Benedict Weobong

2024

Factor structure of the alcohol expectancies questionnaire among adolescents in rural Ghana

Weobong, B., Monk, R. L., Anyorikeya, M., Qureshi, A. W. & Heim, D., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Drug and Alcohol Review.

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2023

Prevalence of probable mental, neurological and substance use conditions and case detection at primary healthcare facilities across three districts in Ghana: findings from a cross-sectional health facility survey

Ae-Ngibise, K. A., Sakyi, L., Adwan-Kamara, L., Lund, C. & Weobong, B., Dec 2023, In: BMC Psychiatry. 23, 1, 280.

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4 Citations (Scopus)

Towards implementation of context-specific integrated district mental healthcare plans: A situation analysis of mental health services in five districts in Ghana

Weobong, B., Ae-Ngibise, K. A., Sakyi, L. & Lund, C., May 2023, In: PLoS ONE. 18, 5 May, e0285324.

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7 Citations (Scopus)

2022

Implementing effective community-based surveillance in research studies of maternal, newborn and infant outcomes in low resource settings

Shannon, C., Hurt, C., Soremekun, S., Edmond, K., Newton, S., Amenga-Etego, S., Tawiah-Agyemang, C., Hill, Z., Manu, A., Weobong, B., Kirkwood, B. & Hurt, L., Dec 2022, In: Emerging Themes in Epidemiology. 19, 1, 1.

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1 Citation (Scopus)

Mental health and disability research priorities and capacity needs in Ghana: findings from a rapid review and research priority ranking survey

Weobong, B., Ae-Ngibise, K., Mwangi, G., Sakyi, L. & Lund, C., 2022, In: Global Health Action. 15, 1, 2112404.

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4 Citations (Scopus)

2020

Effectiveness of the Thinking Healthy Programme for perinatal depression delivered through peers: Pooled analysis of two randomized controlled trials in India and Pakistan

Vanobberghen, F., Weiss, H. A., Fuhr, D. C., Sikander, S., Afonso, E., Ahmad, I., Atif, N., Bibi, A., Bibi, T., Bilal, S., De Sa, A., D'Souza, E., Joshi, A., Korgaonkar, P., Krishna, R., Lazarus, A., Liaqat, R., Sharif, M., Weobong, B. & Zaidi, A. & 3 others, Zuliqar, S., Patel, V. & Rahman, A., 15 Mar 2020, In: Journal of Affective Disorders. 265, p. 660-668 9 p.

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23 Citations (Scopus)

Temporal pathways of change in two randomized controlled trials for depression and harmful drinking in Goa, India

Singla, D. R., Hollon, S. D., Velleman, R., Weobong, B., Nadkarni, A., Fairburn, C. G., Bhat, B., Gurav, M., Anand, A., McCambridge, J., Dimidjian, S. & Patel, V., 1 Jan 2020, In: Psychological Medicine. 50, 1, p. 68-76 9 p.

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7 Citations (Scopus)

2019

Auditing the AUDIT: A systematic review of cut-off scores for the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) in low- and middle-income countries

Nadkarni, A., Garber, A., Costa, S., Wood, S., Kumar, S., MacKinnon, N., Ibrahim, M., Velleman, R., Bhatia, U., Fernandes, G., Weobong, B. & Rane, A., 1 Sep 2019, In: Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 202, p. 123-133 11 p.

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42 Citations (Scopus)

Delivering the Thinking Healthy Programme for perinatal depression through peers: an individually randomised controlled trial in India

Fuhr, D. C., Weobong, B., Lazarus, A., Vanobberghen, F., Weiss, H. A., Singla, D. R., Tabana, H., Afonso, E., De Sa, A., D'Souza, E., Joshi, A., Korgaonkar, P., Krishna, R., Price, L. S. N., Rahman, A. & Patel, V., Feb 2019, In: The Lancet Psychiatry. 6, 2, p. 115-127 13 p.

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104 Citations (Scopus)

Feasibility, acceptability and cost-effectiveness of a brief, lay counsellor-delivered psychological treatment for men with alcohol dependence in primary care: an exploratory randomized controlled trial

Nadkarni, A., Weiss, H. A., Velleman, R., McCambridge, J., McDaid, D., Park, A. L., Murthy, P., Weobong, B., Bhat, B. & Patel, V., Jul 2019, In: Addiction. 114, 7, p. 1192-1203 12 p.

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13 Citations (Scopus)

Psychological treatments for depression among women experiencing intimate partner violence: findings from a randomized controlled trial for behavioral activation in Goa, India

Patel, A. R., Weobong, B., Patel, V. H. & Singla, D. R., 1 Dec 2019, In: Archives of Women's Mental Health. 22, 6, p. 779-789 11 p.

