Research Publications

Efficacy of psychosocial interventions for mental health
outcomes in low-income and middle-income countries: an umbrella overview

Barbui, C., Purgato, M., Abdulmalik, J., Acarturk, C., Eaton, J., Gastaldon, C., Gureje, O., Hanlon, C., Jordans, M., Lund, C., Nosè, M., Ostuzzi, G., Papola, D., Tedeschi, F., Tol, W., Turrini, G., Patel, V., & Thornicroft, G. (2020). Efficacy of psychosocial interventions for mental health outcomes in low-income and middle-income countries: an umbrella review. The Lancet. Psychiatry, 7(2), 162–172. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(19)30511-5

Guided self-help to reduce psychological distress in South Sudanese female refugees in Uganda:
a cluster randomised trial

Tol, W. A., Leku, M. R., Lakin, D. P., Carswell, K., Augustinavicius, J., Adaku, A., Au, T. M., Brown, F. L., Bryant, R. A., Garcia-Moreno, C., Musci, R. J., Ventevogel, P., White, R. G., & van Ommeren, M. (2020). Guided self-help to reduce psychological distress in South Sudanese female refugees in Uganda: a cluster randomised trial. The Lancet. Global Health, 8(2), e254–e263. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(19)30504-2

Protocol for a randomized control trial of the caregiver support intervention with Syrian refugees in Lebanon

Miller, K. E., Arnous, M., Tossyeh, F., Chen, A., Bakolis, I., Koppenol-Gonzalez, G. V., Nahas, N., & Jordans, M. (2020). Protocol for a randomized control trial of the caregiver support intervention with Syrian refugees in Lebanon. Trials, 21(1), 277. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-4175-9

Strengthening parenting in conflict-affected communities: development of the Caregiver Support Intervention

Miller, K., Ghalayini, H., Arnous, M., Tossyeh, F., Chen, A., Van den Broek, M., Koppenol-Gonzalez, G. V., Saade, J., & Jordans, M. (2020). Strengthening parenting in conflict-affected communities: Development of the Caregiver Support Intervention. Global Mental Health, 7, E14. https://doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2020.8

Phone-based data collection in a refugee community under COVID-19 lockdown

Chen, A., Tossyeh, F., Arnous, M., Saleh, A., El Hassan, A., Saade, J., & Miller, K. E. (2020). Phone-based data collection in a refugee community under COVID-19 lockdown. The Lancet. Psychiatry, 7(6), e31. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(20)30189-9

Mediators of focused psychosocial support interventions for children in low-resource humanitarian settings: analysis from an Individual Participant Dataset with 3,143 participants

Purgato, M., Tedeschi, F., Betancourt, T.S., Bolton, P., Bonetto, C., Gastaldon, C., Gordon, J., O’Callaghan, P., Papola, D., Peltonen, K., Punamaki, R.‐L., Richards, J., Staples, J.K., Unterhitzenberger, J., de Jong, J., Jordans, M.J., Gross, A.L., Tol, W.A. and Barbui, C. (2020). Mediators of focused psychosocial support interventions for children in low‐resource humanitarian settings: analysis from an Individual Participant Dataset with 3,143 participants. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 61, 584-593. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13151

Planning the scale up of brief psychological interventions using theory of change

Fuhr, D.C., Acarturk, C., Sijbrandij, M. et al. (2020). Planning the scale up of brief psychological interventions using theory of change. BMC Health Serv Res 20, 801, 1-9 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-05677-6

Trajectories of psychological symptoms and resilience in conflict-affected children in low- and middle-income countries

Purgato, M., Tedeschi, F., Bonetto, C., De Jong, J., Jordans, M. J., Tol, W. A., & Barbui, C. (2020). Trajectories of psychological symptoms and resilience in conflict-affected children in low- and middle-income countries. Clinical Psychology Review, 82, 101935. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2020.101935

Stigma reduction interventions for children and adolescents in low- and middle-income countries: Systematic review of intervention strategies

Hartog, K., Hubbard, C. D., Krouwer, A. F., Thornicroft, G., Kohrt, B. A., & Jordans, M. (2020). Stigma reduction interventions for children and adolescents in low- and middle-income countries: Systematic review of intervention strategies. Social Science & Medicine, 246, 112749. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112749

Understanding Stigmatisation: Results of a Qualitative
Formative Study with Adolescents and Adults in DR Congo

Hartog, K., Peters, R.M.H. & Jordans, M.J.D. Understanding Stigmatisation: Results of a Qualitative Formative Study with Adolescents and Adults in DR Congo. Found Sci (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10699-020-09706-9

Scaling up mental health care and psychosocial support in low-resource settings: a roadmap to impact

Jordans MJD, Kohrt BA (2020). Scaling up mental health care and psychosocial support in low-resource settings: a roadmap to impact. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences 29, e189, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1017/S2045796020001018

The Cultural and Contextual Adaptation Process of an Intervention to Reduce Psychological Distress in Young Adolescents Living in Lebanon

Brown, F. L., Aoun, M., Taha, K., Steen, F., Hansen, P., Bird, M., Dawson, K. S., Watts, S., El Chammay, R., Sijbrandij, M., Malik, A., & Jordans, M. (2020). The cultural and contextual adaptation process of an intervention to reduce psychological distress in young adolescents living in lebanon. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11, 212. https://doi.org/10.1017/S2045796020001018

Supporting Syrian families displaced by armed conflict: A pilot randomized controlled trial of the Caregiver Support Intervention

Miller, K. E., Koppenol-Gonzalez, G. V., Arnous, M., Tossyeh, F., Chen, A., Nahas, N., & Jordans, M. (2020). Supporting Syrian families displaced by armed conflict: A pilot randomized controlled trial of the Caregiver Support Intervention. Child Abuse & Neglect, 106, 104512. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104512

A Randomised Controlled Trial of the I-Deal Life Skills
Intervention with Syrian Refugee Adolescents in Northern Lebanon

Miller, K., Koppenol-Gonzalez, G. V., Jawad, A., Steen, F., Sassine, M., & Jordans, M. J. (2020). Assessing the impact of the I-deal life skills intervention on the psychosocial wellbeing of Syrian refugee children in Lebanon. http://isrctn.com/, 18(2), 119-128. https://doi.org/10.1186/isrctn12942763