By Professor Angela Marissa Nickerson

Journal articles

Nickerson A; Byrow Y; Rasmussen A; O'Donnell M; Bryant R; Murphy S; Mau V; McMahon T; Benson G; Liddell B, 2021, 'Profiles of exposure to potentially traumatic events in refugees living in Australia', Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S2045796021000068

Liddell BJ; O’Donnell M; Bryant RA; Murphy S; Byrow Y; Mau V; McMahon T; Benson G; Nickerson A, 2021, 'The association between COVID-19 related stressors and mental health in refugees living in Australia', European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2021.1947564

Olff M; Bakker A; Frewen P; Aakvaag H; Ajdukovic D; Brewer D; Elmore Borbon DL; Cloitre M; Hyland P; Kassam-Adams N; Knefel M; Lanza JA; Lueger-Schuster B; Nickerson A; Oe M; Pfaltz MC; Salgado C; Seedat S; Wagner A; Schnyder U, 2020, 'Screening for consequences of trauma–an update on the global collaboration on traumatic stress', European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2020.1752504

Lacour O; Morina N; Spaaij J; Nickerson A; Schnyder U; von Känel R; Bryant RA; Schick M, 2020, 'Prolonged Grief Disorder Among Refugees in Psychological Treatment—Association With Self-Efficacy and Emotion Regulation', Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00526

Nickerson A; Byrow Y; Pajak R; McMahon T; Bryant RA; Christensen H; Liddell BJ, 2020, 'Tell Your Story: A randomized controlled trial of an online intervention to reduce mental health stigma and increase help-seeking in refugee men with posttraumatic stress', Psychological Medicine, 50, pp. 781 - 792, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291719000606

Byrow Y; Pajak R; Specker P; Nickerson A, 2020, 'Perceptions of mental health and perceived barriers to mental health help-seeking amongst refugees: A systematic review', Clinical Psychology Review, 75, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2019.101812

Bryant RA; Edwards B; Creamer M; O’Donnell M; Forbes D; Felmingham KL; Silove D; Steel Z; McFarlane AC; van Hooff M; Nickerson A; Hadzi-Pavlovic D, 2020, 'A population study of prolonged grief in refugees', Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S2045796019000386

Lenferink LIM; Nickerson A; de Keijser J; Smid GE; Boelen PA, 2020, 'Trajectories of grief, depression, and posttraumatic stress in disaster-bereaved people', Depression and Anxiety, 37, pp. 35 - 44, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/da.22850

Nickerson A; Byrow Y; O’Donnell M; Mau V; McMahon T; Pajak R; Li S; Hamilton A; Minihan S; Liu C; Bryant RA; Berle D; Liddell BJ, 2019, 'The association between visa insecurity and mental health, disability and social engagement in refugees living in Australia', European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2019.1688129

Liddell BJ; Nickerson A; Felmingham KL; Malhi GS; Cheung J; Den M; Askovic M; Coello M; Aroche J; Bryant RA, 2019, 'Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Profiles in Traumatized Refugees', Journal of Traumatic Stress, 32, pp. 822 - 832, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jts.22453

Liddell BJ; Nickerson A; Sartor L; Ivancic L; Bryant RA, 2019, 'Corrigendum to “The generational gap: Mental disorder prevalence and disability amongst first and second generation immigrants in Australia” [J. Psychiatr Res. 83 (2016):103–111](S0022395616302370)(10.1016/j.jpsychires.2016.08.011)', Journal of Psychiatric Research, 118, pp. 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2019.08.006

Lenferink LIM; Nickerson A; de Keijser J; Smid GE; Boelen PA, 2019, 'Reciprocal Associations Among Symptom Levels of Disturbed Grief, Posttraumatic Stress, and Depression Following Traumatic Loss: A Four-Wave Cross-Lagged Study', Clinical Psychological Science, 7, pp. 1330 - 1339, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2167702619858288

Nickerson A; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Edwards B; O’Donnell M; Creamer M; Felmingham KL; Forbes D; McFarlane AC; Silove D; Steel Z; van Hoof M; Bryant RA, 2019, 'Identifying distinctive psychological symptom profiles among a nationally representative sample of refugees resettled in Australia', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 53, pp. 908 - 919, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867419846403

Byrow Y; Pajak R; McMahon T; Rajouria A; Nickerson A, 2019, 'Barriers to mental health help-seeking amongst refugee men', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16152634

Bryant RA; Kenny L; Rawson N; Cahill C; Joscelyne A; Garber B; Tockar J; Dawson K; Nickerson A, 2019, 'Efficacy of exposure-based cognitive behaviour therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder in emergency service personnel: A randomised clinical trial', Psychological Medicine, 49, pp. 1565 - 1573, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291718002234

Nickerson A; Liddell BJ; Keegan D; Edwards B; Felmingham KL; Forbes D; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; McFarlane AC; O'Donnell M; Silove D; Steel Z; Van Hooff M; Bryant RA, 2019, 'Longitudinal association between trust, psychological symptoms and community engagement in resettled refugees', Psychological Medicine, 49, pp. 1661 - 1669, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291718002246

