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Brain and Mind Institute, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya

Publications (20)

Patterns of self-harm presentations at a Tertiary Urban Hospital in Kenya: A retrospective 5-year study (2018-2022).

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors: Njoroge Willie W Gitau Catherine C Onchari Everline E Ongeri Linnet L Khakali Linda L Khan Murad M Merali Zul Z Atwoli Lukoye L Shah Jasmit J

Post-traumatic stress disorder: evolving conceptualization and evidence, and future research directions.

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

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Authors & Co-authors: Brewin Chris R CR Atwoli Lukoye L Bisson Jonathan I JI Galea Sandro S Koenen Karestan K Lewis-Fernández Roberto R

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

Conceptualizing Community Engagement for Mental and Brain Health Research in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Case of Kilifi County, Kenya.

Journal: Qualitative health research

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Authors & Co-authors: Bosire Edna N EN Khakali Linda L Shah Jasmit J Wambui Lucy L Aballa Andrew A Njoroge Willie W Ngugi Anthony A Merali Zul Z

Centring youth mental health discourse on low-income and middle-income countries.

Journal: The lancet. Psychiatry

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors: Rose-Clarke Kelly K Bitta Mary M Evans-Lacko Sara S Jokinen Tahir T Jordans Mark M Nyongesa Moses K MK Nadkarni Abhijit A Patalay Praveetha P Pradhan Indira I Rahman Atif A

Cannabinoids: Revealing their complexity and role in central networks of fear and anxiety.

Journal: Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors: Murkar De Koninck Merali

From diversity to individualized care: Africa's contribution to psychiatry.

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

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Authors & Co-authors: Atwoli Muhia Wanja Gitau

Association of Major Disease Outbreaks With Adolescent and Youth Mental Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Scoping Review.

Journal: JAMA psychiatry

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors: Kumar Akbarialiabad Kouhanjani Kiburi Shidhaye Taghrir Shidhaye

In-school adolescents' loneliness, social support, and suicidal ideation in sub-Saharan Africa: Leveraging Global School Health data to advance mental health focus in the region.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors: Aboagye Ahinkorah Seidu Okyere Frimpong Kumar

Validation of the English and Swahili Adaptation of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 for Use Among Adolescents in Kenya.

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

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors: Tele Carvajal-Velez Nyongesa Ahs Mwaniga Kathono Yator Njuguna Kanyanya Amin

Impact of climate events, pollution, and green spaces on mental health: an umbrella review of meta-analyses.

Journal: Psychological medicine

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors: Cuijpers Miguel Ciharova Kumar Brander Kumar Karyotaki

Effect of HIV stigma on depressive symptoms, treatment adherence, and viral suppression among youth with HIV.

Journal: AIDS (London, England)

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors: Mugo Kohler Kumar Badia Kibugi Wamalwa Kapogiannis Agot John-Stewart

Mental health and psychosocial interventions integrating sexual and reproductive rights and health, and HIV care and prevention for adolescents and young people (10-24 years) in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic scoping review.

Journal: EClinicalMedicine

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Authors & Co-authors: Musindo Jafry Nyamiobo Becker Gellatly Maloy Lozano-Ruiz Romero-Gonzalez Kola Merali

Mental and sexual health outcomes associated with FGM/C in Africa: a systematic narrative synthesis.

Journal: EClinicalMedicine

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Authors & Co-authors: Tammary Manasi

Prevalence and risk factors associated with depression in pregnant adolescents in Nairobi, Kenya.

Journal: Journal of affective disorders reports

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Authors & Co-authors: Tele Kathono Mwaniga Nyongesa Yator Gachuno Wamalwa Amugune Cuijpers Saxena

Strengthening the Understanding of South Partnerships and Rigor in Addressing Social Determinants of Child and Adolescent Mental Health.

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

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors: Kumar

Use of mobile technology to identify behavioral mechanisms linked to mental health outcomes in Kenya: protocol for development and validation of a predictive model.

Journal: BMC research notes

Publication Year: 2023

Authors & Co-authors: Njoroge Maina Frank Atwoli Wu Ngugi Sen Wang Wong Baker

The Shortfalls of Mental Health Compartment Models: A Call to Improve Mental Health Investment Cases in Developing Countries.

Journal: Value in health regional issues

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Authors & Co-authors: Shah Hasham Merali Atwoli Njoroge Khakali Aballa Mostert

Correction: Use of mobile technology to identify behavioral mechanisms linked to mental health outcomes in Kenya: protocol for development and validation of a predictive model.

Journal: BMC research notes

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Authors & Co-authors: Merali Abubakar Waljee Shah Orwa Nyongesa Aballa Khakali Weinheimer-Haus Baker

Case study of invalid to valid shift in cognitive performance following successful treatment of psychogenic nonepileptic seizure events.

Journal: Journal of clinical and experimental neuropsychology

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Authors & Co-authors: Loring Vinson Rosen Valentin Okada Shade Blackmon Rush Price Hewitt