publications

2026

  1. Ketosis as a treatment for severe mental illness: a critical review of preclinical and clinical data
    Ifeoluwa Oluwasegun Oduguwa, Daniel J Smith, and Arish Mudra Rakshasa-Loots
    Current Treatment Options in Psychiatry, 2026
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  2. Longitudinal trajectories of depressive symptoms in children are associated with baseline inflammation and HIV status
    Arish Mudra Rakshasa-Loots, Sarah K Zalwango, Simon R Cox, and 4 more authors
    2026
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2025

  1. Metabolic psychiatry: key priorities for an emerging field
    Arish Mudra Rakshasa-Loots, Jessica Campbell, Iain H Campbell, and 1 more author
    2025
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  2. Neuroimmunometabolic alterations and severity of depressive symptoms in people with HIV: An exploratory diffusion-weighted MRS study
    Arish Mudra Rakshasa-Loots, Goabaone Diteko, Nicholas G Dowell, and 2 more authors
    2025
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  3. Affective disorders and chronic inflammatory conditions: Analysis of 1.5 million participants in Our Future Health
    Arish Mudra Rakshasa-Loots, Duncan Swiffen, Christina Steyn, and 2 more authors
    2025
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2024

  1. Using the South African Depression Scale (SADS) to measure depressive symptoms in a UK sample
    Arish Mudra Rakshasa-Loots, Goabaone Diteko, and Jaime H Vera
    2024
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  2. Multi-modal analysis of inflammation as a potential mediator of depressive symptoms in young people with HIV: The GOLD Depression Study
    Arish Mudra Rakshasa-Loots, Shalena Naidoo, Thandi Hamana, and 10 more authors
    2024
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  3. Neuroinflammation and mental health outcomes in adolescents living with HIV
    Arish Mudra Rakshasa-Loots, Jaime H Vera, and Barbara Laughton
    2024
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2023

  1. Depression and HIV: a scoping review in search of neuroimmune biomarkers
    Arish Mudra Rakshasa-Loots
    2023
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  2. Biomarkers of central and peripheral inflammation mediate the association between HIV and depressive symptoms
    2023
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  3. isiXhosa translation of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) shows satisfactory psychometric properties for the measurement of depressive symptoms (Stage 2)
    Arish Mudra Rakshasa-Loots, Thandi Hamana, Busiswa Fanqa, and 4 more authors
    2023
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  4. Taking lead from the community: What do young people living with HIV want us to research?
    Arish Mudra Rakshasa-Loots, Kaylee S Wyhe, Shalena Naidoo, and 3 more authors
    2023
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2022

  1. Equity in HIV mental health research: a call to action
    Arish Mudra Rakshasa-Loots
    2022
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  2. isiXhosa Translation of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9): A Pilot Study of Psychometric Properties [Stage 1]
    Arish Mudra Rakshasa-Loots and Barbara Laughton
    2022
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  3. Neuroinflammation in HIV-associated depression: evidence and future perspectives
    Arish Mudra Rakshasa-Loots, Heather C Whalley, Jaime H Vera, and 1 more author
    2022
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