How prevalent is child abuse among students in Kathmandu? What are the characteristics that predict a higher likelihood of experiencing abuse? Who are the most common perpetrators? We explored these questions in our study and the paper is now online. bmjopen.bmj.com/content/8/6/e0…

Over 88% of students reported experiencing child abuse in the home in one or more forms throughout their lifetime bmjopen.bmj.com/content/8/6/e0…

कम्युनिस्टको नाममा कलंक: नेता र नेता पत्नी विमारी भए दिल्ली र सिँगापुरमा उपचार। न्यायको भिख माग्ने गंगामाया अनि दूरदराजका विपन्न जनताको स्वास्थसेवाका लागि निस्वार्थ लड्ने डा गोविन्द केसीलाई चाहिँ तिमीहरू मार्न चाहान्छौं। धिक्कार छ, तिमीहरूलाई। तिमीहरू कम्युनिस्टको नाममा कलंक हौ।

Our individual participant data meta-analysis found that using the PHQ-2 as a pre-screen for the PHQ-9 has similar accuracy to the PHQ-9 alone, but reduces the number of participants needing to complete the full PHQ-9 by 57%. ja.ma/2MW0A0R

Our study reports that using the PHQ-2 to prescreen patients before administering the full PHQ-9 reduces the number of patients to administer the full PHQ-9 by 57% AND provides similar accuracy to detect major depression compared to the full PHQ-9 alone. bit.ly/3f7iDwP

In an individual participant data meta-analysis of studies comparing PHQ scores w major depression diagnoses, combination PHQ-2 (cutoff 2) followed by PHQ-9 (cutoff 10) screening had similar sensitivity, higher specificity vs PHQ-9 alone (cutoff 10) ja.ma/3dJ5VnM

Our IPDMA on the PHQ-2 alone and in combination w the PHQ-9 was published in JAMA. The study, led by Dr. Levis, synthesized data from 100 studies(44,318 patients), found that the combination of PHQ-2 (cutoff 2) followed by the PHQ-9 (cutoff 10) had similar accuracy to PHQ-9 alone

We are excited to share that the study-Selective cutoff reporting in studies of the accuracy of the PHQ 9 and EPDS: Comparison of results based on published cutoffs vs. all cutoffs using IPDMA, led by ⁦Dipika Neupane⁩, has been published online! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mp…

The DEPRESSD Team is planning to host a series of webinars for project collaborators and other interested researchers and clinicians. Please see below for information regarding our FIRST WEBINAR given by Dipika Neupane and Brooke Levis.

आमाको तुलना शेषनागसङ्ग पनि हुदैन जसले छोराछोरीको हरेक अफ्ठ्याराका लागि कति समर्पण गरेकी हुन्छिन # तस्बिर आफै बोल्छ #

Whether I fail or succeed shall be no man's doing but my own. -Elain Maxwell #Unite #Change

Today is World Health Day! We are highlighting #SafeFood: From farm to plate goo.gl/owVeCZ

Tuesday is World Health Day! World Health Organization (WHO) is highlighting Food Safety. Do you know if your food is safe? #SafeFood

Whatever we expect with confidence becomes our own self-fulfilling prophecy. -Brian Tracy

Asked a woodcarver in Bungmati - what I could do to help? He replied - Pls do not come with free food, it will spoil our children.

Sleep quality, #internet #addiction and depressive symptoms among undergraduate students in #Nepal ow.ly/WhXj30adygD

Autonomous women were found to have higher odds of institutional delivery dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa…

Attention to stigma and attitude towards mental illness is more important in the post-earthquake Nepal. dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa…