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List of works by Tobias Hecker

Addressing Post-traumatic Stress and Aggression by Means of Narrative Exposure: A Randomized Controlled Trial with Ex-Combatants in the Eastern DRC

Aggression inoculates against PTSD symptom severity-insights from armed groups in the eastern DR Congo

scientific article published on 13 May 2013

Appetitive aggression in former combatants--derived from the ongoing conflict in DR Congo

scientific article published on 13 March 2012

Associations among child abuse, mental health, and epigenetic modifications in the proopiomelanocortin gene (POMC): A study with children in Tanzania.

scientific article published on 12 January 2016

Broadening perspectives on trauma and recovery: a socio-interpersonal view of PTSD.

scientific article published on 18 March 2016

Child neglect and its relation to emotional and behavioral problems: A cross-sectional study of primary school-aged children in Tanzania

scientific article published on 26 March 2018

Childhood adversity, mental ill-health and aggressive behavior in an African orphanage: Changes in response to trauma-focused therapy and the implementation of a new instructional system

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Consequences of trauma and violence: impact on psychological well-being

scientific article published on 12 October 2015

Corporal punishment and children's externalizing problems: a cross-sectional study of Tanzanian primary school aged children

scientific article published on 17 December 2013

Differential Associations Among PTSD and Complex PTSD Symptoms and Traumatic Experiences and Postmigration Difficulties in a Culturally Diverse Refugee Sample

scientific article published on 15 November 2018

Does Prenatal Stress Shape Postnatal Resilience? - An Epigenome-Wide Study on Violence and Mental Health in Humans

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Does perpetrating violence damage mental health? Differences between forcibly recruited and voluntary combatants in DR Congo

scientific article published on 14 January 2013

Drugs Boosting Conflict? A Micro-Level Test of the Linkage Between Substance Use and Violence

Epigenetic Biomarkers of Prenatal Maternal Stress

Exploring the Potential Distinction Between Continuous Traumatic Stress and Posttraumatic Stress in an East African Refugee Sample

Fostering Child Development by Improving Care Quality: A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Structural Interventions and Caregiver Trainings in Institutional Care

scientific article published on 12 April 2016

Fuel to the fire: The escalating interplay of attachment and maltreatment in the transgenerational transmission of psychopathology in families living in refugee camps

scientific article published on 29 June 2020

Global mental health and trauma exposure: the current evidence for the relationship between traumatic experiences and spirit possession

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Growing up in armed groups: trauma and aggression among child soldiers in DR Congo

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Harsh discipline relates to internalizing problems and cognitive functioning: findings from a cross-sectional study with school children in Tanzania

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ICD-11 Prevalence Rates of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in a German Nationwide Sample.

scientific article published on 27 January 2018

Improving Interaction Competencies With Children—A Pilot Feasibility Study to Reduce School Corporal Punishment

Improving care quality and preventing maltreatment in institutional care - a feasibility study with caregivers.

scientific article published on 14 July 2015

Interaction Competencies with Children (ICC): An Approach for Preventing Violence, Abuse, and Neglect in Institutional Care in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Maltreatment and mental health in institutional care--comparing early and late institutionalized children in Tanzania

scientific article published on 28 January 2014

Mental health problems and their association to violence and maltreatment in a nationally representative sample of Tanzanian secondary school students

scientific article published on 12 April 2018

Neglect and perceived stigmatization impact psychological distress of orphans in Tanzania

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PTSD symptom severity relates to cognitive and psycho-social dysfunctioning - a study with Congolese refugees in Uganda

scientific article published on 14 February 2017

Pathological spirit possession as a cultural interpretation of trauma-related symptoms

scientific article published on 31 March 2016

Personalized Internet-based treatment services for posttraumatic stress disorder

scientific article published in November 2015

Prevalence and co-existence of morbidity of posttraumatic stress and functional impairment among Burundian refugee children and their parents

scientific article published on 14 October 2019

Prevalence of family violence and mental health and their relation to peer victimization: A representative study of adolescent students in Southwestern Uganda

scientific article published on 16 October 2019

Prevalence of violence by teachers and its association to students' emotional and behavioral problems and school performance: Findings from secondary school students and teachers in Turkey

scientific article published on 02 June 2020

Psychotherapeutic Intervention in the Demobilization Process: Addressing Combat-related Mental Injuries with Narrative Exposure in a First and Second Dissemination Stage.

scientific article published on 16 December 2015

Reducing violence against children by implementing the preventative intervention Interaction Competencies with Children for Teachers (ICC-T): study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial in Southwestern Uganda

scholarly article by Joseph Ssenyonga et al published 13 August 2018 in Trials

Reducing violence by teachers using the preventative intervention Interaction Competencies with Children for Teachers (ICC-T): A cluster randomized controlled trial at public secondary schools in Tanzania

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

Reducing violent discipline by teachers using Interaction Competencies with Children for Teachers (ICC-T): study protocol for a matched cluster randomized controlled trial in Tanzanian public primary schools

scientific article published on 02 January 2020

Social Status and the Desire to Resort to Violence: Using the Example of Uganda's Former Child Soldiers

article by Anselm Crombach et al published May 2013 in Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

Social support after traumatism

scientific article published on 16 November 2016

Stress and positive attitudes towards violent discipline are associated with school violence by Ugandan teachers

scientific article published on 28 April 2019

Teachers' stress intensifies violent disciplining in Tanzanian secondary schools

scientific article published on 4 November 2017

The Cycle of Violence: Associations Between Exposure to Violence, Trauma-Related Symptoms and Aggression--Findings from Congolese Refugees in Uganda

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The Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory (PTCI) – Development and Validation of a Shortened Military Version Based on a Sample of German Soldiers with Deployment- Related Trauma

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The role of intrinsic and extrinsic rewards in committing violence during combat: A cross-sectional study with former combatants in the DR Congo

scientific article published on 17 October 2016

Treating Traumatized Offenders and Veterans by Means of Narrative Exposure Therapy.

scientific article published on 22 June 2015

Treating and Preventing Psychological Trauma of Children and Adolescents in Post-Conflict Settings

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Violence and maltreatment in Tanzanian families-Findings from a nationally representative sample of secondary school students and their parents

scientific article published on 8 January 2018

When combat prevents PTSD symptoms--results from a survey with former child soldiers in Northern Uganda

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Working towards inclusive and equitable trauma treatment guidelines: a child-centered reflection

scientific article published on 26 November 2020