The University of Queensland

Participation in Australian drug treatment programs for individuals engaging in high‐risk substance use: Data from a nationally representative sample

Leung, Janni, Yimer, Tesfa Mekonen, Chiu, Vivian, Hall, Wayne D., Connor, Jason P. and Chan, Gary Chung Kai (2024). Participation in Australian drug treatment programs for individuals engaging in high‐risk substance use: Data from a nationally representative sample. Drug and Alcohol Review, 43 (3), 688-693. doi: 10.1111/dar.13792

Treatment-seeking behavior and barriers to mental health service utilization for depressive symptoms and hazardous drinking: The role of religious and traditional healers in mental healthcare of Northwest Ethiopia

Yimer, Tesfa Mekonen, Chan, Gary C.K., Belete, Habte, Hides, Leanne and Leung, Janni (2023). Treatment-seeking behavior and barriers to mental health service utilization for depressive symptoms and hazardous drinking: The role of religious and traditional healers in mental healthcare of Northwest Ethiopia. Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health, 10 e92, 1-12. doi: 10.1017/gmh.2023.88

Posttraumatic stress disorder in a war-affected area of Northeast Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Birhan, Zelalem, Deressa, Yonas, Shegaw, Maregu, Asnakew, Sintayehu and Mekonen, Tesfa (2023). Posttraumatic stress disorder in a war-affected area of Northeast Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study. BMC Psychiatry, 23 (1) 627. doi: 10.1186/s12888-023-05116-w

Methamphetamine exposure and depression—A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Leung, Janni, Mekonen, Tesfa, Wang, XiaoXuan, Arunogiri, Shalini, Degenhardt, Louisa and McKetin, Rebecca (2023). Methamphetamine exposure and depression—A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Drug and Alcohol Review, 42 (6), 1438-1449. doi: 10.1111/dar.13670

Cannabis use in Sub‐Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

Belete, Habte, Mekonen, Tesfa, Espinosa, Dorothy C., Ambaw, Fentie, Connor, Jason, Chan, Gary, Hides, Leanne, Hall, Wayne and Leung, Janni (2023). Cannabis use in Sub‐Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Addiction, 118 (7), 1201-1215. doi: 10.1111/add.16170

Depression among people with chronic skin disease at Boru Meda Hospital in Northeast Ethiopia

Nurye, Yasin, Tareke, Minale, Tadesse, Meseret, Shegaw, Maregu and Mekonen, Tesfa (2023). Depression among people with chronic skin disease at Boru Meda Hospital in Northeast Ethiopia. PLoS One, 18 (2) e0282022, 1-12. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282022

Mental health service utilization in a low resource setting: A qualitative study on perspectives of health professionals in Northwest Ethiopia

Mekonen, Tesfa, Chan, Gary C. K., Belete, Tilahun, Menberu, Melak, Davidson, Lily, Hides, Leanne and Leung, Janni (2022). Mental health service utilization in a low resource setting: A qualitative study on perspectives of health professionals in Northwest Ethiopia. PLoS One, 17 (11) e0278106, 1-13. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0278106

Mood and anxiety symptoms in persons taking prescription opioids: a systematic review with meta-analyses of longitudinal studies

Leung, Janni, Santo, Thomas, Colledge, Samantha, Mekonen, Tesfa, Thomson, Kate, Degenhardt, Louisa, Connor, Jason P., Hall, Wayne and Stjepanović, Daniel (2022). Mood and anxiety symptoms in persons taking prescription opioids: a systematic review with meta-analyses of longitudinal studies. Pain Medicine, 23 (8), 1442-1456. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnac029

Prevalence and correlates of cannabis use for medicinal reasons – an Australian cross-sectional study

Leung, Janni, Lim, Carmen C.W., Chiu, Vivian, Chung, Jack, Mekonen, Tesfa, Dawson, Danielle, Hall, Wayne D. and Chan, Gary C.K. (2022). Prevalence and correlates of cannabis use for medicinal reasons – an Australian cross-sectional study. Addictive Behaviors Reports, 15 100436, 100436. doi: 10.1016/j.abrep.2022.100436

What is the short-term remission rate for people with untreated depression? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Mekonen, Tesfa, Ford, Sarah, Chan, Gary C. K., Hides, Leanne, Connor, Jason P. and Leung, Janni (2022). What is the short-term remission rate for people with untreated depression? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 296, 17-25. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.09.046

Estimating the global treatment rates for depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Mekonen, Tesfa, Chan, Gary C.K., Connor, Jason P., Hides, Leanne and Leung, Janni (2021). Estimating the global treatment rates for depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 295, 1234-1242. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.09.038

Treatment trajectories for alcohol use disorder: Where is the gap?

Mekonen, Tesfa, Leung, Janni, Chan, Gary C. K., Hides, Leanne and Connor, Jason P. (2021). Treatment trajectories for alcohol use disorder: Where is the gap?. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 45 (8), 1560-1562. doi: 10.1111/acer.14660

Depressive symptoms among people with HIV/AIDS in Northwest Ethiopia: comparative study

Mekonen, Tesfa, Belete, Habte and Fekadu, Wubalem (2021). Depressive symptoms among people with HIV/AIDS in Northwest Ethiopia: comparative study. BMJ Open, 11 (7) e048931, e048931. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-048931

Lifetime relapse and its associated factors among people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders who are on follow up at Comprehensive Specialized Hospitals in Amhara region, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Moges, Solomon, Belete, Tilahun, Mekonen, Tesfa and Menberu, Melak (2021). Lifetime relapse and its associated factors among people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders who are on follow up at Comprehensive Specialized Hospitals in Amhara region, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 15 (1) 42. doi: 10.1186/s13033-021-00464-0

Perceived stigma and associated factors among adults with problematic substance use in Northwest Ethiopia

Belete, Habte, Ali, Tilahun, Mekonen, Tesfa, Fekadu, Wubalem and Belete, Tilahun (2021). Perceived stigma and associated factors among adults with problematic substance use in Northwest Ethiopia. Psychology Research and Behavior Management, 14, 637-644. doi: 10.2147/prbm.s301251

Treatment rates for alcohol use disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Mekonen, Tesfa, Chan, Gary C. K., Connor, Jason, Hall, Wayne, Hides, Leanne and Leung, Janni (2020). Treatment rates for alcohol use disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Addiction, 116 (10), 2617-2634. doi: 10.1111/add.15357

Suicidal behavior among people with epilepsy in Northwest Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional study

Mekonen, Tesfa, Getnet, Asmamaw, Belete, Amsalu, Menberu, Melak and Fekadu, Wubalem (2020). Suicidal behavior among people with epilepsy in Northwest Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional study. Epilepsy and Behavior, 111 107233, 107233. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107233

Child development and nutritional status in 12-59 months of age in resource limited setting of Ethiopia

Workie, Shimelash Bitew, Mekonen, Tesfa, Mekonen, Tefera Chane and Fekadu, Wubalem (2020). Child development and nutritional status in 12-59 months of age in resource limited setting of Ethiopia. Journal of health, population, and nutrition, 39 (1) 6, 6. doi: 10.1186/s41043-020-00214-x

Level of undernutrition and its determinants among children aged 12–59 months in Wolaita District, Ethiopia

Workie, Shimelash Bitew, Mekonen, Tesfa, Fekadu, Wubalem and Chane Mekonen, Tefera (2020). Level of undernutrition and its determinants among children aged 12–59 months in Wolaita District, Ethiopia. Pediatric Health, Medicine and Therapeutics, Volume 11, 109-117. doi: 10.2147/phmt.s240906

Community’s perception and attitude towards people with epilepsy in Ethiopia

Fekadu, Wubalem, Mekonen, Tesfa, Bitew, Shemelash, Mekonnen, Tefera Chanie, Menberu, Melak and Shewangizaw, Seble (2019). Community’s perception and attitude towards people with epilepsy in Ethiopia. Behavioural Neurology, 2019 4681958, 1-7. doi: 10.1155/2019/4681958

Incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder after road traffic accident

Fekadu, Wubalem, Mekonen, Tesfa, Belete, Habte, Belete, Amsalu and Yohannes, Kalkidan (2019). Incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder after road traffic accident. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 10 (JULY) 519, 519. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00519

Help seeking behavior for problematic substance uses in north-West Ethiopia

Belete, Habte, Mekonen, Testa, Fekadu, Wubalem, Legas, Getasew and Getnet, Asmamaw (2019). Help seeking behavior for problematic substance uses in north-West Ethiopia. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 14 (1) 25, 25. doi: 10.1186/s13011-019-0202-9

Global, regional, and national burden of epilepsy, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

GBD 2016 Epilepsy Collaborators (2019). Global, regional, and national burden of epilepsy, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. The Lancet Neurology, 18 (4), 357-375. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(18)30454-X

Global, regional, and national burden of suicide mortality 1990 to 2016: systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

Orpana, Heather M., Marczak, Laurie B., Arora, Megha, Abbasi, Nooshin, Abdulkader, Rizwan Suliankatchi, Abebe, Zegeye, Abraha, Haftom Niguse, Afarideh, Mohsen, Afshari, Mahdi, Ahmadi, Alireza, Aichour, Amani Nidhal, Aichour, Ibtihel, Aichour, Miloud Taki Eddine, Akseer, Nadia, Al‐raddadi, Rajaa M., Alahdab, Fares, Alkerwi, Ala'a, Allebeck, Peter, Alvis‐guzman, Nelson, Anber, Nahla Hamed, Anjomshoa, Mina, Antonio, Carl Abelardo T., Arora, Amit, Aryal, Krishna K., Asgedom, Solomon Weldegebreal, Awasthi, Ashish, Quintanilla, Beatriz Paulina Ayala, Badali, Hamid, Barker‐collo, Suzanne Lyn ... Naghavi, Mohsen (2019). Global, regional, and national burden of suicide mortality 1990 to 2016: systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. BMJ (Online), 364 94, l94. doi: 10.1136/bmj.l94

Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Dicker, Daniel, Nguyen, Grant, Abate, Degu, Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Abay, Solomon M, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbasi, Nooshin, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdela, Jemal, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abdel-Rahman, Omar, Abdi, Alireza, Abdollahpour, Ibrahim, Abdulkader, Rizwan Suliankatchi, Abdurahman, Ahmed Abdulahi, Abebe, Haftom Temesgen, Abebe, Molla, Abebe, Zegeye, Abebo, Teshome Abuka, Aboyans, Victor, Abraha, Haftom Niguse, Abrham, Aklilu Roba, Abu-Raddad, Laith Jamal, Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen ME, Accrombessi, Manfred Mario Kokou, Acharya, Pawan, Adebayo, Oladimeji M, Adedeji, Isaac Akinkunmi ... Murray, Christopher J L (2018). Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet, 392 (10159), 1684-1735. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(18)31891-9

Measuring progress from 1990 to 2017 and projecting attainment to 2030 of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for 195 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Lozano, Rafael, Fullman, Nancy, Abate, Degu, Abay, Solomon M., Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbasi, Nooshin, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdela, Jemal, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abdel-Rahman, Omar, Abdi, Alireza, Abdollahpour, Ibrahim, Abdulkader, Rizwan Suliankatchi, Abebe, Nebiyu Dereje, Abebe, Zegeye, Abejie, Ayenew Negesse, Abera, Semaw F., Abil, Olifan Zewdie, Aboyans, Victor, Abraha, Haftom Niguse, Abrham, Aklilu Roba, Abu-Raddad, Laith Jamal, Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen Me, Abyu, Gebre Y., Accrombessi, Manfred Mario Kokou, Acharya, Dilaram, Acharya, Pawan, Adamu, Abdu A. ... Murray, Christopher J. L. (2018). Measuring progress from 1990 to 2017 and projecting attainment to 2030 of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for 195 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet, 392 (10159), 2091-2138. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(18)32281-5

Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 359 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Kyu, Hmwe Hmwe, Abate, Degu, Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Abay, Solomon M, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbasi, Nooshin, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdela, Jemal, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abdollahpour, Ibrahim, Abdulkader, Rizwan Suliankatchi, Abebe, Molla, Abebe, Zegeye, Abil, Olifan Zewdie, Aboyans, Victor, Abrham, Aklilu Roba, Abu-Raddad, Laith Jamal, Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M E, Accrombessi, Manfred Mario Kokou, Acharya, Dilaram, Acharya, Pawan, Ackerman, Ilana N, Adamu, Abdu A, Adebayo, Oladimeji M, Adekanmbi, Victor, Ademi, Zanfina, Adetokunboh, Olatunji O, Adib, Mina G ... GBD 2017 DALYs and HALE Collaborators (2018). Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 359 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet, 392 (10159), 1859-1922. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(18)32335-3

Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

James, Spencer L, Abate, Degu, Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Abay, Solomon M, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbasi, Nooshin, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdela, Jemal, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abdollahpour, Ibrahim, Abdulkader, Rizwan Suliankatchi, Abebe, Zegeye, Abera, Semaw F, Abil, Olifan Zewdie, Abraha, Haftom Niguse, Abu-Raddad, Laith Jamal, Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M E, Accrombessi, Manfred Mario Kokou, Acharya, Dilaram, Acharya, Pawan, Ackerman, Ilana N, Adamu, Abdu A, Adebayo, Oladimeji M, Adekanmbi, Victor, Adetokunboh, Olatunji O, Adib, Mina G, Adsuar, Jose C, Afanvi, Kossivi Agbelenko ... Murray, Christopher J L (2018). Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet, 392 (10159), 1789-1858. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(18)32279-7

Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

Griswold, Max G., Fullman, Nancy, Hawley, Caitlin, Arian, Nicholas, Zimsen, Stephanie R. M., Tymeson, Hayley D., Venkateswaran, Vidhya, Tapp, Austin Douglas, Forouzanfar, Mohammad H., Salama, Joseph S., Abate, Kalkidan Hassen, Abate, Degu, Abay, Solomon M., Abbafati, Cristiana, Abdulkader, Rizwan Suliankatchi, Abebe, Zegeye, Aboyans, Victor, Abrar, Mohammed Mehdi, Acharya, Pawan, Adetokunboh, Olatunji O., Adhikari, Tara Ballav, Adsuar, Jose C., Afarideh, Mohsen, Agardh, Emilie Elisabet, Agarwal, Gina, Aghayan, Sargis Aghasi, Agrawal, Sutapa, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Akibu, Mohammed ... Gakidou, Emmanuela (2018). Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. Lancet, 392 (10152), 1015-1035. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31310-2

Health care seeking behavior for depression in Northeast Ethiopia: depression is not considered as illness by more than half of the participants

Menberu, Melak, Mekonen, Tesfa, Azale, Telake, Ayano, Getinet, Yimer, Solomon, Getnet, Asmamaw, Belete, Amsalu, Kerie, Sitotaw and Fekadu, Wubalem (2018). Health care seeking behavior for depression in Northeast Ethiopia: depression is not considered as illness by more than half of the participants. Annals of General Psychiatry, 17 (1) 34, 34. doi: 10.1186/s12991-018-0205-3

Initiation of Complementary Feeding and Associated Factors Among Children of Age 6-23 Months in Sodo Town, Southern EthiopiA: Cross-Sectional Study

