By Dr Gulsah Kurt

Journal articles

Rosenbaum S; Farello A; Latimer K; Vancampfort D; Ventevogel P; Richards J; Warria A; Ager A; Bray M; Snider L; Hermosilla S; Clark JS; Ferris J; Kurt G, 2025, 'Implementing sport and physical activity across each layer of the mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) pyramid for populations affected by displacement', Mental Health and Physical Activity, 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2025.100701

McGrath M; Yasaki W; Beetar A; El-Vecih A; Klein L; Kurt G; Lekkeh S; Rosenbaum S; Wells R, 2025, 'Contextualising person-centred mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) services: A qualitative study of the preferences and experiences of displaced Syrians in Northwest Syria and TÜrkiye', Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2025.10058

Mistry SK; Kurt G; Adams AM; Ghimire S; Yadav UN, 2025, 'Social prescribing in culturally and linguistically diverse populations', Lancet, 406, pp. 1007 - 1008, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(25)01687-3

Kurt G; Specker P; Liddell B; Keegan D; Nandyatama R; Yuanita A; Argadianti Rachmah R; Hoffman J; Kashyap S; Tricesaria D; Khakbaz M; Pestalozzi Z; Nickerson A, 2025, 'Profiles of coping resources and their associations with mental health and social functioning among refugees in Indonesia', Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2025.10053

Kurt G; Almeamari F; El-Dardery H; Kardouh A; Wong S; McGrath M; Klein L; Beetar A; Lekkeh S; El-Vecih A; Yasaki W; Acarturk C; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Steel Z; Rosenbaum S; Wells R, 2025, 'Testing the role of online group-based supervision for local humanitarian workers following a crisis: A mixed-methods longitudinal study', Plos Global Public Health, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0004635

Mastrogiovanni C; Rosenbaum S; Delbaere K; Tiedemann A; Teasdale S; Sherrington C; Ambrens M; Kurt G; Mckeon G, 2025, 'MovingTogether: a randomised controlled trial of a mental-health-informed, digital health promotion intervention for older adults', Age and Ageing, 54, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afaf190

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

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

Mastrogiovanni C; Choudhry U; Lederman O; Mckeon G; Wright K; Curtis J; Morell R; Miranda K; Teasdale S; Kurt G; Mistry SK; Ward PB; Barbero R; Rosenbaum S, 2025, 'Free, culturally responsive and trauma-informed physical activity service for people experiencing social disadvantage in Sydney, Australia: the â€Addi Moves' initiative', British Journal of Sports Medicine, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2025-110249

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

Shigemura J; Nickerson A; Salgado C; Kurt G; Kleim B; Choi KH; Borbon DE, 2025, 'Roles, challenges, and possibilities of traumatic stress professional societies around the world', Journal of Traumatic Stress, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jts.70001

Kurt G; Almeamari F; El-Dardery H; Lekkeh S; Acarturk C; Rosenbaum S; Wells R, 2024, 'The Türkiye–Syria earthquake region', Lancet Psychiatry, 11, pp. 964 - 964, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(24)00368-7

Kurt G; Ekhtiari M; de Graaff A; Ersahin M; Specker P; Sijbrandij M; Nickerson A; Acartürk C, 2024, 'Network analytical investigation of relationships between symptoms of common mental disorders among refugees and asylum seekers in Türkiye', Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 33, pp. e59, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S2045796024000696

Rosenbaum S; Ahmed S; Ali H; Nemorin S; Danielson S; Vancampfort D; Latimer K; Snider L; Khan A; Kurt G, 2024, 'Physical Activity Training for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Professionals in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh', Intervention, 22, pp. 83 - 91, http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/intv.intv_47_23

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

Kurt G; Almeamari F; El-Dardery H; Lekkeh S; Acarturk C; Rosenbaum S; Wells R, 2024, 'A letter from... The Türkiye-Syria earthquake region', LANCET PSYCHIATRY, 11, pp. 964 - 964

Mastrogiovanni C; Kurt G; McKeon G; Lederman O; Rostami R; Coello M; Garcia DP; Wright K; Rosenbaum S, 2024, 'Delivering Exercise Services to Refugees and Asylum Seekers in High-Income Countries', Journal of Clinical Exercise Physiology, 13, pp. 93 - 99, http://dx.doi.org/10.31189/2165-6193-13.3.93

Kurt G; Erşahin M; Aker AT; Uygun E; Acartürk C, 2024, 'Mental health and support 1 year after the earthquakes in Türkiye', The Lancet Psychiatry, 11, pp. 245 - 246, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s2215-0366(24)00059-2

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, pp. 884, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-05246-1

Li G; Li Y; Lam AIF; Tang W; Seedat S; Barbui C; Papola D; Panter-Brick C; van der Waerden J; Bryant R; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Gémes K; Purba FD; Setyowibowo H; Pinucci I; Palantza C; Acarturk C; Kurt G; Tarsitani L; Morina N; Burchert S; Patanè M; Quero S; Campos D; Huizink AC; Fuhr DC; Spiller T; Sijbrandij M; Hall BJ, 2023, 'Understanding the protective effect of social support on depression symptomatology from a longitudinal network perspective', BMJ Mental Health, 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjment-2023-300802

