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Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.

Publications (82)

Investigating the gut microbiome in schizophrenia cases versus controls: South Africa's version.

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors: Rust Carlien C Asmal Laila L O'Hare Michaela M Pretorius Etheresia E Emsley Robin R Seedat Soraya S Hemmings Sian S

Childhood Maltreatment and Somatic Symptoms in Adulthood: Establishing a New Research Pathway.

Journal: Neuropsychobiology

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Authors & Co-authors: Lüönd Antonia M AM Ayas Görkem G Bachem Rahel R Carranza-Neira Julia J Eberle David J DJ Fares-Otero Natalia E NE Hashim Mohammad M Iqbal Naved N Jenkins Dan D Kamari Songhorabadi Saman S

Screening and detection of perinatal depression by non-physician primary healthcare workers in Nigeria.

Journal: BMC primary care

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors: Oladeji Bibilola D BD Ayinde Olatunde O OO Bello Toyin T Kola Lola L Zelkowitz Phyllis P Seedat Soraya S Gureje Oye O

Two-Eyed Seeing and other Indigenous perspectives for neuroscience.

Journal: Nature

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors: Illes J J Perreault M L ML Bassil K K Bjaalie J G JG Taylor-Bragge R L RL Chneiweiss H H Gregory T R TR Kumar B N BN Matshabane O P OP Svalastog A L AL

The impact of trauma and how to intervene: a narrative review of psychotraumatology over the past 15 years.

Journal: European journal of psychotraumatology

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors: Olff Miranda M Hein Irma I Amstadter Ananda B AB Armour Cherie C Skogbrott Birkeland Marianne M Bui Eric E Cloitre Marylene M Ehlers Anke A Ford Julian D JD Greene Talya T

Serious mental health conditions and exposure to adulthood trauma in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review.

Journal: Global mental health (Cambridge, England)

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Authors & Co-authors: Stevenson Anne A Girma Engida E Kitafuna Benon Kabale BK Harerimana Boniface B Koenen Karestan C KC Seedat Soraya S

Prioritizing infant mental health: a research-driven pathway for action.

Journal: Nature medicine

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Authors & Co-authors: Lachman Anusha A Gerber Berna B Burger Marlette M Ross Fiona F Bornman Juan J Smythe Tracey T

The saNeuroGut Initiative: Investigating the Gut Microbiome and Symptoms of Anxiety, Depression, and Posttraumatic Stress.

Journal: Neuroimmunomodulation

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors: O'Hare Michaela A MA Swart Patricia C PC Malan-Müller Stefanie S van den Heuvel Leigh L LL Bröcker Erine E Seedat Soraya S Hemmings Sian M J SMJ

Early biological and psychosocial factors associated with PTSD onset and persistence in youth.

Journal: European journal of psychotraumatology

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors: Williams Kimberley C KC Nto Nto J NJ van Vuren Esmé Jansen EJ Sallie Farhanah N FN Molebatsi Keneilwe K Kroneberg Kayla S KS Roomaney Aqeedah A AA Salie Muneeb M Womersley Jacqueline S JS

The Contribution of Noncommunicable and Infectious Diseases to the Effect of Depression on Mortality: A Longitudinal Causal Mediation Analysis.

Journal: Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.)

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors: Didden Christiane C Egger Matthias M Folb Naomi N Maartens Gary G Rohner Eliane E Kassanjee Reshma R Mesa-Vieira Cristina C Kriel Ayesha A Seedat Soraya S Haas Andreas D AD

Exploring psychotic symptoms among substance-naïve individuals and recent abstainers without a psychosis diagnosis: A cross-country study across Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, and South Africa.

Journal: Psychiatry research

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Authors & Co-authors: Kisiang'ani Isaac Babu IB Aden Mohammed M Mwangi Henry R HR Akena Dickens D Alemayehu Melkam M Barasa Julius J Gelaye Bizu B Gichuru Stella S Kariuki Symon M SM Kwobah Edith Kamaru EK

The cumulative impact of trauma, chronic illness, and COVID-19 stress on mental health in a case-control study of adults with psychotic disorders in Ethiopia.

Journal: Comprehensive psychiatry

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Authors & Co-authors: Sharma Manasi M Alemayehu Melkam M Girma Engida E Milkias Barkot B Stevenson Anne A Gelaye Bizu B Koenen Karestan C KC Teferra Solomon S

Opportunities to accelerate progress in infant mental health.

Journal: The Lancet. Child & adolescent health

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Authors & Co-authors: Lachman Anusha A Gerber Berna B Bornman Juan J Smythe Tracey T

Opportunities to accelerate progress in infant mental health.

Journal: The Lancet. Child & adolescent health

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Authors & Co-authors: Lachman Anusha A Gerber Berna B Bornman Juan J Smythe Tracey T

Attitudes of patients and mental health professionals towards hypothetical use of serious games in psychotherapy.

Journal: Health informatics journal

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors: Spies Georgina G Huss Jessica J Motswage Oscar O Seedat Soraya S Eichenberg Christiane C

Attitudes of patients and mental health professionals towards hypothetical use of serious games in psychotherapy.

Journal: Health informatics journal

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors: Spies Georgina G Huss Jessica J Motswage Oscar O Seedat Soraya S Eichenberg Christiane C

Relationships between trauma types and psychotic symptoms: A network analysis of patients with psychotic disorders in a large, multi-country study in East Africa.

Journal: Comprehensive psychiatry

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors: Stevenson Anne A Misra Supriya S Girma Engida E Isvoranu Adela-Maria AM Akena Dickens D Alemayehu Melkam M Atwoli Lukoye L Gelaye Bizu B Gichuru Stella S Kariuki Symon M SM

Posttraumatic stress disorder is characterized by functional dysregulation of dermal fibroblasts.

Journal: Biochimie

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Authors & Co-authors: van de Vyver M M Benecke R M RM van den Heuvel L L Kruger M J MJ Powrie Y Y Seedat S S Smith C C

Genome-wide association analyses identify 95 risk loci and provide insights into the neurobiology of post-traumatic stress disorder.

Journal: Nature genetics

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Authors & Co-authors: Nievergelt Caroline M CM Maihofer Adam X AX Atkinson Elizabeth G EG Chen Chia-Yen CY Choi Karmel W KW Coleman Jonathan R I JRI Daskalakis Nikolaos P NP Duncan Laramie E LE Polimanti Renato R Aaronson Cindy C

Polymorphisms within the neuronal cadherin (CDH2) gene are associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in a South African cohort.

Journal: Metabolic brain disease

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors: McGregor N W NW Lochner C C Stein D J DJ Hemmings S M J SM

Cigarette smoking, nicotine dependence, and motivation to quit smoking in South African male psychiatric inpatients.

Journal: BMC psychiatry

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors: Du Plooy Jean-Louis JL Macharia Muiruri M Verster Chris C

Codeine misuse and dependence in South Africa: Perspectives of addiction treatment providers.

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

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Authors & Co-authors: Parry Charles D H CDH Rich Eileen E Van Hout Marie Claire MC Deluca Paolo P

Resting regional brain metabolism in social anxiety disorder and the effect of moclobemide therapy.

Journal: Metabolic brain disease

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors: Doruyter Alex A Dupont Patrick P Taljaard Lian L Stein Dan J DJ Lochner Christine C Warwick James M JM

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

Childhood Trauma Associated White Matter Abnormalities in First-Episode Schizophrenia.

Journal: Schizophrenia bulletin

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors: Asmal Laila L Kilian Sanja S du Plessis Stefan S Scheffler Frederika F Chiliza Bonginkosi B Fouche Jean-Paul JP Seedat Soraya S Dazzan Paola P Emsley Robin R

Host and Microbiome Genome-Wide Association Studies: Current State and Challenges.

Journal: Frontiers in genetics

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Authors & Co-authors: Awany Denis D Allali Imane I Dalvie Shareefa S Hemmings Sian S Mwaikono Kilaza S KS Thomford Nicholas E NE Gomez Andres A Mulder Nicola N Chimusa Emile R ER

Prevalence of iron deficiency in a South African adolescent inpatient psychiatric population: Rates, risk factors and recommendations.

