Exploring psychotic symptoms among substance-naïve individuals and recent abstainers without a psychosis diagnosis: A cross-country study across Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, and South Africa

Authors: Kisiang'ani, Isaac Babu, Aden, Mohammed, Mwangi, Henry R., Akena, Dickens, Alemayehu, Melkam, Barasa, Julius, Gelaye, Bizu, Gichuru, Stella, Kariuki, Symon M., Kwobah, Edith Kamaru, Kyebuzibwa, Joseph, Mwema, Rehema M., Newton, Charles R.J.C., Ongeri, Linnet, Pretorius, Adele, Stein, Dan J., Stevenson, Anne, Stroud, Rocky E., II, Teferra, Solomon, Zingela, Zukiswa, Atwoli, Lukoye

Source: In Psychiatry Research December 2024 342

Evaluation of the psychometric properties of the UBACC questionnaire in a multi-country psychiatric study in Africa

Authors: Kipkemoi, Patricia, Mufford, Mary S., Akena, Dickens, Alemayehu, Melkam, Atwoli, Lukoye, Chibnik, Lori B., Gelaye, Bizu, Gichuru, Stella, Kariuki, Symon M., Koenen, Karestan C., Kwobah, Edith, Kyebuzibwa, Joseph, Mwema, Rehema M., Newton, Charles R.J.C., Pretorius, Adele, Stein, Dan J., Stevenson, Anne, Stroud, Rocky E., II, Teferra, Solomon, Zingela, Zukiswa, Post, Kristianna, Korte, Kristina J.

Source: In Comprehensive Psychiatry November 2024 135

Cross-cultural equivalence of the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) across four African countries in a multi-national study of adults

Authors: Ametaj, Amantia A., Denckla, Christy A., Stevenson, Anne, Stroud, Rocky E., II, Hall, Jasmine, Ongeri, Linnet, Milkias, Barkot, Hoffman, Jacob, Naisanga, Molly, Akena, Dickens, Kyebuzibwa, Joseph, Kwobah, Edith K., Atwoli, Lukoye, Gichuru, Stella, Teferra, Solomon, Alemayehu, Melkam, Zingela, Zukiswa, Stein, Dan J., Pretorius, Adele, Newton, Charles R.J.C., Mwema, Rehema M., Kariuki, Symon M., Koenen, Karestan C., Gelaye, Bizu

Source: In SSM - Mental Health June 2024 5

Genetic structure correlates with ethnolinguistic diversity in eastern and southern Africa

Authors: Atkinson, Elizabeth G., Dalvie, Shareefa, Pichkar, Yakov, Kalungi, Allan, Majara, Lerato, Stevenson, Anne, Abebe, Tamrat, Akena, Dickens, Alemayehu, Melkam, Ashaba, Fred K., Atwoli, Lukoye, Baker, Mark, Chibnik, Lori B., Creanza, Nicole, Daly, Mark J., Fekadu, Abebaw, Gelaye, Bizu, Gichuru, Stella, Injera, Wilfred E., James, Roxanne, Kariuki, Symon M., Kigen, Gabriel, Koen, Nastassja, Koenen, Karestan C., Koenig, Zan, Kwobah, Edith, Kyebuzibwa, Joseph, Musinguzi, Henry, Mwema, Rehema M., Neale, Benjamin M., Newman, Carter P., Newton, Charles R.J.C., Ongeri, Linnet, Ramachandran, Sohini, Ramesar, Raj, Shiferaw, Welelta, Stein, Dan J., Stroud, Rocky E., Teferra, Solomon, Yohannes, Mary T., Zingela, Zukiswa, Martin, Alicia R.

Source: American journal of human genetics. 109(9):1667-1679

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Cross-country variations in the reporting of psychotic symptoms among sub-Saharan African adults: A psychometric evaluation of the Psychosis Screening Questionnaire

Authors: Bitta, Mary, Thungana, Yanga, Kim, Hannah H., Denckla, Christy A., Ametaj, Amantia, Yared, Mahlet, Kwagala, Claire, Ongeri, Linnet, Stroud, Rocky E., Kwobah, Edith, Koenen, Karestan C., Kariuki, Symon, Zingela, Zukiswa, Akena, Dickens, Newton, Charles, Atwoli, Lukoye, Teferra, Solomon, Stein, Dan J., Gelaye, Bizu

Source: Journal of affective disorders. 304:85-92

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Medical education, reflections and perspectives from South Africa: a review.

