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h-index: 26
Works: 117
Citations: 5,687

Most-cited papers

Physical illness in patients with severe mental disorders. I. Prevalence, impact of medications and disparities in health care
M. de Hert, C. Correll, J. Bobes, M. Cetkovich-Bakmas +9 more
2011World Psychiatry2,376 citations Open access
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Physical illness in patients with severe mental disorders. II. Barriers to care, monitoring and treatment guidelines, plus recommendations at the system and individual level
M. de Hert, D. Cohen, J. Bobes, M. Cetkovich-Bakmas +9 more
2011World Psychiatry871 citations Open access
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A descriptive epidemiology of substance use and substance use disorders in Nigeria during the early 21st century.
O. Gureje, L. Degenhardt, B. Olley, R. Uwakwe +5 more
2007Drug and Alcohol Dependence173 citations
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A comparative cross-cultural study of the prevalence of late life depression in low and middle income countries
M. Guerra, A. Prina, C. Ferri, D. Acosta +11 more
2016Journal of Affective Disorders131 citations Open access
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Strain and its correlates among carers of people with dementia in low-income and middle-income countries. A 10/66 Dementia Research Group population-based survey
M. Prince, H. Brodaty, R. Uwakwe, D. Acosta +10 more
2012International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry114 citations Open access
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Depression in adult Nigerians: results from the Nigerian Survey of Mental Health and Well-being.
O. Gureje, R. Uwakwe, B. Oladeji, V. Makanjuola +1 more
2010Journal of Affective Disorders111 citations
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Equity in the delivery of community healthcare to older people: findings from 10/66 Dementia Research Group cross-sectional surveys in Latin America, China, India and Nigeria
E. Albanese, Zhao-Rui Liu, D. Acosta, M. Guerra +14 more
2011BMC Health Services Research100 citations Open access
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Ageing and dementia in low and middle income countries - Using research to engage with public and policy makers
M. Prince, D. Acosta, E. Albanese, R. Arizaga +13 more
2008International Review of Psychiatry98 citations Open access
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Dementia in sub-Saharan Africa: challenges and opportunities
M. Guerchet, R. Mayston, P. Lloyd-Sherlock, M. Prince +7 more
201795 citations
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The Epidemiology of Dependence in Older People in Nigeria: Prevalence, Determinants, Informal Care, and Health Service Utilization. A 10/66 Dementia Research Group Cross‐Sectional Survey
R. Uwakwe, C. Ibeh, Anne Ifeoma Modebe, Emeka Bo +4 more
2009Journal of The American Geriatrics Society69 citations
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Factors associated with depression and suicide among patients with diabetes mellitus and essential hypertension in a Nigerian teaching hospital.
M. Igwe, R. Uwakwe, C. Ahanotu, Gm Onyeama +2 more
2013African Health Sciences64 citations Open access
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Road traffic accidents and posttraumatic stress disorder in an orthopedic setting in south-eastern Nigeria: a controlled study
O. Iteke, M. Bakare, A. Agomoh, R. Uwakwe +1 more
2011Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine64 citations Open access
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The profile and risks of suicidal behaviours in the Nigerian Survey of Mental Health and Well-Being
O. Gureje, Lola Kola, R. Uwakwe, O. Udofia +2 more
2007Psychological Medicine62 citations
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A journey without maps—Understanding the costs of caring for dependent older people in Nigeria, China, Mexico and Peru
R. Mayston, P. Lloyd-Sherlock, S. Gallardo, Hong Wang +9 more
2017PLoS ONE61 citations Open access
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Religion, coping and outcome in out‐patients with depression or diabetes mellitus
K. Amadi, R. Uwakwe, P. Odinka, Ac Ndukuba +2 more
2016Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica39 citations
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Comorbidity and Impact of Chronic Spinal Pain in Nigeria
O. Gureje, A. Akinpelu, R. Uwakwe, O. Udofia +1 more
2007Spine38 citations
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Public Mental Health – Using the Mental Health Gap Action Program to Put all Hands to the Pumps
R. Uwakwe, A. N. Otakpor
2014Frontiers in Public Health36 citations Open access
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The Prevalence, Correlates, Detection and Control of Diabetes among Older People in Low and Middle Income Countries. A 10/66 Dementia Research Group Population-Based Survey
A. Salas, D. Acosta, C. Ferri, M. Guerra +12 more
2016PLoS ONE35 citations Open access
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Exploring the economic and social effects of care dependence in later life: protocol for the 10/66 research group INDEP study
R. Mayston, M. Guerra, Yue-Qin Huang, A. Sosa +11 more
2014SpringerPlus34 citations Open access
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Disability and care-giving in old age in a Nigerian community.
R. Uwakwe, I. Modebe
2007Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice32 citations
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The Socio-demographic Characteristics and Patterns of Help-Seeking among Patients with Schizophrenia in South-east Nigeria
Paul C. Odinka, M. Oche, A. Ndukuba, R. Muomah +4 more
2014Journal of health care for the poor and underserved30 citations
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Relationship between religiosity, religious coping and socio-demographic variables among out-patients with depression or diabetes mellitus in Enugu, Nigeria.
K. Amadi, R. Uwakwe, A. Ndukuba, P. Odinka +3 more
2016African Health Sciences26 citations Open access
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Psychiatric Morbidity among Subjects with Leprosy and Albinism in South East Nigeria: A Comparative Study
C. M. Attama, R. Uwakwe, G. Onyeama, M. Igwe
2015Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research26 citations Open access
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A comparative analysis of disability in individuals with bipolar affective disorder and schizophrenia in a sub-Saharan African mental health hospital: towards evidence-guided rehabilitation intervention
D. Adegbaju, A. Olagunju, R. Uwakwe
2013Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology24 citations
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Prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of postpartum depression among women attending Postnatal and/or Children's Welfare Clinics in a Tertiary Hospital, Jos, Nigeria
F. Tungchama, J. Obindo, A. Armiya'u, Y. Maigari +7 more
201822 citations Open access
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Physical illness in psychiatric inpatients: Comparison of patients with and without substance use disorders
K. Frasch, J. I. Larsen, J. Cordes, B. Jacobsen +8 more
2013International Journal of Social Psychiatry22 citations
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The views of some selected Nigerians about mental disorders.