Liddell BJ; Cheung J; Outhred T; Das P; Malhi GS; Felmingham KL; Nickerson A; Den M; Askovic M; Coello M; Aroche J; Bryant RA, 2019, 'Neural Correlates of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms, Trauma Exposure, and Postmigration Stress in Response to Fear Faces in Resettled Refugees', Clinical Psychological Science, 7, pp. 811 - 825, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2167702619841047

Newnham EA; Pearman A; Olinga-Shannon S; Nickerson A, 2019, 'The mental health effects of visa insecurity for refugees and people seeking asylum: a latent class analysis', International Journal of Public Health, 64, pp. 763 - 772, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-019-01249-6

Forbes D; Nickerson A; Bryant RA; Creamer M; Silove D; McFarlane AC; Van Hooff M; Phelps A; Felmingham KL; Malhi GS; Steel Z; Fredrickson J; Alkemade N; O’Donnell M, 2019, 'The impact of post-traumatic stress disorder symptomatology on quality of life: The sentinel experience of anger, hypervigilance and restricted affect', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 53, pp. 336 - 349, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867418772917

Spiller TR; Liddell BJ; Schick M; Morina N; Schnyder U; Pfaltz M; Bryant RA; Nickerson A, 2019, 'Emotional Reactivity, Emotion Regulation Capacity, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Traumatized Refugees: An Experimental Investigation', Journal of Traumatic Stress, 32, pp. 32 - 41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jts.22371

Hoffman J; Liddell B; Bryant RA; Nickerson A, 2019, 'A latent profile analysis of moral injury appraisals in refugees', European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2019.1686805

Specker P; Nickerson A, 2019, 'Investigating the relationship between distinctive patterns of emotion regulation, trauma exposure and psychopathology among refugees resettled in Australia: a latent class analysis', European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2019.1661814

Nickerson A; Hoffman J; Schick M; Schnyder U; Bryant RA; Morina N, 2018, 'A Longitudinal Investigation of Moral Injury Appraisals Amongst Treatment-Seeking Refugees', Frontiers in Psychiatry, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00667

Boelen PA; Lenferink LIM; Nickerson A; Smid GE, 2018, 'Evaluation of the factor structure, prevalence, and validity of disturbed grief in DSM-5 and ICD-11', Journal of Affective Disorders, 240, pp. 79 - 87, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2018.07.041

Hoffman J; Liddell B; Bryant RA; Nickerson A, 2018, 'The relationship between moral injury appraisals, trauma exposure, and mental health in refugees', Depression and Anxiety, 35, pp. 1030 - 1039, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/da.22787

Schick M; Morina N; Mistridis P; Schnyder U; Bryant RA; Nickerson A, 2018, 'Changes in post-migration living difficulties predict treatment outcome in traumatized refugees', Frontiers in Psychiatry, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00476

Lau W; Silove D; Edwards B; Forbes D; Bryant R; McFarlane A; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Steel Z; Nickerson A; Van Hooff M; Felmingham K; Cowlishaw S; Alkemade N; Kartal D; O'Donnell M, 2018, 'Adjustment of refugee children and adolescents in Australia: Outcomes from wave three of the Building a New Life in Australia study', BMC Medicine, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-018-1124-5

Dowd R; Hunter J; Liddell B; McAdam J; Nickerson A; Bryant R, 2018, 'Filling gaps and verifying facts: Assumptions and credibility assessment in the Australian Refugee Review Tribunal', International Journal of Refugee Law, 30, pp. 71 - 103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ijrl/eey017

Le L; Morina N; Schnyder U; Schick M; Bryant RA; Nickerson A, 2018, 'The effects of perceived torture controllability on symptom severity of posttraumatic stress, depression and anger in refugees and asylum seekers: A path analysis', Psychiatry Research, 264, pp. 143 - 150, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2018.03.055

Specker P; Liddell BJ; Byrow Y; Bryant RA; Nickerson A, 2018, 'A factor analytic investigation of DSM-5 PTSD symptoms in a culturally diverse sample of refugees resettled in Australia', Conflict and Health, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13031-018-0155-z

Minihan S; Liddell BJ; Byrow Y; Bryant RA; Nickerson A, 2018, 'Patterns and predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder in refugees: A latent class analysis', Journal of Affective Disorders, 232, pp. 252 - 259, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2018.02.010

Bryant RA; Edwards B; Creamer M; O'Donnell M; Forbes D; Felmingham KL; Silove D; Steel Z; Nickerson A; McFarlane AC; Van Hooff M; Hadzi-Pavlovic D, 2018, 'The effect of post-traumatic stress disorder on refugees' parenting and their children's mental health: a cohort study', The Lancet Public Health, 3, pp. e249 - e258, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(18)30051-3

Liddell BJ; Nickerson A; Bryant RA, 2018, 'Clinical science and torture survivors' rights to rehabilitation', The Lancet Psychiatry, 5, pp. 101 - 103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(17)30332-2

Bryant RA; Kenny L; Joscelyne A; Rawson N; Maccallum F; Cahill C; Hopwood S; Nickerson A, 2018, 'Erratum: Correction. Treating Prolonged Grief Disorder: A 2-Year Follow-Up of a Randomized Controlled Trial (The Journal of clinical psychiatry (2017) 78 9 (1363-1368) PII: 18lcx12157)', The Journal of clinical psychiatry, 79, http://dx.doi.org/10.4088/JCP.18lcx12157

Morina N; Kuenburg A; Schnyder U; Bryant RA; Nickerson A; Schick M, 2018, 'The association of post-traumatic and postmigration stress with pain and other somatic symptoms: An explorative analysis in traumatized refugees and asylum seekers', Pain Medicine (United States), 19, pp. 50 - 59, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnx005

Morina N; Bryant RA; Doolan EL; Martin-Sölch C; Plichta MM; Pfaltz MC; Schnyder U; Schick M; Nickerson A, 2018, 'The impact of enhancing perceived self-efficacy in torture survivors', Depression and Anxiety, 35, pp. 58 - 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/da.22684

Le L; Moulds ML; Nickerson AM, 2018, 'Anxiety moderates the effects of stressor controllability and cognitive reappraisal on distress following aversive exposure: An experimental investigation', Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

O'Donnell ML; Schaefer I; Varker T; Kartal D; Forbes D; Bryant RAA; Silove D; Creamer M; McFarlane A; Mahli G; Felmingham K; Van Hoof M; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Nickerson A; Steel Z, 2017, 'A systematic review of person-centered approaches to investigating patterns of trauma exposure', Clinical Psychology Review, 57, pp. 208 - 225, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2017.08.009

Bryant RA; Kenny L; Joscelyne A; Rawson N; Maccallum F; Cahill C; Hopwood S; Nickerson A, 2017, 'Treating prolonged grief disorder: A 2-year follow-up of a randomized controlled trial', Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 78, pp. 1363 - 1368, http://dx.doi.org/10.4088/JCP.16m10729

Morina N; Ewers SM; Passardi S; Schnyder U; Knaevelsrud C; Müller J; Bryant RA; Nickerson A; Schick M, 2017, 'Mental health assessments in refugees and asylum seekers: Evaluation of a tablet-assisted screening software', Conflict and Health, 11, pp. 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13031-017-0120-2

Nickerson A; Schick M; Schnyder U; Bryant RA; Morina N, 2017, 'Comorbidity of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression in Tortured, Treatment-Seeking Refugees', Journal of Traumatic Stress, 30, pp. 409 - 415, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jts.22205

Morina N; Malek M; Nickerson A; Bryant RA, 2017, 'Meta-analysis of interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder and depression in adult survivors of mass violence in low- and middle-income countries', Depression and Anxiety, 34, pp. 679 - 691, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/da.22618

Bryant RA; Creamer M; O'Donnell M; Forbes D; Felmingham KL; Silove D; Malhi G; Van Hoof M; McFarlane AC; Nickerson A, 2017, 'Separation from parents during childhood trauma predicts adult attachment security and post-traumatic stress disorder', Psychological Medicine, 47, pp. 2028 - 2035, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291717000472

Doolan EL; Bryant RA; Liddell BJ; Nickerson A, 2017, 'The conceptualization of emotion regulation difficulties, and its association with posttraumatic stress symptoms in traumatized refugees', Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 50, pp. 7 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2017.04.005

Tay AK; Rees S; Steel Z; Liddell B; Nickerson A; Tam N; Silove D, 2017, 'The role of grief symptoms and a sense of injustice in the pathways to post-traumatic stress symptoms in post-conflict Timor-Leste', Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 26, pp. 403 - 413, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S2045796016000317

Nickerson A; Garber B; Liddell BJ; Litz BT; Hofmann SG; Asnaani A; Ahmed O; Cheung J; Huynh L; Pajak R; Bryant RA, 2017, 'Impact of Cognitive Reappraisal on Negative Affect, Heart Rate, and Intrusive Memories in Traumatized Refugees', Clinical Psychological Science, 5, pp. 497 - 512, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2167702617690857

Morina N; Malek M; Nickerson A; Bryant RA, 2017, 'Psychological interventions for post-traumatic stress disorder and depression in young survivors of mass violence in low- and middle-income counries: Meta-analysis', British Journal of Psychiatry, 210, pp. 247 - 254, http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.115.180265

Moul C; Nickerson A, 2017, 'Psychopathic Personality Traits as a Protective Factor against the Development of Intrusive Memories', Journal of Experimental Psychopathology, 8, pp. 2 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.5127/jep.055516

Nickerson A; Cloitre M; Bryant RA; Schnyder U; Morina N; Schick M, 2017, 'Response to the letter to the editor regarding ‘the factor structure of complex posttraumatic stress disorder in traumatized refugees’', European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2017.1308200

Spiller TR; Schick M; Schnyder U; Bryant RA; Nickerson A; Morina N, 2017, 'Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder in a clinical sample of refugees: a network analysis', European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 8, pp. 1318032, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2017.1318032

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