Rate My Professor Gordon Donnir

Dr. Gordon Donnir serves as an Honorary Lecturer and Conjoint Lecturer in the Discipline of Psychiatry at the School of Medicine and Public Health, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, University of Newcastle, Australia. He is also a research student pursuing a PhD at the institution. Donnir holds an MD and brings extensive clinical experience from his prior role as Head of the Department of Medicine at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Ghana, where he worked from April 2004 to July 2017. His academic career since July 2017 has focused on advancing knowledge in clinical psychiatry, academic psychiatry, community mental health services, global mental health, mental health policy, maternal health, and medical and health profession education.

Donnir's research primarily examines mental health challenges in West Africa, particularly Ghana, with a strong emphasis on vulnerable populations. Key publications include 'Decriminalisation of suicide attempt in Ghana: a call to action' (2024), 'Prevalence of psychiatric disorders among sentenced prisoners in a medium security prison in Ghana: Implications for mental health assessment and service' (2023), and 'Substance use disorders among adults during imprisonment in a medium security prison: Prevalence and risk indicators' (2023). He co-authored systematic narrative reviews on 'Psychiatric Disorders among the Military in West Africa' (2021) and 'The Mental Health Outcomes of Food Insecurity and Insufficiency in West Africa' (2021). Additional works cover 'Prevalence and patterns of mental disorders among primary school age children in Ghana: correlates with academic achievement' (2019), 'Prevalence of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Among Pupils in Primary Schools in Ghana' (2018), 'Undiagnosed attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among unionized drivers in Ghana: Public health and policy implications' (2017), 'Postpartum Depression in Mothers of Sick Newborns in Ghana' (2012), and 'Psychotherapy in Indigenous Context: A Ghanaian Contribution towards Provision of Culturally Competent Care' (2021 and 2016). His publications have garnered 129 citations on ResearchGate, contributing to evidence-based mental health interventions in prisons, among children, military personnel, and other groups in resource-limited settings. As a CARE-P member, he has delivered keynote speeches, including on drug awareness.