Authors: Sims, Danica, Zingela, Zukiswa, Mokhachane, Mantoa, Botha, Gerda, Mawela, Dini, Singaram, Veena, Baatjes, Karin, Green-Thompson, Lionel, Begg, Kerrin

Source: BMC Medical Education; 3/12/2025, Vol. 25 Issue 1, p1-14, 14p

Low-coverage sequencing cost-effectively detects known and novel variation in underrepresented populations

Authors: Martin, Alicia R., Atkinson, Elizabeth G., Chapman, Sinéad B., Stevenson, Anne, Stroud, Rocky E., Abebe, Tamrat, Akena, Dickens, Alemayehu, Melkam, Ashaba, Fred K., Atwoli, Lukoye, Bowers, Tera, Chibnik, Lori B., Daly, Mark J., DeSmet, Timothy, Dodge, Sheila, Fekadu, Abebaw, Ferriera, Steven, Gelaye, Bizu, Gichuru, Stella, Injera, Wilfred E., James, Roxanne, Kariuki, Symon M., Kigen, Gabriel, Koenen, Karestan C., Kwobah, Edith, Kyebuzibwa, Joseph, Majara, Lerato, Musinguzi, Henry, Mwema, Rehema M., Neale, Benjamin M., Newman, Carter P., Newton, Charles R.J.C., Pickrell, Joseph K., Ramesar, Raj, Shiferaw, Welelta, Stein, Dan J., Teferra, Solomon, van der Merwe, Celia, Zingela, Zukiswa

Source: In The American Journal of Human Genetics 1 April 2021 108(4):656-668

Profile of the current psychiatrist workforce in South Africa: establishing a baseline for human resource planning and strategy

Authors: Janse van Rensburg, Bernard, Kotzé, Carla, Moxley, Karis, Subramaney, Ugasvaree, Zingela, Zukiswa, Seedat, Soraya

Source: Health policy and planning. 37(4):492-504

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Trauma exposure and psychometric properties of the life events checklist among adults in South Africa

Authors: Stevenson, Anne, Beltran, Marine, Misra, Supriya, Ametaj, Amantia A., Bronkhorst, Aletta, Gelaye, Bizu, Koenen, Karestan C., Pretorius, Adele, Stein, Dan J., Zingela, Zukiswa

Source: European journal of psychotraumatology. 14(1)

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Psychosis screening questionnaire: Exploring its factor structure among South African adults.

Authors: Thungana, Yanga¹ (AUTHOR) ythungana@wsu.ac.za, Zingela, Zukiswa² (AUTHOR), van Wyk, Stefan¹ (AUTHOR), Kim, Hannah H.³ (AUTHOR), Ametaj, Amantia⁴ (AUTHOR), Stevenson, Anne^4,5,6 (AUTHOR), Stroud, Rocky E.^4,5 (AUTHOR), Stein, Dan J.⁷ (AUTHOR), Gelaye, Bizu^4,5,8 (AUTHOR)

Source: SAJIP: South African Journal of Industrial Psychology. 2023, Vol. 49, p1-7. 7p.

Subject Terms: *SOUTH Africans, *ITEM response theory, *FACTOR structure, *STANDARD deviations, *PREDICTIVE validity, *PSYCHOSES, *CONFIRMATORY factor analysis, *EUGENICS

Geographic Terms: SOUTH Africa, EASTERN Cape (South Africa)

A prospective descriptive study on prevalence of catatonia and correlates in an acute mental health unit in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa.

Authors: Zingela, Zukiswa¹ (AUTHOR) Zukiswa.Zingela@mandela.ac.za, Stroud, Louise¹ (AUTHOR), Cronje, Johan¹ (AUTHOR), Fink, Max² (AUTHOR), Van Wyk, Stephan^3,4 (AUTHOR)

Source: PLoS ONE. 3/8/2022, Vol. 17 Issue 3, p1-12. 12p.

Subject Terms: *CATATONIA, *MENTAL health, *SUBSTANCE-induced disorders, *MENTAL illness, *LONGITUDINAL method

Geographic Terms: SOUTH Africa

People: MANDELA, Nelson, 1918-2013, BUSH, George W. (George Walker), 1946-

Developing a healthcare worker psychological preparedness support programme for the COVID-19 outbreak.

Authors: Zingela, Zukiswa¹ zingelaz@mweb.co.za, van Wyk, Stephan², Bronkhorst, Aletta³, Groves, Carmenita³

Source: South African Journal of Psychiatry. 2022, Vol. 28, p1-12. 12p.

Subject Terms: *MEDICAL personnel, *COVID-19 pandemic, *COVID-19, *PSYCHOTHERAPY, *MENTAL illness, *POST-traumatic stress

Geographic Terms: SOUTH Africa

Correlates and cascade of HIV care in patients with psychiatric disorders in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa.

Authors: Aboobaker, Adila^1,2 adilaaboobaker@gmail.com, Zingela, Zukiswa^3,4, Adeniyi, Oladele V.^5,6

Source: South African Journal of Psychiatry. 2022, Vol. 28, p1-9. 9p.