Lekkeh SA; Faruk MO; Jahan S; Beetar A; Kurt G; Wells R; Wong S, 2023, 'Clinical Supervision across Australia, Türkiye, Syria, and Bangladesh: From WEIRD to WONDERFUL', Social Sciences, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/socsci12030170

Kurt G; Uygun E; Aker AT; Acarturk C, 2023, 'Addressing the mental health needs of those affected by the earthquakes in Türkiye', The Lancet Psychiatry, 10, pp. 247 - 248, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s2215-0366(23)00059-7

Kurt G; Ekhtiari M; Ventevogel P; Ersahin M; Ilkkursun Z; Akbiyik N; Acarturk C, 2023, 'Socio-cultural integration of Afghan refugees in Türkiye: the role of traumatic events, post-displacement stressors and mental health', Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 32, pp. e51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s204579602300063x

Acarturk C; Uygun E; Ilkkursun Z; Yurtbakan T; Kurt G; Adam-Troian J; Senay I; Bryant R; Cuijpers P; Kiselev N; McDaid D; Morina N; Nisanci Z; Park AL; Sijbrandij M; Ventevogel P; Fuhr DC, 2022, 'Group problem management plus (PM+) to decrease psychological distress among Syrian refugees in Turkey: a pilot randomised controlled trial', BMC Psychiatry, 22, pp. 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-021-03645-w

Tarsitani L; Pinucci I; Tedeschi F; Patanè M; Papola D; Palantza C; Acarturk C; Björkenstam E; Bryant R; Burchert S; Davisse-Paturet C; Díaz-García A; Farrel R; Fuhr DC; Hall BJ; Huizink AC; Lam AIF; Kurt G; Leijen I; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Morina N; Panter-Brick C; Purba FD; Quero S; Seedat S; Setyowibowo H; van der Waerden J; Pasquini M; Sijbrandij M; Barbui C, 2022, 'Resilience of people with chronic medical conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic: a 1-year longitudinal prospective survey', BMC Psychiatry, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04265-8

De Graaff AM; Cuijpers P; Acarturk C; Akhtar A; Alkneme MS; Aoun M; Awwad M; Bawaneh AY; Brown FL; Bryant R; Burchert S; Carswell K; Drogendijk A; Engels M; Fuhr DC; Hansen P; Van 'T Hof E; Giardinelli L; Hemmo M; Hessling JM; Ilkkursun Z; Jordans MJD; Kiselev N; Knaevelsrud C; Kurt G; Martinmäki S; McDaid D; Morina N; Naser H; Park AL; Pfaltz MC; Roberts B; Schick M; Schnyder U; Spaaij J; Steen F; Taha K; Uygun E; Ventevogel P; Whitney C; Witteveen AB; Sijbrandij M, 2022, 'Scalable psychological interventions for Syrian refugees in Europe and the Middle East: STRENGTHS study protocol for a prospective individual participant data meta-analysis', BMJ Open, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058101

Acarturk C; Uygun E; Ilkkursun Z; Carswell K; Tedeschi F; Batu M; Eskici S; Kurt G; Anttila M; Au T; Baumgartner J; Churchill R; Cuijpers P; Becker T; Koesters M; Lantta T; Nosè M; Ostuzzi G; Popa M; Purgato M; Sijbrandij M; Turrini G; Välimäki M; Walker L; Wancata J; Zanini E; White RG; van Ommeren M; Barbui C, 2022, 'Effectiveness of a WHO self‐help psychological intervention for preventing mental disorders among Syrian refugees in Turkey: a randomized controlled trial', World Psychiatry, 21, pp. 88 - 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/wps.20939

Kurt G; Ventevogel P; Ekhtiari M; Ilkkursun Z; Erşahin M; Akbiyik N; Acarturk C, 2022, 'Estimated prevalence rates and risk factors for common mental health problems among Syrian and Afghan refugees in Türkiye', BJPsych Open, 8, pp. e167, http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2022.573

Kurt G; Ilkkursun Z; Javanbakht A; Uygun E; Karaoglan-Kahilogullari A; Acarturk C, 2021, 'The psychological impacts of COVID-19 related stressors on Syrian refugees in Turkey: The role of resource loss, discrimination, and social support', International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 85, pp. 130 - 140, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2021.09.009

Akhtar A; Engels M; Bawaneh A; Bird M; Bryant R; Cuijpers P; Hansen P; Al-Hayek H; Ilkkursun Z; Kurt G; Sijbrandij M; Underhill J; Acarturk C, 2021, 'Cultural Adaptation of a Low-Intensity Group Psychological Intervention for Syrian Refugees', Intervention, 19, pp. 48 - 57, http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/INTV.INTV_38_20

Kurt G; Acar İH; Ilkkursun Z; Yurtbakan T; Acar B; Uygun E; Acarturk C, 2021, 'Traumatic experiences, acculturation, and psychological distress among Syrian refugees in Turkey: The mediating role of coping strategies', International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 81, pp. 214 - 225, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2021.02.001

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