By Associate Professor Belinda Jayne Liddell

Journal articles

Nickerson A; Specker P; Keegan D; Argadianti R; Nandyatama R; Yuanita A; Hoffman J; Kashyap S; Tricesaria D; Khakbaz M; Susanty D; Pestalozzi Z; Liddell B, 2025, 'The temporal relationship between non-acceptance of positive and negative emotions and psychological symptoms in refugees', Journal of Affective Disorders, 389, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2025.119490

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

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

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

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

Nickerson A; Kurt G; Liddell B; Keegan D; Nandyatama R; Yuanita A; Argadianti Rachmah R; Hoffman J; Kashyap S; Mastrogiovanni N; Mai V; Camilleri A; Susanty D; Tricesaria D; Rostami H; Im J; Gurzeda M; Khakbaz M; Funnell S; Pestalozzi Z; Specker P, 2025, 'The longitudinal relationship between psychological symptoms and social functioning in displaced refugees', Psychological Medicine, 55, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291724003519

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

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

Nickerson A; Mai V; Keegan D; Willoughby C; Humphreys K; Im JJY; Sundram S; Procter N; Seidler ZE; Scharpf F; Liddell BJ, 2024, 'A systematic review of protective and promotive factors in refugee mental health', Nature Mental Health, 2, pp. 1415 - 1428, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s44220-024-00336-9

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

Falon SL; Jobson L; Liddell BJ, 2024, 'Does culture moderate the encoding and recognition of negative cues? Evidence from an eye-tracking study', Plos One, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0295301

Schiller D; Yu ANC; Alia-Klein N; Becker S; Cromwell HC; Dolcos F; Eslinger PJ; Frewen P; Kemp AH; Pace-Schott EF; Raber J; Silton RL; Stefanova E; Williams JHG; Abe N; Aghajani M; Albrecht F; Alexander R; Anders S; Aragón OR; Arias JA; Arzy S; Aue T; Baez S; Balconi M; Ballarini T; Bannister S; Banta MC; Barrett KC; Belzung C; Bensafi M; Booij L; Bookwala J; Boulanger-Bertolus J; Boutros SW; Bräscher AK; Bruno A; Busatto G; Bylsma LM; Caldwell-Harris C; Chan RCK; Cherbuin N; Chiarella J; Cipresso P; Critchley H; Croote DE; Demaree HA; Denson TF; Depue B; Derntl B; Dickson JM; Dolcos S; Drach-Zahavy A; Dubljević O; Eerola T; Ellingsen DM; Fairfield B; Ferdenzi C; Friedman BH; Fu CHY; Gatt JM; de Gelder B; Gendolla GHE; Gilam G; Goldblatt H; Gooding AEK; Gosseries O; Hamm AO; Hanson JL; Hendler T; Herbert C; Hofmann SG; Ibanez A; Joffily M; Jovanovic T; Kahrilas IJ; Kangas M; Katsumi Y; Kensinger E; Kirby LAJ; Koncz R; Koster EHW; Kozlowska K; Krach S; Kret ME; Krippl M; Kusi-Mensah K; Ladouceur CD; Laureys S; Lawrence A; Li CSR; Liddell BJ; Lidhar NK; Lowry CA; Magee K; Marin MF; Mariotti V; Martin LJ; Marusak HA; Mayer AV, 2024, 'The Human Affectome', Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 158, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105450

Jobson L; Qiu LS; Wong J; Li H; Lies J; Lau W; Bryant RA; Liddell BJ, 2024, 'Cultural differences in appraisals of control and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms', European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2024.2358685

Nickerson A; Murphy D; Phelps A; Bryant RA; O’Donnell M; Specker P; Byrow Y; Mau V; McMahon T; Liddell BJ, 2024, 'Moral Injury Appraisals and Complex PTSD in Refugees: A Longitudinal Study', Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tra0001739

Specker P; Liddell BJ; O’Donnell M; Bryant RA; Mau V; McMahon T; Byrow Y; Nickerson A, 2024, 'The Longitudinal Association Between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Emotion Dysregulation, and Postmigration Stressors Among Refugees', Clinical Psychological Science, 12, pp. 37 - 52, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/21677026231164393

Liddell BJ; Das P; Malhi GS; Felmingham KL; Outhred T; Cheung J; Den M; Nickerson A; Askovic M; Aroche J, 2023, 'Opponent Intrinsic Brain Network Connectivity Profiles Associated with Posttraumatic Fear and Dysphoria Symptoms in Trauma-Exposed Refugees', Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy, 17, pp. 77 - 87, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tra0001608

Nickerson A; Byrow Y; O’Donnell M; Bryant RA; Mau V; McMahon T; Hoffman J; Mastrogiovanni N; Specker P; Liddell BJ, 2023, 'The mental health effects of changing from insecure to secure visas for refugees', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 57, pp. 1486 - 1495, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674231177950

