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  1. The planetary health case for addressing coercion in mental healthcare

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, September 2025, Frontiers

    Deborah Aluh

  2. Mental health literacy on postpartum depression among university staff in Nigeria

    Article • Discover Mental Health, September 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Deborah Aluh

  3. Assessing the psychometric properties and validating the Portuguese version of the INSPIRE measure of staff support for personal recovery in Portugal

    Article • BMC Psychiatry, July 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Deborah Aluh

  4. Health-related quality of life of small-scale farmers in southeastern Nigeria

    Article • Cogent Social Sciences, June 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Deborah Aluh

  5. Sixth wave of global public health progress

    Article • One Health, June 2025, Elsevier

    Deborah Aluh

  6. Assessing the psychometric properties and validating the Portuguese version of the INSPIRE measure of staff support for personal recovery in Portugal.

    Article • April 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Deborah Aluh

  7. Experiences of women with disabilities in Lithuania when their gender, disability, domestic violence, and mental health services intertwine

    Article • Disability and Health Journal, April 2025, Elsevier

    Dr. Ugnė Grigaitė, Deborah Aluh

  8. Trends and demographic differences in interpersonal violence against children in sub-Saharan Africa: findings from the 1990–2019 Global Burden of Disease Study

    Article • BMJ Open, April 2025, BMJ

    Deborah Aluh, Mesfin Abebe

  9. Responses to the mental health care needs of survivors of intimate partner violence in Portugal: Perspectives of survivors and mental health professionals

    Article • Journal of Mental Health, March 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Ugnė Grigaitė, Deborah Aluh

  10. Sexual harassment of undergraduate female pharmacy students in Nigeria; prevalence, experiences and perception: a cross-sectional study

    Article • Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, March 2025, Emerald

    Deborah Aluh

  11. Changing life expectancy in European countries 1990–2021: a subanalysis of causes and risk factors from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

    Article • The Lancet Public Health, February 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Senbagam Duraisamy, Sumaira Mubarik, Deborah Aluh, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Dr Omotayo Francis Fagbule, Dr. Najim Z. Alshahrani

  12. Experiences and expectations of residents and professionals of supported accommodations for people with serious mental disorders in Portugal

    Article • Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, January 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Ugnė Grigaitė, Deborah Aluh

  13. Co‐Designing Case Scenarios and Survey Strategies to Examine the Classification and Reporting of Restrictive Care Practices in Adult Mental Health Inpatient Settings: Perspectives From International Stakeholders

    Article • International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, December 2024, Wiley

    Deborah Aluh

  14. Public acceptance of coercive measures in Nigerian mental health care

    Article • International Journal of Social Psychiatry, November 2024, SAGE Publications

    Deborah Aluh

  15. Second Victims in Mental Health Care

    Article • Journal of Patient Safety, October 2024, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Deborah Aluh

  16. Supported accommodations for people with serious mental disorders: Care pathways and predictors of age of entry and length of stay

    Article • International Journal of Social Psychiatry, September 2024, SAGE Publications

    Deborah Aluh, Dr. Ugnė Grigaitė

  17. Legislation and policy for involuntary mental healthcare across countries in the FOSTREN network: rationale, development of mapping survey and protocol

    Article • BJPsych Open, September 2024, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Professor Jorun Rugkåsa, Deborah Aluh

  18. Coercion in psychiatry: psychometric validation of the Portuguese Staff Attitudes to Coercion Scale (SACS)

    Article • Discover Mental Health, August 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Ugnė Grigaitė, Deborah Aluh

  19. Responding to the needs of survivors of intimate partner violence in Lithuania: perceptions of mental health and social care professionals

    Article • Women & Health, July 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Deborah Aluh, Dr. Ugnė Grigaitė

  20. Supported Accommodations for People with Serious Mental Disorders: Staff’s Assessment of Work Challenges and Their Impact during COVID-19

    Article • Portuguese Journal of Public Health, July 2024, Karger Publishers

    Dr. Ugnė Grigaitė, Deborah Aluh

  21. Coercion in Psychiatry: Exploring the Subjective Experience of Coercion Among Patients in Five Portuguese Psychiatric Departments

    Article • Gender Issues, July 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Deborah Aluh, Dr. Ugnė Grigaitė

  22. Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

    Article • The Lancet, May 2024, Elsevier

    Shumaila Nargus, Dr Senbagam Duraisamy, Dr arnaud Iradukunda, Prof Tommi Vasankari, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Prof. Muayyad M Ahmad, Prof. Atanu Biswas, Deborah Aluh, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Ts. Dr Adel Al-Gheethi, Dr Madhan Balasubramanian, ED Doris V. Ortega-Altamirano, Sumaira Mubarik, Dr Javad Sharifi Rad, Dr Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Mr. Ahmednur Adem Aliyi, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Mr Nauman Khalid, Sok King Ong, Gebrekiros Gebremichael, Dr. Prince Michael Amegbor, Ejemai Eboreime, Dr Manpreet Singh Bhatti, Dr. Farrokh Habibzadeh, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Turki Alanzi, Mr Auwal Abdullahi, Dr Ibrahim Elsohaby, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Mohammad Hosein Amirzade-Iranaq, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Dr Jessica A Kerr, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr Shariful Islam, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Sandra Barteit, Prince Peprah, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Pritik A Shah, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Mesfin Abebe, Professor Muayyad M Ahmad, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Alexander Mathioudakis, Professor Tarek Tawfik Amin

  23. Burden of disease scenarios for 204 countries

    Article • The Lancet, May 2024, Elsevier

    Oluwaseun Ogundijo, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Dr Salah Thabit Al Awaidy, Deborah Aluh, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Dr Senbagam Duraisamy, Dr Ahmad Ozair, Ts. Dr Adel Al-Gheethi, Dr Mohammad Sami Alwardat, Prof. Muayyad M Ahmad, Dr Amr Hassan, Sumaira Mubarik, Dr Javad Sharifi Rad, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Mr Nauman Khalid, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Sok King Ong, Dr Manpreet Singh Bhatti, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Turki Alanzi, Mr Auwal Abdullahi, Dr Ibrahim Elsohaby, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Mohammad Hosein Amirzade-Iranaq, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Dr Omotayo Francis Fagbule, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr Shariful Islam, Sandra Barteit, Prince Peprah, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Mesfin Abebe, Professor Muayyad M Ahmad, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Alexander Mathioudakis, Professor Tarek Tawfik Amin

  24. Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

    Article • The Lancet, May 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Deborah Aluh, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Dr Senbagam Duraisamy, Ts. Dr Adel Al-Gheethi, Dr Mohammad Sami Alwardat, Assistant Professor Ashok Pandey, Dr Madhan Balasubramanian, Professor Yousef Khader, Professor Alexandru Corlateanu, Dr Amr Hassan, Sumaira Mubarik, Dr Javad Sharifi Rad, Prof. Atanu Biswas, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Dr Akram Mahmoud Asbeutah, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Sok King Ong, Dr Manpreet Singh Bhatti, Dr. Farrokh Habibzadeh, Mr Kanwar Hamza Shuja, PhD. Carla Sofia FARINHA, Turki Alanzi, Mr Auwal Abdullahi, Dr Ibrahim Elsohaby, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Mohammad Hosein Amirzade-Iranaq, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Dr Omotayo Francis Fagbule, Dr. Najim Z. Alshahrani, Gizachew Taddesse AKALU, Dr Jessica A Kerr, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Sandra Barteit, Prince Peprah, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Mesfin Abebe, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Alexander Mathioudakis

  25. Mental health conditions and utilisation of mental health services by survivors of physical intimate partner violence in Portugal: Results from the WHO world mental health survey

    Article • Psychiatry Research, April 2024, Elsevier

    Dr. Ugnė Grigaitė, Deborah Aluh

  26. Global fertility in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2021, with forecasts to 2100: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

