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Lukoye Atwoli

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Professor of Psychiatry and Dean, Medical College East Africa, Aga Khan University, Aga Khan University Graduate School of Media and Communications (GSMC)

It has long been recognised that mental disorders can run in families. And often members of such families differ in their symptoms. Getty Images

November 16, 2020

Massive project on African DNA sets out to close the knowledge gap on mental illness

Lukoye Atwoli, Aga Khan University Graduate School of Media and Communications (GSMC) and Anne Stevenson, Harvard University

Research on the genetic basis of mental illness has so far largely excluded anyone who is not of European heritage.

People who unexpectedly lose a loved should be identified early enough and appropriately counselled. Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters.

October 18, 2017

What can be done to improve treatment for PTSD after a loss

Lukoye Atwoli, Moi University

The unexpected death of a loved one is a traumatic experience. It’s important to identify high risk individuals to provide counselling and social support.

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