Bryant RA; Nickerson A; Morina N; Liddell B, 2023, 'Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Refugees', Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 19, pp. 413 - 436, http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-080921-080359

Nickerson A; Hoffman J; Keegan D; Kashyap S; Argadianti R; Tricesaria D; Pestalozzi Z; Nandyatama R; Khakbaz M; Nilasari N; Liddell B, 2023, 'Intolerance of uncertainty, posttraumatic stress, depression, and fears for the future among displaced refugees', Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 94, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2023.102672

Hoffman J; Liddell BJ; Keegan D; Kashyap S; Tricesaria AAID; Pestalozzi Z; Argadianti R; Nandyatama RW; Khakbaz M; Nilasari N; Nickerson A, 2023, 'The Impact of COVID-19 Stressors on Refugee Mental Health and Well-Being in the Context of Sustained Displacement', American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 93, pp. 144 - 155, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/ort0000664

Reyneke T; Lee B; Li H; Haque S; Abdullah SZ; Tan BKW; Liddell B; Jobson L, 2023, 'Examining the associations between control (primary and secondary) appraisals and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in Malaysian and Australian trauma survivors', Frontiers in Psychology, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1017566

Liddell BJ; Das P; Malhi GS; Nickerson A; Felmingham KL; Askovic M; Aroche J; Coello M; Cheung J; Den M; Outhred T; Bryant RA, 2023, 'Refugee visa insecurity disrupts the brain’s default mode network', European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2023.2213595

Nickerson A; Hoffman J; Keegan D; Kashyap S; Tricesaria D; Pestalozzi Z; Argadianti Rachmah R; Nandyatama R; Khakbaz M; Nilasari N; Liddell BJ, 2022, 'Context, coping, and mental health in refugees living in protracted displacement', Journal of Traumatic Stress, 35, pp. 1769 - 1782, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jts.22885

Liddell BJ; Das P; Malhi GS; Felmingham KL; Outhred T; Cheung J; Den M; Nickerson A; Askovic M; Aroche J; Coello M; Bryant RA, 2022, 'Correction: Torture exposure and the functional brain: investigating disruptions to intrinsic network connectivity using resting state fMRI (Translational Psychiatry, (2022), 12, 1, (37), 10.1038/s41398-022-01795-3)', Translational Psychiatry, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41398-022-01839-8

Jobson L; Willoughby C; Specker P; Wong J; Draganidis A; Lau W; Liddell B, 2022, 'Investigating the associations between cognitive appraisals, emotion regulation and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder among Asian American and European American trauma survivors', Scientific Reports, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-22995-3

Liddell BJ; Das P; Malhi GS; Felmingham KL; Outhred T; Cheung J; Den M; Nickerson A; Askovic M; Aroche J; Coello M; Bryant RA, 2022, 'Torture exposure and the functional brain: investigating disruptions to intrinsic network connectivity using resting state fMRI', Translational Psychiatry, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41398-022-01795-3

Li H; Lee B; Reyneke T; Haque S; Abdullah SZ; Tan BKW; Liddell B; Jobson L, 2022, 'Does culture moderate the relationships between rumination and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder and depression?', Plos One, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0278328

Liddell BJ; Batch N; Hellyer S; Bulnes-Diez M; Kamte A; Klassen C; Wong J; Byrow Y; Nickerson A, 2022, 'Understanding the effects of being separated from family on refugees in Australia: a qualitative study', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 46, pp. 647 - 653, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.13232

Nickerson A; Byrow Y; Hoffman J; O'Donnell M; Bryant RA; Mastrogiovanni N; McMahon T; Benson G; Mau V; Liddell BJ, 2022, 'The longitudinal association between moral injury appraisals and psychological outcomes in refugees', Psychological Medicine, 52, pp. 2352 - 2364, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291720004262

Nickerson A; Kashyap S; Keegan D; Edwards B; Forrest W; Bryant RA; O'Donnell M; Felmingham K; McFarlane AC; Tol WA; Lenferink L; Hoffman J; Liddell BJ, 2022, 'Impact of displacement context on psychological distress in refugees resettled in Australia: A longitudinal population-based study', Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S2045796022000324

Nickerson A; Byrow Y; O'Donnell M; Bryant RA; Mau V; McMahon T; Benson G; Liddell BJ, 2022, 'Cognitive mechanisms underlying the association between trauma exposure, mental health and social engagement in refugees: A longitudinal investigation', Journal of Affective Disorders, 307, pp. 20 - 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2022.03.057

Byrow Y; Liddell B; O'Donnell M; Mau V; McMahon T; Bryant R; Benson G; Nickerson A, 2022, 'Profiles of post-migration stressors and mental health in refugees: A latent class analysis', Psychiatry Research, 311, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114494

