Felix Yirdong
Biographic Data
| ID | 7056164 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Felix Yirdong |
| GIVEN NAMES | Felix |
| FAMILY NAME | Yirdong |
| SIGNATURE | YIRDONG F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cape Coast |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7349-6014 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Psychological correlates distinguish suicide ideation, suicide planning, and suicide attempts among young adults
Individuals who formulate suicide plans (SP) may represent a distinct risk group relative to those who experience suicidal ideation (SI) alone or those who make suicide attempts (SA), yet empirical evidence distinguishing these groups remains limited. The present study examined whether combinations of established psychosocial correlates differentiate SI, SP, and SA histories. Participants were 236 U.S.-based young adults who completed measures of…
Anticipated Emotional Reactions as Indicators of Adolescents’ Perceived Social (dis) Connectedness During the Moment of Suicidal Crisis
Religious coping and depressive symptoms in people living with HIV in Ghana
People living with HIV (PLHIV) experience adverse psychological outcomes including depressive symptoms. This study examined the association between religious coping (Brief RCOPE) and depressive symptoms (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale [HADS-D]) among 138 PLHIV in Ghana. The results indicated that 125 (90.6%) and 50 (36.2%) respondents reported using positive religious coping and experienced depressive symptoms respectively. A negative rela…
African cultural values in the biopsychosocial-spiritual care model to manage psychological symptoms in adults with sickle cell disease in Ghana, West Africa
The study examined whether African cultural values promise psychological health of adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) in Ghana. Using simultaneous equation modelling and survey data from purposively sampled 220 adults with SCD, we tested the usefulness of an African-enhanced biopsychosocial-spiritual model, thereby filling the gap of absence of a culturally relevant management model for patients. The study revealed that the model holistically …
Prevalence of psychological symptoms among adults with sickle cell disease in Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana
The study concluded that there was low prevalence of psychological symptoms among adults with SCD in this Ghanaian study. Although psychological symptoms distress scores were not observed among study participants at this time, females differed significantly by experiencing more psychoticism symptoms than males. HbSS participants also differed significantly by experiencing more depression, phobic anxiety, paranoid ideation, psychoticism, and addit…
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Prevalence of psychological symptoms among adults with sickle cell disease in Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana
The study concluded that there was low prevalence of psychological symptoms among adults with SCD in this Ghanaian study. Although psychological symptoms distress scores were not observed among study participants at this time, females differed significantly by experiencing more psychoticism symptoms than males. HbSS participants also differed significantly by experiencing more depression, phobic anxiety, paranoid ideation, psychoticism, and addit…
African cultural values in the biopsychosocial-spiritual care model to manage psychological symptoms in adults with sickle cell disease in Ghana, West Africa
The study examined whether African cultural values promise psychological health of adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) in Ghana. Using simultaneous equation modelling and survey data from purposively sampled 220 adults with SCD, we tested the usefulness of an African-enhanced biopsychosocial-spiritual model, thereby filling the gap of absence of a culturally relevant management model for patients. The study revealed that the model holistically …
Religious coping and depressive symptoms in people living with HIV in Ghana
People living with HIV (PLHIV) experience adverse psychological outcomes including depressive symptoms. This study examined the association between religious coping (Brief RCOPE) and depressive symptoms (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale [HADS-D]) among 138 PLHIV in Ghana. The results indicated that 125 (90.6%) and 50 (36.2%) respondents reported using positive religious coping and experienced depressive symptoms respectively. A negative rela…
Psychological correlates distinguish suicide ideation, suicide planning, and suicide attempts among young adults
Individuals who formulate suicide plans (SP) may represent a distinct risk group relative to those who experience suicidal ideation (SI) alone or those who make suicide attempts (SA), yet empirical evidence distinguishing these groups remains limited. The present study examined whether combinations of established psychosocial correlates differentiate SI, SP, and SA histories. Participants were 236 U.S.-based young adults who completed measures of…
Anticipated Emotional Reactions as Indicators of Adolescents’ Perceived Social (dis) Connectedness During the Moment of Suicidal Crisis
Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Anxiety (2 works) · Disease (2 works) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (2 works) · Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works) · Psychological intervention (2 works) · Religion, Society, and Development (2 works)