By Professor Zachary Steel

Books

Rodger J; Steel Z, 2016, Between Trauma and the Sacred The Cultural Shaping of Remitting-Relapsing Psychosis in Post-Conflict Timor-Leste, Springer

, 2012, Mental health and human rights: Vision, praxis, and courage, Dudley MJ; Silove DM; Gale F, (eds.), Oxford University Press, United Kingdom

Hunter JB; Steel Z; Pearson LM; Silove DM; San Roque M; Frommer N; Redman R, 2010, Tales of the Unexpected & Refugee Status Decision-Making: Managing and Understanding Psychological Issues Among Refugee Applicants, Faculty of Law and Psychiatry Research and Teaching Unit, University of New South Wales, Sydney

Silove DM; Steel ZP, 1998, The mental health and well-being of on-shore asylum seekers in Australia., Psychiatry Research and Teaching Unit, Sydney

Book Chapters

Tay AK; Steel Z, 2022, 'Post-conflict Mental Health and the Role of Transitional Justice', in Victim Advocacy before the International Criminal Court, pp. 215 - 229, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56733-0_14

Yousef OS; Alhalabi A; Steel Z; Saral S; Wells R, 2020, 'Community Interventions in Conflict Settings', in Beyond the Psychology Industry, Springer International Publishing, pp. 69 - 82, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33762-9_7

Brooker S; Albert S; Young P; Steel Z, 2017, 'Challenges to Providing Mental Health Care in Immigration Detention', in Challenging Immigration Detention Academics, Activists and Policy-makers, Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 195 - 211

Brooker S; Albert S; Young P; Steel Z, 2017, 'Mental health care in an invalidating environment: The case of immigration detention in Australia', in Challenging Immigration Detention: Academics, Activists and Policy-makers, pp. 195 - 221

Hilbrink D; Berle D; Steel Z, 2016, 'Pathways to post traumatic stress disorder.', in Douglas B; Wodak J (ed.), Trauma – related stress in Australia. Essays by leading Australian thinkers and researchers., Australia21 Ltd, pp. 21 - 26, http://australia21.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/FINAL-Trauma-Related-Stress-2016-09-07.pdf

Steel Z; Hilbrink D, 2015, 'Dealing with horror', in Frame T (ed.), Moral Injury: Unseen Wounds in an Age of Barbarism, UNSW Press, Sydney, AU, pp. 167 - 167

Walker PM; Steel Z; Shearsby J, 2012, 'Can cognitive behavior therapy act as as a human rights intervention for consumers experiencing severe mental disorder?', in Dudley M; Silove D; Gale F (ed.), Mental health and human rights: Vision, praxis, and courage, Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 623 - 634

Steel Z; Bateman Steel CR; Silove D, 2012, 'Civilian Populations Affected by Conflict and Displacement', in Mental Health and Human Rights, Oxford University Press, pp. 387 - 402, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199213962.003.0025

Steel Z; Steel CB; Silove DM, 2012, 'Civilian Populations Affected by Conflict and Displacement Mental Health and the Human Rights Imperative', in Dudley M; Silove D; Gale F (ed.), Mental health and human rights: Vision, praxis, and courage, Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 387 - 402

Silove D; Rees S; Steel Z, 2012, 'Descent into the Dark Ages', in Mental Health and Human Rights, Oxford University Press, pp. 255 - 263, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199213962.003.0016

Silove DM; Steel Z; Rees S, 2012, 'Descent into the Dark Ages Torture and its Perceived Legitimacy in Contemporary Times', in Dudley M; Silove D; Gale F (ed.), Mental health and human rights: Vision, praxis, and courage, Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 255 - 263

Steel Z; Steel CB, 2011, 'Psychology and forced migrants', in Martin P; Cheung F; Knowles M; Kyrios M; Littlefield L; Overmier B; Prieto JM (ed.), IAAP Handbook of Applied Psychology, Wiley, Sussex, UK, pp. 684 - 699

Schweitzer RD; Steel ZP, 2008, 'Researching refugees: Methodological and ethical considerations', in Liamputtong P (ed.), Doing Cross-Cultural Research: Ethical and Methodological Perspectives, Springer, pp. 87 - 102

Shearsby J; Walker PJ; Steel ZP, 2007, 'From passive acceptance to active engagement: the path of CBT for psychosis', in Einstein DA (ed.), Innovations and Advances in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Australian Academic Press, Qld, Australia, pp. 123 - 141, http://books.google.com.au/books?id=MKnjehfHxmYC&lpg=PP1&pg=PR4#v=onepage&q=&f=false

Silove DM; Steel ZP; Bauman A, 2007, 'Mass Psychological Trauma and PTSD: Epidemic or Cultural Illusion?', in Wilson JP; Tang CS-K (ed.), Cross-Cultural Assesment of Psychological Trauma and PTSD, Springer Publishing Company, USA, pp. 319 - 336, http://books.google.com.au/books?id=KlLDuztQPkgC&lpg=PR20&dq=Mass%20psychological%20trauma%20and%20PTSD%3A%20Epidemic%20or%20Cultural%20Illusion%3F&pg=PR20#v=onepage&q=Mass%20psychological%20trauma%20and%20PTSD:%20Epidemic%20or%20Cultural%20Illusion?&f=false

Silove DM; Steel ZP, 2007, 'The culture of deterrence: the mental health impact of Australia`s asylum policies', in Bhui KS; Bhugra D (ed.), Culture and Mental Health A comprehensive textbook, Edward Arnold, London, pp. 260 - 267

Austin P; Silove DM; Steel ZP, 2007, 'The impact of Immigration Detention on the Mental Health of Asulum Seeker', in Gelber K; Stone A (ed.), Hate Speech and Freedom of Speech in Australia, The Federation Press, Sydney, pp. 100 - 112, http://books.google.com.au/books?id=K0qnQyVGjEwC&lpg=PP1&dq=Seeking%20Asylum%20in%20Australia%3A%20Yearning%20to%20Breathe%20Free&pg=PR10#v=onepage&q=&f=false

Steel ZP; Mares S; Newman L; Blick B; Dudley MJ, 2004, 'The Politics of Asylum and Immigration Detention: Advocacy, Ethics, and the Professional Role of the Therapist', in Wilson JP; Drozdek B (ed.), Broken Spirits The treatment of traumatized asylum seekers, refugees, war and torture victims, Brunner-Routledge, New York, pp. 659 - 687, http://books.google.com.au/books?id=waZ7_ap_5NwC&lpg=PP1&dq=Broken%20Spirits%3A%20The%20treatment%20of%20traumatized%20asylum%20seekers%2C%20refugees%2C%20war%20and%20torture%20survivors&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q=Broken%20Spirits:%20The%20treatment%20of%20traumatized%20asylum%20seekers,%20refugees,%20war%20and%20torture%20survivors&f=false

Steel ZP; Blaszczynski A; Blaszczynski , 2002, 'Impulsivity Personality disorders and pathological gambling', in The downside: problem and pathological gambling, Institute for the study of gambling and commercial gaming institute, Reno, Nevada, pp. 107 - 123

Steel ZP, 2001, 'Beyond PTSD. Towards a more adequate understanding of the multiple effects of complex trauma', in Moser C; Nyfeler D; Verwey M (ed.), Traumatizations of refugees and asylum seekers: the relevance of the political, social and medical context, Seismo Verlag, pp. 66 - 84

Steel ZP; Silove DM, 2001, 'Poisoned milk - Applying for asylum in Australia', in Moser C; Nyfeler D; Verwey M (ed.), Traumatizations of refugees and asylum seekers: the relevance of the political, social and medical context, Seismo Verlag, pp. 66 - 84

Steel ZP; Silove DM, 2000, 'The Psychosocial Cost of Seeking and Granting Asylum', in International Handbook of Human Response to Trauma, Plenum Press, New York, pp. 421 - 438

Journal articles

Wells R; Klein L; Mohsin M; Greene MC; Fisher J; Silove D; Steel Z; Rees S, 2024, 'Longitudinal Protective Factors against Intimate Partner Violence for Women Born in Australia and Women from Refugee Backgrounds', Women, 4, pp. 317 - 331, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/women4030024

Davies K; Lappin JM; Gott C; Steel Z, 2024, 'Experiencing Psychosis and Shame: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Strength and Patterns of Association.', Schizophr Bull, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbae139

McKeon G; Curtis J; Rostami R; Sroba M; Farello A; Morell R; Steel Z; Harris M; Silove D; Parmenter B; Matthews E; Jamaluddin J; Rosenbaum S, 2024, 'Co-designing a Physical Activity Service for Refugees and Asylum Seekers Using an Experience-Based Co-design Framework', Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 26, pp. 674 - 688, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10903-024-01587-5

Iranpour C; Wells R; Berle D; Saniee A; Rostami R; Iranpour N; Steel Z, 2023, 'Effect of traumatic experiences and future threats on executive functioning and verbal fluency amongst Farsi-Dari speaking immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers', Psychiatry Research Communications, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psycom.2023.100146

Wells R; Acarturk C; Mozumder MK; Kurt G; Klein L; Lekkeh SA; Beetar A; Jahan S; Almeamari F; Faruk MO; McGrath M; Alam SF; Alokoud M; Dewan R; Vecih AE; El-Dardery H; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Hammadi H; Hamoud MAS; Hasan MT; Joshi R; Kothaa S; Lamia FKC; Mastrogiovanni C; Najjar H; Nemorin S; Nicholson-Perry K; Prokrity TS; Said Yousef R; Tawakol M; Uygun E; Yasaki W; Wong S; Zarate A; Steel Z; Rosenbaum S, 2023, 'Testing the effectiveness and acceptability of online supportive supervision for mental health practitioners in humanitarian settings: a study protocol for the caring for carers project', BMC Psychiatry, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-05246-1

Ratnamohan L; Silove D; Mares S; Krishna Y; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Steel Z, 2023, 'Breaching the family walls: Modelling the impact of prolonged visa insecurity on asylum-seeking children', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 57, pp. 1130 - 1139, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674221148399

Forrest W; Steel Z, 2023, 'The impact of immigration detention on the mental health of refugees and asylum seekers', Journal of Traumatic Stress, 36, pp. 642 - 653, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jts.22944

McKeon G; Wells R; Steel Z; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Teasdale S; Vancampfort D; Rosenbaum S, 2023, 'An online mental health informed physical activity intervention for emergency service workers and their families: A stepped-wedge trial', Digital Health, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20552076221149294

Rasmussen V; Spangaro J; Steel Z; Briggs N; Torok M, 2023, 'Trajectories to Suicide Following Intimate Partner Violence Victimization: Using Structural Equation Modelling to Examine Suicide and PTSD in Female Emergency Department Users', Journal of Family Violence, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10896-023-00640-5

McKeon G; Steel Z; Wells R; Fitzpatrick A; Vancampfort D; Rosenbaum S, 2022, 'Exercise and PTSD Symptoms in Emergency Service and Frontline Medical Workers: A Systematic Review', Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/TJX.0000000000000189

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

McKeon G; Tiedemann A; Sherrington C; Teasdale S; Mastrogiovanni C; Wells R; Steel Z; Rosenbaum S, 2022, 'Feasibility of an online, mental health-informed lifestyle program for people aged 60+ years during the COVID-19 pandemic', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 33, pp. 545 - 552, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hpja.538

Rees S; Mohsin M; Moussa B; Fisher J; Steel Z; Nadar N; Hassoun F; Khalil B; Youssef M; Krishna Y, 2022, 'Cohort profile: intimate partner violence and mental health among women from refugee background and a comparison group of Australian-born - the WATCH cohort study', BMJ Open, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051887

Hinton E; Steel Z; Hilbrink D; Berle D, 2022, 'Anger and predictors of drop-out from PTSD treatment of veterans and first responders', Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 50, pp. 237 - 251, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1352465821000382

Rees SJ; Mohsin M; Klein L; Steel Z; Tol W; Dadds M; Eapen V; Da Costa Z; Savio E; Tam N; Silove D, 2022, 'The impact of maternal depressive symptoms and traumatic events on early childhood mental health in conflict-affected Timor-Leste', BJPsych Open, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2022.20

Badawi A; Steel Z; Wijesinghe N; Berle D, 2022, 'Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: Influence on Stress and Early Responsiveness Outcomes for Depression, Anxiety, and Stress', Psychiatric Quarterly, 93, pp. 385 - 391, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11126-021-09953-4

Badawi A; Steel Z; Berle D, 2022, 'Visuospatial Working Memory Tasks May Not Reduce the Intensity or Distress of Intrusive Memories', Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.769957

Bucich M; Steel Z; Berle D, 2022, 'Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptom Profiles Among People Who Have Experienced Abuse: Findings From the NESARC-III Study', Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 16, pp. 76 - 85, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tra0001193

Rosenbaum S; Stierli M; McCullagh S; Newby J; Ward PB; Harvey S; Steel Z, 2022, 'An open trial of the RECONNECT exercise program for NSW Police Officers with posttraumatic stress disorder or psychological injury', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 33, pp. 28 - 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hpja.406

Badawi A; Steel Z; Harb M; Mahoney C; Berle D, 2022, 'Changes in intolerance of uncertainty over the course of treatment predict posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in an inpatient sample', Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 29, pp. 230 - 239, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2625

Terhaag S; Steel Z; Howard A; Armstrong R; Cowlishaw S; Brewer D; Human B; Forbes D; Phelps A, 2022, 'Psychiatric Comorbidity for Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): A Latent Profile Analysis and Implications for Treatment', Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 14, pp. 831 - 839, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tra0000520

Badawi A; Steel Z; Mahoney C; Berle D, 2021, 'Feasibility of an adjunctive cognitive task in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder', Discover Psychology, 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s44202-021-00011-5

McKeon G; Mastrogiovanni C; Chapman J; Stanton R; Matthews E; Steel Z; Wells R; Rosenbaum S, 2021, 'The experiences of peer-facilitators delivering a physical activity intervention for emergency service workers and their families', Mental Health and Physical Activity, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2021.100414

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

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