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2018

Singh, N. S., Bass, J., Sumbadze, N., Rebok, G., Perrin, P., Paichadze, N., & Robinson, W. C. (2018). Identifying mental health problems and Idioms of distress among older adult internally displaced persons in Georgia. Social Science & Medicine.

Tol, W. A., J. Augustinavicius, K. Carswell, M. R. Leku, A. Adaku, F. L. Brown, C. Garcia-Moreno, P. Ventevogel, R. G. White, C. S. Kogan, R. Bryant and M. van Ommeren (2018). "Feasibility of a guided self-help intervention to reduce psychological distress in South Sudanese refugee women in Uganda." World Psychiatry 17(2): 234-235.

Burkey, M. D., M. Hosein, I. Morton, M. Purgato, A. Adi, M. Kurzrok, B. A. Kohrt and W. A. Tol (2018). Psychosocial interventions for disruptive behaviour problems in children in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Child Psychol Psychiatry.

Augustinavicius, J. L., M. C. Greene, D. P. Lakin and W. A. Tol (2018). Monitoring and evaluation of mental health and psychosocial support programs in humanitarian settings: a scoping review of terminology and focus. Confl Health 12: 9.

Purgato, M., A. L. Gross, T. Betancourt, P. Bolton, C. Bonetto, C. Gastaldon, J. Gordon, P. O'Callaghan, D. Papola, K. Peltonen, R. L. Punamaki, J. Richards, J. K. Staples, J. Unterhitzenberger, M. van Ommeren, J. de Jong, M. J. D. Jordans, W. A. Tol and C. Barbui (2018). Focused psychosocial interventions for children in low-resource humanitarian settings: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis. Lancet Glob Health 6(4): e390-e400.

Tol, W. A., S. J. Rees, A. K. Tay, N. Tam, A. da Costa Saldanha Segurado, Z. M. da Costa, E. S. da Costa Soares, A. da Costa Alves, N. Martins and D. M. Silove (2018). Cohort Profile: Maternal mental health and child development in situations of past violent conflict and ongoing adversity: the DILI birth cohort study. Int J Epidemiol 47(1): 17-17h.

Kane, J. C., N. P. Luitel, M. J. D. Jordans, B. A. Kohrt, I. Weissbecker and W. A. Tol (2018). Mental health and psychosocial problems in the aftermath of the Nepal earthquakes: findings from a representative cluster sample survey. Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci 27(3): 301-310.

Lasater, M. E., Beebe, M., Warren, N. E., Souko, F., Keita, M., Murray, S. M., ... & Winch, P. J. (2018). Dusukasi—The Heart That Cries: An Idiom of Mental Distress Among Perinatal Women in Rural Mali. Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry, 1-16.

Hock, R.S., Mendelson, T., Surkan, P.J., Bass, J.K., Bradshaw, C.P., Hindin, M.J. (2018). Parenting styles and emerging adult depressive symptoms in Cebu, the Philippines. Transcultural Psychiatry, 55(2):242-260.

Rees, S., Tay, A.K., Mohsin, M., Steel, Z., Tam, N., da Costa, Z., Soares, C., Tol, W.A., Eapen, V., Dadds, M., Silove, D. (2018). Risk of perpetrating intimate partner violence amongst men exposed to torture in conflict-affected Timor-Leste. Global Mental Health, 5, e23.

Lund, C., Brooke-Sumner, C., Baingana, F., Baron, E.C., Breuer, E., Chandra, P., Haushofer, J., Herrman, H., Jordans, M.J.D., Kieling, C., Medina-Mora, M.E., Morgan, E., Omigbodun, O., Tol, W.A., Patel, V., Saxena, S. (2018). Social determinants of mental disorders and the Sustainable Development Goals: A systematic review of reviews. Lancet Psychiatry, 5, 357-69.

Michlig, G. J., Westergaard, R. P., Lam, Y., Ahmadi, A., Kirk, G. D., Genz, A., ... & Surkan, P. J. (2018). Avoidance, meaning and grief: psychosocial factors influencing engagement in HIV care. AIDS care, 1-7.

Hendrickson, Z.M., Kim, J., Tol, W.A., Shrestha, A., Kafle, H.M., Luitel, N.P., Thapa, L., Surkan, P.J. (2018). Resilience in Nepali widows’ reflections on the deaths of their spouses: “That was my past and now I have to see my present” Qualitative Health Research, https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732317739265.

Meyer, S., Lasater, M. & Tol, W.A. (2018). Migration and mental health in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review. Psychiatry: Interpersonal and Biological Processes, 80(4), 374-81.

Tol, W.A., Ebrecht, B., Aiyo, R., Murray, S.M., Nguyen, A., Kohrt, B.K., Ndyanabangi, S., Alderman, S., Musisi, S., Nakku, J. (2018). Maternal mental health priorities, help-seeking behaviors, and resources in post-conflict settings: A qualitative study in eastern Uganda. BMC Psychiatry, 18:39, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-018-1626-x.

Tol, W.A., Rees, S., Tay, A., Tam, N., Segurado, A., da Costa, Z., da Costa Soares, E., Martins, N., Silove, D. (2018). Maternal mental health and child development in situations of past violent conflict and ongoing adversity: the DILI birth cohort study. International Journal of Epidemiology, 47(4), 17-17h.

Tol, W. A., Ebrecht, B., Aiyo, R., Murray, S. M., Nguyen, A. J., Kohrt, B. A., . . . Nakku, J. (2018). Maternal mental health priorities, help-seeking behaviors, and resources in post-conflict settings: a qualitative study in eastern Uganda. BMC Psychiatry, 18(1).

Tol, W. A., Rees, S. J., Tay, A. K., Tam, N., Segurado, A. D., Costa, Z. M., . . . Silove, D. M. (2016). Cohort Profile: Maternal mental health and child development in situations of past violent conflict and ongoing adversity: the DILI birth cohort study. International Journal of Epidemiology.

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2017

Kane, J. C., Van Wyk, S. S., Murray, S. M., Bolton, P., Melendez, F., Danielson, C. K., ... & Murray, L. K. (2017). Testing the effectiveness of a transdiagnostic treatment approach in reducing violence and alcohol abuse among families in Zambia: study protocol of the Violence and Alcohol Treatment (VATU) trial. Global Mental Health, 4.

Haroz, E. E., Ritchey, M., Bass, J. K., Kohrt, B. A., Augustinavicius, J., Michalopoulos, L., ... & Bolton, P. (2017). How is depression experienced around the world? A systematic review of qualitative literature. Social Science & Medicine, 183, 151-162.

Murray, S. M., Familiar, I., Nakasujja, N., Winch, P. J., Gallo, J. J., Opoka, R., ... & Bass, J. K. (2017). Caregiver mental health and HIV-infected child wellness: perspectives from Ugandan caregivers. AIDS care, 29(6), 793-799.

Greene, M. C., Kane, J. C., & Tol, W. A. (2017). Alcohol use and intimate partner violence among women and their partners in Sub-Saharan Africa. Global Mental Health, 4.

Haroz, E. E., Bass, J., Lee, C., Oo, S. S., Lin, K., Kohrt, B., ... & Bolton, P. (2017). Development and cross-cultural testing of the International Depression Symptom Scale (IDSS): a measurement instrument designed to represent global presentations of depression. Global Mental Health, 4.

Singla, D. R., Kohrt, B. A., Murray, L. K., Anand, A., Chorpita, B. F., & Patel, V. (2017). Psychological treatments for the world: Lessons from low-and middle-income countries. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 13, 149-181.

Boivin, M. J., Nakasujja, N., Familiar-Lopez, I., Murray, S. M., Sikorskii, A., Awadu, J., ... & Opoka, R. O. (2017). Effect of Caregiver Training on the Neurodevelopment of HIV-Exposed Uninfected Children and Caregiver Mental Health: A Ugandan Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 38(9), 753-764.

Bass, J. K., Opoka, R., Familiar, I., Nakasujja, N., Sikorskii, A., Awadu, J., ... & Mendelson, T. (2017). Randomized controlled trial of caregiver training for HIV-infected child neurodevelopment and caregiver well being. Aids, 31(13), 1877-1883.

Kim, J., Tol, W. A., Shrestha, A., Kafle, H. M., Rayamajhi, R., Luitel, N. P., ... & Surkan, P. J. (2017). Persistent complex bereavement disorder and culture: early and prolonged grief in Nepali widows. Psychiatry, 80(1), 1-16.

Song, S. J., Subica, A., Kaplan, C., & Tol, W. (2017). Predicting the Mental Health and Functioning of Torture Survivors. The Journal of nervous and mental disease.

Chiumento, A., Rahman, A., Snider, L., Frith, L., & Tol, W. A. (2017). Ethical standards for mental health and psychosocial support research in emergencies: review of literature and current debates. Globalization and health, 13(1), 8.

Nosè, M., Ballette, F., Bighelli, I., Turrini, G., Purgato, M., Tol, W., ... & Barbui, C. (2017). Psychosocial interventions for post-traumatic stress disorder in refugees and asylum seekers resettled in high-income countries: Systematic review and meta-analysis. PloS one, 12(2), e0171030.

Kane, J. C., Luitel, N. P., Jordans, M. J. D., Kohrt, B. A., Weissbecker, I., & Tol, W. A. (2017). Mental health and psychosocial problems in the aftermath of the Nepal earthquakes: findings from a representative cluster sample survey. Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences, 1-10.

Baron, E., Bass, J., Murray, S. M., Schneider, M., & Lund, C. (2017). A systematic review of growth curve mixture modelling literature investigating trajectories of perinatal depressive symptoms and associated risk factors. Journal of affective disorders, 223, 194-208.

Nguyen, A. J., Bradshaw, C., Townsend, L., & Bass, J. (2017). Prevalence and Correlates of Bullying Victimization in Four Low-Resource Countries. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 0886260517709799.

Tol, W. A., Greene, M. C., Likindikoki, S., Misinzo, L., Ventevogel, P., Bonz, A. G., ... & Mbwambo, J. K. (2017). An integrated intervention to reduce intimate partner violence and psychological distress with refugees in low-resource settings: study protocol for the Nguvu cluster randomized trial. BMC psychiatry, 17(1), 186.

Kane, J. C., Damian, A. J., Fairman, B., Bass, J. K., Iwamoto, D. K., & Johnson, R. M. (2017). Differences in alcohol use patterns between adolescent Asian American ethnic groups: representative estimates from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health 2002–2013. Addictive behaviors, 64, 154-158.

Lee, C., Aules, Y., Sami, S., Lar, P. K., Schlect, J., & Robinson, C. (2017). Sexual and reproductive health needs and risks of very young adolescent refugees and migrants from Myanmar living in Thailand. Conflict and health, 11(1), 30.

Haroz, E. E., Jordans, M., de Jong, J., Gross, A., Bass, J., & Tol, W. (2017). Measuring hope among children affected by armed conflict: Cross-cultural construct validity of the Children’s hope scale. Assessment, 24(4), 528-539.

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2016

Murray, L. K., & Jordans, M. J. D. (2016). Rethinking the service delivery system of psychological interventions in low and middle income countries. BMC psychiatry, 16(1), 234.

Haroz, E. E., Bolton, P., Gross, A., Chan, K. S., Michalopoulos, L., & Bass, J. (2016). Depression symptoms across cultures: an IRT analysis of standard depression symptoms using data from eight countries. Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 51(7), 981-991.

Burkey, M. D., Ghimire, L., Adhikari, R. P., Kohrt, B. A., Jordans, M. J., Haroz, E. E., & Wissow, L. S. (2016). Development process of an assessment tool for disruptive behavior problems in cross-cultural settings: the Disruptive Behavior International Scale–Nepal version (DBIS-N). International journal of culture and mental health, 9(4), 387-398.

Purgato, M., Gastaldon, C., Papola, D., van Ommeren, M., Barbui, C., & Tol, W. A. (2016). Psychological and social interventions for the prevention of mental disorders in people living in low‐and middle‐income countries affected by humanitarian crises. The Cochrane Library.

Cherewick, M., Tol, W., Burnham, G., Doocy, S., & Glass, N. (2016). A structural equation model of conflict-affected youth coping and resilience. Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, 4(1), 155-174.

Kohrt, B. A., Yang, M., Rai, S., Bhardwaj, A., Tol, W. A., & Jordans, M. J. (2016). Recruitment of child soldiers in Nepal: Mental health status and risk factors for voluntary participation of youth in armed groups. Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, 22(3), 208.

Silove, D. M., Tay, A. K., Tol, W. A., Tam, N., Dos Reis, N., da Costa, Z., ... & Rees, S. (2016). Patterns of separation anxiety symptoms amongst pregnant women in conflict-affected Timor-Leste: Associations with traumatic loss, family conflict, and intimate partner violence. Journal of affective disorders, 205, 292-300.

Cherewick, M., Doocy, S., Tol, W., Burnham, G., & Glass, N. (2016). Potentially traumatic events, coping strategies and associations with mental health and well-being measures among conflict-affected youth in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Global Health Research and Policy, 1(1), 8.

Thomas, F. C., Tol, W. A., Vallipuram, A., Sivayokan, S., Jordans, M. J., Reis, R., & de Jong, J. T. (2016). Emic perspectives on the impact of armed conflict on children’s mental health and psychosocial well-being: Applying a social ecological framework of resilience in northern Sri Lanka. Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, 22(3), 246.

Yoder, H. N., Tol, W. A., Reis, R., & Jong, J. T. (2016). Child mental health in Sierra Leone: a survey and exploratory qualitative study. International journal of mental health systems, 10(1), 48.

Rees, S., Mohsin, M., Tay, A. K., Thorpe, R., Murray, S., Savio, E., ... & Silove, D. (2016). Associations between bride price obligations and women9s anger, symptoms of mental distress, poverty, spouse and family conflict and preoccupations with injustice in conflict-affected Timor-Leste. BMJ global health, 1(1), e000025.

Susanty, D., Jordans, M. J., Irmayani, R., & Tol, W. A. (2016). A classroom based intervention in conflict affected Poso, Indonesia: synthesising lessons learned from research and practice. Intervention, 14(1), 50-59.

Luitel, N. P., Kene, J., Jordans, M., Kohrt, B., & Tol, W. (2016). Mental health problems in the aftermath of earthquakes in Nepal. European Psychiatry, 33, S194-S195.

Rees, S. J., Tol, W., Mohammad, M., Tay, A. K., Tam, N., Dos Reis, N., ... & Silove, D. M. (2016). A high-risk group of pregnant women with elevated levels of conflict-related trauma, intimate partner violence, symptoms of depression and other forms of mental distress in post-conflict Timor-Leste. Translational psychiatry, 6(2), e725.

Jordans, M. J., Pigott, H., & Tol, W. A. (2016). Interventions for children affected by armed conflict: a systematic review of mental health and psychosocial support in low-and middle-income countries. Current psychiatry reports, 18(1), 9.

Meyer, S. R., Decker, M. R., Tol, W. A., Abshir, N., Mar, A. A., & Robinson, W. C. (2016). Workplace and security stressors and mental health among migrant workers on the Thailand–Myanmar border. Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 51(5), 713-723.

Matanu, B., Tierney, D., Silove, D., Barnabas, E., Garasu, L., & Bolton, P. (2016). The mental health and psychosocial impact of the Bougainville Crisis: a synthesis of available information. International journal of mental health systems, 10(1), 18.

Kane, J. C., Murray, L. K., Sughrue, S., DeMulder, J., van Wyk, S. S., Queenan, J., ... & Bolton, P. (2016). Process and implementation of Audio Computer Assisted Self-Interviewing (ACASI) assessments in low resource settings: a case example from Zambia. Global Mental Health, 3.

Kane, J.C., Adaku, A., Nakku, J., Odokonyero, R., Okello, J., Musisi, S., Alderman, S., & Tol, W.A. (2016). Challenges for the implementation of World Health Organization guidelines on treatment of mental health problems specifically related to stress: A qualitative study in Uganda. Implementation Science, 11(36): doi:10.1186/s13012-016-0400-z.

Lewandowski, R. E., Bolton, P. A., Feighery, A., Bass, J., Hamba, C., Haroz, E., ... & Verdeli, H. (2016). Local perceptions of the impact of group interpersonal psychotherapy in rural Uganda. Global Mental Health, 3.

Nguyen, A. J., Bradshaw, C., Townsend, L., Gross, A. L., & Bass, J. (2016). A latent class approach to understanding patterns of peer victimization in four low-resource settings. International journal of adolescent medicine and health.

Bass, J., Murray, S. M., Mohammed, T. A., Bunn, M., Gorman, W., Ahmed, A. M. A., ... & Bolton, P. (2016). A randomized controlled trial of a trauma-informed support, skills, and psychoeducation intervention for survivors of torture and related trauma in Kurdistan, Northern Iraq. Global Health: Science and Practice, 4(3), 452-466.

Familiar, I., Murray, S., Ruisenor-Escudero, H., Sikorskii, A., Nakasujja, N., Boivin, M. J., ... & Bass, J. K. (2016). Socio-demographic correlates of depression and anxiety among female caregivers living with HIV in rural Uganda. AIDS care, 28(12), 1541-1545.

Bass, J., Murray, S., Cole, G., Bolton, P., Poulton, C., Robinette, K., ... & Annan, J. (2016). Economic, social and mental health impacts of an economic intervention for female sexual violence survivors in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Global Mental Health, 3.

Nguyen, A. J., Feo, C., Idrisov, K., Pintaldi, G., Lenglet, A., Tsatsaeva, Z., ... & Bass, J. (2016). Mental health problems among conflict-affected adults in Grozny, Chechnya: a qualitative study. Conflict and health, 10(1), 16.

Kane, J. C., Murray, L. K., Bass, J. K., Johnson, R. M., & Bolton, P. (2016). Validation of a substance and alcohol use assessment instrument among orphans and vulnerable children in Zambia using Audio Computer Assisted Self-Interviewing (ACASI). Drug and alcohol dependence, 166, 85-92.

Boivin, M. J., Sikorskii, A., Familiar-Lopez, I., Ruiseñor-Escudero, H., Muhindo, M., Kapisi, J., ... & Kamya, M. (2016). Malaria illness mediated by anaemia lessens cognitive development in younger Ugandan children. Malaria journal, 15(1), 210.

Kane, J. C., Murray, L. K., Cohen, J., Dorsey, S., Skavenski van Wyk, S., Galloway Henderson, J., ... & Bolton, P. (2016). Moderators of treatment response to trauma‐focused cognitive behavioral therapy among youth in Zambia. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 57(10), 1194-1202.

Adaku, A., Okello, J., Lowry, B., Kane, J. C., Alderman, S., Musisi, S., & Tol, W. A. (2016). Mental health and psychosocial support for South Sudanese refugees in northern Uganda: a needs and resource assessment. Conflict and health, 10(1), 18.

Kane, J. C., Hall, B. J., Bolton, P., Murray, L. K., Mohammed Amin Ahmed, A., & Bass, J. K. (2016). The association of domestic violence and social resources with functioning in an adult trauma-affected sample living in Kurdistan, Northern Iraq. Journal of interpersonal violence, 0886260516639582.

Kane, J. C., Johnson, R. M., Robinson, C., Jernigan, D. H., Harachi, T. W., & Bass, J. K. (2016). Longitudinal Effects of Acculturation on Alcohol Use among Vietnamese and Cambodian Immigrant Women in the USA. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 51(6), 702-709.

Horacio, R. E., Itziar, F. L., Alla, S., Nikita, J., Noelline, N., Robert, O., ... & Michael, B. (2016). Nutritional and immunological correlates of memory and neurocognitive development among HIV infected children living in Kayunga, Uganda. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999), 71(5), 522.

Bass, J. K., Nakasujja, N., Familiar-Lopez, I., Sikorskii, A., Murray, S. M., Opoka, R., ... & Boivin, M. J. (2016). Association of caregiver quality of care with neurocognitive outcomes in HIV-affected children aged 2–5 years in Uganda. AIDS care, 28(sup1), 76-83.

Nguyen, A. J., Haroz, E. E., Mendelson, T., & Bass, J. (2016). Symptom Endorsement and Sociodemographic Correlates of Postnatal Distress in Three Low Income Countries. Depression Research and Treatment, 2016, 1823836. http://doi.org/10.1155/2016/1823836

Weiss, W. M., Ugueto, A. M., Mahmooth, Z., Murray, L. K., Hall, B. J., Nadison, M., ... & Bolton, P. (2016). Mental health interventions and priorities for research for adult survivors of torture and systematic violence: a review of the literature. Torture, 26(1), 17-44.

Nguyen, T. Q., Bandeen-Roche, K., German, D., Nguyen, N. T., Bass, J. K., & Knowlton, A. R. (2016). Negative treatment by family as a predictor of depressive symptoms, life satisfaction, suicidality, and tobacco/alcohol use in Vietnamese sexual minority women. LGBT health, 3(5), 357-365.

Kane, J. C., Johnson, R. M., Robinson, C., Jernigan, D. H., Harachi, T. W., & Bass, J. K. (2016). The impact of intergenerational cultural dissonance on alcohol use among Vietnamese and Cambodian adolescents in the United States. Journal of Adolescent Health, 58(2), 174-180.

Familiar, I., Nakasujja, N., Bass, J., Sikorskii, A., Murray, S. M., Ruisenor-Escudero, H., ... & Boivin, M. J. (2016). Caregivers' depressive symptoms and parent-report of child executive function among young children in Uganda. Learning and individual differences, 46, 17-24.

Nguyen, T. Q., Bandeen-Roche, K., Bass, J. K., German, D., Nguyen, N. T. T., & Knowlton, A. R. (2016). A tool for sexual minority mental health research: The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) as a depressive symptom severity measure for sexual minority women in Viet Nam. Journal of gay & lesbian mental health, 20(2), 173-191.

Hock, R. S., Hindin, M. J., Bass, J. K., Surkan, P. J., Bradshaw, C. P., & Mendelson, T. (2016). Parenting styles and emerging adult drug use in Cebu, the Philippines. International journal of culture and mental health, 9(2), 108-119.

Teel, K. S., Verdeli, H., Wickramaratne, P., Warner, V., Vousoura, E., Haroz, E. E., & Talati, A. (2016). Impact of a Father Figure’s Presence in the Household on Children’s Psychiatric Diagnoses and Functioning in Families at High Risk for Depression. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 25(2), 588-597.

Familiar, I., Hall, B., Bundervoet, T., Verwimp, P., & Bass, J. (2016). Exploring psychological distress in Burundi during and after the armed conflict. Community mental health journal, 52(1), 32-38.

Dorsey, S., Berliner, L., Lyon, A. R., Pullmann, M. D., & Murray, L. K. (2016). A statewide common elements initiative for children’s mental health. The journal of behavioral health services & research, 43(2), 246-261.

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2015

Kaiser, B. N., Haroz, E. E., Kohrt, B. A., Bolton, P. A., Bass, J. K., & Hinton, D. E. (2015). “Thinking too much”: A systematic review of a common idiom of distress. Social Science & Medicine, 147, 170-183.

Dorsey, S., Lucid, L., Murray, L., Bolton, P., Itemba, D., Manongi, R., & Whetten, K. (2015). A Qualitative Study of Mental Health Problems Among Orphaned Children and Adolescents in Tanzania. The Journal of nervous and mental disease, 203(11), 864-870.

Murray, L. K., Skavenski, S., Kane, J. C., Mayeya, J., Dorsey, S., Cohen, J. A., ... & Bolton, P. A. (2015). Effectiveness of trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy among trauma-affected children in Lusaka, Zambia: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA pediatrics, 169(8), 761-769.

Tierney, D., Bolton, P., Matanu, B., Garasu, L., Barnabas, E., & Silove, D. (2015). The aftermath of the Bougainville Crisis: Mental health and psychosocial impacts and the need for services. Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry, 49(5), 481-482.

Michalopoulos, L. T., Murray, L. K., Kane, J. C., Van Wyk, S. S., Chomba, E., Cohen, J., ... & Bolton, P. A. (2015). Testing the validity and reliability of the Shame Questionnaire among sexually abused girls in Zambia. PloS one, 10(4), e0123820.

Purgato, M., Gastaldon, C., Papola, D., van Ommeren, M., Barbui, C., & Tol, W. A. (2015). Psychological therapies for the treatment of mental disorders in low‐and middle‐income countries affected by humanitarian crises. The Cochrane Library.

Silove, D., Rees, S., Tam, N., Mohsin, M., Tay, A. K., & Tol, W. (2015). Prevalence and correlates of explosive anger among pregnant and post-partum women in post-conflict Timor-Leste. British Journal of Psychiatry Open, 1(1), 34-41.

Tol, W. A. (2015). Stemming the tide: promoting mental health and preventing mental disorders in low-and middle-income countries. Global Mental Health, 2.

Burkey, M. D., Hosein, M., Purgato, M., Adi, A., Morton, I., Kohrt, B. A., & Tol, W. A. (2015). Psychosocial interventions for disruptive behavioural problems in children living in low-and middle-income countries: study protocol of a systematic review. BMJ open, 5(5), e007377.

de Jong, J. T., Berckmoes, L. H., Kohrt, B. A., Song, S. J., Tol, W. A., & Reis, R. (2015). A public health approach to address the mental health burden of youth in situations of political violence and humanitarian emergencies. Current psychiatry reports, 17(7), 60.

Hoskins, M., Pearce, J., Bethell, A., Dankova, L., Barbui, C., Tol, W. A., ... & Bisson, J. I. (2015). Pharmacotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder: systematic review and meta-analysis. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 206(2), 93-100.

Rees, S., Thorpe, R., Tol, W., Fonseca, M., & Silove, D. (2015). Testing a cycle of family violence model in conflict-affected, low-income countries: a qualitative study from Timor-Leste. Social Science & Medicine, 130, 284-291.

Silove, D., Rees, S., Tay, A. K., da Costa, Z. M., Savio, E. S., Soares, C., & Tol, W. (2015). Pathways to perinatal depressive symptoms after mass conflict in Timor-Leste: a modelling analysis using cross-sectional data. The Lancet Psychiatry, 2(2), 161-167.

Dejman, M., Vameghi, M., Roshanfekr, P., Dejman, F., Rafiey, H., Forouzan, A. S., ... & Johnson, R. M. (2015). Drug Use among street children in Tehran, iran: a Qualitative study. Frontiers in public health, 3.

Magidson, J. F., Lejuez, C. W., Kamal, T., Blevins, E. J., Murray, L. K., Bass, J. K., ... & Pagoto, S. (2015). Adaptation of community health worker-delivered behavioral activation for torture survivors in Kurdistan, Iraq. Global Mental Health, 2.

Kane, J. C., Michalopoulos, L., Bass, J., Bolton, P., & Murray, L. (2015). Alcohol use among traumatized youth in Zambia. Drug & Alcohol Dependence, 146, e152-e153.

Murray, S. M., Robinette, K. L., Bolton, P., Cetinoglu, T., Murray, L. K., Annan, J., & Bass, J. K. (2015). Stigma among survivors of sexual violence in Congo: scale development and psychometrics. Journal of interpersonal violence, 0886260515608805.

Weiss, W. M., Murray, L. K., Zangana, G. A. S., Mahmooth, Z., Kaysen, D., Dorsey, S., ... & Bolton, P. (2015). Community-based mental health treatments for survivors of torture and militant attacks in Southern Iraq: a randomized control trial. BMC psychiatry, 15(1), 249.

Tol, W. A., Purgato, M., Bass, J. K., Galappatti, A., & Eaton, W. (2015). Mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian settings: a public mental health perspective. Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences, 24(6), 484-494.

Lund, C., Alem, A., Schneider, M., Hanlon, C., Ahrens, J., Bandawe, C., ... & Cowan, F. (2015). Generating evidence to narrow the treatment gap for mental disorders in sub-Saharan Africa: rationale, overview and methods of AFFIRM. Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences, 24(3), 233-240

Burkey, M. D., Murray, S. M., Bangirana, P., Familiar, I., Opoka, R. O., Nakasujja, N., ... & Bass, J. K. (2015). Executive function and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in Ugandan children with perinatal HIV exposure. Global Mental Health, 2.

Schneider, M., Baron, E., Davies, T., Bass, J., & Lund, C. (2015). Making assessment locally relevant: measuring functioning for maternal depression in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 50(5), 797-806.

Michalopoulos, L. M., Unick, G. J., Haroz, E. E., Bass, J., Murray, L. K., & Bolton, P. A. (2015). Exploring the fit of Western PTSD models across three non-Western low-and middle-income countries. Traumatology, 21(2), 55.

Hall, B. J., Murray, S. M., Galea, S., Canetti, D., & Hobfoll, S. E. (2015). Loss of social resources predicts incident posttraumatic stress disorder during ongoing political violence within the Palestinian Authority. Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 50(4), 561-568.

Song, S. J., Kaplan, C., Tol, W. A., Subica, A., & de Jong, J. (2015). Psychological distress in torture survivors: pre-and post-migration risk factors in a US sample. Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 50(4), 549-560.

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2014 and Earlier

Bolton, P., Lee, C., Haroz, E. E., Murray, L., Dorsey, S., Robinson, C., ... & Bass, J. (2014). A transdiagnostic community-based mental health treatment for comorbid disorders: development and outcomes of a randomized controlled trial among Burmese refugees in Thailand. PLoS medicine, 11(11), e1001757.

Bolton, P. A. (2014). The unknown role of mental health in global development. The Yale journal of biology and medicine, 87(3), 241.

Hall, B. J., Bonanno, G. A., Bolton, P. A., & Bass, J. K. (2014). A longitudinal investigation of changes to social resources associated with psychological distress among Kurdish torture survivors living in Northern Iraq. Journal of traumatic stress, 27(4), 446-453.

Neugebauer, R., Turner, J. B., Fisher, P. W., Yamabe, S., Zhang, B., Neria, Y., ... & Mack, R. (2014). Posttraumatic stress reactions among Rwandan youth in the second year after the genocide: Rising trajectory among girls. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 6(3), 269.

Murray, L. K., Dorsey, S., Haroz, E., Lee, C., Alsiary, M. M., Haydary, A., ... & Bolton, P. (2014). A common elements treatment approach for adult mental health problems in low-and middle-income countries. Cognitive and behavioral practice, 21(2), 111-123.

Kane, J. C., Ventevogel, P., Spiegel, P., Bass, J. K., Van Ommeren, M., & Tol, W. A. (2014). Mental, neurological, and substance use problems among refugees in primary health care: analysis of the Health Information System in 90 refugee camps. BMC medicine, 12(1), 228.

Lund, C., Schneider, M., Davies, T., Nyatsanza, M., Honikman, S., Bhana, A., ... & Kagee, A. (2014). Task sharing of a psychological intervention for maternal depression in Khayelitsha, South Africa: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 15(1), 457.

Bolton, P., Bass, J. K., Zangana, G. A. S., Kamal, T., Murray, S. M., Kaysen, D., ... & Van Wyk, S. S. (2014). A randomized controlled trial of mental health interventions for survivors of systematic violence in Kurdistan, Northern Iraq. BMC psychiatry, 14(1), 360.

Familiar, I., Murray, L., Gross, A., Skavenski, S., Jere, E., & Bass, J. (2014). Posttraumatic stress symptoms and structure among orphan and vulnerable children and adolescents in Zambia. Child and adolescent mental health, 19(4), 235-242.

Murray, L. K., Tol, W., Jordans, M., Zangana, G. S., Amin, A. M., Bolton, P., ... & Thornicroft, G. (2014). Dissemination and implementation of evidence based, mental health interventions in post conflict, low resource settings. Intervention (Amstelveen, Netherlands), 12(Suppl 1), 94.

Haroz, E. E., Bass, J. K., Lee, C., Murray, L. K., Robinson, C., & Bolton, P. (2014). Adaptation and testing of psychosocial assessment instruments for cross-cultural use: an example from the Thailand Burma border. BMC psychology, 2(1), 31.

Bass, J. K., Ayash, C., Betancourt, T. S., Haroz, E. E., Verdeli, H., Neugebauer, R., ... & Bolton, P. A. (2014). Mental health problems of displaced war-affected adolescents in northern Uganda: patterns of agreement between self and caregiver assessment. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 23(6), 1000-1010.

Murray, L. K., Nguyen, A., & Cohen, J. A. (2014). Child sexual abuse. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics, 23(2), 321-337.

Guo, N., Bindt, C., Te Bonle, M., Appiah-Poku, J., Tomori, C., Hinz, R., ... & Koffi, M. (2014). Mental health related determinants of parenting stress among urban mothers of young children–results from a birth-cohort study in Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire. BMC psychiatry, 14, 156.

Hall, B. J., Tol, W. A., Jordans, M. J., Bass, J., & de Jong, J. T. (2014). Understanding resilience in armed conflict: Social resources and mental health of children in Burundi. Social Science & Medicine, 114, 121-128.

Hall, B. J., Bolton, P. A., Annan, J., Kaysen, D., Robinette, K., Cetinoglu, T., ... & Bass, J. K. (2014). The effect of cognitive therapy on structural social capital: results from a randomized controlled trial among sexual violence survivors in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. American journal of public health, 104(9), 1680-1686.

Hall, B. J., Puffer, E., Murray, L. K., Ismael, A., Bass, J. K., Sim, A., & Bolton, P. A. (2014). The importance of establishing reliability and validity of assessment instruments for mental health problems: An example from Somali children and adolescents living in three refugee camps in Ethiopia. Psychological injury and law, 7(2), 153-164.

Murray, L. K., Skavenski, S., Bass, J., Wilcox, H., Bolton, P., Imasiku, M., & Mayeya, J. (2014). Implementing evidence-based mental health care in low-resource settings: a focus on safety planning procedures. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 28(3), 168-185.

Murray, L. K., Skavenski, S., Michalopoulos, L. M., Bolton, P. A., Bass, J. K., Familiar, I., …, Cohen J. (2014). Counselor and client perspectives of trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy for children in Zambia: A qualitative study. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 43(6), 902-914. Doi:10.1080/15374416.2013.859079

Meyer, S. R., Robinson, W. C., Chhim, S., & Bass, J. K. (2014). Labor migration and mental health in Cambodia: a qualitative study. The Journal of nervous and mental disease, 202(3), 200-208.

Canetti, D., Hall, B. J., Greene, T., Kane, J. C., & Hobfoll, S. E. (2014). Improving mental health is key to reduce violence in Israel and Gaza. The Lancet, 384(9942), 493-494.

Kane, J. C., Rapaport, C., Zalta, A. K., Canetti, D., Hobfoll, S. E., & Hall, B. J. (2014). Regular drinking may strengthen the beneficial influence of social support on depression: Findings from a representative Israeli sample during a period of war and terrorism. Drug and alcohol dependence, 140, 175-182.

Jordans, M. J., Kaufman, A., Brenman, N. F., Adhikari, R. P., Luitel, N. P., Tol, W. A., & Komproe, I. (2014). Suicide in South Asia: a scoping review. BMC psychiatry, 14(1), 358.

Tol, W. A., Barbui, C., Bisson, J., Cohen, J., Hijazi, Z., Jones, L., ... & Silove, D. (2014). World health organization guidelines for management of acute stress, PTSD, and bereavement: Key challenges on the road ahead. PLoS Medicine, 11(12), e1001769.

Jordans, M. J., Tol, W. A., & Ventevogel, P. (2014). New frontiers in mental health and psychosocial wellbeing in low resource and conflict affected settings. Intervention, 12, 5-14.

Upadhaya, N., Luitel, N. P., Koirala, S., Adhikari, R. P., Gurung, D., Shrestha, P., ... & Jordans, M. J. (2014). The role of mental health and psychosocial support nongovernmental organisations: reflections from post conflict Nepal. Intervention, 12, 113-128.

Fazel, M., Patel, V., Thomas, S., & Tol, W. (2014). Mental health interventions in schools in low-income and middle-income countries. The Lancet Psychiatry, 1(5), 388-398.

Tol, W. A., Komproe, I. H., Jordans, M. J., Ndayisaba, A., Ntamutumba, P., Sipsma, H., ... & de Jong, J. T. (2014). School-based mental health intervention for children in war-affected Burundi: a cluster randomized trial. BMC medicine, 12(1), 56.

Purgato, M., Gross, A. L., Jordans, M. J., de Jong, J. T., Barbui, C., & Tol, W. (2014). Psychosocial interventions for children exposed to traumatic events in low-and middle-income countries: study protocol of an individual patient data meta-analysis. Systematic reviews, 3(1), 34.

Song, S. J., Tol, W., & Jong, J. (2014). Indero: Intergenerational trauma and resilience between Burundian former child soldiers and their children. Family process, 53(2), 239-251.

Haroz, E. E., Ybarra, M. L., & Eaton, W. W. (2014). Psychometric evaluation of a self-report scale to measure adolescent depression: The CESDR-10 in two national adolescent samples in the United States. Journal of affective disorders, 158, 154-160.

Drožđek, B., Kamperman, A. M., Tol, W. A., Knipscheer, J. W., & Kleber, R. J. (2014). Seven‐Year Follow‐Up Study of Symptoms in Asylum Seekers and Refugees With PTSD Treated With Trauma‐Focused Groups. Journal of clinical psychology, 70(4), 376-387.

Tanabe, M., Robinson, K., Lee, C. I., Leigh, J. A., Htoo, E. M., Integer, N., & Krause, S. K. (2013). Piloting community-based medical care for survivors of sexual assault in conflict-affected Karen State of eastern Burma. Conflict and health, 7(1), 12.

Tol, W. A., Barbui, C., & Van Ommeren, M. (2013). Management of acute stress, PTSD, and bereavement: WHO recommendations. Jama, 310(5), 477-478.

Murray, L. K., Cohen, J. A., & Mannarino, A. P. (2013). Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy for youth who experience continuous traumatic exposure. Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, 19(2), 180.

Meyer, S., Murray, L. K., Puffer, E. S., Larsen, J., & Bolton, P. (2013). The nature and impact of chronic stressors on refugee children in Ban Mai Nai Soi camp, Thailand. Global public health, 8(9), 1027-1047.

Tol, W. A., Stavrou, V., Greene, M. C., Mergenthaler, C., Van Ommeren, M., & Moreno, C. G. (2013). Sexual and gender-based violence in areas of armed conflict: a systematic review of mental health and psychosocial support interventions. Conflict and health, 7(1), 16.

Betancourt, T. S., Meyers-Ohki, M. S. E., Charrow, M. A. P., & Tol, W. A. (2013). Interventions for children affected by war: an ecological perspective on psychosocial support and mental health care. Harvard review of psychiatry, 21(2), 70.

Drožđek, B., Kamperman, A. M., Tol, W. A., Knipscheer, J. W., & Kleber, R. J. (2013). Is legal status impacting outcomes of group therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder with male asylum seekers and refugees from Iran and Afghanistan?. BMC psychiatry, 13(1), 148.

Kohrt, B. A., Rasmussen, A., Kaiser, B. N., Haroz, E. E., Maharjan, S. M., Mutamba, B. B., ... & Hinton, D. E. (2013). Cultural concepts of distress and psychiatric disorders: literature review and research recommendations for global mental health epidemiology. International Journal of Epidemiology, 43(2), 365-406.

Tol, W. A., Song, S., & Jordans, M. J. (2013). Annual research review: Resilience and mental health in children and adolescents living in areas of armed conflict–a systematic review of findings in low‐and middle‐income countries. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 54(4), 445-460.

Jordans, M. J., Tol, W. A., Susanty, D., Ntamatumba, P., Luitel, N. P., Komproe, I. H., & de Jong, J. T. (2013). Implementation of a mental health care package for children in areas of armed conflict: a case study from Burundi, Indonesia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Sudan. PLoS medicine, 10(1), e1001371.

Bass, J. K., Annan, J., McIvor Murray, S., Kaysen, D., Griffiths, S., Cetinoglu, T., ... & Bolton, P. A. (2013). Controlled trial of psychotherapy for Congolese survivors of sexual violence. New England Journal of Medicine, 368(23), 2182-2191.

Haroz, E. E., Murray, L. K., Bolton, P., Betancourt, T., & Bass, J. K. (2013). Adolescent resilience in Northern Uganda: the role of social support and prosocial behavior in reducing mental health problems. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 23(1), 138-148.

Bolton, P. (2013). Mental health in Iraq: issues and challenges. The Lancet, 381(9870), 879-881.

Murray, L. K., Dorsey, S., Skavenski, S., Kasoma, M., Imasiku, M., Bolton, P., ... & Cohen, J. A. (2013). Identification, modification, and implementation of an evidence-based psychotherapy for children in a low-income country: the use of TF-CBT in Zambia. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 7(1), 24.

Murray, L. K., Familiar, I., Skavenski, S., Jere, E., Cohen, J., Imasiku, M., ... & Bolton, P. (2013). An evaluation of trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy for children in Zambia. Child abuse & neglect, 37(12), 1175-1185.

Familiar, I., Sharma, S., Ndayisaba, H., Munyentwari, N., Sibomana, S., & Bass, J. K. (2013). Community perceptions of mental distress in a post-conflict setting: A qualitative study in Burundi. Global public health, 8(8), 943-957.

Boivin, M. J., Bangirana, P., Nakasujja, N., Page, C. F., Shohet, C., Givon, D., ... & Klein, P. S. (2013). A year-long caregiver training program to improve neurocognition in preschool Ugandan HIV-exposed children. Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics: JDBP, 34(4), 269.

Bolton, P., Michalopoulos, L., Ahmed, A. M., Murray, L. K., & Bass, J. (2013). The mental health and psychosocial problems of survivors of torture and genocide in Kurdistan, Northern Iraq: a brief qualitative study. Torture: quarterly journal on rehabilitation of torture victims and prevention of torture, 23(1), 1-14.

Haroz, E. E., Murray, L. K., Bolton, P., Betancourt, T. and Bass, J. K. (2013), Adolescent Resilience in Northern Uganda: The Role of Social Support and Prosocial Behavior in Reducing Mental Health Problems. J Res Adolesc, 23: 138–148. doi:10.1111/j.1532-7795.2012.00802.x

Nakimuli-Mpungu, E., Mojtabai, R., Alexandre, P. K., Musisi, S., Katabira, E., Nachega, J. B., ... & Bass, J. K. (2013). Lifetime depressive disorders and adherence to anti-retroviral therapy in HIV-infected Ugandan adults: a case-control study. Journal of affective disorders, 145(2), 221-226.

Kaysen, D., Lindgren, K., Zangana, G. A. S., Murray, L., Bass, J., & Bolton, P. (2013). Adaptation of cognitive processing therapy for treatment of torture victims: Experience in Kurdistan, Iraq. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 5(2), 184

Doocy S., Daniels A., Murray S., Kirsch T.D. (2013). The Human Impact of Floods: a Historical Review of Events 1980-2009 and Systematic Literature Review. PLOS Currents Disasters. Edition 1. doi: 10.1371/currents.dis.f4deb457904936b07c09daa98ee8171a.

Betancourt, T. S., Newnham, E. A., Brennan, R. T., Verdeli, H., Borisova, I., Neugebauer, R., ... & Bolton, P. (2012). Moderators of treatment effectiveness for war-affected youth with depression in northern Uganda. Journal of Adolescent Health, 51(6), 544-550.

Nakimuli-Mpungu, E., Bass, J. K., Alexandre, P., Mills, E. J., Musisi, S., Ram, M., ... & Nachega, J. B. (2012). Depression, alcohol use and adherence to antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review. AIDS and Behavior, 16(8), 2101-2118.

Bolton, P., Surkan, P. J., Gray, A. E., & Desmousseaux, M. (2012). The mental health and psychosocial effects of organized violence: A qualitative study in northern Haiti. Transcultural psychiatry, 49(3-4), 590-612.

Murray, L. K., Singh, N. S., Surkan, P. J., Semrau, K., Bass, J., & Bolton, P. (2012). A qualitative study of georgian youth who are on the street or institutionalized. International journal of pediatrics, 2012.

Cohen, J. A., Mannarino, A. P., Kliethermes, M., & Murray, L. A. (2012). Trauma-focused CBT for youth with complex trauma. Child abuse & neglect, 36(6), 528-541.

Fox, J. H., Burkle, F. M., Bass, J., Pia, F. A., Epstein, J. L., & Markenson, D. (2012). The effectiveness of psychological first aid as a disaster intervention tool: research analysis of peer-reviewed literature from 1990-2010. Disaster medicine and public health preparedness, 6(3), 247-252

Nakimuli-Mpungu, E., Mojtabai, R., Alexandre, P. K., Katabira, E., Musisi, S., Nachega, J. B., & Bass, J. K. (2012). Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the self-reporting questionnaire among HIV+ individuals in a rural ART program in southern Uganda. HIV/AIDS (Auckland, NZ), 4, 51.

Bass, J., Poudyal, B., Tol, W., Murray, L., Nadison, M., & Bolton, P. (2012). A controlled trial of problem-solving counseling for war-affected adults in Aceh, Indonesia. Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 47(2), 279-291.

Cohen, J. A., Mannarino, A. P., & Murray, L. K. (2011). Trauma-focused CBT for youth who experience ongoing traumas. Child abuse & neglect, 35(8), 637-646.

Bass, J., Bearup, L., Bolton, P., Murray, L., & Skavenski, S. (2011). Implementing Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) among Formerly Trafficked-Sexually Exploited and Sexually Abused Girls in Cambodia: A Feasibility Study. Phnom Penh, Cambodia: World Vision.

Kohrt, B. A., Jordans, M. J., Tol, W. A., Luitel, N. P., Maharjan, S. M., & Upadhaya, N. (2011). Validation of cross-cultural child mental health and psychosocial research instruments: adapting the Depression Self-Rating Scale and Child PTSD Symptom Scale in Nepal. BMC psychiatry, 11(1), 127.

Jordans, M. J., Tol, W. A., & Komproe, I. H. (2011). Mental health interventions for children in adversity: pilot-testing a research strategy for treatment selection in low-income settings. Social Science & Medicine, 73(3), 456-466.

Panter-Brick, C., Goodman, A., Tol, W., & Eggerman, M. (2011). Mental health and childhood adversities: a longitudinal study in Kabul, Afghanistan. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 50(4), 349-363.

Thomas, F. C., Roberts, B., Luitel, N. P., Upadhaya, N., & Tol, W. A. (2011). Resilience of refugees displaced in the developing world: a qualitative analysis of strengths and struggles of urban refugees in Nepal. Conflict and Health, 5(1), 20.

Patel, P. P., Russell, J., Allden, K., Betancourt, T. S., Bolton, P., Galappatti, A., ... & Leary, K. (2011). Transitioning mental health & psychosocial support: from short-term emergency to sustainable post-disaster development. Humanitarian Action Summit 2011. Prehospital and disaster medicine, 26(6), 470-481.

Murray, L. K., Dorsey, S., Bolton, P., Jordans, M. J., Rahman, A., Bass, J., & Verdeli, H. (2011). Building capacity in mental health interventions in low resource countries: an apprenticeship model for training local providers. International journal of mental health systems, 5(1), 30.

Murray, L. K., Bass, J., Chomba, E., Imasiku, M., Thea, D., Semrau, K., ... & Bolton, P. (2011). Validation of the UCLA Child Post traumatic stress disorder-reaction index in Zambia. International journal of mental health systems, 5(1), 24.

Nakimuli-Mpungu, E., Musisi, S., Katabira, E., Nachega, J., & Bass, J. (2011). Prevalence and factors associated with depressive disorders in an HIV+ rural patient population in southern Uganda. Journal of affective disorders, 135(1), 160-167.

Jordans, M. J. D., Komproe, I. H., Tol, W. A., Susanty, D., Vallipuram, A., Ntamatumba, P., ... & De Jong, J. T. V. M. (2011). Practice-driven evaluation of a multi-layered psychosocial care package for children in areas of armed conflict. Community mental health journal, 47(3), 267-277.

Chomba, E., Murray, L., Kautzman, M., Haworth, A., Kasese-Bota, M., Kankasa, C., ... & Semrau, K. (2010). Integration of services for victims of child sexual abuse at the university teaching hospital one-stop centre. Journal of tropical medicine, 2010.

Weaver, C. M., Olin, S., & Wisdom, J. (2010). Implementation of CBT for youth affected by the World Trade Center disaster: Matching need to treatment intensity and reducing trauma symptoms. J Trauma Stress, 23(6), 699e707.

Tol, W. A., Reis, R., Susanty, D., & de Jong, J. T. (2010). Communal violence and child psychosocial well-being: qualitative findings from Poso, Indonesia. Transcultural Psychiatry, 47(1), 112-135.

Tol, W. A., Komproe, I. H., Jordans, M. J., Gross, A. L., Susanty, D., Macy, R. D., & de Jong, J. T. (2010). Mediators and moderators of a psychosocial intervention for children affected by political violence. Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, 78(6), 818.

Jordans, M. J., Komproe, I. H., Tol, W. A., Kohrt, B. A., Luitel, N. P., Macy, R. D., & De Jong, J. T. (2010). Evaluation of a classroom‐based psychosocial intervention in conflict‐affected Nepal: a cluster randomized controlled trial. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 51(7), 818-826.

Tol, W. A., Kohrt, B. A., Jordans, M. J., Thapa, S. B., Pettigrew, J., Upadhaya, N., & de Jong, J. T. (2010). Political violence and mental health: a multi-disciplinary review of the literature on Nepal. Social science & medicine, 70(1), 35-44.

Jordans, M., Upadhaya, N., Tol, W., Shrestha, P., Doucet, J., Gurung, R., ... & Sherchan, S. (2010). Introducing the IASC mental health and psychosocial support guidelines in emergencies in Nepal: A process description. Intervention, 8(1), 52-63.

Jordans, M. J., Tol, W. A., Komproe, I. H., Susanty, D., Vallipuram, A., Ntamatumba, P., ... & De Jong, J. T. (2010). Development of a multi-layered psychosocial care system for children in areas of political violence. International journal of mental health systems, 4(1), 15.

Kohrt, B. A., Jordans, M. J., Tol, W. A., Perera, E., Karki, R., Koirala, S., & Upadhaya, N. (2010). Social ecology of child soldiers: child, family, and community determinants of mental health, psychosocial well-being, and reintegration in Nepal. Transcultural psychiatry, 47(5), 727-753.

Tol, W. A., Komproe, I. H., Jordans, M. J., Thapa, S. B., Sharma, B., & De Jong, J. T. (2009). Brief multi-disciplinary treatment for torture survivors in Nepal: a naturalistic comparative study. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 55(1), 39-56.

Jordans, M. J. D., Komproe, I. H., Tol, W. A., & De Jong, J. T. V. M. (2009). Screening for psychosocial distress amongst war‐affected children: cross‐cultural construct validity of the CPDS. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 50(4), 514-523.

Jordans, M. J., Tol, W. A., Komproe, I. H., & De Jong, J. V. (2009). Systematic review of evidence and treatment approaches: Psychosocial and mental health care for children in war. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 14(1), 2-14.

Poudyal, B., Bass, J., Subyantoro, T., Jonathan, A., Erni, T., & Bolton, P. (2009). Assessment of the psychosocial and mental health needs, dysfunction and coping mechanisms of violence affected populations in Bireuen Aceh. A qualitative study. Torture, 19(3), 218-226.

Allden, K., Jones, L., Weissbecker, I., Wessells, M., Bolton, P., Betancourt, T. S., ... & Sumathipala, A. (2009). Mental health and psychosocial support in crisis and conflict: report of the Mental Health Working Group. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 24(S2), s217-s227.

Betancourt, T. S., Speelman, L., Onyango, G., & Bolton, P. (2009). A qualitative study of mental health problems among children displaced by war in northern Uganda. Transcultural psychiatry, 46(2), 238-256.

Betancourt, T. S., Bass, J., Borisova, I., Neugebauer, R., Speelman, L., Onyango, G., & Bolton, P. (2009). Assessing local instrument reliability and validity: a field-based example from northern Uganda. Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 44(8), 685-692.

Murray, L. K., Semrau, K., McCurley, E., Thea, D. M., Scott, N., Mwiya, M., ... & Bolton, P. (2009). Barriers to acceptance and adherence of antiretroviral therapy in urban Zambian women: a qualitative study. AIDS care, 21(1), 78-86.

Richard, A. J., Lee, C. I., Oo, E. K. S., Stock, L., Richard, M. G., & Lee, T. (2009). Essential trauma management training: addressing service delivery needs in active conflict zones in eastern Myanmar. Human resources for health, 7(1), 19.

Mahn, M., Teela, K., Lee, C. I., & O’Conner, C. (2008). 12. Health security among internally displaced and vulnerable populations in eastern Burma. Dictatorship, disorder and decline in Myanmar, 209-230.

Mullany, L. C., Lee, C. I., Paw, P., Oo, E. K. S., Maung, C., Kuiper, H., ... & Lee, T. J. (2008). The MOM Project: delivering maternal health services among internally displaced populations in eastern Burma. Reproductive health matters, 16(31), 44-56.

Verdeli, H., Clougherty, K., Onyango, G., Lewandowski, E., Speelman, L., Betancourt, T. S., ... & Bolton, P. (2008). Group interpersonal psychotherapy for depressed youth in IDP camps in Northern Uganda: adaptation and training. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 17(3), 605-624.

Bass, J. K., Ryder, R. W., Lammers, M. C., Mukaba, T. N., & Bolton, P. A. (2008). Post‐partum depression in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: Validation of a concept using a mixed‐methods cross‐cultural approach. Tropical medicine & international health, 13(12), 1534-1542.

Tol, W. A., Komproe, I. H., Susanty, D., Jordans, M. J., Macy, R. D., & De Jong, J. T. (2008). School-based mental health intervention for children affected by political violence in Indonesia: a cluster randomized trial. Jama, 300(6), 655-662.

Jordans, M. J., Komproe, I. H., Ventevogel, P., Tol, W. A., & de Jong, J. T. (2008). Development and validation of the child psychosocial distress screener in Burundi. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 78(3), 290.

Tol, W., & Jordans, M. (2008). Evidence based psychosocial practice in political violence affected settings. Intervention, 6(1), 66-69.

Kohrt, B. A., Jordans, M. J., Tol, W. A., Speckman, R. A., Maharjan, S. M., Worthman, C. M., & Komproe, I. H. (2008). Comparison of mental health between former child soldiers and children never conscripted by armed groups in Nepal. Jama, 300(6), 691-702.

Murray, L. K., Cohen, J. A., Ellis, B. H., & Mannarino, A. (2008). Cognitive behavioral therapy for symptoms of trauma and traumatic grief in refugee youth. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 17(3), 585-604.

Mahn, M., Maung, C., Shwe Oo, E. K., Smith, L., Lee, C. I., Whichard, E., ... & Lee, T. J. (2008). Multi-level partnerships to promote health services among internally displaced in eastern Burma. Global Public Health, 3(2), 165-186.

Tol, W. A., Komproe, I. H., Thapa, S. B., Jordans, M. J., Sharma, B., & De Jong, J. T. (2007). Disability associated with psychiatric symptoms among torture survivors in rural Nepal. The Journal of nervous and mental disease, 195(6), 463-469.

Richards, A. K., Smith, L., Mullany, L. C., Lee, C. I., Whichard, E., Banek, K., ... & Lee, T. J. (2007). Prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum in active conflict areas of eastern Burma: a summary of cross-sectional data. Conflict and health, 1(1), 9.

Mullany, L. C., Richards, A. K., Lee, C. I., Suwanvanichkij, V., Maung, C., Mahn, M., ... & Lee, T. J. (2007). Population-based survey methods to quantify associations between human rights violations and health outcomes among internally displaced persons in eastern Burma. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 61(10), 908-914.

Jordans, M. J., Keen, A. S., Pradhan, H., & Tol, W. A. (2007). Psychosocial counselling in Nepal: Perspectives of counsellors and beneficiaries. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 29(1), 57-68.

Bolton, P., Bass, J., Betancourt, T., Speelman, L., Onyango, G., Clougherty, K. F., ... & Verdeli, H. (2007). Interventions for depression symptoms among adolescent survivors of war and displacement in northern Uganda: a randomized controlled trial. Jama, 298(5), 519-527.

Bolton, P., Bass, J., Murray, L., Lee, K., Weiss, W., & McDonnell, S. M. (2007). Expanding the scope of humanitarian program evaluation. Prehospital and disaster medicine, 22(5), 390-395.

Cats Consortium. (2007). Implementing CBT for traumatized children and adolescents after September 11: Lessons learned from the Child and Adolescent Trauma Treatments and Services (CATS) project. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 36(4), 581-592.

Cohen, J. A., Mannarino, A. P., Murray, L. K., & Igelman, R. (2006). Psychosocial Interventions for Maltreated and Violence‐Exposed Children. Journal of Social Issues, 62(4), 737-766.

So, C. Y., Hung, J. S., Bauermeister, J. J., Jensen, P. S., Habib, D., Knapp, P., & Krispin, O. (2006). Training of evidence-based assessment and intervention approaches in cross-cultural contexts: challenges and solutions. Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria, 28(1), 72-75.

Bauermeister, J. J., So, C. Y., Jensen, P. S., Krispin, O., & El Din, A. S. (2006). Development of adaptable and flexible treatment manuals for externalizing and internalizing disorders in children and adolescents. Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria, 28(1), 67-71.

Murray, L. K., Fayyad, J., Jensen, P. S., Hoagwood, K., & Azer, M 2006) Implementation of Evidence-based Practices for Children in Four Countries: A Project of the World Psychiatric Association. Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria, 28(1): 59-66.

Jensen, P. S., Murray, L.K., (2006). Disseminating child & adolescent mental health treatment methods: an international feasibility study. Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria, 28(1), 1-2.

Murray, L. K., Fayyad, J., Jensen, P. S., Hoagwood, K., & Azer, M. (2006). An examination of cross-cultural systems implementing evidence-based assessment and intervention approaches. Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria, 28(1), 76-79.

Murray, L. K., Haworth, A., Semrau, K., Singh, M., Aldrovandi, G. M., Sinkala, M., ... & Bolton, P. A. (2006). Violence and abuse among HIV-infected women and their children in Zambia: a qualitative study. The Journal of nervous and mental disease, 194(8), 610.

Gill, C. J., & Bolton, P. (2005). Gustatory Preferences for Marmite versus Vegemite Amongst Americans. JOURNAL OF IRREPRODUCIBLE RESULTS, 49(6), 20.

Bass, J., Neugebauer, R., Clougherty, K. F., Verdeli, H., Wickramaratne, P., Ndogoni, L., ... & Bolton, P. (2006). Group interpersonal psychotherapy for depression in rural Uganda: 6-month outcomes. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 188(6), 567-573.

Schwartz, S., Tol, W. A., Sharma, B., & De Jong, J. T. V. M. (2005). Investigating the Tibetan healing system: a psychosocial needs assessment of Tibetan refugees in Nepal. Intervention: Int J Ment Health, Psychosoc Work Counsel Areas Armed Conflict, 3(2), 122-8.

Tol, W. A., Jordans, M. J., Regmi, S., & Sharma, B. (2005). Cultural challenges to psychosocial counselling in Nepal. Transcultural Psychiatry, 42(2), 317-333.

McKay, M. M., Hibbert, R., Hoagwood, K., Rodriguez, J., Murray, L., Legerski, J., & Fernandez, D. (2004). Integrating evidence-based engagement interventions into" real world" child mental health settings. Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention, 4(2), 177.

Patel, V., Araya, R., & Bolton, P. (2004). Treating depression in the developing world. Tropical Medicine & International Health, 9(5), 539-541.

Bolton, P., & Tang, A. M. (2004). Using ethnographic methods in the selection of post-disaster, mental health interventions. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 19(1), 97-101.

Bolton, P., & M. Wilk, C. (2004). How do Africans view the impact of HIV? A report from a Ugandan community. AIDS care, 16(1), 123-128.

Bolton, P., & Wilk, C. (2004). Depression and functional disability among an HIV-affected population in rural Uganda. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 39, 442-447.

Bass, J. K., & Lambert, S. F. (2004). Urban adolescents' perceptions of their neighborhoods: An examination of spatial dependence. Journal of Community Psychology, 32(3), 277-293.

Jordans, M. J., Tol, W. A., Sharma, B., & Van Ommeren, M. (2003). Training psychosocial counselling in Nepal: Content review of a specialised training programme. Intervention, 1(2), 18-35.

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

Bolton, P., Bass, J., Neugebauer, R., Clougherty, K., Verdeli, H., Ndogoni, L., & Weissman, M. (2003). Results of a clinical trial of a group intervention for depression in rural Uganda. JAMA, 289(23), 3117-3124.

Bolton P, Bass J, Neugebauer R, Clougherty KF, Verdeli H, Wickramaratne P, Ndogoni L, Speelman L, Weissman M. (2003) A clinical trial of group interpersonal psychotherapy for depression in rural Uganda. JAMA. 289(23): 3117-3124.

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

Bolton, P., & Tang, A. M. (2002). An alternative approach to cross-cultural function assessment. Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 37(11), 537-543.

Bolton, P., Neugebauer, R., & Ndogoni, L. (2002). Prevalence of depression in rural Rwanda based on symptom and functional criteria. The Journal of nervous and mental disease, 190(9), 631-637.

Wilk, C. M., & Bolton, P. (2002). Local perceptions of the mental health effects of the Uganda acquired immunodeficiency syndrome epidemic. The Journal of nervous and mental disease, 190(6), 394-397.

Bolton, P. A., & Weiss, W. M. (2001). Communicating across cultures: improving translation to improve complex emergency program effectiveness. Prehospital and disaster medicine, 16(4), 252-256.

Bolton, P. (2001). Local perceptions of the mental health effects of the Rwandan genocide. The Journal of nervous and mental disease, 189(4), 243-248.

Woods, D. W., Fuqua, R. W., Siah, A., Murray, L. K., Welch, M., Blackman, E., & Seif, T. (2001). Understanding habits: A preliminary investigation of nail biting function in children. Education and Treatment of Children, 199-216.

Murray, L.K., Patel, D. (2001). Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: An update. Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 68 (1):1-9.

Bolton, P. (2001). Cross-cultural validity and reliability testing of a standard psychiatric assessment instrument without a gold standard. The Journal of nervous and mental disease, 189(4), 238-242.

Bass, J. K., Ortega, L., Rosales, C., Petersen, N. J., & Philen, R. M. (2001). What's being used at home: a household pesticide survey. Revista panamericana de salud pública, 9(3), 138-144.

Sheik, M., Gutierrez, M. I., Bolton, P., Spiegel, P., Thieren, M., & Burnham, G. (2000). Deaths among humanitarian workers. BMJ : British Medical Journal, 321(7254), 166–168.

Murray, L. K., & Kollins, S. H. (2000). Effects of methylphenidate on sensitivity to reinforcement in children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: An application of the matching law. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 33(4), 573-591.

Woods, D. W., Murray, L. K., Fuqua, R. W., Seif, T. A., Boyer, L. J., & Siah, A. (1999). Comparing the effectiveness of similar and dissimilar competing responses in evaluating the habit reversal treatment for oral–digital habits in children. Journal of behavior therapy and experimental psychiatry, 30(4), 289-300.

O’Donnell, L., Stueve, A., San Doval, A., Duran, R., Atnafou, R., Haber, D., ... & Tang, J. (1999). Violence prevention and young adolescents’ participation in community youth service. Journal of adolescent health, 24(1), 28-37.

Bolton, P., Hussain, A., Hadpawat, A., Holt, E., Hughart, N., & Guyer, B. (1998). Deficiencies in current childhood immunization indicators. Public health reports, 113(6), 527.

Bolton, P., Holt, E., Ross, A., Hughart, N., & Guyer, B. (1998). Estimating vaccination coverage using parental recall, vaccination cards, and medical records. Public health reports, 113(6), 521.

Sorkin, J. D., Bolton, P. A., Greenblatt, J., Sithisarankul, P., Vlahov, D., & Graham, N. M. (1995). Age, gender, and other predictors of the wasting syndrome among HIV-1-infected injecting drug users. Epidemiology, 172-177.

Brennan, R. J., Hobson, C., Bolton, P., Hinkle, T., Chermel, K., & Aplenc, R. (1993). Medical relief in central Bosnia. The Medical Journal of Australia, 161(11-12), 675-679.

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Editorials and Commentaries

Hock, R.S., Or, F., Kolappa, K., Burkey, M.D., Surkan, P.J., Eaton, W.W. (2012). A new resolution for global mental health. Lancet, 379(9824), 1367-8.

Purgato, M., Tol, W. A., & Bass, J. K. (2017). An ecological model for refugee mental health: implications for research. Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences, 26(2), 139-141.

Murray, S. M., Kass, N., Mendelson, T., & Bass, J. (2016). The ethics of mental health survey research in low- and middle- income countries. Global Mental Health, 3, e12. http://doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2016.6

Carta, M. G., Moro, M. F., & Bass, J. (2015). War traumas in the Mediterranean area. International journal of social psychiatry, 61(1), 33-38.

Jordans, M.J.D. & Tol, W.A. (2015). Editorial: Mental health and psychosocial support for children in areas of armed conflict: call for a systems approach. BJPsych International, 12(3), 72-5

Bass, J., (2014) What can be done to reduce the burden of mental health problems globally? Global Mental Health. 1, e4, page 1of 2. doi:10.1017/gmh.2014.2

Letourneau EJ, Eaton WW, Bass J, Berlin FS, Moore SG. (2014) The Need for a Comprehensive Public Health Approach to Preventing Child Sexual Abuse. Public Health Reports, 129(3):222-8.

Tol, W.A., Stavrou, V., Greene, M.C., Mergenthaler, C., Garcia-Moreno, C. & van Ommeren, M. (2013). Editorial: Mental health and psychosocial support interventions for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence during armed conflict: a systematic review. World Psychiatry, 12(2),179-80

Tol, W.A., Rees, S.J., Silove, D. (2013). Editorial: Broadening the scope of epidemiology in conflict-affected settings: opportunities for mental health prevention and promotion. Epidemiology & Psychiatric Sciences, DOI: 10.1017/S2045796013000188

Jordans, M.J.D. & Tol, W.A. (2013). Editorial: Mental health in humanitarian settings: Shifting focus to care systems. International Health, 5, 9-10

O’Connell, R., Poudyal, B., Ventevogel, P., Streel, E., Bahgat, F., Tol, W.A., & Ventevogel, P. (2012) Invited comment: Who is Where, When, doing What: mapping services for mental health and psychosocial support in emergencies. Intervention: International Journal of Mental Health, Psychosocial Work and Counselling in Areas of Armed Conflict, 10(2), 171-6

Tol, W.A. & Van Ommeren, M. (2012) Editorial: Evidence-based mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian settings: gaps and opportunities. Evidence-Based Mental Health, 15(2), 25-6

Bass JK, Copeland JRM, Eaton WW, Hock RS, Or F, Lee PT, Minas H, Raviola GJ, Saraceno B, Ganju V, Hayward E, Bornemann TH, Burkey M, Chen L, Kidwai R, Kolappa K, Wallace NE, Patel V (2012) A United Nations General Assembly Special Session for Mental, Neurological and Substance Use Disorders: The Time Has Come. PLOS Medicine.

Mullany, L. C., Lee, T. J., Yone, L., Lee, C. I., Teela, K. C., Paw, P., ... & Beyrer, C. (2010). Impact of community-based maternal health workers on coverage of essential maternal health interventions among internally displaced communities in Eastern Burma: the MOM project. PLoS medicine, 7(8), e1000317.

Suwanvanichkij, V., Murakami, N., Lee, C. I., Leigh, J., Wirtz, A. L., Daniels, B., ... & Beyrer, C. (2010). Community-based assessment of human rights in a complex humanitarian emergency: the Emergency Assistance Teams-Burma and Cyclone Nargis. Conflict and health, 4(1), 8.

Lee, C. I., Smith, L. S., Shwe Oo, E. K., Scharschmidt, B. C., Whichard, E., Kler, T., ... & Richards, A. K. (2009). Internally displaced human resources for health: villager health worker partnerships to scale up a malaria control programme in active conflict areas of eastern Burma. Global public health, 4(3), 229-241.

Richards, A. K., Banek, K., Mullany, L. C., Lee, C. I., Smith, L., Oo, E. K. S., & Lee, T. J. (2009). Cross‐border malaria control for internally displaced persons: observational results from a pilot programme in eastern Burma/Myanmar. Tropical medicine & international health, 14(5), 512-521.

Bolton P, Murray L, Bass J. (2009). School based intervention improves PTSD symptoms in children affected by political violence. Evidence Based Mental Health, 12(2): 47.

Murray, L., & Burnham, G. (2009). Understanding childhood sexual abuse in Africa. The Lancet, 373(9679), 1924-1926.

Tol, W.A. (2009). Invited article: Hoe kunnen we kinderen ondersteunen die oorlog hebben meegemaakt [How can we support children who experienced war?]. Cogiscape, 4.

Bolton, P., Tol, W.A., & Bass, J. (2009). Editorial: Introduction to this special issue: combining qualitative and quantitative research methods to support psychosocial and mental health programmes in complex emergencies. Intervention: The International Journal of Mental Health, Psychosocial Work, and Counseling in Areas of Armed Conflict, 7(3), 181-6

Burkle F, Bass J, Bolton P. (2008). Becoming Responsible in a 'Socially Seismic' Environment: Mental Health as a Marker of Community Recovery. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2(2): 73-75.

Bass J, Bolton P, Murray L. (2007). Invited Comment: Do not forget culture when studying mental health. The Lancet, 370: 918-919.

Kohrt, B., Tol, W.A., Harper, I. (2007). Letter to the Editor: Reconsidering somatic presentations in Nepal. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 195(6), 544

Bolton, P. (2007). Field-Based Testing of Tools to Assess Function Impairment and Psychosocial Problems among GBV Survivors in South Kivu, Eastern DRC. USAID. URL: http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/Pnadp470.pdf

Lee, C., Bolton, P. (2007). Impact of FilmAid Programs in Kakuma, Kenya. URL: http://libcloud.s3.amazonaws.com/129/43/1/437/BU_REPORT_FINAL_EVALUATION.pdf

Jordans, M.J.D. & Tol, W.A. (2006) Invited comment: PTSS, trauma en cultuur vanuit een interventie perspectief [PTSD, trauma, and culture from an intervention perspective]. Cultuur, Migratie en Gezondheid, 2, 101-116

Bolton, P., & Betancourt, T. S. (2004). Mental health in postwar Afghanistan. Jama, 292(5), 626-628.

McDonnell SM, Bolton P, Sunderland N, Bellows B, White M, Noji E. (2004). The Role of the Epidemiologist in Armed Conflict. Emerging Themes in Epidemiology, 1(4). Available at http://www.ete-online.com/content/1/1/4.

Contributor to Children in Crisis: Good Practices in Evaluating Psychosocial Programming. Save the Children Inc, 2004.

Caporino N, Murray LK & Jensen P (2003) The Impact of Different Traumatic Experiences in Childhood and Adolescence. Emotional and Behavioral Disorders in Youth 63 73–76.

Murray LK, Hoagwood K, Rodriguez J, & Jensen P. (2003). Responding to Children and Adolescents in the Aftermath of September 11th. Emotional and Behavioral Disorders in Youth.

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

Kollins SH, Murray LK, Blackman E, MacDonald EK. (2000). Substance use and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptomatology in college students. NIDA Research Monograph; 180.

Kollins SH, Murray LK, MacDonald EK, Albrecht SA, Coates A. (2000). Is delay discounting associated with substance use in college students? Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 60(Supplement 1):S116.

Dugan J, Fowler CJ, Bolton P. (2000). Assessing the Opportunity for Sexual Violence Against Women and Children in Refugee Camps. Journal of Humanitarian Assistance, http://www.jha.ac/articles/a060.html.

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Chapters

Shekhar, S., Kane, J.C., Krawczyk, N., Bass, J.K. (in preparation). Mental Health Systems Around the World. In: Eaton, W.W. Public Mental Health. New York: Oxford University Press.

Greene, M.C., Kane, J.C., Krawczyk, N., Brown, F., Murray, L.K., Koshnood, K., & Tol, W.A. Alcohol and drug misuse interventions in conflict affected populations. In: Morina, N. & Nickerson, A. Mental Health in Refugee and Post-Conflict Populations. New York: Springer Publishing. (In press).

Murray LK, Nguyen A, Cohen, JA. In: Cozza, Cohen & Dougherty: Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America: Disaster and Trauma. Child Sexual Abuse. (In press).

Murray LK, Cohen J, Mannarino A. Treatment of Child Sexual Abuse. In: Kaplan R, Adams J, Starling S, Giardino A. Pediatric Volume of Sexual Assault. (In press).

Cohen JA & Murray LK. Evidence-based Treatment: Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. In: Wekerle, Wolfe & Bromberg: Childhood maltreatment, 2nd Edition. (In press).

Kane, J.C., Greene, M.C., Augustinavicius, J., Murray, L.K., Kizza, D., Odonkonyero, R., & Tol, W.A. Key challenges in the dissemination and implementation of guidelines for the management of mental, neurological, and substance use problems in low- and middle-income countries. In: Caspi, Y., Ghafoori, B., & Smith, S. (Eds.), International Perspective on Traumatic Stress: Theory, Access, and Mental Health Services. New York: Nova Publishing. 2016.

Allden, K. and Murakami, N., Trauma and Recovery on War’s Border: A Guide for Global Health Workers. Editors. Chapter 11, Program Evaluation and Research. Lee, C., Robinson, C., Win, K.S., Bolton, P. Dartmouth College Press, 2015.

Alldenm K. and Murakami, N., (eds). Trauma and Recovery on War’s Border: A Guide for Global Health Workers. Dartmouth College Press. Chapter 13: Program Evaluation and Research. By Lee, C., Robinson, R., Win K.S., Bolton, P. 2015.

Thornicrof,. G., and Patel, V. (eds). Global mental health trials. Oxford university press. Chapter titled 'Defining Relevant Outcomes’ by Paul Bolton and Judith Bass. 2014.

Tol, W.A., Haroz, E. E., Hock, R.S., Kane, J.C. & Jordans, M.J.D. Ecological perspectives on trauma and resilience in children affected by armed conflict: bridging evidence and practice. In Ruth Pat-Horenczyk, Danny Brom & Juliet Vogel (Eds). Helping Children Cope with Trauma: Individual, Family and Community Perspectives. London: Routledge. 2014.

Tol, W.A., Jordans, M.J.D., Susanty, D. & de Jong, J.T.V.M. Trials for mental disorders and conditions associated with stress. In Graham Thornicroft and Vikram Patel (Eds.) Global Mental Health Trials. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2014.

Murray LK, Dorsey S, Lewandowski E. In: Kendall P & Beidas R. Child and Adolescent Therapy: Dissemination and Implementation of Empirically Supported Treatments. Global Dissemination and Implementation of Child Evidence-Based Treatments in low-resource countries. Oxford University Press, 2014.

Cohen JA, Murray LK, & Mannarino A. In: Graham P & Reynolds S. Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Children and Families: 3rd Edition. Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy for child sexual abuse. Cambridge University Press. 2013.

Tol, W.A., Bastin, P., Jordans, M.J.D., Souza, R., Weissbecker, I. & Van Ommeren, M. Mental health in disaster and conflict settings. In V. Patel, M. Prince, A. Cohen, H. Minas (Eds.) Global Mental Health: Principles and Practice. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2013.

Tol, W.A., Jordans, M.J.D., Kohrt, B.A., Betancourt, T.S. & Komproe, I.H. Promoting mental health and psychosocial wellbeing in children affected by political violence - part I: current evidence for an ecological resilience approach. In C. Fernando & M. Ferrari (Eds.) Handbook of Resilience in Children of War. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company. 2013.

Tol, W.A., Jordans, M.J.D., Kohrt, B.A., Betancourt, T.S. & Komproe, I.H. Promoting mental health and psychosocial wellbeing in children affected by political violence - part II: expanding the evidence-base. In C. Fernando & M. Ferrari (Eds.) Handbook of Resilience in Children of War. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company. 2013.

Murray LK, & Skavenski S. International Settings. In: Cohen JA, Mannarino AP, & Deblinger E. Trauma Focused CBT for Children and Adolescents: Treatment Applications. 2012. The Guildford Press.

Bass JK, Eaton WW, Abramowitz S, Sartorius N. Global Mental Health Issues: Culture and Psychopathology. In Public Mental Health; edited by in William W Eaton and the faculty, students and fellows of the Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Oxford University Press. 2012.

Storr CL, Azur M, Bass JK, Wilcox H. Adapting to Acute Crisis. In Public Mental Health; edited by in William W Eaton and the faculty, students and fellows of the Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Oxford University Press. 2012.

Saxena S, Bass JK, Everett A, Eaton WW, Maulik PK. Mental Health Systems Around the World. In Public Mental Health; edited by in William W Eaton and the faculty, students and fellows of the Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Oxford University Press. 2012.

Kohrt, B.A., Tol, W.A., Pettigrew, J. & Karki, R. Children and revolution: the mental health and psychosocial wellbeing of child soldiers in Nepal’s Maoist army. In M. Singer & G.D. Hodge (Eds.) The War Machine and Global Health. Lanham, MD: Altamira Press. 2010.

Tol, W.A., Jordans, M.J.D., Reis, R. & De Jong, J.T.V.M. Ecological resilience: working with child-related psychosocial resources in war-affected communities. In D. Brom, R. Pat-Horenczyk & J. Ford (Eds.) Treating Traumatized Children: Risk, Resilience, and Recovery. London: Routledge. 2009.

Burkle F, Chatterjee P, Bass J, Bolton P. Mental Health in Emergencies. In the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) Public Health Guide for Emergencies, 2nd Edition. 2007.

The ISP Task Force is a Working Committee of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) Presidential Global Programme on Child Mental Health. The Task Force Included the following members (alphabetically) Bauermeister JJ, Fayyad J, Harrington R, Hoagwood K, Hung J, Jensen PS, Kelleher K, Murray LK, So C, and site directors. Disseminating Child and Adolescent Treatment Methods: An International Feasibility Study. In: H. Remschmidt, B. Nurcombe, M. L. Belfer, N. Sartorius and A. Okasha (Eds.), The Mental Health of Children and Adolescents: An Area of Global Neglect. 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Bolton P. Handling Disasters and Other Public Health Crises. From The Oxford Handbook of Public Health Practice, edited by David Pencheon, Charles Guest, David Melzer and J.A. Muir Gray, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2001. 2nd edition, 2006. 3rd edition, 2013.

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

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

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

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

Bass J. Social Phobia. Chapter in William W. Eaton, Anjene Musick Addington, Judith Bass, Valerie Forman, Stephanie Gilbert, Kathleen Hayden, Michelle Mielke. Risk Factors for Major Mental Disorders: A Review of the Epidemiologic Literature. Baltimore, Department of Mental Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University. http://apps1.jhsph.edu/weaton/MDRF/main.html. 2002.

Bass J. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Chapter in William W. Eaton, Anjene Musick Addington, Judith Bass, Valerie Forman, Stephanie Gilbert, Kathleen Hayden, Michelle Mielke. Risk Factors for Major Mental Disorders: A Review of the Epidemiologic Literature. Baltimore, Department of Mental Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University. http://apps1.jhsph.edu/weaton/MDRF/main.html. 2002.

Addington A, Bass J, Rosenberg M. Alcohol Use Disorder. Chapter in William W. Eaton, Anjene Musick Addington, Judith Bass, Valerie Forman, Stephanie Gilbert, Kathleen Hayden, Michelle Mielke. Risk Factors for Major Mental Disorders: A Review of the Epidemiologic Literature. Baltimore, Department of Mental Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University. http://apps1.jhsph.edu/weaton/MDRF/main.html. 2002.

Bolton P and Spiegel P. Public Health Considerations in Recovery and Reconstruction. From The Distance Education Course in Public Health, Association of Schools of Public Health, 2001.

Patel D, Murray LK. Smoking and Nicotine Addiction in Children and Adolescents. In: Vyas JN, Nathawat SS, eds. Textbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. December 2001.

Murray LK, Patel D. Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. In: Vyas JN, Nathawat SS, eds. Textbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. December 2001.

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Reports, Manuals, and Technical Guidelines

Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and World Bank. Psychotherapy in Areas of Armed Conflict: Recommendations for Training, Implementation, Supervision, and Monitoring. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Written by Nguyen, A., Tol, W.A., Bass, J., Bolton, P., Murray, L. 2015.

Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Reference Group for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings. Nepal Earthquakes 2015: Desk Review of Existing Information with Relevance to Mental Health and Psychosocial Support. Kathmandu, Nepal. (Editors Tol, W.A., Jordans, M.J.D., Kohrt, B.K.). 2015.

Expansion of the Common Elements Treatment Approach for Survivors of Torture and Trauma in Thailand and Burma and associated research. Lee, C., Haroz EE, Nguyen A, Murray L, Bolton P. 2015. USAID, Washington, D.C.

Haroz EE, Michaleopoulous L, Bolton P, Bass J. Development of new global instruments for assessing depression and posttraumatic stress related to torture and trauma, USAID, Washington, D.C. 2015.

Murray LK and multiple authors in AMHR team. Activities by Johns Hopkins University Under the SPANS-IETTS Award with USAID Victims of Torture Fund. 2014.

HealthNet TPO. Suicide in South Asia: A Scoping Review of the Published and Unpublished Literature. London: UK AID. 2013.

Bradshaw, C., Nguyen, A., Kane, J. C., & Bass, J. Social Inclusion of Youth with Mental Health Conditions. A Report Prepared for the United Nations, Division for Social Policy and Development, New York, NY. 2013.

Bi-Regional Meeting on Healthy Borders in the Greater Mekong Sub-region Final Report, The World Health Organization Southeast Asia Regional Office. August 8, 2013.

World Health Organization & United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Assessing Mental Health and Psychosocial Needs and Resources: Toolkit for Major Humanitarian Settings. Geneva: WHO. Written by Tol, W.A. & Van Ommeren, M. 2012

In English: http://www.unhcr.org/509bb3229.html
In Russian: http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/76796/7/9789244548530_rus.pdf

Lee C, Haroz EE, Bolton P, Bass J, Robinson C, Murray L, Dorsey S. Assessment of the impact of a common elements treatment approach for survivors of torture and violence from Burma living in Thailand, USAID, Washington, D.C. 2012.

Tol, W.A. & van Ommeren, M. Assessment of Mental Health and Psychosocial needs and resources: the WHO Toolkit for the health sector. In Mental Health in Emergencies for the Caribbean Countries: Core Knowledge for Emergency Preparation. Washington, DC: PAHO. 2012.

Design, Implementation, Monitoring, and Evaluation of Mental Health and Psychosocial Assistance Programs for Trauma Survivors in Low Resource Countries: A User’s Manual for Researchers and Program Implementers (Adult Version), Module 1: Qualitative Assessment. Applied Mental Health Research Group. August 4, 2012.

Separated by Border, United in Need: An assessment of reproductive health on the Thailand-Burma Border. Margaret Hobstetter, Meredith Walsh, Jennifer Leigh, Catherine Lee, Cari Sietstra, Angel Foster. Cambridge, MA: Ibsi Reproductive Health, 2012.

Assessment of the impact of a common elements treatment approach for survivors of torture and violence from Burma living in Thailand. Lee C, Haroz EE, Bolton P, Bass J, Robinson C, Murray L, Dorsey S. 2012. USAID, Washington, D.C.

Haroz EE, Lee, C, Bolton, P, Robinson C. Assessment of Survivors of Torture and Violence from Burma living in Thailand: Development and Testing of a Locally-Adapted Psychosocial Assessment Instrument, USAID, Washington, D.C. 2011.

Kohrt, B., Perera, E., Jordans, M.J.D., Koirala, S., Karki, Ro., Karki, Ra., Shrestha, P., Tol, W.A., Upadhaya, N. Psychosocial Support Model for Children Associated with Armed Forces and Armed Groups in Nepal. Editors: Kohrt B, Perera E. Kathmandu, Nepal: Transcultural Psychosocial Organization. 2010.

Bass, J., Bolton, P., & Bearup, L. (2010). Assessment of Trafficked and Abused Girls living in Shelters in Cambodia: Development and Testing of a Locally-Adapted Psychosocial Assessment Instrument (pp. 1-46, Rep.). Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Murray LK, Skavenski S, Bolton P, Bass J. Jere, E. Catholic Relief Services, SUCCESS Return to Life, Zambia TF-CBT Pilot Project Report. December, 2009.

Danuta Lockett and Paul Bolton. Victims of Torture Fund Evaluation of the IRC Gender Based Violence Program in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Final Report. Bukavu DRC and Washington DC. May, 2009.

Bolton, P., Nadelman, S., & Wallace, T. (2008). Qualitative Assessment of Trafficked Girls in Cambodia (pp. 1-21, Rep.). Boston, MA: Boston University.

Paul Bolton. Qualitative Assessment of Persons affected by torture and related violence in Suleimaniyah Governate, Kurdistan, Iraq. Baltimore MD, June 2008.

Bass J, Poudyal B, Bolton P. An assessment of the impact of a problem-solving counseling for torture-affected adults in Aceh, Indonesia. USAIDDevelopmentClearinghouse:https://dec.usaid.gov/dec/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=ODVhZjk4NWQtM2YyMi00YjRmLTkxNjktZTcxMjM2NDBmY2Uy&rID=MzE1Nzc4&sID=NA==&bckToL=VHJ1ZQ==&qcf=&ph=VHJ1ZQ. 2008.

Brenda Waning, Judy Bass, Jason Maddix, Sergei Muratov, Paul Bolton. Qualitative Assessment of Barriers to Uptake and Adherence of Antiretroviral Therapy in Temirtau, Kazakhstan. Boston, MA , May 2007.

Sapkota, R.P., Danvers, K., Tol, W.A. & Jordans, M.J.D. Psychosocial Counseling for People Affected by Armed Conflict in Nepal: A Training Manual & Reader. Kathmandu, Nepal: Sahara Paramarsha Kendra. 2007.

Susanty, D., Tol, W.A., Irmayani, R., Anastasia, H., Jordans, M.J.D., Bloem, M. Increased understanding of comprehensive psychosocial care and its contribution to peacebuilding: preliminary results of a pilot project in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. In H. Dhungana & M. Logan (Eds.) Sustainable Development in Conflict Environments. Proceedings of the International Conference. CECI: Kathmandu, Nepal. 2007.

Bass J, Bobo M, Poudyal B, Suplido M, Bolton P. Qualitative assessment of violence affected populations in Jakarta, Indonesia. USAID DevelopmentExperienceClearinghouse:https://dec.usaid.gov/dec/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=ODVhZjk4NWQtM2YyMi00YjRmLTkxNjktZTcxMjM2NDBmY2Uy&rID=Mjk2MTY1&sID=Mg==&bckToL=VHJ1ZQ==&qcf=&ph=VHJ1ZQ==. 2007.

Bolton P, Murray L, Kippen S, Bass J. Assessment of urban street children and children living in government institutions in Georgia: development and testing of a locally-adapted psychosocial assessment instrument. USAID Development Clearinghouse:https://dec.usaid.gov/dec/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=ODVhZjk4NWQtM2YyMi00YjRmLTkxNjktZTcxMjM2NDBmY2Uy&rID=Mjk5ODYy&sID=Mg==&bckToL=VHJ1ZQ==&qcf=&ph=VHJ1ZQ==. 2007.

Tol, W.A. & Jordans, M.J.D for CAAFAG Working Group. Guidelines for Psychosocial Care of Children Associated with Armed Forces or Armed Groups (CAAFAG). Kathmandu, Nepal: Transcultural Psychosocial Organization – Nepal/ CAAFAG WG. 2006.

Murray LK, Bass J, Bolton P. Qualitative study to Identify Indicators of Psychosocial Problems and Functional Impairment among Residents of Sange District, South Kivu, Eastern DRC. International Rescue Committee (IRC), USAID – VTF, Boston University. November 2006.

Bolton P, Murray LK, Kippen S, Bass J. Assessment of Urban Street Children and Children living in Government Institutions in Georgia: Development and Testing of a Locally Adapted psychosocial Assessment Instrument. Save the Children Georgia, USAID - DCOF, Boston University & Johns Hopkins University. Available at: http://dec.usaid.gov. 2007.

Murray LK, Bolton P, Cuhane M. Problems of Children in Urban Georgia: A Qualitative Assessment of Centers and Orphanages. Save the Children Georgia, USAID - DCOF, Boston University. Available at: http://dec.usaid.gov. October, 2006.

Murray LK, Bolton P, Semrau K, & Wessells M. Causes of Children Living on the Street in Urban Georgia: A Qualitative Assessment. Save the Children Georgia, USAID - DCOF, Boston University, & Columbia University. November 2005.

Jordans, M.J.D., Sharma, B., Tol, W.A., & Van Ommeren, M.H. Training of psychosocial counselors in a non-Western context: the CVICT approach. In J. Frederick (Ed.) Creating a Healing Environment, Volume II: Technical Papers, Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Occupational Integration of Child Survivors of Trafficking and Other Worst Forms of Child Labour. Kathmandu, Nepal: ILO. 2002.

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Technical and Training Manuals

Design, Implementation, Monitoring, and Evaluation of Cross-Cultural HIV-Related Mental Health and Psychosocial Assistance Programs: A User’s Manual for Researchers and Program Implementers. Baltimore MD 2013. http://www.jhsph.edu/research/centers-and-institutes/research-to-prevention/publications-resources/dime-manual.html

Common Elements Treatment Approach (CETA) for Low/Middle Income Countries. Unpublished Treatment manual; available online at request.

Bolton P. Manual for Cross-Cultural Assessment of Adult Depression. Baltimore MD, November 2001.

Weiss W, Bolton P, Shankar A. Rapid Assessment Procedures (RAP): A Guide to Understanding the Perceived Needs of Refugees and Internally Displaced Populations. Baltimore MD, September 2000.

Weiss W, Bolton P. Training in Qualitative Research Methods, January 2000 Edition. United States Agency for International Development and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Linking Complex Emergency Response and Transition Initiative, 2000.

Weiss W, Bolton P. Training in Qualitative Research Methods for PVOs and NGOs: A Trainer's Guide to Strengthen Program Planning and Evaluation, January 2000 Edition. United States Agency for International Development and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Linking Complex Emergency Response and Transition Initiative, 2000.

Weiss W, Bolton P, Shankar A. Rapid Assessment Procedures (RAP): Addressing the Perceived Needs of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons Through Participatory Learning and Action, 2nd Edition. United States Agency for International Development and The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Linking Complex Emergency Response and Transition Initiative, 2000.

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