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Publications (41,443)

FLT1 and other candidate fetal haemoglobin modifying loci in sickle cell disease in African ancestries.

Journal: Nature communications

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors:  Wonkam Ambroise A Esoh Kevin K Levine Rachel M RM Ngo Bitoungui Valentina Josiane VJ Mnika Khuthala K Nimmagadda Nikitha N Dempsey Erin A D EAD Nkya Siana S Sangeda Raphael Z RZ Nembaware Victoria V

Ebola Virus Disease and Pediatric Mental Health: Long Term Mediating Effects of Caregiver Mental Health.

Journal: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Crea Thomas M TM Okunoren Oladoyin O Klein Elizabeth K EK Collier K Megan KM McTernan Melissa M Sevalie Stephen S Molleh Bailah B Kabba Yusuf Y Kargbo Abdulai A Bangura Joseph J

Global, regional, and national burden of suicide, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.

Journal: The Lancet. Public health

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors: 

The International Work Addiction Scale (IWAS): A screening tool for clinical and organizational applications validated in 85 cultures from six continents.

Journal: Journal of behavioral addictions

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Charzyńska Edyta E Buźniak Aleksandra A Czerwiński Stanisław K SK Woropay-Hordziejewicz Natalia N Schneider Zuzanna Z Aavik Toivo T Adamowic Mladen M Adams Byron G BG Al-Mahjoob Sami M SM Almoshawah Saad A S SAS

Spatial heterogeneity of blood pressure control and its influencing factors in elderly patients with essential hypertension: A small-scale spatial analysis.

Journal: Health & place

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Wei Jingming J Miao Yudong Y Zhang Jingbao J Wu Jian J Shen Zhanlei Z Bai Junwen J Zhu Dongfang D Ren Ruizhe R Li Xinran X Zhen Mingyue M

Is mental health contagious ? Depression, anxiety, stress and burnout among Mental health professionals in Sudan.

Journal: BMC psychiatry

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors:  Abdelhadi Iyas Ahmed IA Mohammed Omer A OA Babikir Shaza K SK Bedri Eman Abdulkarim Mohammed Abdulkarim EAMA Abdelhadi Alaa Ahmed AA

Bouncing back after trauma: music therapy, gender, and mental health in conflict-ridden settings.

Journal: Discover mental health

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Alexandre Ali Bitenga AB Kasherwa Amani A Balegamire Juvenal Bazilashe Mukungu JBM Tunangoya Jonathan Yoyu JY Mukanga Lampard Omari LO Buhendwa Freddy Zihindula FZ Rusagulira Marc Ombeni MO Hilaire Masheka Mirango MM Busane Phillipe Amani PA Mugisho Gilbert Mubalama GM

Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Alcohol Consumption Among the Youths in Kampala, Uganda. A Cross-Sectional Study.

Journal: Substance abuse and rehabilitation

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Namiiro Amelia Margaret AM Audo Ritah R Nannungi Charity Doreen CD Pitua Ivaan I Kiberu Denis D Talemwa Peter P Mujuni Emanuel E Lwesabula Alex A Ageimo Paul P Khaukha Arnold Zephania AZ

Sustainable development goals (SDGs) and resilient healthcare systems: Addressing medicine and public health challenges in conflict zones.

Journal: Medicine

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors:  Ugwu Chinyere N CN Ugwu Okechukwu Paul-Chima OP Alum Esther Ugo EU Eze Val Hyginus Udoka VHU Basajja Mariam M Ugwu Jovita Nnenna JN Ogenyi Fabian C FC Ejemot-Nwadiaro Regina Idu RI Okon Michael Ben MB Egba Simeon Ikechukwu SI

Barriers to and enhancement of the utilization of digital mental health interventions in low-resource settings: Perceptions of young people in Uganda.

Journal: Digital health

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Mwaka Erisa Sabakaki ES Bazzeketa Datsun D Mirembe Joy J Emoru Reagan D RD Twimukye Adelline A Kivumbi Apollo A

Experiences, challenges, gaps, and strategies for counselling persons presenting with advanced HIV-associated meningitis in Uganda.

Journal: AIDS research and therapy

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors:  Sadiq Alisat A Kwizera Richard R Kiiza Tadeo K TK Ayebare Peruth P Ahimbisibwe Cynthia C Ndyetukira Jane Frances JF Boulware David R DR Meya David B DB

A secondary data analysis investigating the link between weather elements and incident presentation for mental disorders at a Ugandan tertiary psychiatric hospital.

