The RACGP John Murtagh Library
Torture/Trauma/Pre-settlement issues
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De Haene L, Grietens H, Verschueren K. Adult attachment in the context of refugee traumatisation: the impact of organized violence and forced separation on parental states of mind regarding attachment. Attach Hum Dev. 2010 May;12(3):249-64. PubMed PMID: 20473796.
Silove D, Momartin S, Marnane C, Steel Z, Manicavasagar V. Adult separation anxiety disorder among war-affected Bosnian refugees: comorbidity with PTSD and associations with dimensions of trauma. J Trauma Stress. 2010 Feb;23(1):169-72. PubMed PMID: 20135680.
Neuner F, Kurreck S, Ruf M, Odenwald M, Elbert T, Schauer M. Can asylum-seekers with posttraumatic stress disorder be successfully treated? A randomized controlled pilot study. Cogn Behav Ther. 2010 Jun;39(2):81-91. PubMed PMID: 19816834.
Rasmussen A, Smith H, Keller AS. Factor structure of PTSD symptoms among West and Central African refugees. J Trauma Stress. 2007 Jun;20(3):271-80. PubMed PMID: 17597123.
Ogunsiji OO, Wilkes L, Jackson D. Female genital mutilation: origin, beliefs, prevalence and implications for health care workers caring for immigrant women in Australia. Contemp Nurse. 2007 May-Jun;25(1-2):22-30. Review. PubMed PMID: 17622986.
Maximova K, Krahn H. Health status of refugees settled in Alberta: changes since arrival. Can J Public Health. 2010 Jul-Aug;101(4):322-6. PubMed PMID: 21033547.
Hodes M. The mental health of detained asylum seeking children. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2010 Jul;19(7):621-3. Epub 2010 Jan 30. PubMed PMID: 20119746.
Mental illness in Australian immigration detention centres. Lancet. 2010 Feb 6;375(9713):434. PubMed PMID: 20152528.
Haris Tarik Al, Saaid Borhan. The meaning and the story: reflecting on a refugee's experiences of mental health services in Australia Mental Health in Family Medicine. 2010; 7(1):3-8.
Ruf M, Schauer M, Neuner F, Catani C, Schauer E, Elbert T. Narrative exposure therapy for 7- to 16-year-olds: a randomized controlled trial with traumatizedrefugee children. J Trauma Stress. 2010 Aug;23(4):437-45. PubMed PMID: 20684019.
The Nexus between Material Circumstances, Cultural Context and Experiences of Loss, Grief and Trauma: Complexities in Working with Refugees in the Early Phases of Resettlement Personal Author: Allan, June; Hess, Lew Source: Grief Matters: The Australian Journal of Grief and Bereavement, Vol. 13, No. 3, Summer 2010: 76-80
Peltonen K, Punamäki RL. Preventive interventions among children exposed totrauma of armed conflict: a literature review. Aggress Behav. 2010 Mar-Apr;36(2):95-116. Review. PubMed PMID: 19998393.
Eckstein B. Primary care for refugees. Am Fam Physician. 2011 Feb 15;83(4):429-36. Review. PubMed PMID: 21322519.
Yeomans PD, Forman EM, Herbert JD, Yuen E. A randomized trial of a reconciliation workshop with and without PTSD psychoeducation in Burundian sample. J Trauma Stress. 2010 Jun;23(3):305-12. PubMed PMID: 20564362.
'Reflecting on Stories of Refugee Women' Personal Author: Mehraby, Nooria Source: Psychotherapy in Australia, Vol. 17, No. 1, Nov 2010: 64-65
Matheson K, Jorden S, Anisman H. Relations between trauma experiences and psychological, physical and neuroendocrine functioning among Somali refugees: mediating role of coping with acculturation stressors. J Immigr Minor Health. 2008 Aug;10(4):291-304. PubMed PMID: 17939054.
Robertson CL, Halcon L, Savik K, Johnson D, Spring M, Butcher J, Westermeyer J, Jaranson J. Somali and Oromo refugee women: trauma and associated factors. J Adv Nurs. 2006 Dec;56(6):577-87. PubMed PMID: 17118037.
