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Karestan Koenen

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - Department of Epidemiology

United States

  • Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - Department of Epidemiology

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Scholarly Papers (5)

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1.

Physical Activity and the Prevention of Depression: A Longitudinal Analysis of a South African Database

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 27 Jan 2022
Seranne Motilal, Mike Greyling, Karestan Koenen, Mosima Mabunda, Dan J. Stein and Martin Stepanek
University of Cape Town (UCT) - SAMRC Unit on Risk & Resilience in Mental Disorders, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - Department of Epidemiology, University of Cape Town (UCT) - SAMRC Unit on Risk & Resilience in Mental Disorders, University of Cape Town (UCT) - Neuroscience Institute and Charles University in Prague - Institute of Economic Studies
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Physical activityExerciseDepressionMental HealthSouth Africa

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The Sociodemographic Influences of Substance Use and Psychosis in an African Cohort

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 27 Jul 2024
Megan Loraine Campbell, Raymond Odokonyero, Dickens Akena, Melkam Alemayehu, Lukoye Atwoli, Lori B. Chibnik, Bizu Gelaye, Stella Gichuru, Symon M. Kariuki, Karestan Koenen, Edith Kamaru Kwobah, Joseph Kyebuzibwa, Rehema Mwema, Charles Newton, Kristianna Post, Anne Stevenson, Rocky E. Stroud, Solomon Teferra, Zukiswa Zingela, Dan J. Stein and Kimberly Hook
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Makerere University, Makerere University, Addis Ababa University, Moi University - School of Medicine, Harvard University, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - Department of Epidemiology, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - Department of Epidemiology, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Makerere University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Oxford, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - Department of Epidemiology, Addis Ababa University, Nelson Mandela University, University of Cape Town (UCT) - Neuroscience Institute and Harvard University - Harvard Medical School
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Substance use, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, Africa

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Cross-Cultural Equivalence of the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) Across Four African Countries in a Multi-National Study of Adults

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 01 Mar 2023
Amantia Ametaj, Christy A. Denckla, Anne Stevenson, Rocky E. Stroud, Jasmine Hall, Linnet Ongeri, Barkot Milkias, Jacob Hoffman, Molly Naisanga, Dickens Akena, Joseph Kyebuzibwa, Edith Kamaru Kwobah, Lukoye Atwoli, Stella Gichuru, Solomon Teferra, Melkam Alemayehu, Zukiswa Zingela, Dan J. Stein, Adele Pretorius, Charles Newton, Rehema Mwema, Symon M. Kariuki, Karestan Koenen and Bizu Gelaye
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - Department of Epidemiology, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Addis Ababa University, University of Cape Town (UCT) - Department of Psychiatry, Makerere University, Makerere University, Makerere University, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Moi University - School of Medicine, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa University, Nelson Mandela University, University of Cape Town (UCT) - Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town (UCT) - Neuroscience Institute, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - Department of Epidemiology and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - Department of Epidemiology
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Depression, anxiety, common mental disorders, Africa, assessment, screening

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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Moderates the Association between Brainage Acceleration and Grimage Acceleration

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 05 Jun 2025
Jenna Beakas, Alexandra K. Dwulit, Ahmed Hussain, Melanie E. Garrett, Allison Ashley-Koch, Ashley N. Clausen, Nathaniel G. Harnett, Kerry J. Ressler, Sanne J. H. van Rooij, Jennifer S. Stevens, Alicia K. Smith, Anthony S. Zannas, Tanja Jovanovic, Karestan Koenen, Samuel A. McLean, Alyssa R. Roeckner, VA Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Workgroup, E. Kate Webb, Rajendra A. Morey and Seyma Katrinli
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Duke University, Duke University, Duke University - Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Duke University - Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Harvard University - Department of Psychiatry, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill - Department of Psychiatry, Wayne State University, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - Department of Epidemiology, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Duke University and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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PTSD, BrainAge, GrimAge, Epigenetics, Trauma, Interaction

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Timing and Chronicity of Maternal History of Physical Abuse and Their Children’s Behavior Problems

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 21 Apr 2026
Diana L. Juvinao-Quintero, Bizu Gelaye, Sixto E. Sanchez, Henning Tiemeier, Marta B. Rondon, Andrew Smith, Alicia K. Smith, Karestan Koenen and Archana Basu
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - Department of Epidemiology, Universidad De San Martin De Porres, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus Medical Center (MC), Universidad De San Martin De Porres, University of the West of England (UWE), Emory University, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - Department of Epidemiology and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - Department of Epidemiology
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Maternal lifetime abuse, child behaviors, sensitive periods, chronicity, and structured life course modelling approach