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  1. Association of Cohort and Individual Substance Use With Risk of Transitioning to Drug Use, Drug Use Disorder, and Remission From Disorder

    Article • JAMA Psychiatry, July 2019, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  2. Childhood generalized specific phobia as an early marker of internalizing psychopathology across the lifespan: results from the World Mental Health Surveys

    Article • BMC Medicine, May 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  3. Pre-marital predictors of marital violence in the WHO World Mental Health (WMH) Surveys

    Article • Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, April 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  4. A comparison of DSM ‐5 and DSM ‐IV agoraphobia in the World Mental Health Surveys

    Article • Depression and Anxiety, February 2019, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  5. The association between psychotic experiences and health-related quality of life: a cross-national analysis based on World Mental Health Surveys

    Article • Schizophrenia Research, November 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  6. Psychotic experiences and general medical conditions: a cross-national analysis based on 28 002 respondents from 16 countries in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys

    Article • Psychological Medicine, February 2018, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  7. The associations between psychotic experiences and substance use and substance use disorders: findings from the World Health Organization World Mental Health surveys

    Article • Addiction, February 2018, Wiley

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  8. Psychotic experiences and religiosity: data from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys

    Article • Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, February 2018, Wiley

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  9. Treatment gap for anxiety disorders is global: Results of the World Mental Health Surveys in 21 countries

    Article • Depression and Anxiety, January 2018, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  10. Suicidal thoughts and behaviors among college students and same-aged peers: results from the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys

    Article • Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  11. Previous Mental Disorders and Subsequent Onset of Chronic Back or Neck Pain: Findings From 19 Countries

    Article • Journal of Pain, January 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  12. The prevalence of depression in primary health care centers in Iraq

    Article • Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, January 2018, Diva Enterprises Private Limited

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  13. Complementary and alternative medicine contacts by persons with mental disorders in 25 countries: results from the World Mental Health Surveys

    Article • Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, December 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  14. Trauma and psychotic experiences: transnational data from the World Mental Health Survey

    Article • The British Journal of Psychiatry, December 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  15. Socio-economic variations in the mental health treatment gap for people with anxiety, mood, and substance use disorders: results from the WHO World Mental Health (WMH) surveys

    Article • Psychological Medicine, November 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  16. Civilians in World War II and DSM-IV mental disorders: results from the World Mental Health Survey Initiative

    Article • Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, November 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  17. Association Between Psychotic Experiences and Subsequent Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors

    Article • JAMA Psychiatry, November 2017, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  18. Estimating treatment coverage for people with substance use disorders: an analysis of data from the World Mental Health Surveys

    Article • World Psychiatry, September 2017, Wiley

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  19. The cross-national epidemiology of social anxiety disorder: Data from the World Mental Health Survey Initiative

    Article • BMC Medicine, July 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  20. The association between psychotic experiences and disability: results from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys

    Article • Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, May 2017, Wiley

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  21. Cross-sectional Comparison of the Epidemiology of DSM-5 Generalized Anxiety Disorder Across the Globe

    Article • JAMA Psychiatry, May 2017, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  22. Fear and distress disorders as predictors of heart disease: A temporal perspective

    Article • Journal of Psychosomatic Research, May 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  23. Posttraumatic stress disorder in the World Mental Health Surveys

    Article • Psychological Medicine, April 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  24. Association of DSM-IV Posttraumatic Stress Disorder With Traumatic Experience Type and History in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys

    Article • JAMA Psychiatry, March 2017, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  25. The cross-national epidemiology of specific phobia in the World Mental Health Surveys

    Article • Psychological Medicine, February 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Klaas J Wardenaar, Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  26. Substance dependence among those without symptoms of substance abuse in the World Mental Health Survey

    Article • International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, February 2017, Wiley

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  27. Undertreatment of people with major depressive disorder in 21 countries

    Article • The British Journal of Psychiatry, February 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  28. The association between childhood adversities and subsequent first onset of psychotic experiences: a cross-national analysis of 23 998 respondents from 17 countries

    Article • Psychological Medicine, January 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  29. The descriptive epidemiology of DSM-IV Adult ADHD in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys

    Article • ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders, November 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  30. The role of religious advisors in mental health care in the World Mental Health surveys