Subject Terms: *PEOPLE with mental illness, *HIV infections, *HIV, *VIRAL load, *PATIENT care

Geographic Terms: EASTERN Cape (South Africa), SOUTH Africa

Predictors of consent to cell line creation and immortalisation in a South African schizophrenia genomics study

Authors: Campbell, Megan, de Vries, Jantina, Mqulwana, Sibonile, Mndini, Michael, Ntola, Odwa, Jonker, Deborah, Malan, Megan, Pretorius, Adele, Zingela, Zukiswa, Van Wyk, Stephanus, Stein, Dan, Susser, Ezra

Source: BMC medical ethics. 19(1):1-7

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Assessment of catatonia and inter-rater reliability of three instruments: a descriptive study.

Authors: Zingela, Zukiswa¹ (AUTHOR) Zukiswa.Zingela@mandela.ac.za, Stroud, Louise² (AUTHOR), Cronje, Johan² (AUTHOR), Fink, Max³ (AUTHOR), van Wyk, Stephan⁴ (AUTHOR)

Source: International Journal of Mental Health Systems. 11/22/2021, Vol. 15 Issue 1, p1-8. 8p.

Subject Terms: *CATATONIA, *MENTAL health services, *NOSOLOGY, *CORONAVIRUS Aid, Relief & Economic Security Act (U.S.), *RANK correlation (Statistics)

People: MANDELA, Nelson, 1918-2013, BUSH, George W. (George Walker), 1946-

Psychometric properties of the mini international neuropsychiatric interview (MINI) psychosis module: a Sub-Saharan Africa cross country comparison.

Authors: Korte, Kristina J., Jaguga, Florence, Kim, Hannah H., Stroud, Rocky E., Stevenson, Anne, Akena, Dickens, Atwoli, Lukoye, Gichuru, Stella, James, Roxanne, Kwobah, Edith, Kariuki, Symon M., Kyebuzibwa, Joseph, Mwema, Rehema M., Newton, Charles R. J. C., Zingela, Zukiswa, Stein, Dan J., Alemayehu, Melkam, Teferra, Solomon, Koenen, Karestan C., Gelaye, Bizu

Source: Psychological Medicine; Nov2023, Vol. 53 Issue 15, p7042-7052, 11p

Subject Terms: MIDDLE-income countries, PSYCHOSES, RESEARCH methodology evaluation, RESEARCH methodology, PSYCHOMETRICS, COMPARATIVE studies, LOW-income countries, FACTOR analysis, RESEARCH funding, LATENT structure analysis

Geographic Terms: UGANDA, ETHIOPIA, KENYA, SOUTH Africa, SUB-Saharan Africa

When the good doctor burns out

Authors: Zingela, Zukiswa

Source: SAMJ. (Supplement):15-17

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F64. PREDICTORS OF SUICIDE BEHAVIOUR IN A LARGE-SCALE AFRICAN COHORT

Authors: Campbell, Megan, Rajakumar, Brammy, Akena, Dickens, Atwoli, Lukoye, Koenen, Karestan, Newton, Charles, Stroud, Rocky, Stein, Dan, Teferra, Solomon, Zingela, Zukiswa, Hook, Kimberly

Source: In European Neuropsychopharmacology October 2024 87 Supplement 1:240-240

73. POLYGENIC RISK FOR BIPOLAR DISORDER ASSOCIATED WITH SYMPTOMS OF PSYCHOSIS, DEPRESSION AND MANIA IN AFRICAN ANCESTRY POPULATIONS: DATA FROM THE NEUROGAP-PSYCHOSIS STUDY

Authors: Bustamante, Daniel, Boltz, Toni, Majara, Lerato, Akena, Dickens, Atwoli, Lukoye, Gelaye, Bizu, Kariuki, Symon, Koenen, Karestan, Martin, Alicia, Newton, Charles, Stein, Dan, Stevenson, Anne, Stroud, Rocky, Teferra, Solomon, Zingela, Zukiswa

Source: In European Neuropsychopharmacology October 2024 87 Supplement 1:89-89

56. GENOME WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY OF SCHIZOPHRENIA IN THE NEUROPSYCHIATRIC GENETICS IN AFRICAN POPULATION-PSYCHOSIS (NEUROGAP-PSYCHOSIS) STUDY

Authors: Majara, Lerato, Boltz, Toni, Akena, Dickens, Atwoli, Lukoye, Gelaye, Bizu, Kariuki, Symon, Newton, Charles, Stein, Dan, Stevenson, Anne, Stroud, Rocky, Koenen, Karestan, Teferra, Solomon, Zingela, Zukiswa, Martin, Alicia

Source: In European Neuropsychopharmacology October 2024 87 Supplement 1:79-80