By Professor Angela Marissa Nickerson

Journal articles

Byrow Y; Nickerson A; Specker P; Bryant R; O'Donnell M; McMahon T; Mau V; Liddell B, 2024, 'The impact of age-related differences in emotion dysregulation on refugee mental health and social outcomes', Journal of Traumatic Stress, 37, pp. 1035 - 1046, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jts.23088

Liddell BJ; Das P; Malhi GS; Felmingham KL; Askovic M; Nickerson A; Aroche J; Coello M; Outhred T; Bryant RA, 2024, 'Torture Exposure Modulates Cognitive Control and Attention Neural Network Connectivity During a Go/NoGo Task', Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, 9, pp. 1291 - 1300, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsc.2024.07.025

Kurt G; Ekhtiari M; de Graaff A; Ersahin M; Specker P; Sijbrandij M; Nickerson A; Acartürk C, 2024, 'Network analytical investigation of relationships between symptoms of common mental disorders among refugees and asylum seekers in Türkiye', Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 33, pp. e59, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S2045796024000696

Nickerson A; Mai V; Keegan D; Willoughby C; Humphreys K; Im JJY; Sundram S; Procter N; Seidler ZE; Scharpf F; Liddell BJ, 2024, 'A systematic review of protective and promotive factors in refugee mental health', Nature Mental Health, 2, pp. 1415 - 1428, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s44220-024-00336-9

Mastrogiovanni N; Byrow Y; Nickerson A, 2024, 'The Development and Validation of a Measure of Mental Health, Help-Seeking Beliefs in Arabic-Speaking Refugees', Assessment, 31, pp. 1359 - 1377, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10731911231220482

Churbaji D; Schlechter P; Nickerson A; Morina N, 2024, 'Emotion regulation profiles in Syrian refugees and migrants in Germany: self-efficacy, resilience and well-being comparisons', BMJ Mental Health, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjment-2024-301099

Liddell BJ; Das P; Malhi GS; Jobson L; Lau W; Felmingham KL; Nickerson A; Askovic M; Aroche J; Coello M; Bryant RA, 2024, 'Self-construal modulates default mode network connectivity in refugees with PTSD', Journal of Affective Disorders, 361, pp. 268 - 276, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2024.06.009

Specker P; Sheppes G; Nickerson A, 2024, 'Does Emotion Regulation Flexibility Work? Investigating the Effectiveness of Regulatory Selection Flexibility in Managing Negative Affect', Social Psychological and Personality Science, 15, pp. 561 - 569, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/19485506231189002

Lim M; Nickerson A; Specker P, 2024, 'An Experimental Investigation of the Relationship Between Emotion Regulation Flexibility, Negative Affect and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder', Cognitive Therapy and Research, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10608-024-10536-3

Kurath J; Bryant RA; Nickerson A; Schnyder U; Schick M; Morina N, 2024, 'Attachment, emotion regulation, and their roles in refugee post-traumatic stress and post-migration living difficulties', European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2024.2400834

Specker P; Nickerson A, 2024, 'Investigating the effectiveness of instructing emotion regulation flexibility to individuals with low and high anxiety', Anxiety, Stress and Coping, 37, pp. 143 - 156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10615806.2023.2205641

Specker P; Liddell B; Bryant R; O'Donnell M; Nickerson A, 2024, 'Investigating whether offshore immigration detention and processing are associated with an increased likelihood of psychological disorders', British Journal of Psychiatry, http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2024.184

Nickerson A; Murphy D; Phelps A; Bryant RA; O’Donnell M; Specker P; Byrow Y; Mau V; McMahon T; Liddell BJ, 2024, 'Moral Injury Appraisals and Complex PTSD in Refugees: A Longitudinal Study', Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tra0001739

Specker P; Liddell BJ; O’Donnell M; Bryant RA; Mau V; McMahon T; Byrow Y; Nickerson A, 2024, 'The Longitudinal Association Between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Emotion Dysregulation, and Postmigration Stressors Among Refugees', Clinical Psychological Science, 12, pp. 37 - 52, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/21677026231164393

Nickerson A; Byrow Y; O’Donnell M; Bryant RA; Mau V; McMahon T; Hoffman J; Mastrogiovanni N; Specker P; Liddell BJ, 2023, 'The mental health effects of changing from insecure to secure visas for refugees', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 57, pp. 1486 - 1495, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674231177950

Biscoe N; Bonson A; Nickerson A; Murphy D, 2023, 'Factors associated with exposure to potentially morally injurious events (PMIEs) and moral injury in a clinical sample of veterans', European Journal of Trauma and Dissociation, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejtd.2023.100343

Frankova I; Klymchuck V; Nickerson A; Sijbrandij M; Amstadter AB, 2023, 'A summary of the 38th Annual International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Presidential Panel: How the traumatic stress community can assist individuals affected by the war in Ukraine', Journal of Traumatic Stress, 36, pp. 682 - 690, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jts.22945

Tissue A; Specker P; Hoffman J; Uppal S; Cloitre M; Neuner F; O’Donnell M; Nickerson A, 2023, 'Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation for Refugees Integrated With Narrative Exposure Therapy: A Case Study on the Treatment of PTSD and Emotion Dysregulation for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers', Clinical Case Studies, 22, pp. 285 - 306, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/15346501221133315

Bryant RA; Nickerson A; Morina N; Liddell B, 2023, 'Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Refugees', Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 19, pp. 413 - 436, http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-080921-080359

Nickerson A; Hoffman J; Keegan D; Kashyap S; Argadianti R; Tricesaria D; Pestalozzi Z; Nandyatama R; Khakbaz M; Nilasari N; Liddell B, 2023, 'Intolerance of uncertainty, posttraumatic stress, depression, and fears for the future among displaced refugees', Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 94, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2023.102672

Hoffman J; Liddell BJ; Keegan D; Kashyap S; Tricesaria AAID; Pestalozzi Z; Argadianti R; Nandyatama RW; Khakbaz M; Nilasari N; Nickerson A, 2023, 'The Impact of COVID-19 Stressors on Refugee Mental Health and Well-Being in the Context of Sustained Displacement', American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 93, pp. 144 - 155, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/ort0000664

Liddell BJ; Das P; Malhi GS; Felmingham KL; Outhred T; Cheung J; Den M; Nickerson A; Askovic M; Aroche J; Coello M; Bryant RA, 2023, 'Opponent Intrinsic Brain Network Connectivity Profiles Associated with Posttraumatic Fear and Dysphoria Symptoms in Trauma-Exposed Refugees', Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tra0001608

Liddell BJ; Das P; Malhi GS; Nickerson A; Felmingham KL; Askovic M; Aroche J; Coello M; Cheung J; Den M; Outhred T; Bryant RA, 2023, 'Refugee visa insecurity disrupts the brain’s default mode network', European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2023.2213595

Nickerson A; Hoffman J; Keegan D; Kashyap S; Tricesaria D; Pestalozzi Z; Argadianti Rachmah R; Nandyatama R; Khakbaz M; Nilasari N; Liddell BJ, 2022, 'Context, coping, and mental health in refugees living in protracted displacement', Journal of Traumatic Stress, 35, pp. 1769 - 1782, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jts.22885

Liddell BJ; Das P; Malhi GS; Felmingham KL; Outhred T; Cheung J; Den M; Nickerson A; Askovic M; Aroche J; Coello M; Bryant RA, 2022, 'Correction: Torture exposure and the functional brain: investigating disruptions to intrinsic network connectivity using resting state fMRI (Translational Psychiatry, (2022), 12, 1, (37), 10.1038/s41398-022-01795-3)', Translational Psychiatry, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41398-022-01839-8

Liddell BJ; Das P; Malhi GS; Felmingham KL; Outhred T; Cheung J; Den M; Nickerson A; Askovic M; Aroche J; Coello M; Bryant RA, 2022, 'Torture exposure and the functional brain: investigating disruptions to intrinsic network connectivity using resting state fMRI', Translational Psychiatry, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41398-022-01795-3

Rostami R; Wells R; Solaimani J; Berle D; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Silove D; Nickerson A; O'Donnell M; Bryant R; McFarlane A; Steel Z, 2022, 'The mental health of Farsi-Dari speaking asylum-seeking children and parents facing insecure residency in Australia', The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100548

Liddell BJ; Batch N; Hellyer S; Bulnes-Diez M; Kamte A; Klassen C; Wong J; Byrow Y; Nickerson A, 2022, 'Understanding the effects of being separated from family on refugees in Australia: a qualitative study', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 46, pp. 647 - 653, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.13232

Nickerson A; Byrow Y; Hoffman J; O'Donnell M; Bryant RA; Mastrogiovanni N; McMahon T; Benson G; Mau V; Liddell BJ, 2022, 'The longitudinal association between moral injury appraisals and psychological outcomes in refugees', Psychological Medicine, 52, pp. 2352 - 2364, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291720004262

Nickerson A; Kashyap S; Keegan D; Edwards B; Forrest W; Bryant RA; O'Donnell M; Felmingham K; McFarlane AC; Tol WA; Lenferink L; Hoffman J; Liddell BJ, 2022, 'Impact of displacement context on psychological distress in refugees resettled in Australia: A longitudinal population-based study', Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S2045796022000324

Hoffman J; Nickerson A, 2022, 'The Impact of Moral-Injury Cognitions on Psychological Outcomes in Refugees: An Experimental Investigation', Clinical Psychological Science, 10, pp. 603 - 621, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/21677026211039516

Nickerson A; Byrow Y; O'Donnell M; Bryant RA; Mau V; McMahon T; Benson G; Liddell BJ, 2022, 'Cognitive mechanisms underlying the association between trauma exposure, mental health and social engagement in refugees: A longitudinal investigation', Journal of Affective Disorders, 307, pp. 20 - 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2022.03.057

Lenferink LIM; Nickerson A; Kashyap S; de Keijser J; Boelen PA, 2022, 'Associations of Dimensions of Anger With Distress Following Traumatic Bereavement', Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 16, pp. 176 - 183, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tra0001275

Byrow Y; Liddell B; O'Donnell M; Mau V; McMahon T; Bryant R; Benson G; Nickerson A, 2022, 'Profiles of post-migration stressors and mental health in refugees: A latent class analysis', Psychiatry Research, 311, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114494

Hoffman J; Nickerson A, 2022, 'An Experimental Investigation of the Impact of Blame Appraisals and Moral Injury Beliefs on Psychological Outcomes', Cognitive Therapy and Research, 46, pp. 319 - 332, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10608-021-10264-y

Lenferink LIM; Liddell BJ; Byrow Y; O'Donnell M; Bryant RA; Mau V; McMahon T; Benson G; Nickerson A, 2022, 'Course and predictors of posttraumatic stress and depression longitudinal symptom profiles in refugees: A latent transition model', Journal of Psychiatric Research, 146, pp. 1 - 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.12.009

Specker P; Nickerson A, 2022, 'An Experimental Investigation of Spontaneous Emotion Regulation Variability, Negative Affect, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Traumatized Refugees', Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tra0001217

Hoffman J; Ben-Zion Z; Arévalo A; Duek O; Greene T; Hall BJ; Harpaz-Rotem I; Liddell B; Locher C; Morina N; Nickerson A; Pfaltz MC; Schick M; Schnyder U; Seedat S; Shatri F; Sit HF; von Känel R; Spiller TR, 2022, 'Mapping the availability of translated versions of posttraumatic stress disorder screening questionnaires for adults: A scoping review', European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2022.2143019

Liddell BJ; Malhi GS; Felmingham KL; Den ML; Das P; Outhred T; Nickerson A; Askovic M; Coello M; Aroche J; Bryant RA; Das P, 2021, 'Activating the attachment system modulates neural responses to threat in refugees with PTSD', Social cognitive and affective neuroscience, 16, pp. 1244 - 1255, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/scan/nsab077

Spaaij J; Schick M; Bryant RA; Schnyder U; Znoj H; Nickerson A; Morina N, 2021, 'An exploratory study of embitterment in traumatized refugees', BMC Psychology, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40359-021-00599-2

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, 2021, 'Prolonged grief in refugees, parenting behaviour and children’s mental health', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 55, pp. 863 - 873, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867420967420

Liddell BJ; Byrow Y; O’Donnell M; Mau V; Batch N; McMahon T; Bryant R; Nickerson A, 2021, 'Mechanisms underlying the mental health impact of family separation on resettled refugees', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 55, pp. 699 - 710, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867420967427

Hoffman J; Nickerson A, 2021, 'The Impact of Moral-Based Appraisals on Psychological Outcomes in Response to Analogue Trauma: An Experimental Paradigm of Moral Injury', Cognitive Therapy and Research, 45, pp. 494 - 507, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10608-020-10172-7

van Heemstra HE; Scholte WF; Nickerson A; Boelen PA, 2021, 'Can circumstances be softened? Self-efficacy, post-migratory stressors, and mental health among refugees', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, pp. 1 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041440

Scharpf F; Kaltenbach E; Nickerson A; Hecker T, 2021, 'A systematic review of socio-ecological factors contributing to risk and protection of the mental health of refugee children and adolescents', Clinical Psychology Review, 83, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2020.101930

Kashyap S; Keegan D; Liddell BJ; Thomson T; Nickerson A, 2021, 'An Interaction Model of Environmental and Psychological Factors Influencing Refugee Mental Health', Journal of Traumatic Stress, 34, pp. 257 - 266, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jts.22636

Liddell B; Malhi GS; Felmingham KL; Cheung J; Outhred T; Das P; Nickerson A; Den M; Askovic M; Coello M; Aroche J; Bryant RA, 2021, 'The impact of torture on interpersonal threat and reward neurocircuitry', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 55, pp. 153 - 166, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867420950819

Wicki B; Spiller TR; Schick M; Schnyder U; Bryant RA; Nickerson A; Morina N, 2021, 'A network analysis of postmigration living difficulties in refugees and asylum seekers', European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2021.1975941

Liddell BJ; Murphy S; Mau V; Bryant R; O’Donnell M; McMahon T; Nickerson A, 2021, 'Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy amongst refugees in Australia', European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2021.1997173

Olff M; Primasari I; Qing Y; Coimbra BM; Hovnanyan A; Grace E; Williamson RE; Hoeboer CM; Aakvaag HF; Ajdukovic D; Anastassiou-Hadjicharalambous X; Bakker A; Bröcker EE; Cantoni L; Cloitre M; de Soir ELJL; DraganDragan M; Dyregrov A; El-Hage W; Ford JD; Haagsma JA; Javakhishvili JD; Kassam-Adams N; Kristensen CH; Langevin R; Lanza JA; Lueger-Schuster B; Manickam LS; Marengo D; Mello MF; Nickerson A; Oe M; Heval Ozgen M; Rabellino D; Sales L; Salgado C; Schellong J; Schnyder U; Seedat S; Semenova NB; Smith AJ; Sobczak S; June ter Heide J; Vazquez C; Videira Pinto J; Wagner AC; Wang L; Zrnic I, 2021, 'Mental health responses to COVID-19 around the world', European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2021.1929754

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