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: du Plessis Theonie T Moxley Karis K Lachman Anusha A

A clinical profile of inpatient admissions to the psychogeriatric unit at Stikland Hospital.

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: Aartsma Durk P DP Groenewald Engelina E Koen Liezl L Potocnik Felix F Niehaus Dana J DJ

A profile of adult acute admissions to Lentegeur Psychiatric Hospital, 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: Franken Herman H Parker John J Allen Robin R Wicomb Robert A RA

Dissecting the genetic association of C-reactive protein with PTSD, traumatic events, and social support.

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

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors: Muniz Carvalho Carolina C Wendt Frank R FR Maihofer Adam X AX Stein Dan J DJ Stein Murray B MB Sumner Jennifer A JA Hemmings Sian M J SMJ Nievergelt Caroline M CM Koenen Karestan C KC Gelernter Joel J

Burnout and job satisfaction of nursing staff in a South African acute mental health setting.

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: Payne Anthea A Koen Liezl L Niehaus Daniel J H DJH Smit Inge-Marli IM

Correlation Constraints for Regression Models: Controlling Bias in Brain Age Prediction.

Journal: Frontiers in psychiatry

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Authors & Co-authors: Treder Matthias S MS Shock Jonathan P JP Stein Dan J DJ du Plessis Stéfan S Seedat Soraya S Tsvetanov Kamen A KA

The clinical and demographic profile of women living with HIV admitted to the acute unit at Stikland Psychiatric Hospital.

Journal: Southern African journal of HIV medicine

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Authors & Co-authors: le Roux Jean-Marie JM Groenewald Lina L Moxley Karis K Koen Liezl L

Digit ratio as an endophenotype in a schizophrenia population.

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: Nieuwoudt Wilhelm D B WDB Smit Inge M IM Niehaus Dana D Koen Liezl L Jordaan Esme E

Prevalence and associated factors of depression among older adults in rural Tanzania.

Journal: International journal of geriatric psychiatry

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors: Mlaki Damas Andrea DA Asmal Laila L Paddick Stella-Maria SM Gray William K WK Dotchin Catherine C Walker Richard R

Childhood trauma, the stress response and metabolic syndrome: A focus on DNA methylation.

Journal: The European journal of neuroscience

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors: Womersley Jacqueline S JS Nothling Jani J Toikumo Sylvanus S Malan-Müller Stefanie S van den Heuvel Leigh L LL McGregor Nathaniel W NW Seedat Soraya S Hemmings Sîan M J SMJ

Examining Individual and Synergistic Contributions of PTSD and Genetics to Blood Pressure: A Trans-Ethnic Meta-Analysis.

Journal: Frontiers in neuroscience

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Authors & Co-authors: Sumner Jennifer A JA Maihofer Adam X AX Michopoulos Vasiliki V Rothbaum Alex O AO Almli Lynn M LM Andreassen Ole A OA Ashley-Koch Allison E AE Baker Dewleen G DG Beckham Jean C JC Bradley Bekh B

Women's wellbeing and the burden of unpaid work.

Journal: BMJ (Clinical research ed.)

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors: Seedat Soraya S Rondon Marta M

Disentangling sex differences in the shared genetic architecture of posttraumatic stress disorder, traumatic experiences, and social support with body size and composition.

Journal: Neurobiology of stress

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Authors & Co-authors: Muniz Carvalho Carolina C Wendt Frank R FR Pathak Gita A GA Maihofer Adam X AX Stein Dan J DJ Sumner Jennifer A JA Hemmings Sian M J SMJ Nievergelt Caroline M CM Koenen Karestan C KC Gelernter Joel J

Commentary on the special issue on disproportionate exposure to trauma: Trauma, stress, and adversities and health disparities among disenfranchised groups globally during the COVID pandemic.

Journal: Journal of traumatic stress

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors: Seedat Soraya S