R. Uwakwe
2007Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal21 citations
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The relationship of comorbidity of mental and substance use disorders with suicidal behaviors in the Nigerian Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing
R. Uwakwe, O. Gureje
2011Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology18 citations
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Quality of life, fatigue and seizure severity in people living with epilepsy in a selected Nigerian population.
C. O. Akosile, John Uche Anomneze, E. Okoye, B. Adegoke +2 more
2020Seizure17 citations Open access
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A cohort study of the effects of older adult care dependence upon household economic functioning, in Peru, Mexico and China
M. Guerchet, M. Guerra, Yue-Qin Huang, P. Lloyd-Sherlock +10 more
2018PLoS ONE17 citations Open access
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Access to Mental Health
R. Uwakwe, Said Mohammed Jidda, S. Bährer-Kohler
201716 citations
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Disability among Attendees with Schizophrenia in a Nigerian Hospital: Further Evidence for Integrated Rehabilitative Treatment Designs
A. Olagunju, D. Adegbaju, R. Uwakwe
2016Mental Illness15 citations Open access
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Prevalence and Socio-demographic Determinants of Depression among Patients Attending HIV/AIDS Clinic in a Teaching Hospital in Imo State, Nigeria
C. Aguocha, R. Uwakwe, C. Duru, K. Diwe +3 more
201614 citations
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Co-morbid anxiety disorders in patients with schizophrenia in a tertiary institution in South East Nigeria: prevalence and correlates.
C. Aguocha, Kelechi Aguocha, R. Uwakwe, G. Onyeama
2015African Health Sciences14 citations Open access
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Mental disorders among adult Nigerians: risks, prevalence, and treatment.
O. Gureje, O. Adeyemi, N. Enyidah, M. Ekpo +5 more
200814 citations
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The economic status of older people’s households in urban and rural settings in Peru, Mexico and China: a 10/66 INDEP study cross-sectional survey
M. Prince, P. Lloyd-Sherlock, M. Guerra, Yue-Qin Huang +10 more
2016SpringerPlus13 citations Open access
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Common psychiatric disorders over a lifetime: age of onset, risk and treatment contact in the Nigerian survey of mental health and wellbeing.
O. Gureje, R. Uwakwe, O. Udofia, Abba Wakil +2 more
2008African journal of medicine and medical sciences13 citations
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Satisfaction with dementia care—giving in Nigeria—a pilot investigation
R. Uwakwe
2006International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry13 citations
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Generalized anxiety disorder screening using gad-7 among in-school adolescents of anambra state, nigeria: a comparative study between urban and rural areas
Ahoma Victor Mbanuzuru, R. Uwakwe, Chinekwu Sochukwu Anyaoku, Anastacia Okwudili Ojimba +5 more
2023Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health12 citations Open access
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Independent socio-demographic and clinical correlates associated with the perception of quality of life of women with postpartum depressionin North-central, Nigeria
F. Tungchama, C. Piwuna, A. Armiya'u, Y. Maigari +6 more
2017International journal of psychiatry in clinical practice12 citations
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Cultural diversity in physical diseases among patients with mental illnesses
J. I. Larsen, U. A. Andersen, T. Becker, G. Bickel +13 more
2013Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry (Print)12 citations Open access
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Traumatic events and suicidal behaviour in the Nigerian Survey of Mental Health and Well‐Being
R. Uwakwe, B. Oladeji, O. Gureje
2012Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica12 citations
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Assessment of full and subsyndromal PTSD and quality of life of internally displaced older adults in northern Nigeria
M. Ojeahere, R. Uwakwe, C. Piwuna, M. Audu +3 more
2021Aging and Health Research11 citations Open access
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Positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia as correlates of help-seeking behaviour and the duration of untreated psychosis in south-east Nigeria
P. Odinka, Ac Ndukuba, R. Muomah, M. Oche +4 more
201410 citations Open access
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The effect of structured psychoeducation on caregiver burden in carers of patients with schizophrenia in Nigeria: A 12-week follow-up investigation
T. Iyidobi, J. Onu, O. Iteke, N. Unaogu +1 more
2022South African Journal of Psychiatry8 citations Open access
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Socio-demographic correlates of treatment response among patients with schizophrenia in a tertiary hospital in South-East Nigeria.
M. Ezeme, R. Uwakwe, A. Ndukuba, M. Igwe +3 more
2017African Health Sciences8 citations Open access
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Prevalence and correlates of cigarette smoking among patients with schizophrenia in southeast Nigeria
C. Aguocha, J. Aguocha, M. Igwe, R. Uwakwe +1 more
2015Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica8 citations
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The sociocultural conceptualisations of schizophrenia and patterns of help seeking in south-east Nigeria
P. Odinka, R. Muomah, A. Ndukuba, M. Oche +4 more
20158 citations
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Prevalence , impact of medications and disparities in health care WPA EDUCATIONAL MODULE
M. de Hert, C. Correll, J. Bobes, M. Cetkovich-Bakmas +9 more
20118 citations
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Primary health care providers knowledge of dementia and cognitive assessment tools for elderly populations in Southeast Nigeria: A pilot survey
C. Ogbuagu, R. Uwakwe, James G. Kahn, E. Ogbuagu +5 more
2023SAGE Open Medicine7 citations Open access
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