By Professor Susan Rees

Books

, 2012, Mental health and human rights: Vision, praxis, and courage, Dudley MJ; Silove DM; Gale F, (eds.), Oxford University Press, United Kingdom

Book Chapters

Fisher J; McKelvie S; Rees S, 2020, 'Interpersonal Violence and Perinatal Mental Health', in Mental Health and Illness Worldwide, Springer Singapore, pp. 357 - 375, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2369-9_26

Fisher J; McKelvie S; Rees S, 2020, 'Interpersonal Violence and Perinatal Mental Health', in Mental Health and Illness Worldwide, Springer Singapore, pp. 1 - 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0371-4_26-2

Fazel M; Rees S; Silove D, 2020, 'Refugees and populations exposed to mass conflict', in Geddes JR; Andreasen NC; Goodwin GM (ed.), New Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry, Oxford University Press, pp. 1401 - 1412, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198713005.003.0138

Silove D; Tay A; Rees S, 2019, 'Psychotherapy for refugees and other populations exposed to conflict', in Global Mental Health and Psychotherapy: Adapting Psychotherapy for Low- and Middle-Income Countries, pp. 341 - 362, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-814932-4.00016-1

Silove D; Tay A; Rees S, 2019, '16 Psychotherapy for refugees and other populations exposed to conflict', in Global Mental Health and Psychotherapy, Elsevier, pp. 341 - 362, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-814932-4.00016-1

Fisher J; McKelvie S; Rees S, 2019, 'Interpersonal Violence and Perinatal Mental Health', in Mental Health and Illness Worldwide, Springer Singapore, pp. 1 - 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0371-4_26-1

Silove D; Rees S; Steel Z, 2012, 'Descent into the Dark Ages', in Mental Health and Human Rights, Oxford University Press, pp. 255 - 263, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199213962.003.0016

Silove DM; Steel Z; Rees S, 2012, 'Descent into the Dark Ages Torture and its Perceived Legitimacy in Contemporary Times', in Dudley M; Silove D; Gale F (ed.), Mental health and human rights: Vision, praxis, and courage, Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 255 - 263

Rees S; Silove D, 2012, 'Human Rights in the Real World', in Mental Health and Human Rights, Oxford University Press, pp. 599 - 610, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199213962.003.0043

Silove D; Rees S, 2010, 'Paternalism or autonomy? Ethics, ideology, and science in refugee mental health interventions', in Mental Health of Refugees and Asylum Seekers, Oxford University Press, pp. 263 - 274, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199557226.003.0018

Journal articles

McKeon G; Rosenbaum S; Whitten T; Tay AK; Moussa B; Hassoun F; Rees S, 2025, 'The association and impact of psychological and social factors on physical activity levels amongst women in the Australian WATCH longitudinal study', Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 79, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102844

Lupton D; Whitten T; Tay AK; Beek K; Green M; Hassoun F; Moussa B; Silove D; Rees S, 2025, 'Mental health and psychosocial factors predicting concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine among refugee background and Australian-born women', Vaccine, 58, pp. 127251 - 127251, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127251

Sherif B; Hocking DC; Asghari-Jafarabadi M; Rees S; Sundram S, 2025, 'Australian immigration detention health study protocol: A prospective, mixed-methods cohort study examining the physical and mental health of refugees and asylum seekers', BMJ Open, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-096031

Wheatley L; Mastrogiovanni C; Pebole M; McKeon G; Rosenbaum S; Rees S; Teasdale SB, 2024, 'Physical activity levels and sedentary behavior in people who have experienced gender-based violence: A systematic review', Mental Health and Physical Activity, 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100596

Rees SJ; Moussa B, 2024, 'Invisible wounds of the Israel–Gaza war in Australia', Medical Journal of Australia, 220, pp. 4 - 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.52168

Wheatley L; Rosenbaum S; Mastrogiovanni C; Pebole M; Wells R; Rees S; Teasdale S; McKeon G, 2024, 'Readiness of Exercise Physiologists, Physiotherapists and Other Allied Health Professionals to Respond to Gender-Based Violence: A Mixed-Methods Study', Violence Against Women, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10778012241257245

Wells R; Klein L; Mohsin M; Greene MC; Fisher J; Silove D; Steel Z; Rees S, 2024, 'Longitudinal Protective Factors against Intimate Partner Violence for Women Born in Australia and Women from Refugee Backgrounds', WOMEN, 4, pp. 317 - 331, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/women4030024

Tay AK; Mohsin M; Foo CYS; Rees S; Silove D, 2023, 'Long-term efficacy of brief psychological treatments for common mental disorders in Myanmar refugees in Malaysia: 12-month follow-up of a randomized, active-controlled trial of integrative adapt therapy v. cognitive behavioral therapy', Psychological Medicine, 53, pp. 6055 - 6067, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291722003245