    Article • The Lancet, March 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Dr Senbagam Duraisamy, Deborah Aluh, Sumaira Mubarik, Prof Tommi Vasankari, Dr Yuan-Pang Wang, Prof. Muayyad M Ahmad, Prof. Atanu Biswas, Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Ts. Dr Adel Al-Gheethi, Dr Madhan Balasubramanian, ED Doris V. Ortega-Altamirano, Dr Amr Hassan, Dr Javad Sharifi Rad, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Dr Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Dr SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi, Mr Nauman Khalid, Prof Maha El Tantawi, Dr Deneshkumar V, Dr Manpreet Singh Bhatti, Dr. Farrokh Habibzadeh, Dr. Georgios D Panos, Mr Kanwar Hamza Shuja, Turki Alanzi, Hitesh Chopra, Mr Auwal Abdullahi, Dr Ibrahim Elsohaby, Dr Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Dr Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Dr Pallav Sengupta, Gizachew Taddesse AKALU, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Professor Vijay Kumar Chattu, Dr Vahid Rashedi, Sandra Barteit, Prince Peprah, Dr. Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Pritik A Shah, Mesfin Abebe, Professor Muayyad M Ahmad, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Professor Tarek Tawfik Amin

  27. Prevalence and acceptability of psychological and/or economic intimate partner violence, and utilization of mental health services by its survivors in Lithuania

    Article • Journal of Public Health, February 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Deborah Aluh, Dr. Ugnė Grigaitė

  28. Cross-sectional survey data on the socio-demographic characteristics associated with substance use among internal displaced persons in Maiduguri, Nigeria

    Article • Data in Brief, February 2024, Elsevier

    Deborah Aluh

  29. Revisiting the psychometric properties of the McArthur admission experience survey: Validating the Portuguese version using a bifactor approach

    Article • Heliyon, January 2024, Elsevier

    Deborah Aluh, Dr. Ugnė Grigaitė

  30. Global pharma departure from Nigeria: A threat to public health

    Article • The Journal of Medicine Access, January 2024, SAGE Publications

    Deborah Aluh

  31. Coercion in Contemporary Mental Health Services: Key Concepts, Historical Development and Contextual Factors

    Article • January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Deborah Aluh

  32. Healthcare professionals’ perceived stigmatization about direct care of COVID-19 Patients: development and validation of the discrimination about COVID-19 (DisCOV-19) instrument

    Article • African Health Sciences, December 2023, African Journals Online (AJOL)

    Deborah Aluh

  33. Zero Tolerance for Coercion? Historical, Cultural and Organisational Contexts for Effective Implementation of Coercion-Free Mental Health Services around the World

    Article • Healthcare, October 2023, MDPI AG

    Deborah Aluh

  34. Predictors of fertility awareness among selected married women of childbearing age in Nigeria: a cross-sectional survey

    Article • African Health Sciences, October 2023, African Journals Online (AJOL)

    Deborah Aluh

  35. Contextual factors influencing the use of coercive measures in Portuguese mental health care

    Article • International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, September 2023, Elsevier

    Deborah Aluh, Dr. Ugnė Grigaitė

  36. Beyond Patient Characteristics: A Narrative Review of Contextual Factors Influencing Involuntary Admissions in Mental Health Care

    Article • Healthcare, July 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ugnė Grigaitė, Deborah Aluh

  37. Correlates of substance use and dependence among internally displaced persons in Maiduguri, Nigeria

    Article • Journal of Substance Use, May 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Deborah Aluh

  38. Psychosocial aspects of Noma (Cancrum Oris) in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review

    Article • Tropical Doctor, May 2023, SAGE Publications

    Deborah Aluh

  39. A new era for mental health care in Nigeria

    Article • The Lancet Psychiatry, March 2023, Elsevier

    Deborah Aluh

  40. Use of coercion in mental healthcare services in Nigeria: Service providers’ perspective

    Article • Journal of Mental Health, February 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Deborah Aluh, Dr. Ugnė Grigaitė

  41. A qualitative integrative analysis of service users’ and service providers’ perspectives on ways to reduce coercion in mental health care

    Article • Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, February 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Deborah Aluh, Dr. Ugnė Grigaitė

