Challenges and opportunities in global mental health: a research-to-practice perspective

ML Wainberg, P Scorza, JM Shultz, L Helpman… - Current psychiatry …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Globally, the majority of those who need mental health care
worldwide lack access to high-quality mental health services. Stigma, human resource …

Determinants of adherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV-positive adults in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

T Heestermans, JL Browne, SC Aitken, SC Vervoort… - BMJ global …, 2016 - gh.bmj.com
Objective The rapid scale up of antiretroviral treatment (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
has resulted in an increased focus on patient adherence. Non-adherence can lead to drug …

Post-traumatic growth and stress-related responses during the COVID-19 pandemic in a national representative sample: The role of positive core beliefs about the …

C Vazquez, C Valiente, FE García, A Contreras… - Journal of happiness …, 2021 - Springer
Given the need to understand both the negative and positive psychological consequences
of the current global COVID-19 pandemic (Brewin et al. in Perspectives in Public Health …

The syndemic illness of HIV and trauma: implications for a trauma-informed model of care

C Brezing, M Ferrara, O Freudenreich - Psychosomatics, 2015 - Elsevier
Background People living with HIV infection are disproportionately burdened by trauma and
the resultant negative health consequences, making the combination of HIV infection and …

Evaluating mental health difficulties and associated outcomes among HIV-positive adolescents in Tanzania

DE Dow, EL Turner, AM Shayo, B Mmbaga… - AIDS care, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT AIDS-related mortality among HIV-positive adolescents has risen by 50%
despite the scale up of antiretroviral therapy (ART). ART maladherence likely plays a role in …

National and regional prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

LC Ng, A Stevenson, SS Kalapurakkel, C Hanlon… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background People living in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are disproportionately exposed to
trauma and may be at increased risk for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, a …

[HTML][HTML] Methods for measuring multiple medication adherence: a systematic review–report of the ISPOR medication adherence and persistence special interest group

PP Pednekar, T Agh, M Malmenäs, AD Raval… - Value in Health, 2019 - Elsevier
Background A broad literature base exists for measuring medication adherence to
monotherapeutic regimens, but publications are less extensive for measuring adherence to …

Associations between mental health and Ebola-related health behaviors: a regionally representative cross-sectional survey in post-conflict Sierra Leone

TS Betancourt, RT Brennan, P Vinck… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background Little attention has been paid to potential relationships between mental health,
trauma, and personal exposures to Ebola virus disease (EVD) and health behaviors in post …

“I just keep quiet about it and act as if everything is alright”–The cascade from trauma to disengagement among adolescents living with HIV in western Kenya

LA Enane, E Apondi, M Omollo, JJ Toromo… - African Journal of …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Introduction: There are approximately 1.7 million adolescents living with HIV
(ALHIV, ages 10 to 19) globally, including 110,000 in Kenya. While ALHIV experience poor …

[HTML][HTML] PTSD co-morbid with HIV: Separate but equal, or two parts of a whole?

GN Neigh, ST Rhodes, A Valdez, T Jovanovic - Neurobiology of disease, 2016 - Elsevier
Approximately 30 million people currently live with HIV worldwide and the incidence of
stress-related disorders, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), is elevated among …