Wheatley L; McKeon G; Pebole M; Wells R; Rees S; B. Ward P; Rosenbaum S, 2023, 'Gender-Based Violence is a Blind Spot for Sports and Exercise Medicine Professionals', Sports Medicine, 53, pp. 1491 - 1493, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40279-022-01742-8

Reilly L; Adams M; Diamond B; Deemal P; Diamond J; Koometra C; Silove D; Rees S, 2023, 'Enabling dads and improving First Nations adolescent mental health: a pragmatic randomised controlled study', BMJ Open, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072202

Rees SJ; Mohsin M; Tay AK; Moussa B; Klein L; Nadar N; Hussain F; Krishna Y; Khalil B; Yousif M; Silove D; Fisher J, 2023, 'COVID-19 stressors and mental health problems amongst women who arrived as refugees and those born in Australia', Plos Global Public Health, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0002073

Rees SJ; Hamad N, 2023, 'The need to accelerate COVID-19 education across medical schools', International Journal of Medical Education, 14, pp. 75 - 76, http://dx.doi.org/10.5116/ijme.6488.1a6e

Greene MC; Ventevogel P; Likindikoki SL; Bonz AG; Turner R; Rees S; Misinzo L; Njau T; Mbwambo JKK; Tol WA, 2023, 'Why local concepts matter: Using cultural expressions of distress to explore the construct validity of research instruments to measure mental health problems among Congolese women in Nyarugusu refugee camp', Transcultural Psychiatry, 60, pp. 496 - 507, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13634615221122626

Rees S; Fisher J, 2023, 'Forced migration, trauma, and the risk of mental health disorders among women in the perinatal period', Lancet Public Health, 8, pp. e166 - e167, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(23)00009-9

Rees SJ; Mohsin M; Kuowei Tay A; Moussa B; Klein L; Nadar N; Hussain F; Krishna Y; Khalil B; Yousif M; Silove D; Fisher J, 2023, 'Correction: COVID-19 stressors and mental health problems amongst women who arrived as refugees and those born in Australia.', PLOS Glob Public Health, 3, pp. e0002455, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0002455

Rees SJ; Mohsin M; Tay AK; Moussa B; Klein L; Nadar N; Hussain F; Krishna Y; Khalil B; Yousif M; Silove D; Fisher J, 2023, 'Correction: COVID-19 stressors and mental health problems amongst women who arrived as refugees and those born in Australia.', PLOS Glob Public Health, 3, pp. e0002666, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0002666

Nguyen TA; Mohsin M; Moussa B; Fisher J; Nadar N; Hassoun F; Khalil B; Youssef M; Krishna Y; Kalucy M; Rees S, 2023, 'Determinants of Antenatal Education and Breastfeeding Uptake in Refugee-Background and Australian-Born Women', WOMEN, 3, pp. 263 - 280, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/women3020020

Tay AK; Mohsin M; Rees S; Silove D, 2022, 'Prevalence and correlates of DSM-IV and DSM-5 Intermittent Explosive Disorder amongst Myanmar refugees living in Malaysia: a population-based study', Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S2045796022000257

Rees S; Mohsin M; Moussa B; Fisher J; Steel Z; Nadar N; Hassoun F; Khalil B; Youssef M; Krishna Y, 2022, 'Cohort profile: intimate partner violence and mental health among women from refugee background and a comparison group of Australian-born - the WATCH cohort study', BMJ Open, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051887

Rees SJ; Mohsin M; Klein L; Steel Z; Tol W; Dadds M; Eapen V; Da Costa Z; Savio E; Tam N; Silove D, 2022, 'The impact of maternal depressive symptoms and traumatic events on early childhood mental health in conflict-affected Timor-Leste', Bjpsych Open, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2022.20

Reilly L; Adams M; Rees SJ, 2021, 'The Intensifying Threat of COVID-19 among First Nations People of Australia: Making Up for Lost Time', JAMA Health Forum, 2, pp. E214356, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.4356

Claire Greene M; Bencomo C; Rees S; Ventevogel P; Likindikoki S; Nemiro A; Bonz A; Mbwambo JKK; Tol WA; McGovern TM, 2021, 'Multilevel determinants of integrated service delivery for intimate partner violence and mental health in humanitarian settings', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312484

Hicks MHR; Mohsin M; Silove D; Fisher J; Moussa B; Steel Z; Nancarrow H; Nadar N; Klein L; Hasoun F; Yousif M; Khalil B; Krishna Y; Rees SJ, 2021, 'Attitudes towards gender roles and prevalence of intimate partner violence perpetrated against pregnant and postnatal women: Differences between women immigrants from conflict-affected countries and women born in Australia', Plos One, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255105

Baker JR; Silove D; Horswood D; Al-Shammari A; Mohsin M; Rees S; Eapen V, 2021, 'Psychological distress, resettlement stress, and lower school engagement among Arabicspeaking refugee parents in Sydney, Australia: A cross-sectional cohort study', Plos Medicine, 18, pp. e1003512, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003512

