Accelerating African neuroscience to provide an equitable framework using perspectives from West and Southern Africa

S Besharati, R Akinyemi - nature communications, 2023 - nature.com
Drawing on perspectives from West and Southern Africa, this Comment critically examines
the current state of neuroscience progress in Africa, describing the unique landscape and …

Childhood factors associated with suicidal ideation among South African youth: A 28-year longitudinal study of the Birth to Twenty Plus cohort

M Orri, MN Ahun, S Naicker, S Besharati… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Although early life factors are associated with increased suicide risk in youth,
there is a dearth of research on these associations for individuals growing up in …

Prenatal exposure to poly-and perfluoroalkyl substances and postpartum depression in women with twin pregnancies

L Hu, H Mei, X Cai, L Song, Q Xu, W Gao… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Women with multiple pregnancies are vulnerable to experience postpartum
depression (PPD). Emerging evidence indicates an association between poly-and …

Association of parental death and illness with offspring suicidal ideation: cross-sectional study in a large cohort of university students

M Orri, M Macalli, C Galera, C Tzourio - Social psychiatry and psychiatric …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose The aim of this study was to (1) investigate the association of parental death and
illness with suicidal ideation using a large sample of university students and (2) test whether …

[HTML][HTML] Depressive symptoms among adolescents in six sub-Saharan African countries: A pooled analysis of associated factors

U Partap, A Nyundo, A Manu, M Regan, A Ismail… - Preventive Medicine …, 2023 - Elsevier
There is a need to identify risk factors, including nutrition-related factors, for depressive
disorders among sub-Saharan African (SSA) adolescents. We examined the association of …

Social Support, Parenting Self‐Efficacy, and Postpartum Depression Among Chinese Parents: The Actor‐Partner Interdependence Mediation Model

J Zheng, R Han, L Gao - Journal of Midwifery & Women's …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Postpartum depression affects both mothers and fathers. This study aimed to
examine the relationships between social support, parenting self‐efficacy, and postpartum …

[PDF][PDF] A life-course perspective on the biological, psychological and social development of child mental health

T Rochat, S Redingeri - Childhood, 2021 - ci.uct.ac.za
Public interest in child and adolescent development is often driven by societal concerns
around citizenship and focused on supporting children to become healthy, productive and …

[图书][B] The associations between paternal depressive symptoms and children's behavior outcomes via intimate partner violence and paternal rejection in Kenyan …

DMM Ong'ayi - 2022 - search.proquest.com
High rates of depressive symptoms and intimate partner violence in Kenya place children at
risk for behavioral difficulties well beyond the preschool years. This study examined (a) …

Recognizing the complexity of psychosocial factors associated with children's development—the case of maternal depression

SKG Jensen, TS Betancourt - JAMA Network Open, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Maternal depression occurs in an estimated 7% to 15% of women in high income countries
(HICs) and a staggering 19% to 25% of women in low and middle income countries (LMICs) …

Accelerating African neuroscience as an equitable framework for the brain sciences

S Besharati, R Akinyemi - 2023 - osf.io
This comment provides a critical analysis of the current state of neuroscience progress in
Africa, outlining the unique opportunities and ongoing challenges, as embed within wider …