Berhanie Getnet Gebresilus

Dr. Berhanie has earned three degrees from Addis Ababa University: Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology in 1997, M.A degree in Counseling Psychology in 2006, and PhD in Mental health Epidemiology in 2019. Since 1997 he has been engaged on his professional duties such as providing counseling and psychotherapy for people who needed the service in different institutions, including three universities and four child care institutions ( on per time bases). In addition, Dr. Berhanie has thought varieties of courses in psychology including counseling psychology, psychotherapy, advanced psychopathology, health psychology and developmental psychology to both undergraduate and graduate programs in different higher institutions, specifically in University of Gondar, Jimma University, Unity University as a full time instructor. In addition, Dr. Berhanie has been engaged on assessment and diagnosis, planning and implementation of career and vocational counseling, mental health intervention and psychosocial support, coordination and practicing counseling service to help young university students having multiple emotional and behavioral problems in different higher learning institutions, namely: University of Gondar, Jimma University and Unity University from 1998 to 2009. In addition , Dr Berhanie has been engaged in assessment, diagnosis, and research on mental health of Eritrean refugees living in Mai Aini camp for close to three years under the supervision of PhD dissertation advisor, professor Atalay Alem from Addis Ababa University and mentored by Dr. Peter Ventevogel, a senior mental health officer in UNHCR (based in Switzerland ) from 2013 to 2018 as part of his PhD dissertation field research work. Moreover, Dr. Berhanie Getnet is currently an assistant professor of mental health epidemiology at the department of psychiatry in college of medicine and health sciences. Besides his duties of engagement in the development of PhD curriculum and research advisement to graduate students, currently Dr. Berhanie is offering courses including advanced psychotherapy and psychosocial implications of mental health to post graduate students of mental health. Moreover, Dr. Berhanie is also working as senior consultant of psychotherapy in Gondar University Specialized Hospital and provide varieties of psychotherapeutic and psychosocial intervention services to the needy patients suffering from mental health problems.

• University of Gondar, college of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Psychiatry, P.O. Box 196, email: berhanie.getnet.bg@gmail.com, WhatsApp: +251911336295, Gondar, Ethiopia
• University of Gondar Specialized Comprehensive Hospital, Psychotherapy unit, p.O.Box 196, Gondar, Ethiopia

• A certificate for participation in the "4th Edition of Global Conference on Addiction Medicine, Behavioral Health And Psychiatry (Hybrid Event)”
  during October 19-21, 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
• A certificate for attending the SPR Annual Meeting, “Advancing Partnerships
  and Collaborative Approaches in Prevention Science,” held May 28 – May 31, 2024 at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC
• A certificate for intensive training on " Health Systems Research for Mental Health and Chronic Disease Intervention", 06/23/2017, Addis Ababa University
• A certificate for training on "Randomized Controlled Trial in Mental Health', 01/26/2015, Addis Ababa University
• Implementation Science for Mental Health and Chronic Disease Intervention, 07/18/2015, Addis Ababa University

• Place of Birth: Injibara
• Date of Birth: 12/12/75
• Gender: Male
• Nationality: Ethiopian
• Marital status: Married & a father of two children

• Conducting research which focuses on validating self report/ diagnostic measures of mental health, especially those related to psycho-trauma in emergency settings is my primary areas of interest to ensure contextual relevance of the measurement tools.
• Conducting a rapid assessment, planning, intervention and co-ordination of trauma related problems in refugees in the form of individual psychotherapy as well as group counseling.
• Providing training and psycho-education related to mental health (ranging from simple emotional and behavioral problems to severe pathology) to health workers, extension health workers, social workers as well as to the target community.
• Conducting need assessment, proposal writing and co-coordinating projects regarding the pressing priority needs of intervention of refugees pertaining to their mental health, job or employment creation, education and issues related to social relationship and their integration with the host society.

• Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and depression among Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia: identifying direct, mediating and moderating predictors from path analysis, B Getnet, G Medhin, A Alem, BMJ open, 9, 1, e021142, 2013
• Construct validity and factor structure of sense of coherence (SoC-13) scale as a measure of resilience in Eritrean refugees living in Ethiopia, B Getnet, A Alem, Conflict and Health, 13, 1-14, 2019
• Khat use prevalence, causes and its effect on mental health, Bahir-Dar, north west Ethiopia, AG Gebiresilus, BG Gebresilus, SS Yizengaw, DT Sewasew, European Scientific Journal, 10, 23, 2014
• Validity of the center for epidemiologic studies depression scale (CES-D) in Eritrean refugees living in Ethiopia, B Getnet, A Alem, BMJ open, 9, 5, e026129, 2019
• Psychological distress and associated factors among healthcare professionals in Ethiopia during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study, D Demilew, DA Angaw, B Getnet, B Tesfaye, A Atnafu, Z Andualem, BMJ open, 12, 7, e057197, 2022
• Trauma and depression in Ethiopian women returning from middle eastern countries, B Getnet, A Fekadu, A Getnet, Y Wondie, American Journal of Psychiatry, 173, 4, 330-331, 2016
• Quality of life and associated factors among the youth with substance use in Northwest Ethiopia: Using structural equation modeling, GE Tarekegn, G Nenko, SY Tilahun, T Kassew, D Demilew, M Oumer, Plos one, 17, 9, e0274768, 2022
• Suicide ideation and/or attempt with substance use and associated factors among the youth in northwest Ethiopia, community-based, M Melkam, D Demilew, T Kassew, B Fanta, S Yitayih, K Alemu, BMC psychiatry, 22, 1, 507, 2022
• Depression and the associated factors among traumatized patients admitted at University of Gondar and Felege-Hiwot comprehensive specialized hospital, Northwest, Ethiopia, A Worku, GT Desalegn, B Getnet
• Acute stress disorder and the associated factors among traumatized patients admitted at Felege-Hiwot and the University of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospitals in …, A Worku, G Tesfaw, B Getnet, BMC psychiatry, 22, 1, 309, 2022
• Anxiety disorders among youth with substance use and associated factors in Northwest Ethiopia: A community-based study, M Melkam, D Demilew, T Kassew, B Fanta, S Yitayih, K Alemu, Plos one, 19, 3, e0300927, 2024
• Prevalence and associated factors of maternal depression among mothers of children with undernutrition at comprehensive specialized hospitals in northwest, Ethiopia, 2023: a …, B Yenealem, G Nenko, G Nakie, B Getnet
• Suicidal ideation and attempts among high school students of war-affected area at Woldia town, Northeast, Ethiopia, 2022, MA Kassa, M Srahbzu, G Nenko, G Nakie, K Mekuria, SF Feleke, BMC psychiatry, 23, 1, 384, 2023
• Psychotic symptoms and its associated factors relating to psychoactive substance use among the youth population in Northwest Ethiopia, T Kassew, SY Tilahun, BF Alemayehu, B Getnet, D Demilew, Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14, 1045111, 2023
• DEPRESSION, POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AND ALCOHOL MISUSE AMONG ERITREAN REFUGEES LIVING IN A CAMP IN ETHIOPIA: RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS, PhD Thesis, B GETNET
• Cumulative Trauma and Refugee Alcohol Misuse in Eritrean Refugees Living in Ethiopia: Structural Equation Modeling, B Getnet,Atalay Alem, SSRN, 3299136, 2018, PRIPRINT.

