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Prof Joseph Osafo (Professor of Clinical & Health Psychology)

PROFESSOR

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CollegeCOLLEGE OF HUMANITIES
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
suicidereligion and mental healthsexualitydivorceHIV
Publications

129

Citations

3,920

H-index

37

i10-index

71

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
30.4
Most cited paper
244
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 10:07
Publications

129 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Between morality and pathologisation: Attitudes towards de/criminalisation of suicide in Ghana and implications for the criminal code against attempted suicide
J Osafo, H Hjelmeland, B Knizek, C Akotia
2012 International Journal of Psychology 47, 710, 2012 Social Sciences 1
Correction: 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 (6), e0000642, 2026 Health Sciences 0
Cross-Cultural Evaluation of Associative Memory Intervention Using Virtual Reality
P Ampofo, A Vitali, F Morganti, D Regazzoni, DA Dovie, J Osafo, C Rizzi
2026 dHealth 2026: Proceedings of the 20th Health Informatics Meets Digital …, 2026 Social Sciences 0
Index Theologicus
PNO Nortey, WA Asare-Doku, PA Osei-Bonsu, MA Oti-Boadi, JA Osafo
2026 Pastoral psychology 75 (1), 41-54, 2026 Social Sciences 0
“You Can’t Be Sad and Show It”—Understanding the Psychological Well-Being of Clergy in Ghana
PNO Nortey, W Asare-Doku, P Osei-Bonsu, M Oti-Boadi, J Osafo
2026 Pastoral Psychology 75 (1), 41-54, 2026 Social Sciences 0
The Lancet Commission on Self-harm
J Osafo, V Patel, S Pathare, P Moran
2024 The Lancet Commissions, 2024 Social Sciences 0
Correction to: Prenatal attachment: Using measurement invariance to test the validity of comparisons across eight culturally diverse countries
S Foley, C Hughes, AL Murray, A Baban, AD Fernando, B Madrid, J Osafo, ...
2021 Archives of Women's Mental Health 24, 2021 Social Sciences 0
Prenatal attachment: Using measurement invariance to test the validity of comparisons across eight culturally diverse countries (Feb, 10.1007/s00737-021-01105-8, 2021)
S Foley, C Hughes, AL Murray, A Baban, AD Fernando, B Madrid, J Osafo, ...
2021 ARCHIVES OF WOMENS MENTAL HEALTH 24 (4), 627-627, 2021 Social Sciences 0
Societal reactions to suicide in Ghana: A qualitative study of experiences of the bereaved (vol 41, pg 1, 2019)
J Andoh-Arthur, BL Knizek, J Osafo, H Hjelmeland
2020 CRISIS-THE JOURNAL OF CRISIS INTERVENTION AND SUICIDE PREVENTION 41 (2), 135-135, 2020 Social Sciences 0
Evidence for Better Lives Study: A comparative birth-cohort study on child exposure to violence and other adversities in eight low-and middle-income countries–Foundational …
A Băban, BJ Madrid, J Osafo, S Walker, P Fearon, Y Shenderovich, ...
2019 Social Sciences 0
Research Article Personality Traits, Clinical Characteristics, and Health-Related Quality of Life of Patients with Hypertension in a Primary Hospital in Ghana
IA Kretchy, F Acheampong, J Laryea, J Osafo, E Asampong, E Dickson
2019 Health Sciences 0
THE LAW IN GHANA.
J Osafo, CS Akotia, J Andoh-Arthur, KE Boakye, E NB
2017 Law 0
Addressing ethical issues in suicide research in Ghana
CS Akotia, J Osafo
2015 University of Ghana, 2015 Social Sciences 0
692059 IJOXXX10. 1177/0306624X17692059International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative CriminologyOsafo et al. research-article2017 Article International Journal of …
J Osafo, CS Akotia, J Andoh-Arthur, KE Boakye, ENB Quarshie
1900 International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology 62, 6, 0 Social Sciences 0
Adjustment to Breast journals. sagepub. com/home/icl Cancer: A Hospital-Based Observational Study Henrietta Ama Nyameke Dadzie1
E Teye-Kwadjo, K Oppong, MAP Asante, AA Gyasi-Gyamerah, CS Akotia, ...
1900 Health Sciences 0
Decriminalising Suicide Attempts in Ghana
J Osafo, J Andoh-Arthur
1900 Social Sciences 0
Evidence for Better Lives Study
S Valdebenito, AL Murray, C Hughes, A Baban, AD Fernando, B Madrid, ...
1900 Social Sciences 0
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J Osafo, CS Akotia, J Andoh-Arthur
1900 Social Sciences 0
Optimising Associative and Relational Memory Through Virtual Reality: A Cross-Cultural Study
P Ampofo, A Vitali, F Morganti, D Dovie, D Regazzoni, J Osafo, C Rizzi
1900 Available at SSRN 6194784, 0 Social Sciences 0
Original Manuscript OMEGA—Journal of Death and Dying 2021, Vol. 0 (0) 1–18 To Keep the Law or to© The Author (s) 2021 Repeal It: Views of Article reuse guidelines
ENB Quarshie, KO Asante, J Andoh-Arthur, CS Akotia, J Osafo
1900 Law 0
Original Research Article Journal of Adult and Continuing Education Psychological and educational 2023, Vol. 0 (0) 1–19© The Author (s) 2023
MK Asamoah, J Osafo, I Biney, B Agyekum
1900 Social Sciences 0
R Adolescents and parents' perceptions of best time for sex and sexual communications from two communities in the Eastern and Volta Regions of Ghana: implications for HIV and …
J Osafo
1900 Health Sciences 0
Received: 18 July 2018| Revised: 10 March 2019| Accepted: 12 March 2019
JKS Lartey, K Amponsah‐Tawiah, J Osafo
1900 Social Sciences 0
The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available on Emerald Insight at: https://www. emerald. com/insight/1753-8351. htm Emotional intelligence and …
K Amponsah-Tawiah, J Osafo
1900 Social Sciences 0
The Intergenerational Effects of Intimate Partner Violence in Pregnancy: Mediating Pathways and Implications for Prevention
S Walker, S Sikander, AL Murray, CL Ward, VV Thắng, S Valdebenito, ...
1900 Social Sciences 0