Adjunct Faculty
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Adjunct rank detailsYang Jae Lee, MD
Assistant Professor Adjunct in PsychiatryAbout
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2026
Perspectives of Traditional Healers, Religious Leaders, and Biomedical Providers on Depression and HIV Care in Rural Uganda
Hvalić-Mwase J, Brill O, Song B, Updegraff C, Kim C, Masitula M, Rivera-Zamudio J, Tukamushaba A, Nabafu R, Thermidor E, Jjingo A, Namuluta G, Rosenheck R, Tsai A, Lee Y. Perspectives of Traditional Healers, Religious Leaders, and Biomedical Providers on Depression and HIV Care in Rural Uganda. AIDS And Behavior 2026, 1-13. PMID: 42611397, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-026-05277-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPathways to suicide attempts in rural Uganda: a qualitative study of survivors, family members, and healthcare providers, and community health workers
Lee Y, Asasira M, Hassan A, Kazungu R, Aud R, Moffett E, Kang L, Ager K, Tribius M, Rosenheck R, Raue P, Fortney J, Unutzer J, Tsai A. Pathways to suicide attempts in rural Uganda: a qualitative study of survivors, family members, and healthcare providers, and community health workers. International Journal Of Mental Health 2026, ahead-of-print: 1-18. PMID: 42582969, PMCID: PMC13458890, DOI: 10.1080/00207411.2026.2704372.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCorrelates of mental health stigma in the Buyende district of Eastern Uganda
Chang E, Almaraz J, Alezz R, Nakaziba K, Basiimwa J, Bruno T, Lieffers S, Nkolo T, Frimpong J, Rosenheck R, Lee Y. Correlates of mental health stigma in the Buyende district of Eastern Uganda. Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health 2026, 13: e144. PMID: 42466256, PMCID: PMC13373279, DOI: 10.1017/gmh.2026.10269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeasurement of Posthospital Recovery Infrastructure
Lee Y, Unützer J, Rosenheck R, Fortney J. Measurement of Posthospital Recovery Infrastructure. JAMA Psychiatry 2026, 83: 557-558. PMID: 41949828, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2026.0440.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLaw enforcement responses to mental illness in rural Uganda: A qualitative study of practices, challenges, and opportunities for training
Lee Y, Nakaziba K, Agwang G, Sweet E, Ragoonanan D, Steel C, Han M, Nkolo T, Namugaya R, Kazungu R, Rosenheck R, Tsai A. Law enforcement responses to mental illness in rural Uganda: A qualitative study of practices, challenges, and opportunities for training. PLOS Mental Health 2026, 3: e0000622. PMID: 42224182, PMCID: PMC13225393, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmen.0000622.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExperienced stigma related to common mental illness and alcohol use disorder in rural Uganda: A qualitative study
Lee Y, Miller B, Mbabazi R, Nakaweesi S, Cissy A, Ning S, Cossy K, Wagener T, Tsai M, Rauben K, Ssekalo I, Ashaba S, Rosenheck R, Tsai A. Experienced stigma related to common mental illness and alcohol use disorder in rural Uganda: A qualitative study. SSM - Mental Health 2026, 9: 100616. PMID: 42022575, PMCID: PMC13099072, DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmmh.2026.100616.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchScaling depression and PTSD care in primary care across LMICs: beyond feasibility to implementation and choice
Lee Y, Unützer J. Scaling depression and PTSD care in primary care across LMICs: beyond feasibility to implementation and choice. The Lancet Primary Care 2026, 2: 100126. DOI: 10.1016/j.lanprc.2026.100126.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExperiences of adults who survived suicide attempts in rural Uganda: Stigma, support systems and reintegration
Lee Y, Asasira M, Chang L, Scott B, Krause A, Nakamanya M, Chung V, Kazungu R, Ssekalo I, Rosenheck R, Raue P, Fortney J, Unützer J, Tsai A. Experiences of adults who survived suicide attempts in rural Uganda: Stigma, support systems and reintegration. Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health 2026, 13: e55. PMID: 42051811, PMCID: PMC13112284, DOI: 10.1017/gmh.2026.10171.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
Mixed-methods evaluation of a Global South-North research fellowship in Uganda: Global health experiential fellowship (GHEF)
Lee Y, Kazungu R, Ssekalo I, Blackwell S, Nakaziba K, Monnig E, Mbabazi R, Muwereza P, Waiswa F, Ingabire H, Vega A, Brown A, Rohrbaugh R, Rosenheck R, Waiswa P, Kohrt B. Mixed-methods evaluation of a Global South-North research fellowship in Uganda: Global health experiential fellowship (GHEF). SSM - Mental Health 2025, 8: 100497. DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmmh.2025.100497.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBeliefs about the causes and treatment of common mental illnesses and suicidality in rural Uganda
Lee Y, Mbabazi R, Jevremov O, Nakaweesi S, Brodey E, Wykoff J, Sivakumar R, Kazungu R, Ssekalo I, Rosenheck R, Tsai A. Beliefs about the causes and treatment of common mental illnesses and suicidality in rural Uganda. BJPsych Open 2025, 11: e146. PMID: 40624591, PMCID: PMC12247074, DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2025.10066.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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- July 14, 2025
Department of Psychiatry Honors Residents, Fellows, Faculty, Staff at 2025 Annual Commencement Ceremonies
- June 02, 2025
Yale Psychiatrists Visit Rural Uganda to Address Mental Health Stigma
- September 20, 2024
Lee Named 2025 Laughlin Fellow of The American College of Psychiatrists
- June 03, 2024
Bookman, Lee, Nunes, Salahou Honored with APAF Fellowships
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