• Atalay Alem, MD, PhD, Professor, Director of WHO collaborative Center, Department of Psychiatry, Addis Ababa University, P.O.Box 908
• Solomon Teferra, M.D, PhD, Professor, Coordinator, PhD Program in Mental Health Epidemiology, Department of Psychiatry, Addis Ababa University
• Charlotte Hanlon, Centre for Global Mental Health, Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London; Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Addis Ababa University

• A certificate for participation in the "4th Edition of Global Conference on
  Addiction Medicine, Behavioral Health And Psychiatry (Hybrid Event)”
  during October 19-21, 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
• A certificate for attending the SPR Annual Meeting, “Advancing Partnerships
  and Collaborative Approaches in Prevention Science,” held May 28 – May 31, 2024 at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC
• A certificate for intensive training on " Health Systems Research for Mental Health and Chronic Disease Intervention", 06/23/2017, Addis Ababa University
• A certificate for training on "Randomized Controlled Trial in Mental Health', 01/26/2015, Addis Ababa University
• Implementation Science for Mental Health and Chronic Disease Intervention, 07/18/2015, Addis Ababa University

• Conducting research which focuses on validating self report/ diagnostic measures of mental health, especially those related to psycho-trauma in emergency settings is my primary areas of interest to ensure contextual relevance of the measurement tools.
• Conducting a rapid assessment, planning, intervention and co-ordination of trauma related problems in refugees in the form of individual psychotherapy as well as group counseling.
• Providing training and psycho-education related to mental health (ranging from simple emotional and behavioral problems to severe pathology) to health workers, extension health workers, social workers as well as to the target community.
• Conducting need assessment, proposal writing and co-coordinating projects regarding the pressing priority needs of intervention of refugees pertaining to their mental health, job or employment creation, education and issues related to social relationship and their integration with the host society.

• Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and depression among Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia: identifying direct, mediating and moderating predictors from path analysis, B Getnet, G Medhin, A Alem, BMJ open, 9, 1, e021142, 2013
• Construct validity and factor structure of sense of coherence (SoC-13) scale as a measure of resilience in Eritrean refugees living in Ethiopia, B Getnet, A Alem, Conflict and Health, 13, 1-14, 2019
• Khat use prevalence, causes and its effect on mental health, Bahir-Dar, north west Ethiopia, AG Gebiresilus, BG Gebresilus, SS Yizengaw, DT Sewasew, European Scientific Journal, 10, 23, 2014
• Validity of the center for epidemiologic studies depression scale (CES-D) in Eritrean refugees living in Ethiopia, B Getnet, A Alem, BMJ open, 9, 5, e026129, 2019
• Psychological distress and associated factors among healthcare professionals in Ethiopia during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study, D Demilew, DA Angaw, B Getnet, B Tesfaye, A Atnafu, Z Andualem, BMJ open, 12, 7, e057197, 2022
• Trauma and depression in Ethiopian women returning from middle eastern countries, B Getnet, A Fekadu, A Getnet, Y Wondie, American Journal of Psychiatry, 173, 4, 330-331, 2016
• Quality of life and associated factors among the youth with substance use in Northwest Ethiopia: Using structural equation modeling, GE Tarekegn, G Nenko, SY Tilahun, T Kassew, D Demilew, M Oumer, Plos one, 17, 9, e0274768, 2022
• Suicide ideation and/or attempt with substance use and associated factors among the youth in northwest Ethiopia, community-based, M Melkam, D Demilew, T Kassew, B Fanta, S Yitayih, K Alemu, BMC psychiatry, 22, 1, 507, 2022
• Depression and the associated factors among traumatized patients admitted at University of Gondar and Felege-Hiwot comprehensive specialized hospital, Northwest, Ethiopia, A Worku, GT Desalegn, B Getnet
• Acute stress disorder and the associated factors among traumatized patients admitted at Felege-Hiwot and the University of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospitals in …, A Worku, G Tesfaw, B Getnet, BMC psychiatry, 22, 1, 309, 2022
• Anxiety disorders among youth with substance use and associated factors in Northwest Ethiopia: A community-based study, M Melkam, D Demilew, T Kassew, B Fanta, S Yitayih, K Alemu, Plos one, 19, 3, e0300927, 2024
• Prevalence and associated factors of maternal depression among mothers of children with undernutrition at comprehensive specialized hospitals in northwest, Ethiopia, 2023: a …, B Yenealem, G Nenko, G Nakie, B Getnet
• Suicidal ideation and attempts among high school students of war-affected area at Woldia town, Northeast, Ethiopia, 2022, MA Kassa, M Srahbzu, G Nenko, G Nakie, K Mekuria, SF Feleke, BMC psychiatry, 23, 1, 384, 2023
• Psychotic symptoms and its associated factors relating to psychoactive substance use among the youth population in Northwest Ethiopia, T Kassew, SY Tilahun, BF Alemayehu, B Getnet, D Demilew, Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14, 1045111, 2023
• DEPRESSION, POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AND ALCOHOL MISUSE AMONG ERITREAN REFUGEES LIVING IN A CAMP IN ETHIOPIA: RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS, PhD Thesis, B GETNET
• Cumulative Trauma and Refugee Alcohol Misuse in Eritrean Refugees Living in Ethiopia: Structural Equation Modeling, B Getnet,Atalay Alem, SSRN, 3299136, 2018
• Exposure to trauma, post traumatic stress disorder and depression symptoms in eritrean refugees living in Ethiopia, B Getnet, G Medhin, A Alem, EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY, 48, S135-S136, 2018

