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Overview

Alan J. Flisher is affiliated with the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Their research spans several fields and subfields within health and psychological sciences.

The main fields of study they contribute to include:

  • Health Professions
  • Psychology
  • Decision Sciences

Within these broader areas, their subfields of focus are:

  • General Health Professions
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty

Alan J. Flisher's work covers multiple topics, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of their research:

  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Meta-analysis and Systematic Reviews
  • Child and Adolescent Health
  • Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

Their recent published paper is:

  • External validation of a shortened screening tool using individual participant data meta-analysis: A case study of the Patient Health Questionnaire-Dep-4, 2021, Methods

Frequent coauthors associated with their collaborations include:

  • Daphna Harel
  • Brooke Levis
  • Ying Sun
  • Felix Fischer
  • John P. A. Ioannidis

The primary publication venue for their work is the journal Methods.

Best Publications

  • Mental health of young people: a global public-health challenge

    Vikram Patel;Alan J. Flisher;Alan J. Flisher;Sarah E Hetrick;Patrick D. McGorry

  • Poverty and common mental disorders in low and middle income countries: A systematic review

    Crick Lund;Alison Breen;Alan J. Flisher;Ritsuko Kakuma

  • The burden of non-communicable diseases in South Africa.

    Bongani M Mayosi;Alan J Flisher;Umesh G Lalloo;Freddy Sitas

  • Scale up services for mental disorders: a call for action.

    D Chisholm;A J Flisher;C Lund;V Patel

  • Psychopathology Associated With Suicidal Ideation and Attempts Among Children and Adolescents

    Madelyn S. Gould;Robert King;Steven Greenwald;Prudence Fisher

  • Unsafe sexual behaviour in South African youth.

    Liberty Eaton;Alan J Flisher;Leif E Aarø

  • Psychosocial and Risk Behavior Correlates of Youth Suicide Attempts and Suicidal Ideation

    Robert A. King;Mary Schwab-Stone;Alan J. Flisher;Steven Greenwald

  • Associations among adolescent risk behaviours and self-esteem in six domains.

    Lauren G. Wild;A. J. Flisher;Arvinkumar Bhana;Carl Lombard

  • Promoting child and adolescent mental health in low and middle income countries.

    Vikram Patel;Alan J. Flisher;Anula Nikapota;Savita Malhotra

  • Bullying, violence, and risk behavior in South African school students

    Holan Liang;Alan J. Flisher;Carl J. Lombard

  • A Systematic Review of the Relationship between High School Dropout and Substance Use

    Loraine Townsend;Alan J. Flisher;Gary King

  • Achieving the health Millennium Development Goals for South Africa: challenges and priorities

    Mickey. Chopra;Mickey. Chopra;Joy E. Lawn;Joy E. Lawn;David. Sanders;Peter. Barron

  • Reducing the treatment gap for mental disorders: a WPA survey.

    Vikram Patel;Mario Maj;Alan J Flisher;Mary J De Silva

  • Correlates of unmet need for mental health services by children and adolescents

    A. J. Flisher;R. A. Kramer;R. C. Grosser;M. Alegria

  • Evaluations of health promoting schools: a review of nine studies

    Wanjirũ Mũkoma;Alan J. Flisher

  • Suicidal ideation and attempts in adolescents: associations with depression and six domains of self-esteem

    Lauren G. Wild;Alan J. Flisher;Carl Lombard

  • Public sector mental health systems in South Africa: inter-provincial comparisons and policy implications

    Crick Lund;Sharon Kleintjes;Ritsuko Kakuma;Ritsuko Kakuma;Alan J. Flisher;Alan J. Flisher

  • Psychosocial characteristics of physically abused children and adolescents

    Alan J. Flisher;Rachel A. Kramer;Christina W. Hoven;Steven Greenwald

  • Mental disorders: equity and social determinants.

    V. Patel;C. Lund;S. Hatherill;S. Plagerson

  • Mental health of young people : a global public-health challenge. Commentary

    Vittoria Tonin;Vikram Patel;Alan J Flisher;Sarah Hetrick

Frequent Co-Authors

Catherine Mathews
Catherine Mathews South African Medical Research Council
Crick Lund
Crick Lund University of Cape Town
Carl Lombard
Carl Lombard Stellenbosch University
Leif Edvard Aarø
Leif Edvard Aarø Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Dan J. Stein
Dan J. Stein University of Cape Town
Arvin Bhana
Arvin Bhana University of KwaZulu-Natal
Charles D. H. Parry
Charles D. H. Parry South African Medical Research Council
John A. Joska
John A. Joska University of Cape Town
Sylvia Kaaya
Sylvia Kaaya Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
Linda L. Caldwell
Linda L. Caldwell Pennsylvania State University

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