Montgomery E. Trauma and resilience in young refugees: a 9-year follow-upstudy. Dev Psychopathol. 2010 May;22(2):477-89. PubMed PMID: 20423554.
Schweitzer R, Melville F, Steel Z, Lacherez P. Trauma, post-migration living difficulties, and social support as predictors of psychological adjustment inresettled Sudanese refugees. Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2006 Feb;40(2):179-87. PubMed PMID: 16476137.
Franco-Paredes C. An unusual clinical presentation of posttraumatic stress disorder in a Sudanese refugee. J Immigr Minor Health. 2010 Apr;12(2):267-9. PubMed PMID: 19484492.
Freely available articles
Gardiner J, Walker K. Compassionate listening - managing psychological trauma in refugees. Aust Fam Physician. 2010 Apr;39(4):198-203. PubMed PMID: 20372677.
Harris DA. Dance/movement therapy approaches to fostering resilience and recovery among African adolescent torture survivors. Torture. 2007;17(2):134-55. PubMed PMID: 17728491.
Bandeira M, Higson-Smith C, Bantjes M, Polatin P. The land of milk and honey: a picture of refugee torture survivors presenting for treatment in a South African trauma centre. Torture. 2010;20(2):92-103. PubMed PMID: 20952825.
Vaage AB, Thomsen PH, Silove D, Wentzel-Larsen T, Van Ta T, Hauff E. Long-term mental health of Vietnamese refugees in the aftermath of trauma. Br J Psychiatry. 2010 Feb;196(2):122-5. Erratum in: Br J Psychiatry. 2010 Mar;196:248. PubMed PMID: 20118457.
Kira IA, Ahmed A, Mahmoud V, Wasim F. Group therapy model for refugee and torture survivors. Torture. 2010;20(2):108-13. PubMed PMID: 20952827.
Neuner F, Schauer M, Karunakara U, Klaschik C, Robert C, Elbert T. Psychological trauma and evidence for enhanced vulnerability for posttraumatic stress disorder through previous trauma among West Nile refugees. BMC Psychiatry. 2004 Oct 25;4:34. PubMed PMID: 15504233; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC529265.
McColl H, Higson-Smith C, Gjerding S, Omar MH, Rahman BA, Hamed M, El Dawla AS, Fredericks M, Paulsen N, Shabalala G, Low-Shang C, Perez FV, Colin LS, Hernandez AD, Lavaire E, Zuñiga AP, Calidonio L, Martinez CL, Jamei YA, Awad Z. Rehabilitation of torture survivors in five countries: common themes and challenges. Int J Ment Health Syst. 2010 Jun 18;4:16. PubMed PMID: 20565852; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2904711.
Lueger-Schuster B. Supporting interventions after exposure to torture. Torture. 2010;20(1):32-44. PubMed PMID: 20228452.
Grodin MA, Piwowarczyk L, Fulker D, Bazazi AR, Saper RB. Treating survivors of torture and refugee trauma: a preliminary case series using qigong and t'aichi. J Altern Complement Med. 2008 Sep;14(7):801-6. Review. PubMed PMID: 18803491; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2745908.
Duncan G, Shepherd M, Symons J. Working with refugees--a manual for caseworkers and volunteers. Rural Remote Health. 2010 Oct-Dec;10(4):1406. Epub 2010 Nov 22. PubMed PMID: 21121699.
Key articles held as print copies or can be obtained from
other libraries
Nickerson A, Steel Z, Bryant R, Brooks R, Silove D. Change in visa status amongst Mandaean refugees: relationship to psychological symptoms and living difficulties. Psychiatry Res. 2011 May 15;187(1-2):267-74. Epub 2011 Feb 5. PubMed PMID: 21296428.
Nickerson A, Bryant RA, Silove D, Steel Z. A critical review of psychological treatments of posttraumatic stress disorder in refugees. Clin Psychol Rev. 2011 Apr;31(3):399-417. Epub 2010 Nov 6. Review. PubMed PMID: 21112681.