  42. Dimensions of Researcher Vulnerability in Qualitative Health Research and Recommendations for Future Practice

    Article • International Journal of Qualitative Methods, January 2023, SAGE Publications

    Deborah Aluh

  43. Cross Sectional Survey Data on the Socio-Demographic Characteristics Associated with Substance Use Among Internal Displaced Persons in Maiduguri, Nigeria

    Article • January 2023, Elsevier

    Deborah Aluh

  44. Experiences and perceptions of coercive practices in mental health care among service users in Nigeria: a qualitative study

    Article • International Journal of Mental Health Systems, November 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Deborah Aluh, Dr. Ugnė Grigaitė

  45. Experiences of care perceived by users of supported accommodations for people with serious mental disorders: Can they impact quality of life?

    Article • International Journal of Social Psychiatry, October 2022, SAGE Publications

    Deborah Aluh, Dr. Ugnė Grigaitė

  46. Depression Among Immigrant Nigerians in Canada

    Article • Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, October 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Deborah Aluh

  47. Social anxiety disorder and childhood adversities in Portugal: Findings from the WHO world mental health survey initiative

    Article • Psychiatry Research, September 2022, Elsevier

    Deborah Aluh, Dr. Ugnė Grigaitė

  48. Nigeria's mental health and substance abuse bill 2019: Analysis of its compliance with the United Nations convention on the rights of persons with disabilities

    Article • International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, July 2022, Elsevier

    Deborah Aluh

  49. The effect of classroom lectures and a movie recommendation on pharmacy students' attitudes and social distancing toward people with schizophrenia

    Article • Mental Health Clinician, January 2022, College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists (CPNP)

    Deborah Aluh

  50. Depression among an Immigrant Black Population of African Origin resident in Canada

    Article • November 2021, Research Square

    Deborah Aluh

  51. Excessive Object Attachment in Hoarding Disorder: Examining the Role of Interpersonal Functioning

    Article • Behavior Therapy, September 2021, Elsevier

    Deborah Aluh

  52. Depressive symptoms and health-related quality of life in patients attending government – owned psychiatric clinics in Nigeria

    Article • A Life in the Day, August 2021, Emerald

    Deborah Aluh

  53. An assessment of anxiety towards COVID-19 among Nigerian general population using the Fear of COVID-19 scale

    Article • Archives of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, April 2021, Komitet Redakcyjno - Wydawniczy Polskiego Towarzystwa Psychiatrycznego

    Deborah Aluh

  54. Cost-benefit analysis of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV services: a contingent valuation study of patients’ preferences from clinical pharmacists’ perspective

    Article • Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, January 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Deborah Aluh

  55. Aftermath of COVID-19: Forestalling Irreparable Medical Brain Drain in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Article • Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, January 2021, Project Muse

    Deborah Aluh

  56. Depression literacy among people living with HIV/AIDS in a Nigerian tertiary hospital

    Article • HIV & AIDS Review, January 2021, Termedia Sp. z.o.o.

    Deborah Aluh

  57. Impact of the COVID-19 national lockdown on pharmacy students’ productivity and their coping strategies in a developing country: An online survey in Nigerian universities

    Article • Pharmacy Education, December 2020, International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP)

    Deborah Aluh

  58. Prevalence and Management of Dysmenorrhea Among Secondary School Adolescents in Enugu State, Nigeria

    Article • November 2020, Research Square

    Deborah Aluh

  59. The impact of COVID-19 on pharmacy education: Perspectives of Nigerian undergraduate pharmacy students

    Article • Pharmacy Education, November 2020, International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP)

    Deborah Aluh

  60. Secondary school students' knowledge, attitude, and practices towards epilepsy in Nsukka City, Enugu State

    Article • Epilepsy & Behavior, November 2020, Elsevier

    Deborah Aluh

  61. Comparison of pharmacists’ mental health literacy: Developed versus developing countries

    Article • Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, September 2020, Elsevier

    Deborah Aluh

  62. Prevalence and correlates of depression, anxiety and stress among undergraduate pharmacy students in Nigeria

    Article • Pharmacy Education, September 2020, International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP)

