By Professor Angela Marissa Nickerson

Journal articles

Hoffman J; Nickerson A, 2022, 'The Impact of Moral-Injury Cognitions on Psychological Outcomes in Refugees: An Experimental Investigation', Clinical Psychological Science, 10, pp. 603 - 621, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/21677026211039516

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

Lenferink LIM; Nickerson A; Kashyap S; de Keijser J; Boelen PA, 2022, 'Associations of Dimensions of Anger With Distress Following Traumatic Bereavement', Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy, 16, pp. 176 - 183, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tra0001275

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

Hoffman J; Nickerson A, 2022, 'An Experimental Investigation of the Impact of Blame Appraisals and Moral Injury Beliefs on Psychological Outcomes', Cognitive Therapy and Research, 46, pp. 319 - 332, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10608-021-10264-y

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

Specker P; Nickerson A, 2022, 'An Experimental Investigation of Spontaneous Emotion Regulation Variability, Negative Affect, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Traumatized Refugees', Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tra0001217

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

Spaaij J; Schick M; Bryant RA; Schnyder U; Znoj H; Nickerson A; Morina N, 2021, 'An exploratory study of embitterment in traumatized refugees', BMC Psychology, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40359-021-00599-2

Bryant RA; Edwards B; Creamer M; O’Donnell M; Forbes D; Felmingham KL; Silove D; Steel Z; McFarlane AC; Van Hooff M; Nickerson A; Hadzi-Pavlovic D, 2021, 'Prolonged grief in refugees, parenting behaviour and children’s mental health', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 55, pp. 863 - 873, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867420967420

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

Hoffman J; Nickerson A, 2021, 'The Impact of Moral-Based Appraisals on Psychological Outcomes in Response to Analogue Trauma: An Experimental Paradigm of Moral Injury', Cognitive Therapy and Research, 45, pp. 494 - 507, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10608-020-10172-7

van Heemstra HE; Scholte WF; Nickerson A; Boelen PA, 2021, 'Can circumstances be softened? Self-efficacy, post-migratory stressors, and mental health among refugees', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, pp. 1 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041440

Scharpf F; Kaltenbach E; Nickerson A; Hecker T, 2021, 'A systematic review of socio-ecological factors contributing to risk and protection of the mental health of refugee children and adolescents', Clinical Psychology Review, 83, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2020.101930

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

Wicki B; Spiller TR; Schick M; Schnyder U; Bryant RA; Nickerson A; Morina N, 2021, 'A network analysis of postmigration living difficulties in refugees and asylum seekers', European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2021.1975941

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

Olff M; Primasari I; Qing Y; Coimbra BM; Hovnanyan A; Grace E; Williamson RE; Hoeboer CM; Aakvaag HF; Ajdukovic D; Anastassiou-Hadjicharalambous X; Bakker A; Bröcker EE; Cantoni L; Cloitre M; de Soir ELJL; DraganDragan M; Dyregrov A; El-Hage W; Ford JD; Haagsma JA; Javakhishvili JD; Kassam-Adams N; Kristensen CH; Langevin R; Lanza JA; Lueger-Schuster B; Manickam LS; Marengo D; Mello MF; Nickerson A; Oe M; Heval Ozgen M; Rabellino D; Sales L; Salgado C; Schellong J; Schnyder U; Seedat S; Semenova NB; Smith AJ; Sobczak S; June ter Heide J; Vazquez C; Videira Pinto J; Wagner AC; Wang L; Zrnic I, 2021, 'Mental health responses to COVID-19 around the world', European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2021.1929754

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S2045796021000068

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

Olff M; Bakker A; Frewen P; Aakvaag H; Ajdukovic D; Brewer D; Elmore Borbon DL; Cloitre M; Hyland P; Kassam-Adams N; Knefel M; Lanza JA; Lueger-Schuster B; Nickerson A; Oe M; Pfaltz MC; Salgado C; Seedat S; Wagner A; Schnyder U, 2020, 'Screening for consequences of trauma–an update on the global collaboration on traumatic stress', European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2020.1752504

Lacour O; Morina N; Spaaij J; Nickerson A; Schnyder U; von Känel R; Bryant RA; Schick M, 2020, 'Prolonged Grief Disorder Among Refugees in Psychological Treatment—Association With Self-Efficacy and Emotion Regulation', Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00526

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

Byrow Y; Pajak R; Specker P; Nickerson A, 2020, 'Perceptions of mental health and perceived barriers to mental health help-seeking amongst refugees: A systematic review', Clinical Psychology Review, 75, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2019.101812

Bryant RA; Edwards B; Creamer M; O’Donnell M; Forbes D; Felmingham KL; Silove D; Steel Z; McFarlane AC; van Hooff M; Nickerson A; Hadzi-Pavlovic D, 2020, 'A population study of prolonged grief in refugees', Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S2045796019000386

Lenferink LIM; Nickerson A; de Keijser J; Smid GE; Boelen PA, 2020, 'Trajectories of grief, depression, and posttraumatic stress in disaster-bereaved people', Depression and Anxiety, 37, pp. 35 - 44, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/da.22850

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

Liddell BJ; Nickerson A; Felmingham KL; Malhi GS; Cheung J; Den M; Askovic M; Coello M; Aroche J; Bryant RA, 2019, 'Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Profiles in Traumatized Refugees', Journal of Traumatic Stress, 32, pp. 822 - 832, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jts.22453

Liddell BJ; Nickerson A; Sartor L; Ivancic L; Bryant RA, 2019, 'Corrigendum to “The generational gap: Mental disorder prevalence and disability amongst first and second generation immigrants in Australia” [J. Psychiatr Res. 83 (2016):103–111](S0022395616302370)(10.1016/j.jpsychires.2016.08.011)', Journal of Psychiatric Research, 118, pp. 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2019.08.006

