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Publications by AMHR Faculty

Journal Articles

Chapters

Reports Associated with Current AMHR Work

Manuals

News Reports


Journal Articles

Murray LK & Burnham G (in press). Making childhood safe. (Invited commentary) Lancet.

Bhava Poudyal, Judith Bass, Theodora Subyantoro, Abraham Jonathan, Theresia Erni, Paul Bolton (2009)  Assessment of the psychosocial and mental health needs, dysfunction and coping mechanisms of violence affected populations in Bireuen, Aceh. Torture 2009:19(3):218-226.

Paul Bolton, Laura Murray, Judith Bass (2009). School based intervention improves
PTSD symptoms in children affected by political violence
(Commentary). Evidence Based Mental Health 10/3/09 15:43:34.

Betancourt T, Speelman L, Onyango G, Bolton P. (2009) A Qualitative Study of Mental Health Problems among Children Displaced by War in Northern Uganda. Transcult Psychiatry. Jun;46(2):238-56.

Betancourt T, Bass J, Borisova I, Neugebauer R, Speelman L, Onyango G, Bolton P.  (2009) Measuring local instrument validity and reliability: A field-based example from northern Uganda.  Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 44(8):685-92

Murray LK, Semrau K, McCurley E, Thea D, Scott N, Mwiya M, Kankasa C, Bass J, Bolton P. (2009) Barriers to Acceptance and Adherence of Antiretroviral Therapy in urban Zambian Women: A qualitative study. AIDS Care. 21(1):78-86

Bass JK, Ryder RW, Lammers MC, Mukaba TN, Bolton PA.  (2008) Postpartum depression in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: Validation of a concept using a mixed-methods cross-cultural approach.  Tropical Medicine and International Health. 13:1534-1542.

Murray LK, Cohen JA, Mannarino A (2008).  Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Refugee Youth for Symptoms of Trauma.  Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America. 17(3): 585-604.

Bolton P, Bass J, Murray K, Lee K, Weiss W, McDonnell SM. (2007) Expanding the scope of humanitarian program evaluation.  Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 22(5): 390-395.

Bolton P, Bass J, Betancourt T, Speelman L, Onyango G, Clougherty KF, Neugebauer R, Murray L, Verdeli H. Interventions for depression symptoms among adolescent survivors of war and displacement in northern Uganda: a randomized controlled trial.  JAMA, 2007;298(5):519-27

Bass JK, Bolton PA, Murray LK. Do not forget culture when studying mental health (Commentary). Lancet, 2007;370(9591):918-9.

Bass J, Neugebauer J, Clougherty KF, Verdeli H, Wickramaratne P, Ndogoni L, Speelman L, Weissman M, and Bolton P. Group Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depression in Rural Uganda: 6-month follow-up of a randomized controlled trial.  British Journal of Psychiatry, 2006;188:567-573.

Hoagwood KH, Kelleher K, Murray LK, & the Integrated Services Program Taskforce. Implementation of Evidence-based Practices for Children in Four Countries: A Project of the World Psychiatric Association. Special edition of the Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry March 2006; 28(1):59-66.

Murray LK, Fayyad J, Jenson PJ, Hoagwood KH, Azer M, and the Integrated Services Program Taskforce. An examination of cross-cultural systems implementing evidence-based assessment and intervention approaches. Special edition of the Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry March 2006; 28(1):76-80.

Murray L, Haworth A, Semrau K, Aldrovandi G, Singh M, Sinkala M, Thea D, Bolton P. Violence and Abuse among HIV-Infected Women and their children in Zambia: A Qualitative Study. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2006 Aug;194(8): 610-5.

Bolton P, Betancourt T. Mental Health in Post-War Afghanistan (Editorial). JAMA 2004;292(5):626-28.

Bolton P, Tang A. Using Ethnographic Methods in the Selection of Post Disaster Mental Health Interventions. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 2004; 19(1):97-101.

Bolton P, Wilk C. Assessment of depression prevalence in rural Uganda using symptom and function criteria. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2004; 39(6):442-7.

Bolton P, Wilk C. How do Africans view the impact of HIV? A report from a Ugandan community. AIDS Care. 2004; 16(1):123-8.

Patel V, Araya R, Bolton P. Treating Depression in the Developing World (Editorial). Tropical Medicine and International Health. 2004; 9(5):539-541.

Bolton P, Bass J, Neugebauer R, Clougherty K, Verdeli H, Ndogoni L, Wickramaratne P, Weissman M. Group Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depression in Rural Uganda. JAMA. 2003; 289(23):3117-3124.

Caporino N, Murray LK, Jensen P. The Impact of Different Traumatic Experiences in Childhood and Adolescence. Report on Emotional and Behavioral Disorders in Youth, Fall 2003:63-4, 73-6.

Verdeli H, Clougherty K, Bolton P, Speelman L, Ndogoni L, Bass J, Weissman M. Adapting group interpersonal psychotherapy for a developing country: experience in rural Uganda. World Psychiatry. 2003; 2(2):114-120.

Bolton P, Tang A. An alternative approach to cross-cultural function assessment. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2002; 37(11):537-543.

Bolton P. Neugebauer R. Ndogoni L. Prevalence of depression in rural Rwanda based on symptom and functional criteria. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2002;190(9):631-637.

Bolton P, Weiss W. Communicating across cultures: improving translation to improve complex emergency program effectiveness. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 2002;16(4):252-6.  

