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Publications (41,443)

Expanding the Pipeline: The New York University School of Medicine-University of Ghana School of Medicine and Dentistry Psychiatric Education Initiative.

Journal: International journal of mental health

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Vaughn Rubiahna L RL Smith Lianne Morris LM Bernstein Carol A CA Hansen Helena H Ofori-Atta Angela A Ohene Sammy S

Reconsidering Samuel: A Mental Health Caretaker at a Ghanaian Prayer Camp.

Journal: Perspectives in biology and medicine

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Taylor Lauren A LA

Witchcraft and Biopsychosocial Causes of Mental Illness: Attitudes and Beliefs About Mental Illness Among Health Professionals in Five Countries.

Journal: The Journal of nervous and mental disease

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Stefanovics Elina A EA He Hongbo H Cavalcanti Maria M Neto Helio H Ofori-Atta Angelo A Leddy Meaghan M Ighodaro Adesuwa A Rosenheck Robert R

Stillbirths: economic and psychosocial consequences.

Journal: Lancet (London, England)

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Heazell Alexander E P AEP Siassakos Dimitrios D Blencowe Hannah H Burden Christy C Bhutta Zulfiqar A ZA Cacciatore Joanne J Dang Nghia N Das Jai J Flenady Vicki V Gold Katherine J KJ

Barriers to mental health service utilisation in Sudan - perspectives of carers and psychiatrists.

Journal: BMC health services research

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Ali Sara H SH Agyapong Vincent I O VIO

Building Research Capacity Across and Within Low- and Middle-Income Countries: The Collaborative Hubs for International Research on Mental Health.

Journal: Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Pilowsky Daniel J DJ Rojas Graciela G Price LeShawndra N LN Appiah-Poku John J Razzaque Bushra B Sharma Mona M Schneider Marguerite M Seedat Soraya S Bonini Bárbara B BB Gureje Oye O

Association between psychosomatic health symptoms and common mental illness in Ghanaian adolescents: Age and gender as potential moderators.

Journal: Journal of health psychology

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  Glozah Franklin N FN Pevalin David J DJ

Adjudicating mentally disordered offenders in Ghana: The criminal and mental health legislations.

Journal: International journal of law and psychiatry

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Adjorlolo Samuel S Chan Heng Choon Oliver HC Mensah Agboli Jacob J

Erratic electricity supply (Dumsor) and anxiety disorders among university students in Ghana: a cross sectional study.

Journal: International journal of mental health systems

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Ibrahim Abdallah A Aryeetey Genevieve Cecilia GC Asampong Emmanuel E Dwomoh Duah D Nonvignon Justice J

The position of Ghana on the progressive map of positive mental health: A critical perspective.

Journal: Global public health

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  Wilson Angelina A Somhlaba Nceba Z NZ

A Multiple Case Study of Mental Health Interventions in Middle Income Countries: Considering the Science of Delivery.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Kidd Sean A SA Madan Athena A Rallabandi Susmitha S Cole Donald C DC Muskat Elisha E Raja Shoba S Wiljer David D Aylward David D McKenzie Kwame K

Managing mental illness in Ghana: the state of commonly prescribed psychotropic medicines.

Journal: International journal of mental health systems

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Oppong Samuel S Kretchy Irene A IA Imbeah Emelia P EP Afrane Barima A BA

Key influences in the design and implementation of mental health information systems in Ghana and South Africa.

Journal: Global mental health (Cambridge, England)

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Ahuja S S Mirzoev T T Lund C C Ofori-Atta A A Skeen S S Kufuor A A

Factors associated with skeletal muscle mass, sarcopenia, and sarcopenic obesity in older adults: a multi-continent study.

Journal: Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Tyrovolas Stefanos S Koyanagi Ai A Olaya Beatriz B Ayuso-Mateos Jose Luis JL Miret Marta M Chatterji Somnath S Tobiasz-Adamczyk Beata B Koskinen Seppo S Leonardi Matilde M Haro Josep Maria JM

Multi-informant perspective on psychological distress among Ghanaian orphans and vulnerable children within the context of HIV/AIDS.

Journal: Psychological medicine

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Doku P N PN Minnis H H

Regional brain volume changes in alcohol-dependent individuals during early abstinence: associations with relapse following treatment.

Journal: Addiction biology

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  Durazzo Timothy C TC Mon Anderson A Gazdzinski Stefan S Meyerhoff Dieter J DJ

CYP3A5 as a candidate gene for hypertension: no support from an unselected indigenous West African population.

Journal: Journal of human hypertension

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  Fisher D L DL Plange-Rhule J J Moreton M M Eastwood J B JB Kerry S M SM Micah F F Johnston A A Cappuccio F P FP MacPhee I A M IA

Health in climate change research from 1990 to 2014: positive trend, but still underperforming.

Journal: Global health action

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Verner Glenn G Schütte Stefanie S Knop Juliane J Sankoh Osman O Sauerborn Rainer R

Proceedings of the 8th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation : Washington, DC, USA. 14-15 December 2015.

Journal: Implementation science : IS

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Chambers David D Simpson Lisa L Hill-Briggs Felicia F Neta Gila G Vinson Cynthia C Chambers David D Beidas Rinad R Marcus Steven S Aarons Gregory G Hoagwood Kimberly K

Assessment of prison life of persons with disability in Ghana.

Journal: BMC international health and human rights

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Dogbe Joslin J Owusu-Dabo Ellis E Edusei Anthony A Plange-Rhule Gyikua G Addofoh Nicholas N Baffour-Awuah Sandra S Sarfo-Kantanka Osei O Hammond Charles C Owusu Michael M

Association between maternal depression and child stunting in Northern Ghana: a cross-sectional study.