• Atal ay Alem, MD, PhD, Professor, Director of WHO collaborative Center, Department of Psychiatry, Addis Ababa University, P.O.Box 908
• Solomon Teferra, M.D, PhD, Professor, Coordinator, PhD Program in Mental Health Epidemiology, Department of Psychiatry, Addis Ababa University
• Charlotte Hanlon, Centre for Global Mental Health, Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London

• Conducting research which focuses on validating self report/ diagnostic measures of mental health, especially those related to psycho-trauma in emergency settings is my primary areas of interest to ensure contextual relevance of the measurement tools.
• Conducting a rapid assessment, planning, intervention and co-ordination of trauma related problems in refugees in the form of individual psychotherapy as well as group counseling.
• Providing training and psycho-education related to mental health (ranging from simple emotional and behavioral problems to severe pathology) to health workers, extension health workers, social workers as well as to the target community.
• Conducting need assessment, proposal writing and co-coordinating projects regarding the pressing priority needs of intervention of refugees pertaining to their mental health, job or employment creation, education and issues related to social relationship and their integration with the host society.

• Place of Birth: Injibara
• Title: Assistant Professor of Mental Health Epidemiology
• Date of Birth: 12/12/75
• Gender: Male
• Nationality: Ethiopian

• Consultant mental health counselor, University of Gondar Specialized Hospital, 10/2019, Current, 4 years & 8 months
• Assistant Professor, University of Gondar, 09/2019, Current, 4 years & 9 months
• Ph.D. from Mental Health Epidemiology, Addis Ababa University, 10/2012, 07/2019, 6 years & 9 months
• Lecturer, University of Gondar, 04/2007, 09/2009, 2 years & 5 months
• Lecturer, Jimma University, 09/2006, 03/2007, 6 months
• Master of Arts from Counseling Psychology, Addis Ababa University, 09/2004, 07/2006, 1 year & 10 months
• Graduate Assistant, Jimma University, 08/2002, 08/2004, 2 years
• Counselor, Jimma University, 08/2002, 08/2004, 2 years
• Counselor, Unity University, 09/2001, 08/2003, 1 year & 11 months
• Graduate Assistant, Unity University, 09/2001, 07/2003, 1 year & 10 months
• Student Counselor, Kobo Secondary School, 09/1997, 08/2000, 2 years & 11 months

• Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and depression among Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia: identifying direct, mediating and moderating predictors from path analysis, B Getnet, G Medhin, A Alem, BMJ open, 9, 1, e021142, 2013
• Construct validity and factor structure of sense of coherence (SoC-13) scale as a measure of resilience in Eritrean refugees living in Ethiopia, B Getnet, A Alem, Conflict and Health, 13, 1-14, 2019
• Khat use prevalence, causes and its effect on mental health, Bahir-Dar, north west Ethiopia, AG Gebiresilus, BG Gebresilus, SS Yizengaw, DT Sewasew, European Scientific Journal, 10, 23, 2014
• Validity of the center for epidemiologic studies depression scale (CES-D) in Eritrean refugees living in Ethiopia, B Getnet, A Alem, BMJ open, 9, 5, e026129, 2019
• Psychological distress and associated factors among healthcare professionals in Ethiopia during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study, D Demilew, DA Angaw, B Getnet, B Tesfaye, A Atnafu, Z Andualem, BMJ open, 12, 7, e057197, 2022
• Trauma and depression in Ethiopian women returning from middle eastern countries, B Getnet, A Fekadu, A Getnet, Y Wondie, American Journal of Psychiatry, 173, 4, 330-331, 2016
• Quality of life and associated factors among the youth with substance use in Northwest Ethiopia: Using structural equation modeling, GE Tarekegn, G Nenko, SY Tilahun, T Kassew, D Demilew, M Oumer, Plos one, 17, 9, e0274768, 2022
• Suicide ideation and/or attempt with substance use and associated factors among the youth in northwest Ethiopia, community-based, M Melkam, D Demilew, T Kassew, B Fanta, S Yitayih, K Alemu, BMC psychiatry, 22, 1, 507, 2022
• Depression and the associated factors among traumatized patients admitted at University of Gondar and Felege-Hiwot comprehensive specialized hospital, Northwest, Ethiopia, A Worku, GT Desalegn, B Getnet
• Acute stress disorder and the associated factors among traumatized patients admitted at Felege-Hiwot and the University of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospitals in …, A Worku, G Tesfaw, B Getnet, BMC psychiatry, 22, 1, 309, 2022
• Anxiety disorders among youth with substance use and associated factors in Northwest Ethiopia: A community-based study, M Melkam, D Demilew, T Kassew, B Fanta, S Yitayih, K Alemu, Plos one, 19, 3, e0300927, 2024
• Prevalence and associated factors of maternal depression among mothers of children with undernutrition at comprehensive specialized hospitals in northwest, Ethiopia, 2023: a …, B Yenealem, G Nenko, G Nakie, B Getnet
• Suicidal ideation and attempts among high school students of war-affected area at Woldia town, Northeast, Ethiopia, 2022, MA Kassa, M Srahbzu, G Nenko, G Nakie, K Mekuria, SF Feleke, BMC psychiatry, 23, 1, 384, 2023
• Psychotic symptoms and its associated factors relating to psychoactive substance use among the youth population in Northwest Ethiopia, T Kassew, SY Tilahun, BF Alemayehu, B Getnet, D Demilew, Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14, 1045111, 2023
• DEPRESSION, POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AND ALCOHOL MISUSE AMONG ERITREAN REFUGEES LIVING IN A CAMP IN ETHIOPIA: RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS, PhD Thesis, B GETNET
• Cumulative Trauma and Refugee Alcohol Misuse in Eritrean Refugees Living in Ethiopia: Structural Equation Modeling, B Getnet,Atalay Alem, SSRN, 3299136, 2018
• Exposure to trauma, post traumatic stress disorder and depression symptoms in eritrean refugees living in Ethiopia, B Getnet, G Medhin, A Alem, EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY, 48, S135-S136, 2018

• Atalay Alem, MD, PhD, Professor, Director of WHO collaborative Center, Department of Psychiatry, Addis Ababa University, P.O.Box 908
• Solomon Teferra, M.D, PhD, Professor, Coordinator, PhD Program in Mental Health Epidemiology, Department of Psychiatry, Addis Ababa University
• Charlotte Hanlon, Professor, Centre for Global Mental Health, Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London; Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Addis Ababa University