    Article • Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, November 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  31. Cross-national epidemiology of panic disorder and panic attacks in the world mental health surveys

    Article • Depression and Anxiety, October 2016, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  32. The Bidirectional Associations Between Psychotic Experiences and DSM-IV Mental Disorders

    Article • American Journal of Psychiatry, October 2016, American Psychiatric Association

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  33. The cross-national epidemiology of DSM-IV intermittent explosive disorder

    Article • Psychological Medicine, August 2016, Cambridge University Press

    Kate Scott, Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  34. Mental disorders among college students in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys

    Article • Psychological Medicine, August 2016, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  35. A Cross-National Examination of Differences in Classification of Lifetime Alcohol Use Disorder Between DSM-IV and DSM-5: Findings from the World Mental Health Survey

    Article • Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research, July 2016, Wiley

    Dr Tim Slade, Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  36. Age of Onset and Lifetime Projected Risk of Psychotic Experiences: Cross-National Data From the World Mental Health Survey

    Article • Schizophrenia Bulletin, April 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  37. Associations between DSM-IV mental disorders and subsequent onset of arthritis

    Article • Journal of Psychosomatic Research, March 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  38. Association of Mental Disorders With Subsequent Chronic Physical Conditions

    Article • JAMA Psychiatry, February 2016, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  39. Associations between DSM-IV mental disorders and subsequent COPD diagnosis

    Article • Journal of Psychosomatic Research, November 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  40. The Epidemiology of Major Depressive Episode in the Iraqi General Population

    Article • PLoS ONE, July 2015, PLOS

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  41. Psychotic Experiences in the General Population

    Article • JAMA Psychiatry, July 2015, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  42. Corrigendum to associations between DSM-IV mental disorders and subsequent self-reported diagnosis of cancer. J Psychosom Res 76 (2014) 207–212

    Article • Journal of Psychosomatic Research, April 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  43. Anxious and non-anxious major depressive disorder in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys

    Article • Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, February 2015, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  44. Proportion of patients without mental disorders being treated in mental health services worldwide

    Article • The British Journal of Psychiatry, February 2015, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  45. Association between mental disorders and subsequent adult onset asthma

    Article • Journal of Psychiatric Research, December 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  46. Associations Between Subjective Social Status andDSM-IVMental Disorders

    Article • JAMA Psychiatry, December 2014, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  47. The role of common mental and physical disorders in days out of role in the Iraqi general population: Results from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys

    Article • Journal of Psychiatric Research, June 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  48. Erratum to: Associations between DSM-IV mental disorders and diabetes mellitus: a role for impulse control disorders and depression

    Article • Diabetologia, March 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  49. Associations between DSM-IV mental disorders and subsequent self-reported diagnosis of cancer

    Article • Journal of Psychosomatic Research, March 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  50. Associations between mental disorders and subsequent onset of hypertension

    Article • General Hospital Psychiatry, March 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  51. Associations between DSM-IV mental disorders and diabetes mellitus: a role for impulse control disorders and depression

    Article • Diabetologia, February 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  52. Why medical students choose psychiatry - a 20 country cross-sectional survey

    Article • BMC Medical Education, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Takahiro Kato, Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  53. MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER SUBTYPES TO PREDICT LONG-TERM COURSE

    Article • Depression and Anxiety, January 2014, Wiley

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  54. Barriers to mental health treatment: results from the WHO World Mental Health surveys

    Article • Psychological Medicine, August 2013, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  55. Drop out from out-patient mental healthcare in the World Health Organization's World Menta Health Survey initiative

    Article • The British Journal of Psychiatry, January 2013, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  56. Barriers to Mental Health Treatment Initiation and Continuation

    Article • January 2013, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  57. Cross-national differences in the prevalence and correlates of burden among older family caregivers in the World Health Organization World Mental Health (WMH) Surveys

    Article • Psychological Medicine, August 2012, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  58. Parent psychopathology and offspring mental disorders: Results from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys

    Article • The British Journal of Psychiatry, April 2012, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  59. The prevalence and correlates of intermittent explosive disorder in Iraq

    Article • Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, March 2012, Wiley

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi

  60. An updated global picture of cigarette smoking persistence among adults

    Article • January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ali AlHamzawi