Felix Yirdong

Assistant Lecturer · Psychological Medicine & Mental Health

University of Cape Coast , Ghana

Doctoral Student, The Graduate Center, CUNY, since 2023per ORCID

In their own words

Clinical Health Psychology
Psychology of Religion
Psychology of Emotions
Psychological Distress and HIV/AIDS
Suicidal Studie

Publications: 172012–2026
Citations: 79to those papers
h-index: 5i10-index 2
Field-weighted impact: 1.101.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 0%0 of 7 scored papers
Open access: 71%5 of the 7 whose access is recorded

In 2016–2025: 9 publications, 69 citations to them, h-index 5.

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Genetics212%
Health212%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health212%
Reproductive Medicine212%
Sociology and Political Science212%
Demography16%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism16%
Epidemiology16%
Health Information Management16%
Hepatology16%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders2
Ovarian function and disorders2
Religion, Society, and Development2
Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology2
Reproductive Health and Technologies2
Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins1
Family Dynamics and Relationships1
Global Health and Epidemiology1
Hepatitis B Virus Studies1
Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology1
Mental Health Treatment and Access1
Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet1

Who they write with

28 co-authors, here and elsewhere

Same unit
Same university
Same country
No African institution

Circle area and line width are papers written together; the strongest ties sit nearest. “No African institution” is anyone the papers place outside Africa’s institutions; Peerford records affiliations only there.

Where their co-authors are

57% of their 7 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written4444444Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States4

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

New SchoolUS2 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH2 papers
City University of New YorkUS1 paper
Howard Community CollegeUS1 paper
The Graduate Center, CUNYUS1 paper
University of GhanaGH1 paper

Where they publish

Mental Health Religion & Culture2
University of Cape Coast2
BMC Psychology1
British Journal of Clinical Psychology1
Child Psychiatry & Human Development1
Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

1No poverty2
3Good health and well-being2
2Zero hunger1
5Gender equality1
14Life below water1

Most cited

Prevalence of psychological symptoms among adults with sickle cell disease in Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana
Felix Yirdong, Michael Tetteh Anim
BMC Psychology1
201621 citationsOpen access · Gold
Impact of universal childhood vaccination against hepatitis B in Ghana: A pilot study
Dorcas Obiri-Yeboah, Felix Yirdong, Hagan Oheneba Charles Kofi, Paul Nsiah

Recent publications

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Dimensions of emotion dysregulation and childhood adversities differentiate young adults with histories of suicide ideation and attempts.
Felix Yirdong
Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention
20262 citations
Psychological correlates distinguish suicide ideation, suicide planning, and suicide attempts among young adults
Felix Yirdong
Death Studies
20260 citations
Anticipated Emotional Reactions as Indicators of Adolescents’ Perceived Social (dis) Connectedness During the Moment of Suicidal Crisis: A Reflexive Thematic Analysis
Felix Yirdong
Child Psychiatry & Human Development
20260 citations
Coping strategies of Ghanaian couples after unsuccessful infertility treatment: An exploratory qualitative study
Felix Yirdong, Isaac Tabiri Henneh, Martins Ekor, Prof. (med) Evans Kofi Agbeno
PLoS ONE1
20253 citationsOpen access · Gold
Correlates of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among bisexual+, gay/lesbian, and heterosexual young adults
Felix Yirdong
British Journal of Clinical Psychology
20253 citations
Reduced attentional control in individuals with a history of suicide attempts compared to those with suicidal ideation: Results from a systematic review and meta-analysis
Felix Yirdong
Journal of affective disorders
20247 citations
Psychological distress of Ghanaian couples after unsuccessful treatment for infertility
Felix Yirdong, Prof. (med) Evans Kofi Agbeno
Ghana Medical Journal14
20239 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Religious coping and depressive symptoms in people living with HIV in Ghana
Anthony Kwabena Nkyi, Felix Yirdong, Michael Tetteh Anim
Mental Health Religion & Culture3
20234 citations
African cultural values in the biopsychosocial-spiritual care model to manage psychological symptoms in adults with sickle cell disease in Ghana, West Africa
Charles Atanga Adongo, Felix Yirdong, Michael Tetteh Anim
Mental Health Religion & Culture5
20225 citations
Anthropometric indices and cardiometabolic risk factors in a Ghanaian adolescent population
Emmanuel Okai, Felix Yirdong, Frank Naku Ghartey, Hagan Oheneba Charles Kofi, Paul Nsiah, Prof. Kingsley Kwadwo Asare Pereko, Sebastian Eliason
Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism2
20203 citationsOpen access · Hybrid

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