Lenferink LIM; Nickerson A; de Keijser J; Smid GE; Boelen PA, 2019, 'Reciprocal Associations Among Symptom Levels of Disturbed Grief, Posttraumatic Stress, and Depression Following Traumatic Loss: A Four-Wave Cross-Lagged Study', Clinical Psychological Science, 7, pp. 1330 - 1339, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2167702619858288

Nickerson A; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Edwards B; O’Donnell M; Creamer M; Felmingham KL; Forbes D; McFarlane AC; Silove D; Steel Z; van Hoof M; Bryant RA, 2019, 'Identifying distinctive psychological symptom profiles among a nationally representative sample of refugees resettled in Australia', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 53, pp. 908 - 919, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867419846403

Byrow Y; Pajak R; McMahon T; Rajouria A; Nickerson A, 2019, 'Barriers to mental health help-seeking amongst refugee men', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16152634

Bryant RA; Kenny L; Rawson N; Cahill C; Joscelyne A; Garber B; Tockar J; Dawson K; Nickerson A, 2019, 'Efficacy of exposure-based cognitive behaviour therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder in emergency service personnel: A randomised clinical trial', Psychological Medicine, 49, pp. 1565 - 1573, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291718002234

Nickerson A; Liddell BJ; Keegan D; Edwards B; Felmingham KL; Forbes D; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; McFarlane AC; O'Donnell M; Silove D; Steel Z; Van Hooff M; Bryant RA, 2019, 'Longitudinal association between trust, psychological symptoms and community engagement in resettled refugees', Psychological Medicine, 49, pp. 1661 - 1669, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291718002246

Liddell BJ; Cheung J; Outhred T; Das P; Malhi GS; Felmingham KL; Nickerson A; Den M; Askovic M; Coello M; Aroche J; Bryant RA, 2019, 'Neural Correlates of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms, Trauma Exposure, and Postmigration Stress in Response to Fear Faces in Resettled Refugees', Clinical Psychological Science, 7, pp. 811 - 825, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2167702619841047

Newnham EA; Pearman A; Olinga-Shannon S; Nickerson A, 2019, 'The mental health effects of visa insecurity for refugees and people seeking asylum: a latent class analysis', International Journal of Public Health, 64, pp. 763 - 772, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-019-01249-6

Forbes D; Nickerson A; Bryant RA; Creamer M; Silove D; McFarlane AC; Van Hooff M; Phelps A; Felmingham KL; Malhi GS; Steel Z; Fredrickson J; Alkemade N; O’Donnell M, 2019, 'The impact of post-traumatic stress disorder symptomatology on quality of life: The sentinel experience of anger, hypervigilance and restricted affect', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 53, pp. 336 - 349, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867418772917

Spiller TR; Liddell BJ; Schick M; Morina N; Schnyder U; Pfaltz M; Bryant RA; Nickerson A, 2019, 'Emotional Reactivity, Emotion Regulation Capacity, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Traumatized Refugees: An Experimental Investigation', Journal of Traumatic Stress, 32, pp. 32 - 41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jts.22371

Hoffman J; Liddell B; Bryant RA; Nickerson A, 2019, 'A latent profile analysis of moral injury appraisals in refugees', European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2019.1686805

Specker P; Nickerson A, 2019, 'Investigating the relationship between distinctive patterns of emotion regulation, trauma exposure and psychopathology among refugees resettled in Australia: a latent class analysis', European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2019.1661814

Nickerson A; Hoffman J; Schick M; Schnyder U; Bryant RA; Morina N, 2018, 'A Longitudinal Investigation of Moral Injury Appraisals Amongst Treatment-Seeking Refugees', Frontiers in Psychiatry, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00667

Boelen PA; Lenferink LIM; Nickerson A; Smid GE, 2018, 'Evaluation of the factor structure, prevalence, and validity of disturbed grief in DSM-5 and ICD-11', Journal of Affective Disorders, 240, pp. 79 - 87, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2018.07.041

Hoffman J; Liddell B; Bryant RA; Nickerson A, 2018, 'The relationship between moral injury appraisals, trauma exposure, and mental health in refugees', Depression and Anxiety, 35, pp. 1030 - 1039, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/da.22787

Schick M; Morina N; Mistridis P; Schnyder U; Bryant RA; Nickerson A, 2018, 'Changes in post-migration living difficulties predict treatment outcome in traumatized refugees', Frontiers in Psychiatry, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00476

Lau W; Silove D; Edwards B; Forbes D; Bryant R; McFarlane A; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Steel Z; Nickerson A; Van Hooff M; Felmingham K; Cowlishaw S; Alkemade N; Kartal D; O'Donnell M, 2018, 'Adjustment of refugee children and adolescents in Australia: Outcomes from wave three of the Building a New Life in Australia study', BMC Medicine, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-018-1124-5

Dowd R; Hunter J; Liddell B; McAdam J; Nickerson A; Bryant R, 2018, 'Filling gaps and verifying facts: Assumptions and credibility assessment in the Australian Refugee Review Tribunal', International Journal of Refugee Law, 30, pp. 71 - 103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ijrl/eey017

Le L; Morina N; Schnyder U; Schick M; Bryant RA; Nickerson A, 2018, 'The effects of perceived torture controllability on symptom severity of posttraumatic stress, depression and anger in refugees and asylum seekers: A path analysis', Psychiatry Research, 264, pp. 143 - 150, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2018.03.055

Specker P; Liddell BJ; Byrow Y; Bryant RA; Nickerson A, 2018, 'A factor analytic investigation of DSM-5 PTSD symptoms in a culturally diverse sample of refugees resettled in Australia', Conflict and Health, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13031-018-0155-z

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