1. Adverse life experiences and mental health of adolescents in Ghana: a gendered analysis
Samuel Adjorlolo, Adote Anum, Ken-Yeng Huang
International Journal of Adolescence and Youth  vol: 27  issue: 1  first page: 444  year: 2022  
doi: 10.1080/02673843.2022.2123714

2. Clinical utility of the GAD-7 for detecting generalized anxiety in Quechua indigenous people
Nicole Caldichoury, César Quispe-Ayala, Juan-Carlos Coronado, Luis Mario Castellanos-Alvarenga, David Salazar, Breiner Morales-Asencio, Daniela Ripoll-Córdoba, Raúl Quincho-Apumayta, Juan Cárdenas-Valverde, Loida Camargo, Karen Alcos-Flores, Eloy Layme-Condori, Rosa Villalba-Arbañil, Cesar Castellanos, Pascual A. Gargiulo, Indalecio Quispe-Rodríguez, Elsa Muñoz-Romero, Alberto Rivelino Patiño-Rivera, Irina Flores-Poma, Jorge Herrera-Pino, Norman López
Frontiers in Psychiatry  vol: 16  year: 2025  
doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1565895

3. Influences of High School Physical Learning Environments on Students’ Anxiety in China
Mengqi Li, Zhipeng Lu, Leiqing Xu
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal  vol: 16  issue: 4  first page: 187  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1177/19375867231187151

4. Puberty- and Menstruation-Related Stressors Are Associated with Depression, Anxiety, and Reproductive Tract Infection Symptoms Among Adolescent Girls in Tanzania
Emily M. Cherenack, Kathleen J. Sikkema
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine  vol: 29  issue: 2  first page: 160  year: 2022  
doi: 10.1007/s12529-021-10005-1

5. Validation of Shona Symptom Questionnaire (SSQ-14), Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and Generalised Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7) in Unguja Island, Zanzibar
Diana Ceccolini, Jermaine Dambi, Haji Fatawi, Suleiman Ali, Simon Kühnert, Lindsay Solera-Deuchar, Jabir James, Catherine Odhiambo, Peter McGovern, Whitney Taiwo, Ruth Verhey, Dixon Chibanda
BMC Psychology  vol: 13  issue: 1  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1186/s40359-025-03584-1

6. Prevalence and correlates of mental health difficulties in young Ghanaian children
Marilyn N Ahun, Josie Brooks, David Djani Kotey, Ramanakumar V Agnihotram, Richard Appiah
BMJ Global Health  vol: 11  issue: 1  first page: e018658  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-018658

7. Consequences of COVID-19 on adolescents in Arizona: A longitudinal study protocol
Velia Leybas Nuño, Namoonga M. Mantina, Oriyomi Dawodu, Maureen Dykinga, Dametreea L. Carr, Kristen Pogreba-Brown, Felina Cordova-Marks, Megan Jehn, Kimberly Peace-Tuskey, Leila Barraza, Pamela Garcia-Filion
Frontiers in Public Health  vol: 10  year: 2022  
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.945089

8. Psychometric properties of the English-language difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale-16 for 15-18-year-old adolescents in the Western Cape of South Africa
C. Ward Smith, K. Sorsdahl, J.R. Pozuelo, C. van der Westhuizen
SSM - Mental Health  vol: 8  first page: 100522  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1016/j.ssmmh.2025.100522

9. Protocol for the OCAY study: a cohort study of orphanhood and caregiver loss in the COVID-19 era to explore the impact on children and adolescents
Kathryn J Steventon Roberts, Stefani Du Toit, Tatenda Mawoyo, Mark Tomlinson, Lucie D Cluver, Sarah Skeen, Christina A Laurenzi, Lorraine Sherr
BMJ Open  vol: 13  issue: 6  first page: e071023  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-071023

10. Multiple-family group intervention programming to improve mental health of adolescents living with HIV/AIDS in Ghana: An implementation science study protocol
Dorothy Serwaa Boakye, Samuel Adjorlolo, Steve Zimmerman
PLOS One  vol: 20  issue: 6  first page: e0325854  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0325854

11. Group-based emotional regulation training for adolescents in primary health care settings: a proof-of-concept study of its utility to improve mental health
Hasan A Randeree, Boitumelo Shayi, Charles H Van Wijk
South African Journal of Psychology  vol: 55  issue: 2  first page: 230  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1177/00812463251317904

12. Chatbot-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Adolescents With Depression and Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Feasibility and Acceptability Study
Ginger Nicol, Ruoyun Wang, Sharon Graham, Sherry Dodd, Jane Garbutt
JMIR Formative Research  vol: 6  issue: 11  first page: e40242  year: 2022  
doi: 10.2196/40242

13. Validation of the Suicidal Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised in adolescents in Ghana
Samuel Adjorlolo, Adote Anum, Jibril Muhammad Amin
Journal of Mental Health  vol: 31  issue: 3  first page: 302  year: 2022  
doi: 10.1080/09638237.2020.1739239

