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List of works by Mark Jordans

A call for greater conceptual clarity in the field of mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian settings

scientific article published on 08 January 2021

A controlled evaluation of a brief parenting psychoeducation intervention in Burundi

scientific article published on December 9, 2012

Acceptability and feasibility of using non-specialist health workers to deliver mental health care: stakeholder perceptions from the PRIME district sites in Ethiopia, India, Nepal, South Africa, and Uganda.

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Accuracy of proactive case finding for mental disorders by community informants in Nepal.

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Brief multi-disciplinary treatment for torture survivors in Nepal: a naturalistic comparative study

scientific article published in January 2009

Change in treatment coverage and barriers to mental health care among adults with depression and alcohol use disorder: a repeat cross sectional community survey in Nepal

scientific article published on 22 October 2019

Community-, facility-, and individual-level outcomes of a district mental healthcare plan in a low-resource setting in Nepal: A population-based evaluation.

scientific article published on 14 February 2019

Comparison of mental health between former child soldiers and children never conscripted by armed groups in Nepal.

scientific article published on August 2008

Conflict and mental health: a cross-sectional epidemiological study in Nepal

scientific article published on 10 July 2012

Cultural challenges to psychosocial counselling in Nepal.

scientific article published in June 2005

Current situations and future directions for mental health system governance in Nepal: findings from a qualitative study

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Demand and access to mental health services: a qualitative formative study in Nepal.

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Designing mental health interventions informed by child development and human biology theory: a social ecology intervention for child soldiers in Nepal.

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Detection and treatment initiation for depression and alcohol use disorders: facility-based cross-sectional studies in five low-income and middle-income country districts

scientific article published on 10 October 2018

Detection of depression in low resource settings: validation of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and cultural concepts of distress in Nepal

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Determinants of Children's Mental Health in War-Torn Settings: Translating Research Into Action.

scientific article published on June 2016

Developing a function impairment measure for children affected by political violence: a mixed methods approach in Indonesia

scientific article published on June 15, 2011

Development and pilot testing of a mental healthcare plan in Nepal

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Development of a multi-layered psychosocial care system for children in areas of political violence.

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Development of mental health indicators at the district level in Madhya Pradesh, India: mixed methods study

Developmental assistance for child and adolescent mental health in low– and middle–income countries (2007–2014): Annual trends and allocation by sector, project type, donors and recipients.

scientific article published on 19 December 2017

Disability associated with psychiatric symptoms among torture survivors in rural Nepal

scientific article published in June 2007

District mental healthcare plans for five low- and middle-income countries: commonalities, variations and evidence gaps

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Does combining infant stimulation with emergency feeding improve psychosocial outcomes for displaced mothers and babies? A controlled evaluation from northern Uganda.

scientific article published on July 2012

Effective methods for knowledge transfer to strengthen mental health systems in low- and middle-income countries

scientific article published on 06 August 2019

Effectiveness of psychological treatments for depression and alcohol use disorder delivered by community-based counsellors: two pragmatic randomised controlled trials within primary healthcare in Nepal

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Efficacy of psychosocial interventions for mental health outcomes in low-income and middle-income countries: an umbrella review

scientific article published on 13 January 2020

Evaluating capacity-building for mental health system strengthening in low- and middle-income countries for service users and caregivers, service planners and researchers

scientific article published on 31 August 2017

Evaluation of a brief training on mental health and psychosocial support in emergencies: a pre- and post-assessment in Nepal.

scientific article published on 13 June 2012

Evaluation of capacity-building strategies for mental health system strengthening in low- and middle-income countries for service users and caregivers, policymakers and planners, and researchers

scientific article published on 06 August 2019

Evaluation of district mental healthcare plans: the PRIME consortium methodology.

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Evaluation of outcomes for psychosis and epilepsy treatment delivered by primary health care workers in Nepal: a cohort study

scientific article published on 25 November 2017

Evaluation of performance and perceived utility of mental healthcare indicators in routine health information systems in five low- and middle-income countries

scientific article published on 06 August 2019

Experience of implementing new mental health indicators within information systems in six low- and middle-income countries

scientific article published on 06 August 2019

Focused psychosocial interventions for children in low-resource humanitarian settings: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis

scientific article published in April 2018

Guided self-help to reduce psychological distress: what's the potential for scaling up?

scientific article published on 01 February 2020

Household economic costs associated with mental, neurological and substance use disorders: a cross-sectional survey in six low- and middle-income countries

scientific article published on 08 April 2019

How competent are non-specialists trained to integrate mental health services in primary care? Global health perspectives from Uganda, Liberia, and Nepal

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Impact of district mental health care plans on symptom severity and functioning of patients with priority mental health conditions: the Programme for Improving Mental Health Care (PRIME) cohort protocol.

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Impact of integrated district level mental health care on clinical and functioning outcomes of people with depression and alcohol use disorder in Nepal: a non-randomised controlled study

scientific article published on 14 September 2020

Improving access to evidence-based interventions for young adolescents: Early Adolescent Skills for Emotions (EASE)

scientific article published on 01 February 2019

Improving detection of mental health problems in community settings in Nepal: development and pilot testing of the community informant detection tool.

scientific article published on 20 November 2017

Interventions for Children Affected by Armed Conflict: a Systematic Review of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

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Lessons learned through piloting a community-based SMS referral system for common mental health disorders used by female community health volunteers in rural Nepal

scientific article published on 01 July 2020

Measuring Hope Among Children Affected by Armed Conflict: Cross-Cultural Construct Validity of the Children's Hope Scale

scientific article published on 27 October 2015

Mediators and moderators of a psychosocial intervention for children affected by political violence.

