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Involvement of people with schizophrenia in decision-making in rural Ethiopia: a qualitative study (2018)
Journal Article
Souraya, S., Hanlon, C., & Asher, L. (2018). Involvement of people with schizophrenia in decision-making in rural Ethiopia: a qualitative study. Globalization and Health, 14, Article 85. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-018-0403-4

Background:The involvement of people with psychosocial disabilities in decision-making is a fundamental component of a person-centred and recovery-oriented model of care, but there has been little investigation of this approach in low- and middle-inc... Read More about Involvement of people with schizophrenia in decision-making in rural Ethiopia: a qualitative study.

The Effects of Tobacco Smoking, and Prenatal Tobacco Smoke Exposure, on Risk of Schizophrenia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2018)
Journal Article
Hunter, A., Murray, R., Asher, L., & Leonardi-Bee, J. (2018). The Effects of Tobacco Smoking, and Prenatal Tobacco Smoke Exposure, on Risk of Schizophrenia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 22(1), 3-10. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/nty160

Introduction: The association between cigarette smoking and schizophrenia is well established. However, up to 90% of people with schizophrenia begin smoking before the onset of their illness, thus smoking could be an independent risk factor for schiz... Read More about The Effects of Tobacco Smoking, and Prenatal Tobacco Smoke Exposure, on Risk of Schizophrenia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Community-based rehabilitation intervention for people with schizophrenia in Ethiopia (RISE): a 12 month mixed methods pilot study (2018)
Journal Article
Asher, L., Hanlon, C., Birhane, R., Habtamu, A., Eaton, J., Weiss, H. A., …De Silva, M. (2018). Community-based rehabilitation intervention for people with schizophrenia in Ethiopia (RISE): a 12 month mixed methods pilot study. BMC Psychiatry, 18(1), Article 250. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-018-1818-4

BACKGROUND: Community-based rehabilitation (CBR), or community-based inclusive development, is an approach to address the complex health, social and economic needs of people with schizophrenia in low and middle-income countries. Formative work was un... Read More about Community-based rehabilitation intervention for people with schizophrenia in Ethiopia (RISE): a 12 month mixed methods pilot study.

The role of communities in mental Hhalth care in low- and middle-income countries: a meta-review of components and competencies (2018)
Journal Article
Kohrt, B. A., Asher, L., Bhardwaj, A., Fazel, M., Jordans, M. J., Mutamba, B. B., …Patel, V. (2018). The role of communities in mental Hhalth care in low- and middle-income countries: a meta-review of components and competencies. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(6), https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15061279

Community-based mental health services are emphasized in the World Health Organization’s Mental Health Action Plan, the World Bank’s Disease Control Priorities, and the Action Plan of the World Psychiatric Association. There is increasing evidence fo... Read More about The role of communities in mental Hhalth care in low- and middle-income countries: a meta-review of components and competencies.

Global mental health and schizophrenia (2018)
Journal Article
Asher, L., Fekadu, A., & Hanlon, C. (2018). Global mental health and schizophrenia. Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 31(3), https://doi.org/10.1097/yco.0000000000000404

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The aim was to synthesize recent evidence on schizophrenia illness experience and outcomes and models of care in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). RECENT FINDINGS: There is a plurality of explanatory models for psychosis... Read More about Global mental health and schizophrenia.

A step in the right direction: an open-design pedometer algorithm for dogs (2018)
Journal Article
Ladha, C., Belshaw, Z., O’Sullivan, J., & Asher, L. (2018). A step in the right direction: an open-design pedometer algorithm for dogs. BMC Veterinary Research, 14, Article 107. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-018-1422-3

Accelerometer-based technologies could be useful in providing objective measures of canine ambulation, but most are either not tailored to the idiosyncrasies of canine gait, or, use un-validated or closed source approaches. The aim of this paper was... Read More about A step in the right direction: an open-design pedometer algorithm for dogs.