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The Effects of Tobacco Smoking, and Prenatal Tobacco Smoke Exposure, on Risk of Schizophrenia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Hunter, Abby, Murray, Rachael, Asher, Laura, Leonardi-Bee, Jo

“…Abstract Background The association between cigarette smoking and schizophrenia is well established. However, up to 90% of people with schizophrenia begin…”
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Community-based psychosocial interventions for people with schizophrenia in low and middle-income countries: systematic review and meta-analysis by Asher, Laura, Patel, Vikram, De Silva, Mary J

“…There is consensus that the treatment of schizophrenia should combine anti-psychotic medication and psychosocial interventions in order to address complex…”
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Improving the mental health of women intimate partner violence survivors: Findings from a realist review of psychosocial interventions by Paphitis, Sharli Anne, Bentley, Abigail, Asher, Laura, Osrin, David, Oram, Sian

“…Intimate partner violence (IPV) is highly prevalent and is associated with a range of mental health problems. A broad range of psychosocial interventions have…”
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Internalized stigma among patients with schizophrenia in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional facility-based study by Assefa, Dereje, Shibre, Teshome, Asher, Laura, Fekadu, Abebaw

“…Despite the potential impact on treatment adherence and recovery, there is a dearth of data on the extent and correlates of internalized stigma in patients…”
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"Like a doctor, like a brother": Achieving competence amongst lay health workers delivering community-based rehabilitation for people with schizophrenia in Ethiopia by Asher, Laura, Birhane, Rahel, Teferra, Solomon, Milkias, Barkot, Worku, Benyam, Habtamu, Alehegn, Kohrt, Brandon A, Hanlon, Charlotte

“…There are gaps in our understanding of how non-specialists, such as lay health workers, can achieve core competencies to deliver psychosocial interventions in…”
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Development of a Community-Based Rehabilitation Intervention for People with Schizophrenia in Ethiopia by Asher, Laura, Fekadu, Abebaw, Hanlon, Charlotte, Mideksa, Gemechu, Eaton, Julian, Patel, Vikram, De Silva, Mary J

“…Community-based rehabilitation (CBR) is a multi-sectoral strategy to improve the functioning and quality of life of people with disabilities. The RISE…”
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Beyond the biomedical: community resources for mental health care in rural Ethiopia by Selamu, Medhin, Asher, Laura, Hanlon, Charlotte, Medhin, Girmay, Hailemariam, Maji, Patel, Vikram, Thornicroft, Graham, Fekadu, Abebaw

“…The focus of discussion in addressing the treatment gap is often on biomedical services. However, community resources can benefit health service scale-up in…”
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Community-based rehabilitation intervention for people with schizophrenia in Ethiopia (RISE): a 12 month mixed methods pilot study by Asher, Laura, Hanlon, Charlotte, Birhane, Rahel, Habtamu, Alehegn, Eaton, Julian, Weiss, Helen A, Patel, Vikram, Fekadu, Abebaw, De Silva, Mary

“…Community-based rehabilitation (CBR), or community-based inclusive development, is an approach to address the complex health, social and economic needs of…”
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"I cry every day and night, I have my son tied in chains": physical restraint of people with schizophrenia in community settings in Ethiopia by Asher, Laura, Fekadu, Abebaw, Teferra, Solomon, De Silva, Mary, Pathare, Soumitra, Hanlon, Charlotte

“…A primary rationale for scaling up mental health services in low and middle-income countries is to address human rights violations, including physical…”
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Involvement of people with schizophrenia in decision-making in rural Ethiopia: a qualitative study by Souraya, Sally, Hanlon, Charlotte, Asher, Laura

“…The involvement of people with psychosocial disabilities in decision-making is a fundamental component of a person-centred and recovery-oriented model of care,…”
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Peer-led recovery groups for people with psychosis in South Africa (PRIZE): Results of a randomized controlled feasibility trial by Asher, Laura, Rapiya, Bongwekazi, Repper, Julie, Reddy, Tarylee, Myers, Bronwyn, Faris, Gill, Petersen, Inge, Hanlon, Charlotte, Brooke-Sumner, Carrie

