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Dzifa Attah

SENIOR LECTURER

Verified email at ug.edu.gh University of Ghana Medical School Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteUNIV. OF GHANA MEDICAL SCHOOL
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY
Psychology
Publications

38

Citations

275

H-index

7

i10-index

6

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
7.2
Most cited paper
82
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 08:05
Publications

38 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Language, culture, and task shifting–an emerging challenge for global mental health
L Swartz, S Kilian, J Twesigye, D Attah, B Chiliza
2014 Global health action 7 (1), 23433, 2014 Health Sciences 82
Emotion norms, display rules, and regulation in the Akan society of Ghana: An exploration using proverbs
VA Dzokoto, A Osei-Tutu, JJ Kyei, M Twum-Asante, DA Attah, DK Ahorsu
2018 Frontiers in psychology 9, 1916, 2018 Social Sciences 54
Strategies and initiatives in acculturation: Voices from Ghana
S Boafo-Arthur, DA Attah, A Boafo-Arthur, TD Akoensi
2017 Journal of International Students 7 (4), 1065-1079, 2017 Health Sciences 23
A digital toolkit (M-Healer) to improve care and reduce human rights abuses against people with mental illness in West Africa: user-centered design, development, and usability …
D Ben-Zeev, S Meller, J Snyder, DA Attah, L Albright, H Le, SM Asafo, ...
2021 JMIR Mental Health 8 (7), e28526, 2021 Law 22
Changing trends in mental health care and research in Ghana
A Ofori-Atta, S Ohene
2015 Sub-Saharan Publishers, 2015 Health Sciences 22
Combining mHealth technology and pharmacotherapy to improve mental health outcomes and reduce human rights abuses in West Africa: intervention field trial
D Ben-Zeev, A Larsen, DA Attah, K Obeng, A Beaulieu, SM Asafo, JK Gavi, ...
2024 JMIR Mental Health 11, e53096, 2024 Health Sciences 10
The sojourner's return: Risks and challenges of the study abroad experience on re-entry
DA Attah, S Boafo-Arthur, A Boafo-Arthur
2018 Study abroad contexts for enhanced foreign language learning, 218-255, 2018 Humanities 7
Perspectives on fertility preservation among women living with breast cancer in Ghana
PE Sefogah, DA Attah, A Swarray-Deen, J Nsaful, SA Oppong, CA Moyer
2025 BMC Women's Health 25 (1), 409, 2025 Health Sciences 5
The stuttering truth: Uncovering the prevalence and impact amongst school children in the Ablekuma South District, Ghana
EK Addo, DN Adjei, DA Attah
2025 International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders 60 (4), e70080, 2025 Health Sciences 5
A digital toolkit (M-Healer) to improve care and reduce human rights abuses against people with mental illness in West Africa: User-centered design, development, and usability …
D Ben-Zeev, S Meller, J Snyder, DA Attah, L Albright, H Le, SM Asafo, ...
2021 Law 5
Coping with breast cancer in Ghana: a qualitative study of women’s lived experiences following breast cancer diagnosis
DA Attah, J Nsaful, PE Sefogah
2026 BMC cancer 26 (1), 528, 2026 Health Sciences 4
mHealth for mental health: expanding the reach of care
N Lau, L Kola, X Zhao, S Asafo, D Attah, D Ben‐Zeev
2025 The Handbook of Mental Health Communication, 193-205, 2025 Health Sciences 4
Learning Disabilities and Academic Achievement amongst School Children in Accra.
DA Attah
2010 University of Ghana, 2010 Health Sciences 4
Illness explanatory models of depression among young people in low-resource settings: A qualitative study in Ghana and Zimbabwe
D Gudyanga, R Jopling, M Kumwenda, F Glozah, R Mushonga, ...
2026 Plos one 21 (1), e0340267, 2026 Health Sciences 3
African Youth in Mind–Protocol of a Pilot feasibility trial of a brief psychological Intervention for older adolescents with depression delivered through senior high schools in …
R Jopling, D Attah, M Abas, KS Adde, K Goldsmith, T Bere, P Nyamayaro, ...
2025 Plos one 20 (4), e0319462, 2025 Health Sciences 3
Sexual trauma and interest in mobile health among women with mental illness in Ghana
D Ben-Zeev, J Agorinya, A Beaulieu, EQ Sottie, A Larsen, DA Attah, ...
2025 Internet Interventions 40, 100829, 2025 Health Sciences 3
Perinatal autopsy in Ghana: Healthcare workers knowledge and attitude
A Swarray-Deen, DA Attah, PE Sefogah, NE Oduro, HG Nuamah, ...
2022 Frontiers in Global Women's Health 3, 1021474, 2022 Health Sciences 3
Culture and child sexual abuse: a case study of the Krobo Municipality, Eastern region of Ghana
DA Attah
2016 Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch University, 2016 Health Sciences 3
The informed consent process for surgical procedures: perspectives of patients and next-of-kins in a lower middle-income country
J Nsaful, D Attah, PE Sefogah, F Dedey, A Bediako-Bowan, J Amoako, ...
2026 BMC Medical Ethics 27 (1), 59, 2026 Health Sciences 2
Problem-solving and behavioural activation for young mothers with depression in Harare, Zimbabwe: a mixed-methods case series
CT Bere, RH Mushonga, R Beji-Chauke, P Smith, J Dambi, DA Attah, ...
2025 Epidemiologia 6 (4), 72, 2025 Health Sciences 2
Developing the West African Digital Mental Health Alliance (WADMA)
L Kola, A Larsen, S Asafo, DA Attah, A Beaulieu, JK Gavi, K Hallgren, ...
2023 Nature medicine 29 (11), 2680-2681, 2023 Health Sciences 2
Co-designing M-Healer: supporting lay practitioner mental health workers in Ghana
L Albright, H Le, S Meller, A Ofori Atta, DA Attah, SM Asafo, PY Collins, ...
2021 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 115-124, 2021 Health Sciences 2
The Sojourner’s return: Narratives on the re-entry experience
A Boafo-Arthur, S Boafo-Arthur, DA Attah, L Tsevi
2020 Rethinking Education Across Borders: Emerging Issues and Critical Insights …, 2020 Social Sciences 2
Programme for the Effective Promotion of Maternal Psychosocial Wellbeing (PREPWELL) in Ghana: Development and field-testing of a mHealth Intervention in a rural setting
B Weobong, S Nyame, D Attah, K Ae-Ngibise, J Osafo, B Kirkwood, ...
2026 PLOS mental health 3 (5), e0000571, 2026 Health Sciences 1
Breaking the Silence: Barriers to Fertility Preservation Among Young Breast Cancer Patients in Ghana–a multicenter study
PE Sefogah, A Swarray-Deen, J Nsaful, DA Attah, CA Moyer, SA Oppong
2025 Research Square, rs. 3. rs-6649154, 2025 Health Sciences 1