Chane, Tefera, Bitew, Shimelash, Mekonen, Tesfa and Fekadu, Wubalem (2018). Initiation of Complementary Feeding and Associated Factors Among Children of Age 6-23 Months in Sodo Town, Southern EthiopiA: Cross-Sectional Study. Pediatric Reports, 9 (4) 7240, 64-69. doi: 10.4081/pr.2017.7240

Substance use as a strong predictor of poor academic achievement among university students

Mekonen, Tesfa, Fekadu, Wubalem, Mekonnen, Tefera Chane and Workie, Shimelash Bitew (2017). Substance use as a strong predictor of poor academic achievement among university students. Psychiatry Journal, 2017, 7517450-9. doi: 10.1155/2017/7517450

Meal frequency and dietary diversity feeding practices among children 6-23 months of age in Wolaita Sodo town, Southern Ethiopia

Mekonnen, Tefera Chane, Workie, Shimelash Bitew, Yimer, Tesfa Mekonen and Mersha, Wubalem Fekadu (2017). Meal frequency and dietary diversity feeding practices among children 6-23 months of age in Wolaita Sodo town, Southern Ethiopia. Journal of Health Population and Nutrition, 36 (1) 18, 18. doi: 10.1186/s41043-017-0097-x

Problematic alcohol use among university students

Mekonen, Tesfa, Fekadu, Wubalem, Chane, Tefera and Bitew, Shimelash (2017). Problematic alcohol use among university students. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 8 (MAY) 86, 86. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00086

High magnitude of social anxiety disorder in school adolescents

Mekuria, Kindie, Mulat, Haregwoin, Derajew, Habtamu, Mekonen, Tesfa, Fekadu, Wubalem, Belete, Amsalu, Yimer, Solomon, Legas, Getasew, Menberu, Melak, Getnet, Asmamaw and Kibret, Simegnew (2017). High magnitude of social anxiety disorder in school adolescents. Psychiatry Journal, 2017, 5643136-5. doi: 10.1155/2017/5643136

Depression among Ethiopian adults: cross-sectional study

Molla, Getasew Legas, Sebhat, Haregwoin Mulat, Hussen, Zebiba Nasir, Mekonen, Amsalu Belete, Mersha, Wubalem Fekadu and Yimer, Tesfa Mekonen (2016). Depression among Ethiopian adults: cross-sectional study. Psychiatry Journal, 2016, 1468120-5. doi: 10.1155/2016/1468120

Antiepileptic drug nonadherence and its predictors among people with epilepsy

Getnet, Asmamaw, Woldeyohannes, Solomon Meseret, Bekana, Lulu, Mekonen, Tesfa, Fekadu, Wubalem, Menberu, Melak, Yimer, Solomon, Assaye, Adisu, Belete, Amsalu and Belete, Habte (2016). Antiepileptic drug nonadherence and its predictors among people with epilepsy. Behavioural Neurology, 2016 3189108, 3189108-6. doi: 10.1155/2016/3189108

Satisfaction and associated factors of outpatient psychiatric service consumers in Ethiopia

Yimer, Solomon, Yohannis, Zegeye, Getinet, Wondale, Mekonen, Tesfa, Fekadu, Wubalem, Belete, Habte, Menberu, Melak, Getnet, Asmamaw and Belete, Amsalu (2016). Satisfaction and associated factors of outpatient psychiatric service consumers in Ethiopia. Patient Preference and Adherence, 10, 1847-1852. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S115767

Suicidal ideation, attempt, and determining factors among HIV/AIDS patients, Ethiopia

Bitew, Huluagresh, Andargie, Gashaw, Tadesse, Agitu, Belete, Amsalu, Fekadu, Wubalem and Mekonen, Tesfa (2016). Suicidal ideation, attempt, and determining factors among HIV/AIDS patients, Ethiopia. Depression Research and Treatment, 2016 8913160, 1-6. doi: 10.1155/2016/8913160

Magnitude and associated factors of delirium among hospitalized patients, Ethiopia: A cross sectional study

Yimer, Tesfa Mekonen, Mihretie, Getnet, Assefa, Dereje, Fekadu, Wubalem and Mehretie, Yohannes (2015). Magnitude and associated factors of delirium among hospitalized patients, Ethiopia: A cross sectional study. African Journal of Psychiatry (South Africa), 18 (3) 1000267. doi: 10.4172/Psychiatry.1000267

Magnitude and risk factors of abortion among regular female students in Wolaita Sodo University, Ethiopia

Gelaye, Amha Admasie, Taye, Kalemelekot Nigussie and Mekonen, Tesfa (2014). Magnitude and risk factors of abortion among regular female students in Wolaita Sodo University, Ethiopia. BMC Women's Health, 14 (1) 50. doi: 10.1186/1472-6874-14-50

Participation in Australian drug treatment programs for individuals engaging in high-risk substances use: data from a nationally representative sample

Leung, Janni, Mekonen, Tesfa, Chiu, Vivian, Hall, Wayne D., Connor, Jason P. and Chan, Gary Chung Kai (2023). Participation in Australian drug treatment programs for individuals engaging in high-risk substances use: data from a nationally representative sample. APSAD 2023 Conference, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 12–15 November 2023. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/dar.13749

Prevalence of participation in a tobacco, alcohol or other drug treatment program - Findings from the 2019 Australian National Drug Strategy Household Survey

Chiu, Vivian, Mekonen, Tesfa and Leung, Janni (2022). Prevalence of participation in a tobacco, alcohol or other drug treatment program - Findings from the 2019 Australian National Drug Strategy Household Survey. APSAD 2022 Conference, Darwin, NT, Australia, 9-12 October 2022. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.

Systematic review and meta-analysis of the level of cannabis use in the sub-Saharan region

Belete, Habte, Mekonen, Tesfa, Ambaw, Fentie, Chan, Gary C. K., Hides, Leanne and Leung, Janni (2022). Systematic review and meta-analysis of the level of cannabis use in the sub-Saharan region. APSAD 2022 Conference, Darwin, NT, Australia, 9-12 October 2022. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.

Estimating the global treatment rates for alcohol use disorder and depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Mekonen, Tesfa, Chan, Gary C. K., Connor, Jason P., Hall, Wayne D., Hides, Leanne and Leung, Janni (2021). Estimating the global treatment rates for alcohol use disorder and depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis. APSAD 2021 Conference, Virtual, 7-10 November 2021. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.

How many people use cannabis for medicinal reasons in Australia?

Leung, Janni, Lim, Carmen C. W., Chiu, Vivian, Chung, Jack Y. C., Mekonen, Tesfa, Hall, Wayne D. and Chan, Gary C. K. (2021). How many people use cannabis for medicinal reasons in Australia?. APSAD 2021 Conference, Virtual, 7-10 November 2021. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.

Parent-child connectedness and its association with alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis use among Argentinian adolescents

Thompson, Kaiwen, Mekonen, Tesfa and Leung, Janni (2021). Parent-child connectedness and its association with alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis use among Argentinian adolescents. The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Environmental Research and Public Health, Online, 11-25 January 2021. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI. doi: 10.3390/ecerph-3-09026

What is the untreated remission or natural recovery rate of people with depression? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Mekonen, Tesfa, Ford, Sarah, Chan, Gary, Hides, Leanne and Leung, Janni (2021). What is the untreated remission or natural recovery rate of people with depression? A systematic review and meta-analysis. The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Environmental Research and Public Health , Online, 11-25 January 2021. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI. doi: 10.3390/ecerph-3-09025

Mental health services in low resource settings: treatment gap, service utilization, and barriers to mental health service use

Yimer, Tesfa Mekonen (2023). Mental health services in low resource settings: treatment gap, service utilization, and barriers to mental health service use. PhD Thesis, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/0a4eff6