“…The aims of this feasibility trial were to assess the acceptability and feasibility of peer-led recovery groups for people with psychosis in a low-resource…”
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The psychosis treatment gap and its consequences in rural Ethiopia by Fekadu, Abebaw, Medhin, Girmay, Lund, Crick, DeSilva, Mary, Selamu, Medhin, Alem, Atalay, Asher, Laura, Birhane, Rahel, Patel, Vikram, Hailemariam, Maji, Shibre, Teshome, Thornicroft, Graham, Prince, Martin, Hanlon, Charlotte

“…The "treatment gap" (TG) for mental disorders, widely advocated by the WHO in low-and middle-income countries, is an important indicator of the extent to which…”
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Systematic review of feasibility and acceptability of psychosocial interventions for schizophrenia in low and middle income countries by Brooke-Sumner, Carrie, Petersen, Inge, Asher, Laura, Mall, Sumaya, Egbe, Catherine O, Lund, Crick

“…In low and middle income countries there is evidence to suggest effectiveness of community-based psychosocial interventions for schizophrenia. Many…”
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COVID-19 experience of people with severe mental health conditions and families in South Africa by Brooke-Sumner, Carrie, Rapiya, Bongwekazi, Myers, Bronwyn, Petersen, Inge, Hanlon, Charlotte, Repper, Julie, Asher, Laura

“…People with severe mental health conditions, such as schizophrenia, and their family caregivers are underserved in low- and middle-income countries where…”
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Peer-led recovery groups for people with psychosis in South Africa (PRIZE): protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial by Asher, Laura, Rapiya, Bongwekazi, Repper, Julie, Reddy, Tarylee, Myers, Bronwyn, Hanlon, Charlotte, Petersen, Inge, Brooke-Sumner, Carrie

“…The available care for people with psychosis in South Africa is inadequate to support personal recovery. Group peer support interventions are a promising…”
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Mental health systems in six Caribbean small island developing states: a comparative situational analysis by Walker, Ian F, Asher, Laura, Pari, Anees, Attride-Stirling, Jennifer, Oyinloye, Ayoola O, Simmons, Chantelle, Potter, Irad, Rubaine, Virginia, Samuel, June M, Andrewin, Aisha, Flynn, Janett, McGill, Arline L, Greenaway-Duberry, Sharra, Malcom, Alicia B, Mann, Gemma, Razavi, Ahmed, Gibson, Roger C

“…Abstract Background Small island developing states (SIDS) have particular mental health system needs due to their remoteness and narrow resource base. We…”
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Community-based rehabilitation intervention for people with schizophrenia in Ethiopia (RISE) cluster-randomised controlled trial: An exploratory analysis of impact on food insecurity, underweight, alcohol use disorder and depressive symptoms by Asher, Laura, Birhane, Rahel, Weiss, Helen A., Medhin, Girmay, Selamu, Medhin, Patel, Vikram, De Silva, Mary, Hanlon, Charlotte, Fekadu, Abebaw

“…We evaluated the effectiveness of community-based rehabilitation (CBR) in reducing depressive symptoms, alcohol use disorder, food insecurity and underweight…”
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Global mental health and schizophrenia by Asher, Laura, Fekadu, Abebaw, Hanlon, Charlotte

“…PURPOSE OF REVIEWThe aim was to synthesize recent evidence on schizophrenia illness experience and outcomes and models of care in low and middle-income…”
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Theory of Change: a theory-driven approach to enhance the Medical Research Council's framework for complex interventions by De Silva, Mary J, Breuer, Erica, Lee, Lucy, Asher, Laura, Chowdhary, Neerja, Lund, Crick, Patel, Vikram

“…The Medical Research Councils' framework for complex interventions has been criticized for not including theory-driven approaches to evaluation. Although the…”
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Most older pedestrians are unable to cross the road in time: a cross-sectional study by Asher, Laura, Aresu, Maria, Falaschetti, Emanuela, Mindell, Jennifer

“…to compare walking speed in the UK older population with the speed required to utilise pedestrian crossings (≥1.2 m/s), and determine health and…”
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