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Seggane Musisi

Seggane Musisi

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
43
Citations
6480
World Ranking
4490
National Ranking
2

Overview

Seggane Musisi is affiliated with Makerere University in Uganda. Their research primarily focuses on fields within Medicine and Psychology, with notable contributions to Infectious Diseases, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, General Health Professions, and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, Mental Health Treatment and Access, Family Caregiving in Mental Illness, Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, HIV Research and Treatment, and Schizophrenia research and treatment.

Among recent publications authored or coauthored by Seggane Musisi are:

  • Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of group support psychotherapy delivered by trained lay health workers for depression treatment among people with HIV in Uganda: a cluster-randomised trial (2020) - The Lancet Global Health
  • Long-Term Impact of War, Civil War, and Persecution in Civilian Populations-Conflict and Post-Traumatic Stress in African Communities (2020) - Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • Mental health interventions for persons living with HIV in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review (2021) - Journal of the International AIDS Society
  • One year prevalence of psychotic disorders among first treatment contact patients at the National Psychiatric Referral and Teaching Hospital in Uganda (2020) - PLoS ONE
  • Minimum and optimal numbers of psychiatric beds: expert consensus using a Delphi process (2022) - Molecular Psychiatry

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Seggane Musisi include:

  • Noeline Nakasujja
  • Etheldreda Nakimuli-Mpungu
  • Jean B. Nachega
  • Benedict Akimana
  • Edward J. Mills

Common publication venues for Seggane Musisi's research feature:

  • UNC Libraries
  • BMC Psychiatry
  • South African Journal of Psychiatry
  • The Lancet Global Health
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry

Best Publications

  • The International HIV Dementia Scale: a new rapid screening test for HIV dementia.

    Ned C. Sacktor;Matthew Wong;Noeline Nakasujja;Richard L. Skolasky

  • Depression, Alcohol Use and Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review

    Etheldreda Nakimuli-Mpungu;Etheldreda Nakimuli-Mpungu;Judith K. Bass;Pierre Alexandre;Edward J. Mills

  • HIV Subtype D Is Associated with Dementia, Compared with Subtype A, in Immunosuppressed Individuals at Risk of Cognitive Impairment in Kampala, Uganda

    Ned Sacktor;Noeline Nakasujja;Richard L. Skolasky;Mona Rezapour

  • Depression symptoms and cognitive function among individuals with advanced HIV infection initiating HAART in Uganda

    Noeline Nakasujja;Richard L Skolasky;Seggane Musisi;Peter Allebeck

  • Antiretroviral therapy improves cognitive impairment in HIV+ individuals in sub-Saharan Africa.

    N. Sacktor;N. Nakasujja;R. Skolasky;K. Robertson

  • Frequency of and risk factors for HIV dementia in an HIV clinic in sub-Saharan Africa

    M. H. Wong;M. H. Wong;K. Robertson;N. Nakasujja;R. Skolasky

  • Comparing the accuracy of brief versus long depression screening instruments which have been validated in low and middle income countries: a systematic review

    Dickens Akena;Dickens Akena;John Joska;Ekwaro A Obuku;Taryn Amos

  • Generating evidence to narrow the treatment gap for mental disorders in sub-Saharan Africa: Rationale, overview and methods of AFFIRM

    C. Lund;A. Alem;M. Schneider;Charlotte Hanlon

  • Prevalence and factors associated with depression symptoms among school-going adolescents in Central Uganda.

    Joyce Nalugya-Sserunjogi;Godfrey Zari Rukundo;Emilio Ovuga;Steven M. Kiwuwa

  • Emotional And Behavioural Disorders In HIV Seropositive Adolescents In Urban Uganda

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  • Pattern of neuropsychological performance among HIV positive patients in Uganda

    Kevin R Robertson;Noeline Nakasujja;Matthew Wong;Seggane Musisi

  • Grand challenges: Improving HIV treatment outcomes by integrating interventions for co-morbid mental illness.

    Sylvia Kaaya;Eddy Eustache;Ilana Lapidos-Salaiz;Seggane Musisi

  • Prevalence and factors associated with depressive disorders in an HIV+ rural patient population in southern Uganda.

    E. Nakimuli-Mpungu;S. Musisi;E. Katabira;J. Nachega

  • Group support psychotherapy for depression treatment in people with HIV/AIDS in northern Uganda: a single-centre randomised controlled trial.

    Etheldreda Nakimuli-Mpungu;Kizito Wamala;James Okello;Stephen Alderman

  • Adaptation of the multidimensional scale of perceived social support in a Ugandan setting

    Janet Nakigudde;Seggane Musisi;Anna Ehnvall;Eija Airaksinen

  • War related sexual violence and it's medical and psychological consequences as seen in Kitgum, Northern Uganda: A cross-sectional study

    Eugene Kinyanda;Seggane Musisi;Christine Biryabarema;Isaac Ezati

  • Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of group support psychotherapy delivered by trained lay health workers for depression treatment among people with HIV in Uganda: a cluster-randomised trial.

    Etheldreda Nakimuli-Mpungu;Seggane Musisi;Kizito Wamala;James Okello

  • The Association between Aids Related Stigma and Major Depressive Disorder among HIV-Positive Individuals in Uganda.

    Dickens Akena;Seggane Musisi;John Joska;Dan J. Stein

  • The prevalence and severity of mental illnesses handled by traditional healers in two districts in Uganda.

    Catherine Abbo;Solvig Ekblad;Paul Waako;Elialilia Okello

  • Randomized trial of minocycline in the treatment of HIV-associated cognitive impairment.

    Noeline Nakasujja;Sachiko Miyahara;Scott Evans;Anthony Lee

  • Primary Mania Versus HIV-Related Secondary Mania in Uganda

    Etheldreda Nakimuli-Mpungu;Seggane Musisi;Steven Kiwuwa Mpungu;Elly Katabira

  • Deliberate self-harm as seen in Kampala, Uganda - a case-control study.

    Eugene Kinyanda;Heidi Hjelmeland;Seggane Musisi

Frequent Co-Authors

Glenn Wagner
Glenn Wagner RAND Corporation
Ramin Mojtabai
Ramin Mojtabai Johns Hopkins University
Allan R. Ronald
Allan R. Ronald University of Manitoba
John A. Joska
John A. Joska University of Cape Town
Heidi Hjelmeland
Heidi Hjelmeland Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Eric Broekaert
Eric Broekaert Ghent University
Wietse A. Tol
Wietse A. Tol Johns Hopkins University
Judith K. Bass
Judith K. Bass Johns Hopkins University
Ozioma C. Okonkwo
Ozioma C. Okonkwo University of Wisconsin–Madison
Michael J. Boivin
Michael J. Boivin Michigan State University

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