By Professor Susan Rees

Journal articles

Rees S; Silove DM, 2011, 'Sakit Hati: A state of chronic mental distress related to resentment and anger amongst West Papuan refugees exposed to persecution', Social Science and Medicine, 73, pp. 103 - 110, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.05.004

Silove DM; Rees S; Tam N; Liddell BJ; Zwi A, 2011, 'Staff management and capacity building under conditions of insecurity: lessons from developing mental health service and research programs in post-conflict Timor-Lests', Australasian Psychiatry, 19, pp. S90 - S94

Manicavasagar VL; Marnane CL; Pini S; Abelli M; Rees S; Eapen V; Silove DM, 2010, 'Adult Separation Anxiety Disorder: A Disorder Comes of Age', Current psychiatry reports, 12, pp. 290 - 297

Silove DM; Rees S, 2010, 'Interrogating the role of mental health professionals in assessing torture', British Medical Journal, 340, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.c124

Silove DM, 2010, 'Should psychiatrists assess torture?', British Medical Journal: Clinical Research, 340, pp. 514 - 515, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.c124

Silove DM; Marnane CL; Wagner R; Manicavasagar VL; Rees S, 2010, 'The prevalence and correlates of adult separation anxiety disorder in an anxiety clinic', BMC Psychiatry, 10, pp. 21 - 27

Silove DM; Rees S, 2009, 'A perspective from experiences in post conflict Timor Leste: the IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings', Intervention, International Journal of mental health, 6, pp. 232 - 235

Rees S; Silove DM; Kareth M, 2009, 'Dua sakit (double sick): trauma and the settlement experiences of West Papuan refugees living in North Queensland', Australasian Psychiatry, 17, pp. S128 - S132, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10398560902948399

Silove DM; Rees S, 2008, 'A perspective from experiences in post conflict Timor Leste - the IASC Guidelines on mental health and psychosocial support in emergency setting', Intervention, International Journal of mental health, 6, pp. 232 - 235, http://www.interventionjournal.com/downloads/63pdf/6.3_05_Silove&Rees.pdf

Rees S; Van depas R; Silove D; Kareth M, 2008, 'Health and Human Security in West Papua', Medical Journal of Australia, 189, pp. 641 - 643, http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/189_11_011208/ree10420_fm.pdf

Pease B; Rees S, 2008, 'Theorising Men’s Violence Towards Women in Refugee Families: Towards an Intersectional Feminist Framework', Just Policy: a journal of Australian social policy, 47, pp. 39 - 45, http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=022614148130486;res=IELHSS

Sharma S; Rees S, 2007, 'A consideration of the determinates of women’s mental health in remote Australian mining towns', Australian Journal of Rural Health, 15, pp. 1 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1584.2007.00842.x

Rees S; Pease B, 2007, 'Domestic Violence in Refugee Families in Australia: Rethinking Settlement Policy and Practice', Journal of Immigrant and refugee studies, 5, pp. 1 - 19

Pittaway E; Bartolomei LA; Rees S, 2007, 'Gendered Dimensions of the 2004 Tsunami and a Potential Social Work Response in Post-Disaster Situations', International Social Work, 50, pp. 307 - 319, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0020872807076042

Pease B; Rees S, 2007, 'Researching Domestic Violence in Refugee Families', Domestic Violence & Incest Resource Centre Quarterly, Autumn 2007, pp. 10 - 15

Rees S; Silove DM, 2007, 'Speaking out about human rights and health in West Papua', Lancet, 370, pp. 637 - 639, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61318-X

Pittaway E; Rees S, 2006, 'Multiple Jeopardy: Domestic Violence and the Notion of Cumulative Risk for Women in Refugee Camps', Women Against Violence, pp. 18 - 25, http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=458519563934951;res=IELHEA

Rees S; Silove DM, 2006, 'Rights and Advocacy in Research with East Timorese asylum seekers in Australia: A comparative analysis of two studies', Journal of Immigrant and refugee studies, 4, pp. 49 - 68, http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J500v04n02_03

Rees S; Tsey K; Every E; Williams E; Cadet-james Y; Whiteside M, 2005, 'Empowerment and Human Rights as Factors in Addressing Violence and Improving Health in Australian Indigenous Communities', Health and Human Rights, 8, pp. 94 - 113

Rees S; Pittaway E; Bartolomei LA, 2005, 'Waves of Violence – Women in Post-Tsunami Sri Lanka', Australasian Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies, 2005-2, http://www.massey.ac.nz/~trauma/issues/2005-2/rees.htm

Rehn AE; Van Den Buuse M; Copolov D; Briscoe T; Lambert G; Rees S, 2004, 'An animal model of chronic placental insufficiency: relevance to neurodevelopmental disorders including schizophrenia.', Neuroscience, 129, pp. 381 - 391, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2004.07.047

Rees S, 2004, 'East Timorese women asylum seekers in Australia: Extrapolating a case for resettlement services', Australian Social Work, 57, pp. 259 - 272, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1447-0748.2004.00148.x

Rees S, 2004, 'Human Rights and the Significance of Psychosocial and Cultural Issues in Domestic Violence Policy and Intervention for Refugee Women', Australian Journal of Human Rights, 10, http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/AJHR/2004/19.html

Bradford M; Rees S; Nancarrow H, 2004, 'Research for Policy And Practice In Domestic And Family Violence Prevention', Women Against Violence

Rees S, 2003, 'Refuge or Retrauma? The impact of prolonged asylum seeker status on the well being of East Timorese women asylum seekers residing in the Australian community', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 11, pp. s96 - s101, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1038-5282.2003.02022.x

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