Murray LK & Rodriguez, J. Disaster-related treatments for traumatized children and adolescents: What do we know and where do we go from here? Report on Emotional and Behavioral Disorders in Youth, Winter 2002.

Wilk C, Bolton P. Local perceptions of the mental health effects of the Uganda acquired immunodeficiency syndrome epidemic. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2002; 190(6):394-397.  

Bolton P. Local Perceptions of the Mental Health Effects of the Rwandan Genocide. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2001; 189(4):243-8.

Bolton P. Cross-cultural validity and reliability testing of a standard psychiatric assessment instrument without a Gold Standard. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2001; 189(4):238-42.


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Chapters

Cohen, J., Mannarino AP, Gibson LE, Cozza SJ, Brymer MJ, & Murray, LK. Interventions for Children and Adolescents Following Disasters. In: Interventions Following Mass Violence and Disasters: Strategies for Mental Health Practice. E.C. Ritchie, M.J. Friedman, P.J. Watson. (Eds.). New York: Guilford Press, 2006.

Bass J, Person C, Azur M. Mental health effects of disasters. In: Mental health aspects of disaster: Public health preparedness and response. Everly GS Jr, Parker CL, editors. Johns Hopkins Center for Public Health Preparedness, 2005.

Bolton P. Challenges in International Disaster Mental Health Research. In: Handbook of International Disaster Psychology: Meeting the Psychosocial Needs of People in Humanitarian Emergencies, edited by Reyes G and Jacobs GA. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishing, 2005.

Bolton P. Assessing Depression among Survivors of the Rwanda Genocide. In: The Psychological Effects of War on Civilians: An International Perspective, edited by Teresa M. McIntyre and Stanley Krippner, Greenwood Publishing Group, Westport, CT, 2003.

Bolton P. Handling Disasters and other Public Health Crises. In: The Oxford Handbook of Public Health Practice, edited by Pencheon D, Guest C, Melzer D, and Muir Gray JA. Oxford University Press, Oxford 2001.


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Reports Associated With Current AMHR Work
*Please contact the faculty author for more information on these reports
(see Faculty & Staff page for contact info)

Bolton P, Betancourt TS, Bass J, Speelman L, Onyango G. A Randomized Controlled Trial of Group Interpersonal Psychotherapy and Creative Play for Psychosocial Problems in War Affected Acholi Youth. A report for World Vision and War Child Holland, 2006.

Bass J, Bobo M, Poudyal B, Suplido M, Bolton M. A Qualitative Assessment of Violence Affected Populations in Jakarta. A report to the Victims of Torture Fund, USAID, 2006. Available through the USAID Development Experience Clearinghouse.

Betancourt TS, Gray A, and Bolton P. A Qualitative Assessment of Trauma Affected Populations in Tamaulipas, Mexico. A report to the Victims of Torture Fund, USAID. 2006. Available through the USAID Development Experience Clearinghouse.

Bolton P, Gray A. Qualitative Assessment of Trauma Affected Populations in Cap Haitian, Haiti. A Report for USAID/Haiti. 2006. Available through the USAID Development Experience Clearinghouse.

Murray L, Bass J, Bolton P. A Qualitative Study to Identify Indicators of Psychosocial Problems and Functional Impairment among Residents of Sange District, South Kivu, Eastern DRC. A report to the Victims of Torture Fund, USAID, 2006. Available through the USAID Development Experience Clearinghouse.

Betancourt TS, Bolton P. Using Qualitative Methods to Develop a Locally-Derived Measure of Psychosocial Problems in Acholi War-Affected Children. A Report to World Vision Uganda. 2005.

Bolton P, Bass J, Verdeli H, Ndogoni L, Speelman L. Treating Depressive Illness Among an HIV affected population in Rural Uganda: A Report of a Scientific Trial in Sub-Saharan Africa. Baltimore, MD, Dec 2002.

Bolton P, Ndogoni L. Cross-Cultural Assessment of Trauma-Related Mental Illness Phase II: A Report of Research Conducted by World Vision Uganda and The Johns Hopkins University. Assessing Mental Health Impact of Transitional Populations. Feb 2001. (Click title to download full text) 

Bolton P, Ndogoni L. Cross-Cultural Assessment of Trauma-Related Mental Illness: A Report of the Research Conducted by World Vision Rwanda and the Johns Hopkins University. Assessing Mental Health Impact of Transitional Populations. Apr 2000.


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Manuals

Weiss W, Bolton P. Training in Qualitative Research Methods for PVOs and NGOs: A Trainer's Guide to Strengthen Program Planning and Evaluation. Baltimore MD, January 2000.

Weiss W, Bolton P. Training in Qualitative Research Methods for PVOs and NGOs: Resources for Participants Attending the PVO/NGO Training in Qualitative Methods. Baltimore MD, January 2000.


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News Reports

Mending Wounded Mind.  The magazine of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.  Summer 2009.  http://magazine.jhsph.edu/2009/summer/features/mending_wounded_minds/page_1/

McNeil T. An Offer of Hope: A pioneering BU effort brings mental health programs to the Developing World. Bostonia: The Alumni Quarterly of Boston University 2005-2006 Winter.

McNeil T. Paying new mind: Tackling mental health in the Developing World. Health Sphere: A Magazine of the Boston University School of Public Health 2005 Fall.

HIV & AIDS Treatment in Practice, Issue 149, 26 November 2009. AMHR work highlighted under “A model for introducing more targeted interventions".


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