Ellis BH, MacDonald HZ, Klunk-Gillis J, Lincoln A, Strunin L, Cabral HJ. Discrimination and mental health among Somali refugee adolescents: the role of acculturation and gender. Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2010 Oct;80(4):564-75. doi: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2010.01061.x. PubMed PMID: 20950297.
Priebe S, Bogic M, Ashcroft R, Franciskovic T, Galeazzi GM, Kucukalic A, Lecic-Tosevski D, Morina N, Popovski M, Roughton M, Schützwohl M, Ajdukovic D. Experience of human rights violations and subsequent mental disorders - a study following the war in the Balkans. Soc Sci Med. 2010 Dec;71(12):2170-7. Epub 2010 Oct 30. PubMed PMID: 21041008.
Nickerson A, Bryant RA, Brooks R, Steel Z, Silove D, Chen J. The familial influence of loss and trauma on refugee mental health: a multilevel path analysis. J Trauma Stress. 2011 Feb;24(1):25-33. doi: 10.1002/jts.20608. Epub 2011 Jan 25. PubMed PMID: 21268119.
Westermeyer JJ, Campbell R, Lien R, Spring M, Johnson DR, Butcher J, Hyland J, Thuras P, Jaranson JM. HADStress: a somatic symptom screen for posttraumatic stress among Somali refugees. Psychiatr Serv. 2010 Nov;61(11):1132-7. PubMed PMID: 21041353.
Gulden A, Westermeyer J, Lien R, Spring M, Johnson D, Butcher J, Jaranson J. HADStress screen for posttraumatic stress: replication in ethiopian refugees. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2010 Oct;198(10):762-7. PubMed PMID: 20921868.
Strijk PJ, van Meijel B, Gamel CJ. Health and social needs of traumatized refugees and asylum seekers: an exploratory study. Perspect Psychiatr Care. 2011 Jan;47(1):48-55. doi: 10.1111/j.1744-6163.2010.00270.x. Epub 2010 Aug 12. PubMed PMID: 21418072.
De Haene L, Grietens H, Verschueren K. Holding harm: narrative methods in mental health research on refugee trauma. Qual Health Res. 2010 Dec;20(12):1664-76. Epub 2010 Jul 27. PubMed PMID: 20663941.
Nickerson A, Bryant RA, Steel Z, Silove D, Brooks R. The impact of fear for family on mental health in a resettled Iraqi refugee community. J Psychiatr Res. 2010 Mar;44(4):229-35. Epub 2009 Oct 28. PubMed PMID: 19875131.
Hollifield M, Warner TD, Westermeyer J. Is torture reliably assessed and a valid indicator of poor mental health? J Nerv Ment Dis. 2011 Jan;199(1):3-10. PubMed PMID: 21206240.
Carlsson JM, Olsen DR, Kastrup M, Mortensen EL. Late mental health changes in tortured refugees in multidisciplinary treatment. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2010 Nov;198(11):824-8. PubMed PMID: 21048474.
Correa-Velez I, Gifford SM, Barnett AG. Longing to belong: social inclusion and wellbeing among youth with refugee backgrounds in the first three years in Melbourne, Australia. Soc Sci Med. 2010 Oct;71(8):1399-408. Epub 2010 Aug 5. PubMed PMID: 20822841.
Luster T, Qin D, Bates L, Johnson D, Rana M. The Lost Boys of Sudan: coping with ambiguous loss and separation from parents. Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2009 Apr;79(2):203-11. PubMed PMID: 19485637.
Coffey GJ, Kaplan I, Sampson RC, Tucci MM. The meaning and mental health consequences of long-term immigration detention for people seeking asylum. Soc Sci Med. 2010 Jun;70(12):2070-9. Epub 2010 Mar 20. PubMed PMID: 20378223.
Mueller J, Schmidt M, Staeheli A, Maier T. Mental health of failed asylum seekers as compared with pending and temporarily accepted asylum seekers. Eur J Public Health. 2011 Apr;21(2):184-9. Epub 2010 Jul 14. PubMed PMID: 20630907.
