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Dr Biksegn Yirdaw

Assistant Professor Mental Health

United Kingdom

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I have completed PhD in Public Mental Health. Currently, I am an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health in London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). I am working for the UK Public Health Rapid Support Team (UK-PHRST) and doing mental health-oriented research in infectious disease outbreaks. I am also a deployable staff member of the UK-PHRST during infectious disease outbreaks to support MHPSS programmes in low- and middle-income countries.

Affiliations
Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Dynamics
Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health

Teaching
I teach Epidemiology of Non-communicable Disease, design and evaluation of Mental Health Programmes and Introduction to Global Mental Health courses. I mentor and supervise MSc students in Global Mental Health.

Research
My research priority is around Public Mental Health that includes adaptation and evaluation of mental health interventions in wider context including in public health emergencies and general healthcare settings.

Selected Publications
Gender-based violence and its associated factors among internally displaced women in Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.
Workie, K; Tinsae, T; Salelew, E; Asrat, B;
2023
BMC Women's Health
Prevalence of undernourishment and associated factors among adults with major depressive disorder at two public hospitals in Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
Tesfa, H; Jara, D; Woyiraw, W; Bogale, EK; Asrat, B;
2022
BMJ Open
Level of anxiety symptoms and its associated factors among nurses working in emergency and intensive care unit at public hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Belayneh, Z; Zegeye, A; Tadesse, E; Asrat, B; Ayano, G; Mekuriaw, B;
2021
BMC Nursing
Acceptability and feasibility of peer-administered group interpersonal therapy for depression for people living with HIV/AIDS—a pilot study in Northwest Ethiopia
Asrat, B; Lund, C; Ambaw, F; Schneider, M;
2021
Pilot and feasibility studies
Multimorbidity of chronic non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review
Abebe, F; Schneider, M; Asrat, B; Ambaw, F;
2020
Journal of Comorbidity
Major depressive disorder and its association with adherence to antiretroviral therapy and quality of life: cross-sectional survey of people living with HIV/AIDS in Northwest Ethiopia
Asrat, B; Lund, C; Ambaw, F; Garman, EC; Schneider, M;
2020
BMC Psychiatry
Adaptation of the WHO group interpersonal therapy for people living with HIV/AIDS in Northwest Ethiopia: A qualitative study
Asrat, B; Lund, C; Ambaw, F; Schneider, M;
2020
PLOS ONE
Effectiveness of psychological treatments for depressive symptoms among people living with HIV/AIDS in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Asrat, B; Schneider, M; Ambaw, F; Lund, C;
2020
Journal of Affective Disorders
Multimorbidity of chronic non-communicable diseases and its models of care in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review protocol
Eyowas, FA; Schneider, M; YIRDAW, BA; Getahun, FA;
2019
BMJ Open
Perceived stigma among non-professional caregivers of people with severe mental illness, Bahir Dar, northwest Ethiopia
Ergetie, T; Yohanes, Z; Asrat, B; Demeke, W; Abate, A; Tareke, M;
2018
Annals of General Psychiatry
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United Kingdom