Journal: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Mwesiga Emmanuel Kiiza EK Munabi Ian I Ssemata Andrew Sentoogo AS Kalungi Allan A Balinga Sophia S Aujo Blessed Tabitha BT Mutamba Bryan Byamah BB Bbosa Martha M Kalyesubula Robert R Babweetera Fred F

Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and its association with current mental wellbeing among young adults in Pakistan.

Journal: Child abuse & neglect

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Mahmood Shafaq S Fatmi Zafar Z

Explainable time-to-progression predictions in multiple sclerosis.

Journal: Computer methods and programs in biomedicine

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  D'hondt Robbe R Dedja Klest K Aerts Sofie S Van Wijmeersch Bart B Kalincik Tomas T Reddel Stephen S Havrdova Eva Kubala EK Lugaresi Alessandra A Weinstock-Guttman Bianca B Mrabet Saloua S

Validation of the Arabic version of the Gratitude Questionnaire (GQ-4) in a sample of non-clinical adults.

Journal: BMC psychology

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors:  Fekih-Romdhane Feten F Postigo Álvaro Á Malaeb Diana D Sarray El Dine Abir A Moawad Mira M Hallit Rabih R Obeid Sahar S Hallit Souheil S

Effects of neuromuscular versus stretching training performed during the warm-up on measures of physical fitness and mental well-being in highly-trained pubertal male soccer players.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors:  Hammami Achraf A Selmi Walid W Mahmoudi Abdelkader A Negra Yassine Y Chaouachi Anis A Behm David G DG Granacher Urs U Hammami Raouf R

Mediating effect of intolerance of uncertainty between fear of war and mental health in adults during the Israel-Palestine war of 2023.

Journal: Discover mental health

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Najem Yelda Y Malaeb Diana D Sakr Fouad F Dabbous Mariam M Fekih-Romdhane Feten F Hallit Souheil S Obeid Sahar S

Longitudinal Changes in Tenofovir and Tenofovir Diphosphate Concentrations Among Pregnant Women Using Oral PrEP for HIV Prevention: Findings From Durban, South Africa.

Journal: Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors:  Beesham Ivana I Jaggernath Manjeetha M Kriel Yolandie Y Hao Jiaying J Smith Patricia M PM Haberer Jessica E JE Hendrix Craig W CW Psaros Christina C Bangsberg David R DR Smit Jennifer A JA

Scoping review protocol of interventions for the mental health of women with and without HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Journal: BMJ open

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors:  Banda Lucas L Mokgatle Mathildah Mpata MM Oladimeji Olanrewaju O

Mitochondrial control of ciliary gene expression and structure in striatal neurons.

Journal: The Journal of physiology

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Ulgen Dogukan H DH Chioino Alessandro A Zanoletti Olivia O Quintana Albert A Sanz Elisenda E Sandi Carmen C

Multiple forms of discrimination and obsessive-compulsive disorder: a prospective cohort study.

Journal: Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Nagata Jason M JM Talebloo Jonanne J Diep Thang T Shim Joan J Al-Shoaibi Abubakr A A AAA Ganson Kyle T KT Testa Alexander A He Jinbo J Lavender Jason M JM Baker Fiona C FC

Psychological effects of water scarcity on community members: a case study of Lephalale municipality, Limpopo province, South Africa.

Journal: Frontiers in psychology

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Seretlo-Rangata Mmakwena Linda ML Sodi Tholene T Govender Saraswathie S

Exploring the mental well-being of Ekurhuleni primary healthcare clinic managers during COVID-19.

Journal: Health SA = SA Gesondheid

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Nene Sanele E SE Wopula Siyabulela N SN

Stress factors among physiotherapy students at a university in Gauteng, South Africa.

Journal: Health SA = SA Gesondheid

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Collins Zander I ZI Siepker Chané C Ralehlaka Kelebogile J KJ Molefe Boitshoko C BC Phala Tiisetso C TC Vilankulu Simphiwe A SA Sibuyi Makwena M MM Ntuli Thembelihle S TS

COVID-19 in patients with severe mental illness: An analysis of in-patients at a psychiatric hospital in Cape Town.