14. The influence of intersectional stigma on mental health, uptake and retention in antiretroviral treatment (ART) programmes for gender and sexuality diverse young people in Zimbabwe
Patrick Nyamaruze, Nelson Muparamoto, Russell Armstrong, Kaymarlin Govender
Culture, Health & Sexuality  first page: 1  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1080/13691058.2025.2462965

15. Mental health and help-seeking behaviors among Mozambican youth: insights from a post-pandemic National Survey Amidst Internal Conflict
Omid Dadras
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology  vol: 60  issue: 7  first page: 1681  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1007/s00127-025-02817-3

16. Do weight perception and bullying victimization account for links between weight status and mental health among adolescents?
Karen A. Patte, Maram Livermore, Wei Qian, Scott T. Leatherdale
BMC Public Health  vol: 21  issue: 1  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-11037-8

17. Evaluación de las propiedades psicométricas de la Escala del Desorden Generalizado de Ansiedad (GAD-7) en el Centro Universitario de Petén de la Universidad de San de Guatemala
Amilcar Rolando Corzo Márquez
Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades  vol: 11  issue: 1  year: 2024  
doi: 10.36829/63CSH.v11i1.1664

18. Construct validity and reliability of the generalised anxiety disorder-7 scale in a sample of tuberculosis patients in the Free State Province, South Africa
Gladys Kigozi
Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases  vol: 36  issue: 1  year: 2021  
doi: 10.4102/sajid.v36i1.298

19. Association between work-related stress and self-rated health among artisanal and small-scale miners in Ghana: a two-way serial mediation analysis
Emmanuel Nyaaba, Pius W. Kudeto, Thomas A. Awine, Philip Kwarteng, Gadafi Aliu, Kabila Abass, Razak M. Gyasi
Discover Public Health  vol: 22  issue: 1  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1186/s12982-025-00932-9

20. Psychometrics Validation of the WHO-5 Wellbeing Index in Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Malaysia: Coping With COVID-19 Pandemic in the Global South Study
Mpho M. Pheko, Magen Mhaka-Mutepfa, Leonne M. Mfolwe, Kesego D. Mathoothe, Bee Seok Chua, Wah Yun Low
Sage Open  vol: 13  issue: 4  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1177/21582440231198387

21. Mental health outcomes and workplace quality of life among South African pharmacists during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study
Sherishka Dhindayal, Marothi P. Letsoalo, Tanuja N. Gengiah
Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice  vol: 15  issue: 1  year: 2022  
doi: 10.1186/s40545-022-00463-7

22. Validation of brief screening instruments for internalizing and externalizing disorders in Mozambican adolescents
Kathryn L. Lovero, Salma Ebrahim Adam, Carolina Ezequias Bila, Elda D. Canda, Maria Eduarda Fernandes, Teresa I. Baltazar Rodrigues, Mariel C. Tai Sander, Claude A. Mellins, Cristiane S. Duarte, Palmira Fortunato dos Santos, Milton L. Wainberg
BMC Psychiatry  vol: 22  issue: 1  year: 2022  
doi: 10.1186/s12888-022-04189-3

23. Internal Validity and Reliability of the GAD-7 Test in Latin America
Norman López, Breiner Morales-Asencio, Daniela Ripoll-Córdoba, Juancarlos Coronado-López, Nicole Caldichoury, César Quispe-Ayala, David Salazar, Yuliana Florez, Irina Flores-Poma, Cesar Castellanos, Jorge Herrera Pino, Indalecio Quispe-Rodríguez, Juan Cárdenas-Valverde, Karen Alcos-Flores, Elsa Muñoz-Romero, Kattia Cantillo-Pacheco, Paola Martínez-Sande, Loida Camargo, Ninoska Ocampo-Barba, Boris Zurita-Cueva, Juan Martínez, Cristian Araya, Cristian Romo, Regulo Antezana, Raúl Quincho-Apumayta, Pascual A. Gargiulo
Chronic Stress  vol: 9  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1177/24705470251315260

24. Assessing the psychometric properties of the World Health Organization -five well-being index (WHO-5) in Filipino samples amid the COVID-19 pandemic
I Marie Joy S. Gallemit, Imelu G. Mordeno, Patricia D. Simon, Michelle Anne L. Ferolino
BMC Psychology  vol: 12  issue: 1  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1186/s40359-024-01941-0

25. Potential psychological mechanisms linking work stress and depressive symptoms among artisanal miners in Ghana
Emmanuel Nyaaba, Emma Abena Otema Sefa, Emmanuella Yeboah, Merien Salifu kanton, Lawrence Guodaar
Discover Psychology  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1007/s44202-026-00613-x

26. Positive and negative psychosis risk symptoms among adolescents in Ghana
Samuel Adjorlolo, Adote Anum
International Journal of Adolescence and Youth  vol: 26  issue: 1  first page: 307  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1080/02673843.2021.1933110