    Deborah Aluh

  63. The need for psychosocial support amid COVID-19 crises in Nigeria.

    Article • Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy, July 2020, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Deborah Aluh

  64. Social Distance Towards Mental Illness Among Undergraduate Pharmacy Students in a Nigerian University

    Article • June 2020, Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Press

    Deborah Aluh

  65. Community pharmacists as a resource in task-shifted interventions for depression

    Article • The Lancet Psychiatry, May 2020, Elsevier

    Deborah Aluh

  66. A comparative study of depression literacy between pharmacy and non-pharmacy students of a Nigerian university

    Article • The Journal of Mental Health Training Education and Practice, December 2019, Emerald

    Deborah Aluh

  67. The prevalence of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder among internally displaced persons in Maiduguri, Nigeria

    Article • Journal of Public Mental Health, October 2019, Emerald

    Deborah Aluh

  68. Cross-sectional survey of mental health literacy among undergraduate students of the University of Nigeria

    Article • BMJ Open, September 2019, BMJ

    Deborah Aluh

  69. Willingness-to-Accept and Willingness-to-Pay Ratios of Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission Services in a Nigerian Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Contingent Valuation Study

    Article • Value in Health Regional Issues, September 2019, Elsevier

    Deborah Aluh

  70. Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice of Cervical Cancer Prevention among Student Health Professionals in Nigeria

    Article • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Care, August 2019, EpiSmart Science Vector Ltd

    Deborah Aluh

  71. Food safety knowledge and self-reported practices among adolescents in rural secondary schools in Nigeria

    Article • International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, July 2019, De Gruyter

    Deborah Aluh

  72. A cross-sectional survey of Social Media Anxiety among students of University of Nigeria

    Article • June 2019, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Deborah Aluh

  73. Anticancer drugs utilization for initiation phase of breast and cervical cancers chemotherapies in a Nigerian tertiary hospital

    Article • Journal of Applied Biology & Biotechnology, March 2019, Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science

    Deborah Aluh

  74. A cross-sectional survey of social media anxiety among students of university of Nigeria

    Article • Journal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour, January 2019, Medknow

    Deborah Aluh

  75. Knowledge, attitudes, and perception of prostate cancer among male outpatients of a tertiary care hospital in south-east Nigeria

    Article • Journal of Applied Biology & Biotechnology, November 2018, Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science

    Deborah Aluh

  76. Mental health literacy among Nigerian teachers

    Article • Asia-Pacific Psychiatry, September 2018, Wiley

    Deborah Aluh

  77. PHARMACISTS COMPLIANCE TO PRACTICE REGULATIONS AND GOOD PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE: A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIAN COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS

    Article • International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, July 2018, Innovare Academic Sciences Pvt Ltd

    Deborah Aluh

  78. Mental health literacy: what do Nigerian adolescents know about depression?

    Article • International Journal of Mental Health Systems, February 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Deborah Aluh

  79. Knowledge and practice of malaria prevention and management among non-medical students of university of Nigeria, Nsukka

    Article • International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, January 2018, Medip Academy

    Deborah Aluh

  80. Assessment of Self-medication Practices for Treatment of Illnesses among School-children in Southeast Nigeria

    Article • January 2018, Matters of Behaviour

    Deborah Aluh

  81. Determinants of Diarrhea and Optimal Childcare among Under-Five Children in Nigeria: Insights from the 2013 Demographic and Health Survey

    Article • Family Medicine & Medical Science Research, January 2018, OMICS Publishing Group

    Deborah Aluh

  82. Efficacy and safety of meropenem in the treatment of antimicrobial-resistant post-operative chest infections: a case series

    Article • Archives of Medical Science - Aging, January 2018, Termedia Sp. z.o.o.

    Deborah Aluh

  83. Knowledge, attitudes and practices of food hygiene among mobile food vendors in a Nigerian rural settlement

    Article • International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, October 2017, Medip Academy

    Deborah Aluh

  84. Awareness, Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Cervical Cancer Amongst HIV-Positive Women Receiving Care in a Tertiary Hospital in Nigeria

    Article • Journal of Cancer Education, May 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Deborah Aluh