By Professor Angela Marissa Nickerson

Books

Morina N; Nickerson A, 2018, Mental health of refugee and conflict-affected populations: Theory, research and clinical practice, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97046-2

Book Chapters

Nickerson A; Morina N, 2018, 'Conclusion', in Mental Health of Refugee and Conflict Affected Populations Theory Research and Clinical Practice, pp. 393 - 396

Nickerson A, 2018, 'Pathways to recovery: Psychological mechanisms underlying refugee mental health', in Mental Health of Refugee and Conflict Affected Populations Theory Research and Clinical Practice, pp. 91 - 109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97046-2_5

Morina N; Nickerson A, 2018, 'Preface', in Mental Health of Refugee and Conflict-Affected Populations: Theory, Research and Clinical Practice, pp. ix - x

Morina N; Nickerson A, 2018, 'Preface', in Mental Health of Refugee and Conflict Affected Populations Theory Research and Clinical Practice, pp. ix - x

Liddell B; Bryant R, 2018, 'A Neurobiological Perspective of Mental Health Following Torture Trauma', in Morina N; Nickerson A (ed.), Mental Health of Refugee and Conflict-Affected Populations: Theory, Research and Clinical Practice, Springer, Switzerland, pp. 135 - 154

Silove D; Nickerson A; Bryant RA, 2016, 'Specific Mental Health Disorders: Trauma and Mental Disorders', in International Encyclopedia of Public Health, pp. 69 - 73, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-803678-5.00430-6

Bryant RA; Nickerson A, 2014, 'Risk and resilience: Acute interventions', in Feeny NC; Zoellner L (ed.), Facilitating Resilience and Recovery Following Traumatic Events, The Guilford Press, New York, pp. 325 - 334, http://www.guilford.com/books/Facilitating-Resilience-and-Recovery-Following-Trauma/Zoellner-Feeny/9781462513505

Bryant RA; Nickerson A, 2013, 'Acute stress disorder', in Stahl SS; Moore BA (ed.), Psychopharmacology and Psychotherapy in Clinical Practice, Volume 1: Anxiety Disorders: A Concise Guide and Casebook for Psychopharmacology and Psychotherapy, Routledge/Taylor & Francis, pp. 155 - 175

Nickerson A; Bryant RA, 2013, 'Acute stress disorder', in Smits J (ed.), Cognitive behavioural therapy: a complete reference guide, Wiley, New York

Bryant RA; Nickerson A, 2013, 'Response', in Case Studies in Clinical Psychological Science, Oxford University Press, pp. 195 - 197, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med:psych/9780199733668.003.0030

Bryant RA; nickerson A, 2013, 'Treatment of complex PTSD', in O'Donohue W; Lilienfeld SO (ed.), Case studies in clinical psychological science, OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, pp. 167 - 197

Hinton DE; Nickerson A, 2012, 'Treating Trauma-related Symptoms in Special Populations', in Oxford Handbook of Traumatic Stress Disorders, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195399066.013.0035

Nickerson AM; Hinton , 2012, 'Treating trauma in special populations', in Beck G; Sloan DM (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Traumatic Stress Disorders, Oxford University Press, Oxford

Silove DM; Nickerson AM; Bryant R, 2010, 'Specific mental health disorders: Trauma and mental health disorders', in Woodward A; Feigin VL; Heggenhougen K; Quah SR; Patel V (ed.), Mental and Neurological Public Health: A Global Perspective, Academic Press, San Diego, CA, pp. 352 - 356

Silove DM; Nickerson AM; Bryant RA, 2008, 'Specific mental health disorders; Trauma and mental disorders', in Heggenbougen K; Quah S (ed.), International Encyclopedia of Public Health, Academic Press, San Diego, pp. 196 - 201

Journal articles

Nickerson A; Ellis BH; Morina N; Neuner F; Zoellner L, 2025, 'Understanding and improving the mental health of refugees and asylum-seekers: Reflections from the closing panel of the 2024 International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Annual Meeting.', J Trauma Stress, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jts.23176

