Akena Dickens
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Alinaitwe R, Nakasujja N, Birabwa-Oketcho H, Dickens A, van Loggerenberg F, Muhwezi W, et al.
BMC Prim Care
. 2024 Dec;
25(1):429.
PMID: 39702035
Background: Chronic physical illnesses are often associated with significant psychological distress and chronic mental illnesses are often co-morbid with physical illnesses. Efforts to integrate mental health into primary health care...
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Faherty L, Gwokyalya V, Dickens A, McBain R, Ngo V, Nakigudde J, et al.
Matern Child Health J
. 2023 Jun;
27(11):2017-2025.
PMID: 37354364
Introduction: Perinatal depression is common among women living with HIV, but depression care is limited in low-resource settings. We examined (1) characteristics of women receiving Problem Solving Therapy (PST) versus...
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Wagner G, Ghosh-Dastidar B, Ngo V, Robinson E, Musisi S, Glick P, et al.
Res Adv Psychiatry
. 2020 Jul;
3(1):12-21.
PMID: 32661505
Background: depression is common among people living with HIV, but rarely diagnosed and treated in sub-Saharan Africa, in part due to the paucity of mental health professionals. Task-shifting approaches have...
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Ngo V, Wagner G, Nakasujja N, Dickens A, Aunon F, Musisi S
Int J STD AIDS
. 2014 Dec;
26(14):998-1006.
PMID: 25525053
Antidepressant medication is well established for the treatment of depression but little is known about its effectiveness for HIV populations in sub-Saharan Africa. This study examined the effectiveness of antidepressant...
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Wagner G, Ghosh-Dastidar B, Dickens A, Nakasujja N, Okello E, Luyirika E, et al.
World J AIDS
. 2014 Mar;
2(3):126-134.
PMID: 24653946
Purpose: Despite high levels of depression among persons living with HIV (PLWHIV), little research has investigated the relationship of depression to work status and income in PLWHIV in sub-Saharan Africa,...
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Musisi S, Wagner G, Ghosh-Dastidar B, Nakasujja N, Dickens A, Okello E
Int J STD AIDS
. 2013 Aug;
25(2):130-7.
PMID: 23970636
We investigated depression in relationship to sexual risk behaviour with primary partners among HIV-positive clients in Uganda. Baseline data were analyzed from a cohort of clients starting antiretroviral therapy. The...