Journal: BMC public health

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Wemakor Anthony A Mensah Kofi Akohene KA

Mental Health Professionals' Attitudes Toward Offenders With Mental Illness (Insanity Acquittees) in Ghana.

Journal: International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  Adjorlolo Samuel S Abdul-Nasiru Inusah I Chan Heng Choon Oliver HCO Bambi Laryea Efua LE

Prayer Camps and Biomedical Care in Ghana: Is Collaboration in Mental Health Care Possible?

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Arias Daniel D Taylor Lauren L Ofori-Atta Angela A Bradley Elizabeth H EH

Improving Ghana's mental healthcare through task-shifting- psychiatrists and health policy directors perceptions about government's commitment and the role of community mental health workers.

Journal: Globalization and health

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Agyapong Vincent Israel Opoku VI Farren Conor C McAuliffe Eilish E

Pathways to psychiatric care for mental disorders: a retrospective study of patients seeking mental health services at a public psychiatric facility in Ghana.

Journal: International journal of mental health systems

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Ibrahim Abdallah A Hor Sidua S Bahar Ozge S OS Dwomoh Duah D McKay Mary M MM Esena Reuben K RK Agyeponge Irene A IA

Erratum to: Pathways to psychiatric care for mental disorders: a retrospective study of patients seeking mental health services at a public psychiatric facility in Ghana.

Journal: International journal of mental health systems

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Ibrahim Abdallah A Hor Sidua S Bahar Ozge S OS Dwomoh Duah D McKay Mary M MM Esena Reuben K RK Agyepong Irene A IA

Medical Student Beliefs and Attitudes Toward Mental Illness Across Five Nations.

Journal: The Journal of nervous and mental disease

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Stefanovics Elina A EA Rosenheck Robert A RA He Hongo H Ofori-Atta Angela A Cavalcanti Maria M Chiles Catherine C

The effect of a conditional cash transfer on HIV incidence in young women in rural South Africa (HPTN 068): a phase 3, randomised controlled trial.

Journal: The Lancet. Global health

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  Pettifor Audrey A MacPhail Catherine C Hughes James P JP Selin Amanda A Wang Jing J Gómez-Olivé F Xavier FX Eshleman Susan H SH Wagner Ryan G RG Mabuza Wonderful W Khoza Nomhle N

Prevalence of psychological symptoms among adults with sickle cell disease in Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana.

Journal: BMC psychology

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Anim Michael Tetteh MT Osafo Joseph J Yirdong Felix F

Population prevalence of edentulism and its association with depression and self-rated health.

Journal: Scientific reports

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  Tyrovolas Stefanos S Koyanagi Ai A Panagiotakos Demosthenes B DB Haro Josep Maria JM Kassebaum Nicholas J NJ Chrepa Vanessa V Kotsakis Georgios A GA

Benefits and Limitations of a Community-Engaged Emergency Referral System in a Remote, Impoverished Setting of Northern Ghana.

Journal: Global health, science and practice

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Patel Sneha S Koku Awoonor-Williams John J Asuru Rofina R Boyer Christopher B CB Awopole Yepakeh Tiah Janet J Sheff Mallory C MC Schmitt Margaret L ML Alirigia Robert R Jackson Elizabeth F EF Phillips James F JF

Housing and Health Outcomes of persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs) in the Lower Manya Krobo District, Ghana.

Journal: Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  Tenkorang Eric Y EY Owusu Adobea Y AY Laar Amos K AK

Perceived stress and quality of life of pharmacy students in University of Ghana.

Journal: BMC research notes

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Opoku-Acheampong Adomah A Kretchy Irene A IA Acheampong Franklin F Afrane Barima A BA Ashong Sharon S Tamakloe Bernice B Nyarko Alexander K AK

"Making the Mentally Ill Count", lessons from a Health and Demographic Surveillance System for people with mental and neurological disorders in the Kintampo districts of Ghana.

Journal: International journal of mental health systems

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Ae-Ngibise Kenneth A KA Adiibokah Edward E Nettey Obed Ernest A OEA Nyame Solomon S Doku Victor Christian Korley VCK Asante Kwaku Poku KP Owusu-Agyei Seth S

Stroke-related stigma among West Africans: Patterns and predictors.

Journal: Journal of the neurological sciences

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Sarfo Fred Stephen FS Nichols Michelle M Qanungo Suparna S Teklehaimanot Abeba A Singh Arti A Mensah Nathaniel N Saulson Raelle R Gebregziabher Mulugeta M Ezinne Uvere U Owolabi Mayowa M

The role of unhealthy lifestyles in the incidence and persistence of depression: a longitudinal general population study in four emerging countries.

Journal: Globalization and health

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Cabello Maria M Miret Marta M Caballero Francisco Felix FF Chatterji Somnath S Naidoo Nirmala N Kowal Paul P D'Este Catherine C Ayuso-Mateos Jose Luis JL

Individual factors that influence experiences and perceptions of stigma and discrimination towards people with mental illness in Ghana.

Journal: International journal of mental health nursing

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  Gyamfi Sebastian S Hegadoren Kathy K Park Tanya T

Use of crystal methamphetamine among male adolescents in Cape Town, South Africa: Caregivers' experiences.

Journal: Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Asante Kwaku Oppong KO Lentoor Antonio G AG

Some Epidemiological Characteristics of Perpetrators and Victims of Incest in Contemporary Ghana: Analysis of Media Reports.

Journal: Journal of child sexual abuse

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Quarshie Emmanuel N-B EN Osafo Joseph J Akotia Charity S CS Peprah Jennifer J Andoh-Arthur Johnny J

Food as a social determinant of mental health among household heads in the Upper West Region of Ghana.

Journal: Social science & medicine (1982)

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  Atuoye Kilian Nasung KN Luginaah Isaac I