Lim M; Nickerson A; Specker P, 2025, 'An Experimental Investigation of the Relationship Between Emotion Regulation Flexibility, Negative Affect and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder', Cognitive Therapy and Research, 49, pp. 249 - 261, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10608-024-10536-3

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

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

Cook JM; Kaysen DL; ter Heide JJ; Armour C; Birkeland MS; Bloom SL; Briere J; Bui E; Carlson E; Cloitre M; Daspe MÈ; Figley CR; Ford JD; Green BL; Greene T; Gillibrand R; Hansen M; Harnett NG; Hein IM; Hyun J; Javakhishvili JD; Kaminer D; Kassam-Adams N; Koenen KC; Lewis C; McFarlane A; Minelli A; Monson C; Neuner F; Newman E; Nickerson A; O’Donnell M; Oe M; Price M; Resick P; Roberts NP; Salgado C; Schnyder U; Seedat S; Seligowski AV; Sijbrandij M; Turner S; van der Kolk B; Olff M, 2025, 'Experts in traumatic stress are concerned about global impact of what is happening in U.S.', European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2025.2496125

Mastrogiovanni N; Nickerson A, 2025, 'An online intervention designed to reduce self-stigma and increase help-seeking in Arabic-speaking refugees with posttraumatic stress symptoms: A randomized controlled trial.', Journal of traumatic stress, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jts.23168

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

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

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

Mastrogiovanni N; Byrow Y; Nickerson A, 2024, 'The Development and Validation of a Measure of Mental Health, Help-Seeking Beliefs in Arabic-Speaking Refugees', Assessment, 31, pp. 1359 - 1377, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10731911231220482

Churbaji D; Schlechter P; Nickerson A; Morina N, 2024, 'Emotion regulation profiles in Syrian refugees and migrants in Germany: self-efficacy, resilience and well-being comparisons', BMJ Mental Health, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjment-2024-301099

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

Specker P; Sheppes G; Nickerson A, 2024, 'Does Emotion Regulation Flexibility Work? Investigating the Effectiveness of Regulatory Selection Flexibility in Managing Negative Affect', Social Psychological and Personality Science, 15, pp. 561 - 569, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/19485506231189002

Kurath J; Bryant RA; Nickerson A; Schnyder U; Schick M; Morina N, 2024, 'Attachment, emotion regulation, and their roles in refugee post-traumatic stress and post-migration living difficulties', European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2024.2400834

Specker P; Nickerson A, 2024, 'Investigating the effectiveness of instructing emotion regulation flexibility to individuals with low and high anxiety', Anxiety Stress and Coping, 37, pp. 143 - 156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10615806.2023.2205641

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

Biscoe N; Bonson A; Nickerson A; Murphy D, 2023, 'Factors associated with exposure to potentially morally injurious events (PMIEs) and moral injury in a clinical sample of veterans', European Journal of Trauma and Dissociation, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejtd.2023.100343

Frankova I; Klymchuck V; Nickerson A; Sijbrandij M; Amstadter AB, 2023, 'A summary of the 38th Annual International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Presidential Panel: How the traumatic stress community can assist individuals affected by the war in Ukraine', Journal of Traumatic Stress, 36, pp. 682 - 690, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jts.22945

Tissue A; Specker P; Hoffman J; Uppal S; Cloitre M; Neuner F; O’Donnell M; Nickerson A, 2023, 'Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation for Refugees Integrated With Narrative Exposure Therapy: A Case Study on the Treatment of PTSD and Emotion Dysregulation for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers', Clinical Case Studies, 22, pp. 285 - 306, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/15346501221133315

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

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

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

Rostami R; Wells R; Solaimani J; Berle D; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Silove D; Nickerson A; O'Donnell M; Bryant R; McFarlane A; Steel Z, 2022, 'The mental health of Farsi-Dari speaking asylum-seeking children and parents facing insecure residency in Australia', Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100548

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

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