Charles Newton
MBChB (UCT), MA (Oxford), MRCP (London), MD (UCT), FRCPCH
Cheryl & Reece Scott Professor of Psychiatry
I examine the epidemiology and behavioural consequences of children experiencing a range of adversities in the low-income countries of insults, in particular the association of autism and developmental disorders with infections of the central nervous system (including malaria, HIV and bacterial meningitis). I am conducting research on genetics of autism, epilepsy and psychosis in sub-Saharan Africa. I also conduct research on the epidemiology and psychiatric co-morbidity of epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa, examining interventions to reduce the treatment gap and stigma associated with these disorders. I examine the neurocognitive consequences of sickle cell disease in Africa. This research has led to an interest to the mental health of children from immigrant populations in the UK and Europe. My research in Oxford focuses on autism and neurodevelopmental disorders, particular the causes and consequences of these conditions in Europe.
Recent publications
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"The traditional healer said, 'I had a genie that scared me in my eyes, and that is why I fall": An ethnographic study in Mahenge, Tanzania.
Magili PF. et al, (2025), Epilepsy & behavior : E&B, 170
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Akwenda Intervention Program for cerebral palsy: Improving quality of life in rural Uganda
Newton CR., (2025), Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology
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High epilepsy prevalence and excess mortality in onchocerciasis-endemic counties of South Sudan: A call for integrated interventions.
Amaral L-J. et al, (2025), PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 19
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Modeling the determinants of attrition in a two-stage epilepsy prevalence survey in Nairobi using machine learning
Mwanga DM. et al, (2025), Global Epidemiology, 9, 100183 - 100183
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The relationship between lifetime trauma exposure and psychosis in a multi-country case-control study in Africa
Stevenson A. et al, (2025), Ssm Mental Health, 7