service planning and challenges.

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:  Paruk Saeeda S Ngcobo Ntokozo N NN Karim Enver E Tomita Andrew A Ramlall Suvira S

Developing and testing unconditional cash transfer strategies among young adults with first-episode psychosis in South Africa: a study protocol for a pilot randomised control trial (PRS-FEP trial).

Journal: BMJ open

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Mlay Joyce Protas JP Jamieson Lise L Ntlantsana Vuyokazi V Naidu Thirusha T Bhengu Busisiwe Siphumelele BS Paruk Saeeda S Burns Jonathan K JK Chiliza Bonginkosi B Lessells Richard R Tomita Andrew A

HIV prevalence and access to HIV testing and care in patients with psychosis in South Africa.

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:  Mwelase Mbalenhle P MP Ntlantsana Vuyokazi V Tomita Andrew A Chiliza Bonginkosi B Paruk Saeeda S

Water, sanitation and depression in rural communities: evidence from nationally representative study data in South Africa.

Journal: Psychology, health & medicine

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Mngadi Lindiwe C LC Cuadros Diego F DF Tanser Frank F Burns Jonathan K JK Slotow Rob R Tomita Andrew A

Assessing the role of depression in reducing intimate partner violence perpetration among young men living in urban informal settlements using a mediation analysis of the Stepping Stones and Creating Futures intervention.

Journal: Global health action

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors:  Oyekunle Victoria V Gibbs Andrew A Tomita Andrew A