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Mental health care in Nepal: current situation and challenges for development of a district mental health care plan

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Mental health financing challenges, opportunities and strategies in low- and middle-income countries: findings from the Emerald project

scientific article published on 06 August 2019

Mental health in humanitarian settings: shifting focus to care systems.

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Mental health information systems in resource-challenged countries: experiences from India

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Mental health interventions for children in adversity: pilot-testing a research strategy for treatment selection in low-income settings.

scientific article published on 25 June 2011

Non-fatal suicidal behaviour in rural Ethiopia: a cross-sectional facility- and population-based study

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Outcomes and moderators of a preventive school-based mental health intervention for children affected by war in Sri Lanka: a cluster randomized trial.

scientific article published on June 2012

Paraprofessional counselling within asylum seekers' groups in the Netherlands: transferring an approach for a non-western context to a European setting.

scientific article published in March 2008

Partnerships in a Global Mental Health Research Programme—the Example of PRIME

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Perceived behavioral problems of school aged children in rural Nepal: a qualitative study

scientific article published on 26 June 2015

Planning and evaluating mental health services in low- and middle-income countries using theory of change

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Political violence and mental health in Nepal: prospective study.

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Potential treatment mechanisms of counseling for children in Burundi: a series of n=1 studies

scientific article published in July 2012

Practice-driven evaluation of a multi-layered psychosocial care package for children in areas of armed conflict.

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Prevalence and patterns of hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption assessed using the AUDIT among Bhutanese refugees in Nepal

scientific article published on 25 February 2013

Proactive community case-finding to facilitate treatment seeking for mental disorders, Nepal

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Process evaluation of a district mental healthcare plan in Nepal: a mixed-methods case study

scientific article published on 28 July 2020

Recruitment of child soldiers in Nepal: Mental health status and risk factors for voluntary participation of youth in armed groups

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Reducing stigma among healthcare providers to improve mental health services (RESHAPE): protocol for a pilot cluster randomized controlled trial of a stigma reduction intervention for training primary healthcare workers in Nepal.

scientific article published on 24 January 2018

Reintegration of child soldiers in Burundi: a tracer study.

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Research priority setting for integrated early child development and violence prevention (ECD+) in low and middle income countries: An expert opinion exercise.

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Rethinking the service delivery system of psychological interventions in low and middle income countries.

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Role of current perceived needs in explaining the association between past trauma exposure and distress in humanitarian settings in Jordan and Nepal.

scientific article published on 26 July 2012

Scalable psychological interventions for Syrian refugees in Europe and the Middle East: STRENGTHS study protocol for a prospective individual participant data meta-analysis

scientific article published in 2022

Scaling up integrated primary mental health in six low- and middle-income countries: obstacles, synergies and implications for systems reform

scientific article published on 06 August 2019

Scaling up mental health care and psychosocial support in low-resource settings: a roadmap to impact

scientific article published on 26 November 2020

Scaling-up services for psychosis, depression and epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia: development and application of a mental health systems planning tool (OneHealth).

scientific article published on 19 September 2016

School-based mental health intervention for children affected by political violence in Indonesia: a cluster randomized trial.

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School-based mental health intervention for children in war-affected Burundi: a cluster randomized trial

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Scientists Against War: A Plea to World Leaders for Better Governance

scientific article published in 2022

Service user and care giver involvement in mental health system strengthening in Nepal: a qualitative study on barriers and facilitating factors.

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Setting priorities for mental health care in Nepal: a formative study.

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Situational analysis to inform development of primary care and community-based mental health services for severe mental disorders in Nepal.

scientific article published on 15 November 2017

Social ecology of child soldiers: child, family, and community determinants of mental health, psychosocial well-being, and reintegration in Nepal.

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Strengthening mental health system governance in six low- and middle-income countries in Africa and South Asia: challenges, needs and potential strategies

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Strengthening mental health systems in low- and middle-income countries: recommendations from the Emerald programme

scientific article published on 06 August 2019

Strengthening mental health systems in low- and middle-income countries: the Emerald programme

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Strengthening self-regulation and reducing poverty to prevent adolescent depression and anxiety: Rationale, approach and methods of the ALIVE interdisciplinary research collaboration in Colombia, Nepal and South Africa

scientific article published in 2023

Suicide in South Asia: a scoping review

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The Healthy Activity Program lay counsellor delivered treatment for severe depression in India: systematic development and randomised evaluation.

scientific article published on 22 October 2015

The ecocultural context and child behavior problems: A qualitative analysis in rural Nepal

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Therapist competence in global mental health: Development of the ENhancing Assessment of Common Therapeutic factors (ENACT) rating scale

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Treatment gap and barriers for mental health care: A cross-sectional community survey in Nepal.

scientific article published on 17 August 2017

Understanding resilience in armed conflict: social resources and mental health of children in Burundi.

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Using consumer perspectives to inform the cultural adaptation of psychological treatments for depression: a mixed methods study from South Asia

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Using qualitative comparative analysis and theory of change to unravel the effects of a mental health intervention on service utilisation in Nepal

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Validation of cross-cultural child mental health and psychosocial research instruments: adapting the Depression Self-Rating Scale and Child PTSD Symptom Scale in Nepal.

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Validation of the Kirundi versions of brief self-rating scales for common mental disorders among children in Burundi

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