Journal: The South African journal of psychiatry : SAJP : the journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Sablay Haseena B HB Cossie Qhama Z QZ Pieterse Deirdre I DI

A Survey on Current Practices, Needs, Responsibilities and Preferences for Knowledge Dissemination in the Field of Injury and Illness Prevention Among Competitive Snow Sports Stakeholders.

Journal: Sports medicine - open

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Bonell Monsonís Oriol O Spörri Jörg J Gouttebarge Vincent V Bolling Caroline C Verhagen Evert E

Exploring the unemployment crisis among speech therapists and audiologists in South Africa: perspectives on institutional roles, professional bodies, and the path to job creation.

Journal: BMC health services research

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors:  Moroe Nomfundo N Nkosi Nothando N Sebothoma Ben B

Patient Determinants and Effects on Adherence of Adverse Drug Reactions to Tuberculosis Treatment: A Prospective Cohort Analysis.

Journal: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Tzelios Christine A CA Malatesta Samantha S Carney Tara T White Laura F LF Weber Sarah E SE Thomson Sarah S Theron Danie D Myers Bronwyn B Parry Charles D H CDH Warren Robin M RM

Screen time and manic symptoms in early adolescents: prospective findings from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study.

Journal: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Nagata Jason M JM Zamora Gabriel G Al-Shoaibi Abubakr A A AAA Lavender Jason M JM Ganson Kyle T KT Testa Alexander A He Jinbo J Baker Fiona C FC

Neurocognitive difficulties in trauma-exposed adults with metabolic syndrome: no influence of PTSD status or PTSD and metabolic syndrome comorbidity.

Journal: Discover mental health

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Suliman Sharain S van den Heuvel Leigh L Bröcker Erine E Seedat Soraya S

Protecting child and adolescent mental health in an uncertain future: commentary on Jaffee and colleagues' Annual Research Review - 'Cash transfer programs and young people's mental health: a review of studies in the United States'.

Journal: Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Cluver Lucie L

Caregiver mental, behavioral, and social health during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa: results from the Asenze cohort study.

Journal: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Demis Lina Y LY Desmond Chris C Gruver Rachel S RS Timol Furzana F Davidson Leslie L LL Kane Jeremy C JC

Changing life expectancy in European countries 1990-2021: a subanalysis of causes and risk factors from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.

Journal: The Lancet. Public health

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors: 

Psychometric properties of mental health screening tools in South African adolescent girls and young women.

Journal: Journal of affective disorders

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Rodriguez Violeta J VJ Emerson Erin E Atujuna Millicent M Ngcuka Anelisiwe A Jaworski Erin E Macdonald Pippa P Bekker Linda-Gail LG Donenberg Geri G

Persistent impact of antenatal maternal anaemia on child brain structure at 6-7 years of age: a South African child health study.

Journal: BMC medicine

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors:  Ringshaw Jessica E JE Hendrikse Chanelle J CJ Wedderburn Catherine J CJ Bradford Layla E LE Williams Simone R SR Nyakonda Charmaine N CN Subramoney Sivenesi S Lake Marilyn T MT Burd Tiffany T Hoffman Nadia N

A Co-Design Approach to Develop a Motivational Intervention to Promote Physical Activity Engagement and Maintenance Among Individuals in Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment Settings.

Journal: Psychology of sport and exercise

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Thal Sascha S Bright Stephen S Ntoumanis Nikos N Myers Bronwyn B Jones Jocelyn J Quested Eleanor E

Unveiling the psychosocial and academic implications of living with sickle cell disease among undergraduates in a private university in Nigeria.

Journal: Frontiers in public health

Publication Year: 2025

Authors & Co-authors:  Adeleke Olumide T OT Folaranmi Olufemi O Olasinde Yetunde Y Ayuba Larry L Adeleke Oludamola V OV Ojo-Rufai Modupe M MM Agelebe Efeturi E Adeoye Oyelola E OE Olabode Aderemi T AT Ajala Dolapo E DE

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

Publication Year: 

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

The role of metacognitive beliefs in generalised anxiety disorder in men who have sex with men living with HIV in Nigeria.

Journal: Journal of health psychology

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Bailey Robin R Oba Ekwora Chinonso EC Allen Rosie R

Evaluating the impact of virtual reality on reducing restrictive practices in psychiatric wards.

Journal: World journal of psychiatry

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Deborah Akpoveta Eguono AE Okpete Uchenna Esther UE Byeon Haewon H