John Jidong is an early-career researcher and MSc Public Health candidate at the University of Greater Manchester, UK, with a strong academic background in sociology and public health. John’s research interests focus on public mental health, medical sociology, and culturally adapted psychological interventions. He has co-authored multiple peer-reviewed publications in leading journals such as Frontiers in Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, and BJPSYC Open, exploring interventions for postnatal depression, bipolar disorders, and self-harm in both African and diaspora communities. His ongoing work addresses critical sociocultural dimensions of mental health, particularly in underserved populations.

Selected Publications:

1. Jidong, D. E., Ike, T., Maigari, Y. T., Pwajok, J. Y., Nwoga, C. N., Jidong, J. E., … & Husain, N. A (2025) multi-centred pilot randomised controlled trial of Learning Through Play plus Culturally adapted Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (LTP+ CaCBT) for treating postnatal depression in Nigerian women. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 16, 1552406. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1552406

2. Jidong, D. E., Husain, M. I., Ike, T. J., Khoso, A., Taru, M. Y., Nwoga. C. N., Francis, C., Mwankon, S. B., Jidong, J. E., Pwajok, J. Y., Shakoor, S., Asif, A. M., Xue, S. & N. Husain (2025). A randomised controlled feasibility trial comparing culturally adapted Psychoeducation and treatment as usual for persons with bipolar disorders in Nigeria. BJPSYC Open.

3. Jidong, D. E., Ike, T. J., Murshed, M., Francis, C., Mwankon, S. B., Jidong, J. E., … & Husain, N. (2024). Postnatal depression in British mothers of African and Caribbean origin: a randomised controlled trial of learning through play plus culturally adapted cognitive behaviour therapy compared with psychoeducation. Frontiers in Psychiatry,15, 1383990. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1383990