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Traolach S. Brugha is affiliated with the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom. Their research spans across the fields of Medicine and Psychology, with particular focus on Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Epidemiology.

The scientist's work addresses a range of significant topics including:

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health

Their recent publications reflect this diverse research interest. Notable papers include:

  • "Autism spectrum disorder," 2020, published in Nature Reviews Disease Primers
  • "The chronic neuropsychiatric sequelae of COVID-19: The need for a prospective study of viral impact on brain functioning," 2021, published in Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • "Estimating global injuries morbidity and mortality: methods and data used in the Global Burden of Disease 2017 study," 2020, published in Injury Prevention
  • "Intimate partner violence, suicidality, and self-harm: a probability sample survey of the general population in England," 2022, published in The Lancet Psychiatry
  • "The Early Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Acute Care Mental Health Services," 2020, published in Psychiatric Services

Frequent collaboration is evident in their work, with repeated co-authorship alongside several researchers including:

  • Samuel Tromans
  • Sally McManus
  • Atıf Rahman
  • Nusrat Husain
  • Farah Lunat

The scientist often publishes in venues such as Alzheimer's & Dementia, Psychological Medicine, The Lancet Psychiatry, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Nature Medicine. These journals appear multiple times throughout their publication record, underlining sustained engagement with both clinical and psychological medical research communities.

Best Publications

  • Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Theo Vos;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, andyears lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematicanalysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Gbd Disease;Injury Incidence;Lorenzo Monasta

  • Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

    Christopher J.L. Murray;Theo Vos;Rafael Lozano;Mohsen Naghavi

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Gregory A Roth;Gregory A Roth;Degu Abate;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Solomon M Abay

  • Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

    Theo Vos;Abraham D. Flaxman;Mohsen Naghavi;Rafael Lozano

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Mohammad H Forouzanfar;Lily Alexander;H Ross Anderson;Victoria F Bachman

  • Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Theo Vos;Ryan M. Barber;Brad Bell;Amelia Bertozzi-Villa

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Mohsen Naghavi;Haidong Wang;Rafael Lozano;Adrian Davis

  • Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Haidong Wang;Mohsen Naghavi;Christine Allen;Ryan M Barber

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Jeffrey D. Stanaway;Ashkan Afshin;Emmanuela Gakidou;Stephen S. Lim

  • Prevalence, severity, and unmet need for treatment of mental disorders in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys.

    Demyttenaere K;Bruffaerts R;Posada-Villa J;Gasquet I

  • Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Simon I Hay;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013

    Mohammad H. Forouzanfar;Lily Alexander;H. Ross Anderson;Victoria F. Bachman

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati;Kaja M. Abbas

  • Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016

    Simon I. Hay;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 315 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE), 1990-2015 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Nicholas J. Kassebaum;Megha Arora;Ryan M. Barber;Zulfiqar A. Bhutta;Zulfiqar A. Bhutta

  • Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 306 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 188 countries, 1990-2013 : quantifying the epidemiological transition

    Christopher J. L. Murray;Ryan M. Barber;Kyle J. Foreman;Ayse Abbasoglu Ozgoren

  • Cross-National Associations Between Gender and Mental Disorders in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys

    Soraya Seedat;Kate Margaret Scott;Matthias C. Angermeyer;Patricia Berglund

  • Common values in assessing health outcomes from disease and injury: disability weights measurement study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010.

    Joshua A. Salomon;Theo Vos;Daniel R. Hogan;Michael Gagnon

  • The List of Threatening Experiences: a subset of 12 life event categories with considerable long-term contextual threat.

    Traolach S. Brugha;Paul E. Bebbington;Christopher Tennant;Jane Hurry

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Bebbington
Paul Bebbington University College London
Rachel Jenkins
Rachel Jenkins King's College London
Alan D. Lopez
Alan D. Lopez University of Melbourne
Theo Vos
Theo Vos Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Ferrán Catalá-López
Ferrán Catalá-López Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Maziar Moradi-Lakeh
Maziar Moradi-Lakeh Iran University of Medical Sciences
Michael Farrell
Michael Farrell University of New South Wales
Josep Maria Haro
Josep Maria Haro University of Barcelona
Simon I. Hay
Simon I. Hay University of Washington
Christopher J L Murray
Christopher J L Murray University of Washington

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