The mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: implications for sub-Saharan Africa

B Semo, SM Frissa - Psychology research and behavior …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The COVID-19 pandemic is leading to mental health problems due to disease experience,
physical distancing, stigma and discrimination, and job losses in many of the settings …

Interventions and approaches to integrating HIV and mental health services: a systematic review

FLH Chuah, VE Haldane… - Health policy and …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background The frequency in which HIV and AIDS and mental health problems co-exist, and
the complex bi-directional relationship between them, highlights the need for effective care …

Mental, neurological, and substance use disorders in people living with HIV/AIDS in low-and middle-income countries

D Chibanda, L Benjamin, HA Weiss… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Depression, alcohol use disorders (AUD), and neurocognitive disorders are the 3 most
prevalent mental, neurological, and substance use disorders in people living with HIV …

[PDF][PDF] Depression in people living with HIV in sub‐Saharan Africa: time to act

M Abas, GC Ali, E Nakimuli‐Mpungu… - Tropical medicine & …, 2014 - academia.edu
1 King's College London Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK
2 Department of Psychiatry, University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences, Harare …

Parent education and training for autism spectrum disorders: Scoping the evidence

JJ Dawson-Squibb, EL Davids, AJ Harrison… - …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Empowering families of children with autism spectrum disorder through education and
training is best practice. A wide range of Parent Education and Training programmes are …

[HTML][HTML] Explanatory models of depression in sub-Saharan Africa: Synthesis of qualitative evidence

R Mayston, S Frissa, B Tekola, C Hanlon… - Social science & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Debate about the cross-cultural relevance of depression has been central to cross-cultural
psychiatry and global mental health. Although there is now a wealth of evidence pertaining …

Internalized HIV stigma, bullying, major depressive disorder, and high-risk suicidality among HIV-positive adolescents in rural Uganda

S Ashaba, C Cooper-Vince, S Maling… - Global Mental …, 2018 - cambridge.org
Background. Studies conducted in sub-Saharan Africa suggest a high prevalence of
depression and suicidality among adolescents living with HIV (ALWH). This is an important …

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of group support psychotherapy delivered by trained lay health workers for depression treatment among people with HIV in …

E Nakimuli-Mpungu, S Musisi, K Wamala… - The Lancet Global …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background WHO recommends the use of psychological interventions as first-line treatment
for depression in low-income and middle-income countries. However, evaluations of the …

Group support psychotherapy for depression treatment in people with HIV/AIDS in northern Uganda: a single-centre randomised controlled trial

E Nakimuli-Mpungu, K Wamala, J Okello… - The lancet HIV, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background Group support psychotherapy (GSP) is a culturally sensitive intervention that
aims to treat depression by enhancing social support, teaching coping skills, and income …

Psychological interventions for common mental disorders for people living with HIV in low‐and middle‐income countries: systematic review

D Chibanda, FM Cowan, JL Healy… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To assess the effectiveness of structured psychological interventions against
common mental disorders (CMD) in people living with HIV infection (PLWH), in low‐and …