Lenferink LIM; Liddell BJ; Byrow Y; O'Donnell M; Bryant RA; Mau V; McMahon T; Benson G; Nickerson A, 2022, 'Course and predictors of posttraumatic stress and depression longitudinal symptom profiles in refugees: A latent transition model', Journal of Psychiatric Research, 146, pp. 1 - 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.12.009

Jobson L; Haque S; Abdullah SZ; Lee B; Li H; Reyneke T; Tan BKW; Lau W; Liddell B, 2022, 'Examining Cultural Differences in the Associations between Appraisals and Emotion Regulation and PostTraumatic Stress Disorder in Malaysian and Australian Trauma Survivors', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031163

Hoffman J; Ben-Zion Z; Arévalo A; Duek O; Greene T; Hall BJ; Harpaz-Rotem I; Liddell B; Locher C; Morina N; Nickerson A; Pfaltz MC; Schick M; Schnyder U; Seedat S; Shatri F; Sit HF; von Känel R; Spiller TR, 2022, 'Mapping the availability of translated versions of posttraumatic stress disorder screening questionnaires for adults: A scoping review', European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2022.2143019

Liddell BJ; Malhi GS; Felmingham KL; Den ML; Das P; Outhred T; Nickerson A; Askovic M; Coello M; Aroche J; Bryant RA; Das P, 2021, 'Activating the attachment system modulates neural responses to threat in refugees with PTSD', Social cognitive and affective neuroscience, 16, pp. 1244 - 1255, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/scan/nsab077

Toumbelekis M; Liddell BJ; Bryant RA, 2021, 'Secure attachment priming protects against relapse of fear in Young adults', Translational Psychiatry, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41398-021-01715-x

Toumbelekis M; Liddell BJ; Bryant RA, 2021, 'Secure attachment primes reduce fear consolidation', Depression and Anxiety, 38, pp. 1078 - 1086, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/da.23166

Liddell BJ; Byrow Y; O’Donnell M; Mau V; Batch N; McMahon T; Bryant R; Nickerson A, 2021, 'Mechanisms underlying the mental health impact of family separation on resettled refugees', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 55, pp. 699 - 710, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867420967427

Nickerson A; Byrow Y; Rasmussen A; O’Donnell M; Bryant R; Murphy S; Mau V; McMahon T; Benson G; Liddell B, 2021, 'Profiles of exposure to potentially traumatic events in refugees living in Australia', Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S2045796021000068

Kashyap S; Keegan D; Liddell BJ; Thomson T; Nickerson A, 2021, 'An Interaction Model of Environmental and Psychological Factors Influencing Refugee Mental Health', Journal of Traumatic Stress, 34, pp. 257 - 266, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jts.22636

Liddell B; Malhi GS; Felmingham KL; Cheung J; Outhred T; Das P; Nickerson A; Den M; Askovic M; Coello M; Aroche J; Bryant RA, 2021, 'The impact of torture on interpersonal threat and reward neurocircuitry', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 55, pp. 153 - 166, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867420950819

Liddell BJ; Murphy S; Mau V; Bryant R; O’Donnell M; McMahon T; Nickerson A, 2021, 'Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy amongst refugees in Australia', European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2021.1997173

Liddell BJ; O’Donnell M; Bryant RA; Murphy S; Byrow Y; Mau V; McMahon T; Benson G; Nickerson A, 2021, 'The association between COVID-19 related stressors and mental health in refugees living in Australia', European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2021.1947564

Nickerson A; Byrow Y; Pajak R; McMahon T; Bryant RA; Christensen H; Liddell BJ, 2020, 'Tell Your Story: A randomized controlled trial of an online intervention to reduce mental health stigma and increase help-seeking in refugee men with posttraumatic stress', Psychological Medicine, 50, pp. 781 - 792, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291719000606

Arias JA; Williams C; Raghvani R; Aghajani M; Baez S; Belzung C; Booij L; Busatto G; Chiarella J; Fu CH; Ibanez A; Liddell BJ; Lowe L; Penninx BWJH; Rosa P; Kemp AH, 2020, 'The neuroscience of sadness: A multidisciplinary synthesis and collaborative review', Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 111, pp. 199 - 228, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2020.01.006

Newman VE; Liddell BJ; Beesley T; Most SB, 2020, 'Failures of executive function when at a height: Negative height-related appraisals are associated with poor executive function during a virtual height stressor', Acta Psychologica, 203, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2019.102984

Nickerson A; Byrow Y; O’Donnell M; Mau V; McMahon T; Pajak R; Li S; Hamilton A; Minihan S; Liu C; Bryant RA; Berle D; Liddell BJ, 2019, 'The association between visa insecurity and mental health, disability and social engagement in refugees living in Australia', European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2019.1688129

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