Correction to: Ann Gen Psychiatry (2020) 19:12 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12991-020-00261-y

Following publication of the original article [1], the author reported that the 4th, 5th and 6th authors were omitted from the author group. Shegaye Shumet, Zegeye Yohannis Maja and Dessie Abebaw have been added to the author group and are presented correctly in this correction article.

In addition, the new Authors’ contributions statement is given below: