By Scientia Professor Richard Allan Bryant

Journal articles

Terp AM; Habashneh R; Brown FL; Abualhaija A; Aqel IS; Ghatasheh M; Bryant R; Jordans MJD; Malik A; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Akhtar A, 2025, 'Facilitators and barriers to participation and scale-up of a non-specialist delivered psychological intervention for adolescents in low-resourced settings: a process evaluation', BMC Public Health, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-21914-1

Salmon K; Jose PE; Reese E; Bryant RA, 2025, 'Autobiographical memory-based clinical interventions:Where are we now and where might we go?', Behaviour Research and Therapy, 193, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2025.104808

Kurath J; Keyan D; Akhtar A; Martins WV; Komenda B; Maurer V; Turgut K; Bryant RA; Morina N, 2025, 'A systematic review on predictors of treatment outcome among forcibly displaced adults receiving psychological and/or psychosocial interventions', Clinical Psychology Review, 120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2025.102619

Qiu LS; Liddell BJ; Wong J; Li H; Lies J; Lau W; Bryant RA; Jobson L, 2025, 'Cultural influences on emotion regulation and affective outcomes among trauma survivors: An ecological momentary assessment study1', Journal of Affective Disorders, 380, pp. 637 - 646, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2025.03.160

Li H; Qiu LS; Wong J; Lau W; Bryant R; Lies J; Liddell B; Jobson L, 2025, 'Investigating cultural influences on the associations between rumination and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder among European Australian and Chinese Australian trauma survivors', Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2025.100924

Compri B; Turrini G; Purgato M; Bryant R; Cristobal P; Haro JM; Kalisch R; Lorant V; McDaid D; McGreevy KR; Mediavilla R; Nosè M; Park AL; Petri-Romão P; Roversi A; Sijbrandij M; Tortelli A; Witteveen A; Barbui C, 2025, 'Context, implementation and mechanisms of impact of a stepped-care WHO psychological intervention for migrants with psychological distress', Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2025.10024

Sanatkar S; Harvey SB; Mackinnon A; Bryant R; Sara G, 2025, 'Emergency department mental health presentations in bushfire-, flood-, storm-, drought-, and COVID-19-affected areas: Analysis of growth models between 2017 and 2021', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100251

Liddell BJ; Murphy S; Byrow Y; O’Donnell M; Mau V; McMahon T; Bryant RA; Specker P; Nickerson A, 2025, 'Longitudinal Associations Between Sources of Uncertainty and Mental Health Amongst Resettled Refugees During the COVID-19 Pandemic', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22060855

Churbaji D; Bryant R; Morina N, 2025, 'Towards collective healing: peacebuilding and mental health in Syria', Lancet Psychiatry, 12, pp. 401 - 402, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(25)00035-5

Deady M; Collins DAJ; Glozier N; Gardiner E; Arena A; Gayed A; Bryant R; Calvo RA; Harvey SB, 2025, 'Naturalistic Evaluation of HeadGear: A Smartphone App to Reduce Depressive Symptoms in Workers', Behavior Therapy, 56, pp. 529 - 542, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2024.01.001

Karam EG; Al Barathie J; Dimassi H; Mascayano F; Slim A; Karam A; Karam G; Keyes KM; Susser E; Bryant R, 2025, 'Unveiling the neglected role of the intensity of acute stress disorder in the prediction of full- and sub-threshold posttraumatic stress disorder: looking beyond the diagnosis', Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 60, pp. 1125 - 1133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00127-024-02805-z

Jobson L; Qiu LS; Wong J; Li H; Lies J; Lau W; Bryant RA; Liddell BJ, 2025, 'Cultural group and self-construal moderate the association between expressive suppression and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms', Journal of Traumatic Stress, 38, pp. 341 - 349, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jts.23113

Eugene D; Nöthling J; Tarsitani L; Palantza C; Papola D; Barbui C; Bryant R; Panter-Brick C; Hall BJ; Lam AIF; Huizink AC; Fuhr D; Purba FD; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Andriani D; van der Waerden J; Acartürk C; Kurt G; Burchert S; Knaevelsrud C; Witteveen AB; Patane M; Quero S; Díaz-García A; Morina N; Pinucci I; Sijbrandij M; Seedat S, 2025, 'Mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic: An international comparison of gender-related home and work-related responsibilities, and social support', Archives of Women S Mental Health, 28, pp. 359 - 374, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00737-024-01497-3

Specker P; Liddell B; Bryant R; O’Donnell M; Nickerson A, 2025, 'Investigating whether offshore immigration detention and processing are associated with an increased likelihood of psychological disorders', British Journal of Psychiatry, 226, pp. 189 - 190, http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2024.184

Dardas LA; Habashneh R; Keyan D; Ali A; Saleh R; Aqel IS; Abualhaija A; Bryant R, 2025, 'Successes and Challenges in Implementing Stepped Care for Mental Health in Jordan: A Qualitative Process Evaluation', Nursing and Health Sciences, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nhs.70054

Bryant RA; Dawson KS; Yadav S; Tran J; Choi-Christou J; Rawson N; Tockar J; Stech E; Garber B; Broomfield C; Harrison A; Keyan D; Azevedo S, 2025, 'Augmenting trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder with memory specificity training: a randomized controlled trial', World Psychiatry, 24, pp. 113 - 119, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/wps.21280

Maccallum F; Dawson K; Azevedo S; Bryant RA, 2025, 'Challenges in Grief-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Prolonged Grief Disorder', Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 32, pp. 18 - 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpra.2023.10.002

Purgato M; Tedeschi F; Turrini G; Cadorin C; Compri B; Muriago G; Ostuzzi G; Pinucci I; Prina E; Serra R; Tarsitani L; Witteveen AB; Roversi A; Melchior M; McDaid D; Park AL; Petri-Romão P; Kalisch R; Underhill J; Bryant R; Mediavilla Torres R; Ayuso-Mateos JL; Felez Nobrega M; Haro JM; Sijbrandij M; Nosè M; Barbui C, 2025, 'Effectiveness of a stepped-care programme of WHO psychological interventions in a population of migrants: results from the RESPOND randomized controlled trial', World Psychiatry, 24, pp. 120 - 130, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/wps.21281

Bryant RA, 2025, 'What exactly is post-traumatic stress disorder?', World Psychiatry, 24, pp. 81 - 82, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/wps.21270

Kohrt BA; Pedersen GA; Schafer A; Carswell K; Rupp F; Jordans MJD; West E; Akellot J; Collins PY; Contreras C; Galea JT; Gebrekristos F; Mathai M; Metz K; Morina N; Mwenge MM; Steen F; Willhoite A; van Ommeren M; Underhill J, 2025, 'Competency-based training and supervision: development of the WHO-UNICEF Ensuring Quality in Psychosocial and Mental Health Care (EQUIP) initiative', Lancet Psychiatry, 12, pp. 67 - 80, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(24)00183-4

Lai M; Qiu LS; Li H; Liddell BJ; Koike A; Wong J; Wong J; Lies J; Lau W; Bryant RA; Jobson L, 2025, 'Considering Confucian, Buddhist, and Taoist influences on daily emotion regulation and affect in Chinese Australian trauma survivors', European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2025.2518813

O’Connor M; Vang ML; Bryant RA; Buur C; Komischke-Konnerup KB; Frostholm L; Ladegaard N, 2025, 'Development and validation of the Aarhus Structured Clinical Interview for Prolonged Grief Disorder in ICD-11 and DSM-5-TR (A-PGDi)', European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2025.2511373

Meaney T; Yadav V; Galatzer-Levy I; Bryant R, 2025, 'Digital Phenotypes of the Diminished Capacity for Consummatory and Anticipatory Pleasure', Emotion, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/emo0001503

Keyan D; Dawson KS; Yadav S; Azevedo S; Choi-Christou J; Maliakkal DJ; Pillai MK; Chokani R; Thomas E; George TS; Bryant RA, 2025, 'Efficacy of a peer-delivered group psychological intervention to reduce psychological distress among university students in India: a randomised controlled trial using an active control condition', European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2025.2503603

de Graaff AM; Habashneh R; Fanatseh S; Keyan D; Akhtar A; Abualhaija A; Faroun M; Aqel IS; Dardas L; Servili C; van Ommeren M; Bryant R; Carswell K, 2025, 'Evaluation of a Guided Chatbot Intervention for Young People in Jordan: Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial', Jmir Mental Health, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/63515

Creamer M; Bryant R; Lehrner A; Rothbaum BO; Ruzek JI; Schnurr PP, 2025, 'Harnessing psychedelics for treating posttraumatic stress disorder: Does the science support all the hype?', Journal of Traumatic Stress, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jts.23163

Hemmo M; Akhtar A; Kohrt BA; Pedersen G; Alkamel AF; Martin-Sölch C; Schafer A; Spaaij J; Bryant R; Morina N, 2025, 'Piloting Competency Assessments for an Evidence-Based Brief Psychological Intervention with Arabic-Speaking Non-Specialists in Switzerland', Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2025.10023

Karam EG; Al Barathie J; Hayek F; Mascayano F; Susser E; Bryant R, 2025, 'Recall bias secondary to major trauma: results from a prospective study of the Beirut Port Blast', European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2025.2494360

Pinucci I; Tedeschi F; Serra R; Patanè M; Acartürk C; Andriani D; Bryant RA; Burchert S; Caggiu G; Campos D; Conflitti C; Davisse-Paturet C; Felez-Nobrega M; Fuhr D; Hall BJ; Haro JM; Huizink AC; Knaevelsrud C; Kurt G; Lam A; Leijen I; Mediavilla R; Melchior M; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Morina N; Monzio Compagnoni M; Nicaise P; Palantza C; Panter-Brick C; Papola D; Quero S; Rodriguez Prada C; Seedat S; Setyowibowo H; Smith P; van der Waerden J; Walter H; Witteveen A; Pasquini M; Sijbrandij M; Barbui C; Tarsitani L, 2025, 'Resilient outcomes in people with a history of mental disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic: an international 2-years longitudinal prospective study', Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00127-025-02944-x

Keyan D; Hall J; Jordan S; Watts S; Au T; Dawson KS; Sway RA; Crawford J; Sorsdahl K; Luitel NP; de Graaff AM; Ghalayini H; Habashneh R; El-Dardery H; Fanatseh S; Malik A; Servili C; Faroun M; Abualhaija A; Said Aqel I; Hamdani SU; Dardas L; Akhtar A; Bryant RA; Carswell K, 2025, 'The development of a World Health Organization transdiagnostic chatbot intervention for distressed adolescents and young adults', Frontiers in Digital Health, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2025.1528580

McConkey KM; Bryant RA; Barnier AJ; Polito V, 2025, 'The Rhythm and the Reach of Hypnosis: Reflections on and Interactions With Selected Work of Steven Jay Lynn', Psychology of Consciousness Theory Research and Practice, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/cns0000427

Dell L; Madden K; Baur J; Sbisa A; McFarlane A; VanHooff M; Bryant R; Lawrence-Wood E, 2025, 'Trauma, resilience and significant relationships: Sex differences in protective factors for military mental health', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 59, pp. 48 - 59, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674241286818

Bryant RA; Habashneh R; Ghatasheh M; Malik A; Aqel IS; Dawson KS; Watts S; Jordans MJD; Brown FL; Van Ommeren M; Akhtar A, 2024, 'Twelve-month follow-up of a controlled trial of a brief behavioural intervention to reduce psychological distress in young adolescent Syrian refugees', Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S2045796024000817

Bryant RA, 2024, 'Challenges for the Moral Injury Construct', Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 93, pp. 372 - 375, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000541281

Roos R; Witteveen AB; Ayuso-Mateos JL; Barbui C; Bryant RA; Felez-Nobrega M; Figueiredo N; Kalisch R; Haro JM; McDaid D; Mediavilla R; Melchior M; Nicaise P; Park AL; Petri-Romão P; Purgato M; van Straten A; Tedeschi F; Underhill J; Sijbrandij M, 2024, 'Correction: Effectiveness of a scalable, remotely delivered stepped-care intervention to reduce symptoms of psychological distress among Polish migrant workers in the Netherlands: study protocol for the RESPOND randomised controlled trial (BMC Psychiatry, (2023), 23, 1, (801), 10.1186/s12888-023-05288-5)', BMC Psychiatry, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-05475-4

He Q; Wang W; Xu D; Xiong Y; Tao C; You C; Ma L; Ma J; Nievergelt CM; Maihofer AX; Klengel T; Atkinson EG; Chen CY; Choi KW; Coleman JRI; Dalvie S; Duncan LE; Logue MW; Provost AC; Ratanatharathorn A; Stein MB; Torres K; Aiello AE; Almli LM; Amstadter AB; Andersen SB; Andreassen OA; Arbisi PA; Ashley-Koch AE; Austin SB; Avdibegovic E; Babić D; Bækvad-Hansen M; Baker DG; Beckham JC; Bierut LJ; Bisson JI; Boks MP; Bolger EA; Børglum AD; Bradley B; Brashear M; Breen G; Bryant RA; Bustamante AC; Bybjerg-Grauholm J; Calabrese JR; Caldas-de-Almeida JM; Dale AM; Daly MJ; Daskalakis NP; Deckert J; Delahanty DL; Dennis MF; Disner SG; Domschke K; Dzubur-Kulenovic A; Erbes CR; Evans A; Farrer LA; Feeny NC; Flory JD; Forbes D; Franz CE; Galea S; Garrett ME; Gelaye B; Gelernter J; Geuze E; Gillespie C; Uka AG; Gordon SD; Guffanti G; Hammamieh R; Harnal S; Hauser MA; Heath AC; Hemmings SMJ; Hougaard DM; Jakovljevic M; Jett M; Johnson EO; Jones I; Jovanovic T; Qin XJ; Junglen AG; Karstoft KI; Kaufman ML; Kessler RC; Khan A; Kimbrel NA; King AP; Koen N; Kranzler HR; Kremen WS; Lawford BR; Lebois LAM; Lewis CE; Linnstaedt SD; Lori A, 2024, 'Potential causal association between gut microbiome and posttraumatic stress disorder', Translational Psychiatry, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41398-024-02765-7

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

Brown FL; Steen F; Taha K; Koppenol-Gonzalez GV; Aoun M; Bryant R; Jordans MJD, 2024, 'Validation of Arabic versions of the child psychosocial distress screener and pediatric symptom checklist for young adolescents living in vulnerable communities in Lebanon', International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13033-024-00640-y

Bryant RA; Breukelaar IA; Williamson T; Felmingham K; Williams LM; Korgaonkar MS, 2024, 'The neural connectome of suicidality in adults with mood and anxiety disorders', Nature Mental Health, 2, pp. 1342 - 1349, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s44220-024-00325-y

de Graaff AM; Cuijpers P; Elsawy M; Hunaidy S; Kieft B; Gorgis N; Twisk JWR; Zakarian Y; Bouman TK; Lommen MJJ; Acarturk C; Bryant R; McDaid D; Morina N; La Park A; Ventevogel P; Sijbrandij M, 2024, 'The effectiveness of Problem Management Plus at 1-year follow-up for Syrian refugees in a high-income setting', Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S2045796024000519

Sever CA; Cuijpers P; Dawson KS; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Akhtar A; Bryant RA; Sijbrandij M, 2024, 'Addressing challenges faced by young refugees in the Netherlands: Adapting problem management plus (PM+) with an emotional processing module', Global Mental Health, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2024.93

Keane TM; Rauch SAM; Bryant RA, 2024, 'What I was thinking/what I would do differently: Clinical research', Journal of Traumatic Stress, 37, pp. 724 - 730, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jts.23084

Acarturk C; Kurt G; Ilkkurşun Z; De Graaff AM; Bryant R; Cuijpers P; Fuhr D; Mcdaid D; Park AL; Sijbrandij M; Ventevogel P; Uygun E, 2024, 'Effectiveness of group problem management plus in distressed Syrian refugees in TÜrkiye: a randomized controlled trial', Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S2045796024000453

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

Bryant RA; Dawson KS; Azevedo S; Yadav S; Cahill C; Kenny L; Maccallum F; Tran J; Rawson N; Tockar J; Garber B; Keyan D, 2024, 'A pilot study of the role of the BDNF Val66Met polymorphism in response to exercise-augmented exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder', Psychoneuroendocrinology, 167, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2024.107106

Schlechter P; Bryant RA; Morina N, 2024, 'Do aversive well-being comparisons mediate the effects of childhood adversity on anxiety and depression?', Child Abuse and Neglect, 154, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.106938

Hamdani SU; Huma ZE; Malik A; Tamizuddin-Nizami A; Javed H; Minhas FA; Jordans MJD; Sijbrandij M; Suleman N; Baneen UU; Bryant RA; van Ommeren M; Rahman A; Wang D, 2024, 'Effectiveness of a group psychological intervention to reduce psychosocial distress in adolescents in Pakistan: a single-blind, cluster randomised controlled trial', Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, 8, pp. 559 - 570, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(24)00101-9

Bryant RA; Azevedo S; Yadav S; Cahill C; Kenny L; Maccallum F; Tran J; Choi-Christou J; Rawson N; Tockar J; Garber B; Keyan D; Dawson KS, 2024, 'Cognitive Behavior Therapy vs Mindfulness in Treatment of Prolonged Grief Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial', JAMA Psychiatry, 81, pp. 646 - 654, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2024.0432

Evans HE; Sansom-Daly UM; Bryant RA, 2024, 'Attachment as a mechanism influencing end-of-life communication: An analogue investigation', Plos One, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0303652

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