Halvorsen JØ, Stenmark H. Narrative exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder in tortured refugees: a preliminary uncontrolled trial. Scand J Psychol. 2010 Dec;51(6):495-502. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2010.00821.x. PubMed PMID: 20487410.
Williams AC, Peña CR, Rice AS. Persistent pain in survivors of torture: a cohort study. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2010 Nov;40(5):715-22. Epub 2010 Aug 3. PubMed PMID: 20678891.
Upvall MJ, Mohammed K, Dodge PD. Perspectives of Somali Bantu refugee women living with circumcision in the United States: a focus group approach. Int J Nurs Stud. 2009 Mar;46(3):360-8. Epub 2008 Jun 11. PubMed PMID: 18550061.
Renner W, Salem I. Post-traumatic stress in asylum seekers and refugees from Chechnya, Afghanistan, and West Africa: gender differences in symptomatology and coping. Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2009 Mar;55(2):99-108. PubMed PMID: 19240200.
Bronstein I, Montgomery P. Psychological distress in refugee children: a systematic review. Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev. 2011 Mar;14(1):44-56. Review. PubMed PMID: 21181268.
Wiegersma PA, Stellinga-Boelen AA, Reijneveld SA. Psychosocial problems in asylum seekers' children: the parent, child, and teacher perspective using the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2011 Feb;199(2):85-90. PubMed PMID: 21278536.
Carswell K, Blackburn P, Barker C. The relationship between trauma, post-migration problems and the psychological well-being of refugees and asylum seekers. Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2011 Mar;57(2):107-19. PubMed PMID: 21343209.
Hooberman J, Rosenfeld B, Rasmussen A, Keller A. Resilience in trauma-exposed refugees: the moderating effect of coping style on resilience variables. Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2010 Oct;80(4):557-63. doi: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2010.01060.x. PubMed PMID: 20950296.
Prip K, Persson AL, Sjölund BH. Self-reported activity in tortured refugees with long-term sequelae including pain and the impact of foot pain from falanga--a cross-sectional study. Disabil Rehabil. 2011;33(7):569-78. Epub 2010 Jun 8. PubMed PMID: 20528254.
Crumlish N, O'Rourke K. A systematic review of treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder among refugees and asylum-seekers. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2010 Apr;198(4):237-51. Review. PubMed PMID: 20386252.
Steel Z, Momartin S, Silove D, Coello M, Aroche J, Tay KW. Two year psychosocial and mental health outcomes for refugees subjected to restrictive or supportive immigration policies. Soc Sci Med. 2011 Apr;72(7):1149-56. Epub 2011 Mar 1. PubMed PMID: 21427011.
Towards a Culturally Appropriate Mental Health System: Sudanese-Australians' Experiences with Trauma. Copping, Alicia. Shakespeare-Finch, Jane. Paton, Douglas. Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology . 2010; 4(1):53-60.
Bhui K, Warfa N. Trauma, khat and common psychotic symptoms: a quantitative study. J Ethnopharmacol. 2010 Sep 15;131(2):459-63. Epub 2010 Jul 13. Retraction in: J Ethnopharmacol. 2011 Mar 8;134(1):202. PubMed PMID: 20633622.
Bhui K, Warfa N. Trauma, khat and common psychotic symptoms among Somali immigrants: a quantitative study. J Ethnopharmacol. 2010 Dec 1;132(3):549-53. Epub 2010 Jul 18. PubMed PMID: 20647038.
Eytan A, Durieux-Paillard S, Whitaker-Clinch B, Loutan L, Bovier PA. Transcultural validity of a structured diagnostic interview to screen for major depression and posttraumatic stress disorder among refugees. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2007 Sep;195(9):723-8. PubMed PMID: 17984771.
Neuner F, Onyut PL, Ertl V, Odenwald M, Schauer E, Elbert T. Treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder by trained lay counselors in an African refugee settlement: a randomized controlled trial. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2008 Aug;76(4):686-94. PubMed PMID: 18665696.
Tempany M. What research tells us about the mental health and psychosocial wellbeing of Sudanese refugees: a literature review. Transcult Psychiatry. 2009 Jun;46(2):300-15. PubMed PMID: 19541752.