Tay AK; Rees S; Kareth M; Mohsin M; Tam N; Silove D, 2021, 'Associations between family-level adversity and society-level trauma with emotional and behavioural problems amongst children of West Papuan refugees', European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 30, pp. 909 - 920, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00787-020-01569-6

Claire Greene M; Likindikoki S; Rees S; Bonz A; Kaysen D; Misinzo L; Njau T; Kiluwa S; Turner R; Ventevogel P; Mbwambo JKK; Tol WA, 2021, 'Evaluation of an integrated intervention to reduce psychological distress and intimate partner violence in refugees: Results from the Nguvu cluster randomized feasibility trial', Plos One, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252982

Rees SJ; Wells R; Mohsin M; Nadar N; Moussa B; Hassoun F; Yousif M; Khalil B; Krishna Y; Nancarrow H; Silove D; Fisher J, 2021, 'The Association between Intimate Partner Violence, Depression and Influenza-like Illness Experienced by Pregnant Women in Australia', WOMEN, 1, pp. 192 - 203, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/women1040017

Rees S; Wells R, 2020, 'Bushfires, COVID-19 and the urgent need for an Australian Task Force on gender, mental health and disaster', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 54, pp. 1135 - 1136, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867420954276

Rees S; Fisher J, 2020, 'COVID-19 and the Mental Health of People From Refugee Backgrounds', International Journal of Health Services, 50, pp. 415 - 417, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0020731420942475

Tay AK; Mung HK; Miah MAA; Balasundaram S; Ventevogel P; Badrudduza M; Khan S; Morgan K; Rees S; Mohsin M; Silove D, 2020, 'An Integrative Adapt Therapy for common mental health symptoms and adaptive stress amongst Rohingya, Chin, and Kachin refugees living in Malaysia: A randomized controlled trial', Plos Medicine, 17, pp. e1003073, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/JOURNAL.PMED.1003073

Silove D; Mohsin M; Klein L; Tam NDJ; Dadds M; Eapen V; Tol WA; Da Costa Z; Savio E; Soares R; Steel Z; Rees SJ, 2020, 'Longitudinal path analysis of depressive symptoms and functioning among women of child-rearing age in postconflict Timor-Leste', BMJ Global Health, 5, pp. e002039, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2019-002039

Tay AK; Rees S; Miah MAA; Khan S; Badrudduza M; Morgan K; Fadil Azim D; Balasundaram S; Silove D, 2019, 'Functional impairment as a proxy measure indicating high rates of trauma exposure, post-migration living difficulties, common mental disorders, and poor health amongst Rohingya refugees in Malaysia', Translational Psychiatry, 9, pp. 213, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41398-019-0537-z

Greene MC; Rees S; Likindikoki S; Bonz AG; Joscelyne A; Kaysen D; Nixon RDV; Njau T; Tankink MTA; Tiwari A; Ventevogel P; Mbwambo JKK; Tol WA, 2019, 'Developing an integrated intervention to address intimate partner violence and psychological distress in Congolese refugee women in Tanzania', Conflict and Health, 13, pp. 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13031-019-0222-0

Rees S; Simpson L; McCormack CA; Moussa B; Amanatidis S, 2019, 'Believe #metoo: Sexual violence and interpersonal disclosure experiences among women attending a sexual assault service in Australia: A mixed-methods study', BMJ Open, 9, pp. e026773, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026773

Tay AK; Rees S; Tam N; Kareth M; Silove D, 2019, 'Defining a combined constellation of complicated bereavement and PTSD and the psychosocial correlates associated with the pattern amongst refugees from West Papua', Psychological Medicine, 49, pp. 1481 - 1489, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291718002027

Tay AK; Mohsin M; Rees S; Tam N; Kareth M; Silove D, 2019, 'The structure and psychosocial correlates of complicated bereavement amongst refugees from West Papua', Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 54, pp. 771 - 780, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00127-019-01666-1

Tay A; Miah MA; Khan S; Badrudduza M; Alam R; Balasundaram S; Rees S; Morgan K; Silove D, 2019, 'Implementing Integrative Adapt Therapy with Rohingya refugees in Malaysia: A training-implementation model involving lay counsellors', Intervention, 17, pp. 267 - 277, http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/INTV.INTV_45_19

Rees SJ; Fisher JR; Steel Z; Mohsin M; Nadar N; Moussa B; Hassoun F; Yousif M; Krishna Y; Khalil B; Mugo J; Tay AK; Klein L; Silove D, 2019, 'Prevalence and risk factors of major depressive disorder among women at public antenatal clinics from refugee, conflict-affected, and Australian-Born Backgrounds', JAMA Network Open, 2, pp. e193442, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.3442

Horswood D; Baker J; Fazel M; Rees S; Heslop L; Silove D, 2019, 'School factors related to the emotional wellbeing and resettlement outcomes of students from refugee backgrounds: Protocol for a systematic review', Systematic Reviews, 8, pp. 107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13643-019-1016-6

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