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20 Citations (Scopus)

2017

Counselling for Alcohol Problems (CAP), a lay counsellor-delivered brief psychological treatment for harmful drinking in men, in primary care in India: a randomised controlled trial

Nadkarni, A., Weobong, B., Weiss, H. A., McCambridge, J., Bhat, B., Katti, B., Murthy, P., King, M., McDaid, D., Park, A. L., Wilson, G. T., Kirkwood, B., Fairburn, C. G., Velleman, R. & Patel, V., 14 Jan 2017, In: The Lancet. 389, 10065, p. 186-195 10 p.

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123 Citations (Scopus)

Psychometric properties of the AUDIT among men in Goa, India

Endsley, P., Weobong, B. & Nadkarni, A., 1 Oct 2017, In: Asian Journal of Psychiatry. 29, p. 54-58 5 p.

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13 Citations (Scopus)

Sustained effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Counselling for Alcohol Problems, a brief psychological treatment for harmful drinking in men, delivered by lay counsellors in primary care: 12-month follow-up of a randomised controlled trial

Nadkarni, A., Weiss, H. A., Weobong, B., McDaid, D., Singla, D. R., Park, A. L., Bhat, B., Katti, B., McCambridge, J., Murthy, P., King, M., Wilson, G. T., Kirkwood, B., Fairburn, C. G., Velleman, R. & Patel, V., Sep 2017, In: PLoS Medicine. 14, 9, e1002386.

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52 Citations (Scopus)

Sustained effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the Healthy Activity Programme, a brief psychological treatment for depression delivered by lay counsellors in primary care: 12-month follow-up of a randomised controlled trial

Weobong, B., Weiss, H. A., McDaid, D., Singla, D. R., Hollon, S. D., Nadkarni, A., Park, A. L., Bhat, B., Katti, B., Anand, A., Dimidjian, S., Araya, R., King, M., Vijayakumar, L., Wilson, G. T., Velleman, R., Kirkwood, B. R., Fairburn, C. G. & Patel, V., Sep 2017, In: PLoS Medicine. 14, 9, e1002385.

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67 Citations (Scopus)

The Healthy Activity Program (HAP), a lay counsellor-delivered brief psychological treatment for severe depression, in primary care in India: a randomised controlled trial

Patel, V., Weobong, B., Weiss, H. A., Anand, A., Bhat, B., Katti, B., Dimidjian, S., Araya, R., Hollon, S. D., King, M., Vijayakumar, L., Park, A. L., McDaid, D., Wilson, T., Velleman, R., Kirkwood, B. R. & Fairburn, C. G., 14 Jan 2017, In: The Lancet. 389, 10065, p. 176-185 10 p.

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292 Citations (Scopus)

The psychometric properties of GHQ for detecting common mental disorder among community dwelling men in Goa, India

Endsley, P., Weobong, B. & Nadkarni, A., 1 Aug 2017, In: Asian Journal of Psychiatry. 28, p. 106-110 5 p.

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40 Citations (Scopus)

2016

Increasing access to care for sick newborns: Evidence from the Ghana Newhints cluster-randomised controlled trial

Manu, A., Hill, Z., Asbroek, A. H. A. T., Soremekun, S., Weobong, B., Gyan, T., Tawiah-Agyemang, C., Danso, S., Amenga-Etego, S., Owusu-Agyei, S. & Kirkwood, B. R., 1 Jun 2016, In: BMJ Open. 6, 6, e008107.

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16 Citations (Scopus)

The healthy activity program lay counsellor delivered treatment for severe depression in India: Systematic development and randomised evaluation

Chowdhary, N., Anand, A., Dimidjian, S., Shinde, S., Weobong, B., Balaji, M., Hollon, S. D., Rahman, A., Wilson, G. T., Verdeli, H., Araya, R., King, M., Jordans, M. J. D., Fairburn, C., Kirkwood, B. & Patel, V., Apr 2016, In: British Journal of Psychiatry. 208, 4, p. 381-388 8 p.

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111 Citations (Scopus)

2015

Association between probable postnatal depression and increased infant mortality and morbidity: Findings from the DON population-based cohort study in rural Ghana

Weobong, B., Ten Asbroek, A. H. A., Soremekun, S., Gram, L., Amenga-Etego, S. D., Danso, S., Owusu-Agyei, S., Prince, M. & Kirkwood, B. R., 2015, In: BMJ Open. 5, 8, A23.

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41 Citations (Scopus)

Determinants of postnatal depression in rural Ghana: Findings from the don population based cohort study

Weobong, B., Ten Asbroek, A. H. A., Soremekun, S., Danso, S., Owusu-Agyei, S., Prince, M. & Kirkwood, B. R., 1 Feb 2015, In: Depression and Anxiety. 32, 2, p. 108-119 12 p.

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47 Citations (Scopus)

The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the peer-delivered Thinking Healthy Programme for perinatal depression in Pakistan and India: The SHARE study protocol for randomised controlled trials

Sikander, S., Lazarus, A., Bangash, O., Fuhr, D. C., Weobong, B., Krishna, R. N., Ahmad, I., Weiss, H. A., Price, L. S., Rahman, A. & Patel, V., 25 Nov 2015, In: Trials. 16, 1, 534.

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61 Citations (Scopus)

The systematic development and pilot randomized evaluation of counselling for alcohol problems, a lay counselor-delivered psychological treatment for harmful drinking in primary care in India: The PREMIUM study

Nadkarni, A., Velleman, R., Dabholkar, H., Shinde, S., Bhat, B., Mccambridge, J., Murthy, P., Wilson, T., Weobong, B. & Patel, V., 1 Mar 2015, In: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 39, 3, p. 522-531 10 p.

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45 Citations (Scopus)

2014

Association of antenatal depression with adverse consequences for the mother and newborn in rural Ghana: Findings from the DON population-based cohort study

Weobong, B., Ten Asbroek, A. H. A., Soremekun, S., Manu, A. A., Owusu-Agyei, S., Prince, M. & Kirkwood, B. R., 30 Dec 2014, In: PLoS ONE. 9, 12, e116333.

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48 Citations (Scopus)

Evaluating the implementation of community volunteer assessment and referral of sick babies: Lessons learned from the Ghana Newhints home visits cluster randomized controlled trial

Manu, A. A., Ten Asbroek, A., Soremekun, S., Gyan, T., Weobong, B., Tawiah-Agyemang, C., Danso, S., Amenga-Etego, S., Owusu-Agyei, S., Hill, Z. & Kirkwood, B. R., 2014, In: Health Policy and Planning. 29, p. ii114-ii127

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10 Citations (Scopus)

Improving the scalability of psychological treatments in developing countries: An evaluation of peer-led therapy quality assessment in Goa, India

Singla, D. R., Weobong, B., Nadkarni, A., Chowdhary, N., Shinde, S., Anand, A., Fairburn, C. G., Dimijdan, S., Velleman, R., Weiss, H. & Patel, V., Sep 2014, In: Behaviour Research and Therapy. 60, p. 53-59 7 p.

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82 Citations (Scopus)

Prevalence and determinants of antenatal depression among pregnant women in a predominantly rural population in Ghana: The DON population-based study

Weobong, B., Soremekun, S., Ten Asbroek, A. H., Amenga-Etego, S., Danso, S., Owusu-Agyei, S., Prince, M. & Kirkwood, B. R., 20 Aug 2014, In: Journal of Affective Disorders. 165, p. 1-7 7 p.

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46 Citations (Scopus)

The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of lay counsellor-delivered psychological treatments for harmful and dependent drinking and moderate to severe depression in primary care in India: PREMIUM study protocol for randomized controlled trials

Patel, V., Weobong, B., Nadkarni, A., Weiss, H. A., Anand, A., Naik, S., Bhat, B., Pereira, J., Araya, R., Dimidjian, S., Hollon, S. D., King, M., McCambridge, J., McDaid, D., Murthy, P., Velleman, R., Fairburn, C. G. & Kirkwood, B., 2 Apr 2014, In: Trials. 15, 1, 101.

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55 Citations (Scopus)

2013

Effect of the Newhints home-visits intervention on neonatal mortality rate and care practices in Ghana: A cluster randomised controlled trial

Kirkwood, B. R., Manu, A., Ten Asbroek, A. H. A., Soremekun, S., Weobong, B., Gyan, T., Danso, S., Amenga-Etego, S., Tawiah-Agyemang, C., Owusu-Agyei, S. & Hill, Z., 2013, In: The Lancet. 381, 9884, p. 2184-2192 9 p.

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153 Citations (Scopus)

2009

The comparative validity of screening scales for postnatal common mental disorder in Kintampo, Ghana

Weobong, B., Akpalu, B., Doku, V., Owusu-Agyei, S., Hurt, L., Kirkwood, B. & Prince, M., Feb 2009, In: Journal of Affective Disorders. 113, 1-2, p. 109-117 9 p.

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100 Citations (Scopus)

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