By Scientia Professor Richard Allan Bryant

Journal articles

Purgato M; Tedeschi F; Turrini G; Cadorin C; Compri B; Muriago G; Ostuzzi G; Pinucci I; Prina E; Serra R; Tarsitani L; Witteveen AB; Roversi A; Melchior M; McDaid D; Park AL; Petri-Romão P; Kalisch R; Underhill J; Bryant R; Mediavilla Torres R; Ayuso-Mateos JL; Felez Nobrega M; Haro JM; Sijbrandij M; Nosè M; Barbui C, 2025, 'Effectiveness of a stepped-care programme of WHO psychological interventions in a population of migrants: results from the RESPOND randomized controlled trial', World Psychiatry, 24, pp. 120 - 130, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/wps.21281

Bryant RA, 2025, 'What exactly is post-traumatic stress disorder?', World Psychiatry, 24, pp. 81 - 82, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/wps.21270

Kohrt BA; Pedersen GA; Schafer A; Carswell K; Rupp F; Jordans MJD; West E; Akellot J; Collins PY; Contreras C; Galea JT; Gebrekristos F; Mathai M; Metz K; Morina N; Mwenge MM; Steen F; Willhoite A; van Ommeren M; Underhill J, 2025, 'Competency-based training and supervision: development of the WHO-UNICEF Ensuring Quality in Psychosocial and Mental Health Care (EQUIP) initiative', Lancet Psychiatry, 12, pp. 67 - 80, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(24)00183-4

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

O’Connor M; Vang ML; Bryant RA; Buur C; Komischke-Konnerup KB; Frostholm L; Ladegaard N, 2025, 'Development and validation of the Aarhus Structured Clinical Interview for Prolonged Grief Disorder in ICD-11 and DSM-5-TR (A-PGDi)', European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2025.2511373

Meaney T; Yadav V; Galatzer-Levy I; Bryant R, 2025, 'Digital Phenotypes of the Diminished Capacity for Consummatory and Anticipatory Pleasure', Emotion, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/emo0001503

Keyan D; Dawson KS; Yadav S; Azevedo S; Choi-Christou J; Maliakkal DJ; Pillai MK; Chokani R; Thomas E; George TS; Bryant RA, 2025, 'Efficacy of a peer-delivered group psychological intervention to reduce psychological distress among university students in India: a randomised controlled trial using an active control condition', European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2025.2503603

de Graaff AM; Habashneh R; Fanatseh S; Keyan D; Akhtar A; Abualhaija A; Faroun M; Aqel IS; Dardas L; Servili C; van Ommeren M; Bryant R; Carswell K, 2025, 'Evaluation of a Guided Chatbot Intervention for Young People in Jordan: Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial', Jmir Mental Health, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/63515

Creamer M; Bryant R; Lehrner A; Rothbaum BO; Ruzek JI; Schnurr PP, 2025, 'Harnessing psychedelics for treating posttraumatic stress disorder: Does the science support all the hype?', Journal of Traumatic Stress, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jts.23163

Hemmo M; Akhtar A; Kohrt BA; Pedersen G; Alkamel AF; Martin-Sölch C; Schafer A; Spaaij J; Bryant R; Morina N, 2025, 'Piloting Competency Assessments for an Evidence-Based Brief Psychological Intervention with Arabic-Speaking Non-Specialists in Switzerland', Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2025.10023

Karam EG; Al Barathie J; Hayek F; Mascayano F; Susser E; Bryant R, 2025, 'Recall bias secondary to major trauma: results from a prospective study of the Beirut Port Blast', European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2025.2494360

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

Keyan D; Hall J; Jordan S; Watts S; Au T; Dawson KS; Sway RA; Crawford J; Sorsdahl K; Luitel NP; de Graaff AM; Ghalayini H; Habashneh R; El-Dardery H; Fanatseh S; Malik A; Servili C; Faroun M; Abualhaija A; Said Aqel I; Hamdani SU; Dardas L; Akhtar A; Bryant RA; Carswell K, 2025, 'The development of a World Health Organization transdiagnostic chatbot intervention for distressed adolescents and young adults', Frontiers in Digital Health, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2025.1528580

McConkey KM; Bryant RA; Barnier AJ; Polito V, 2025, 'The Rhythm and the Reach of Hypnosis: Reflections on and Interactions With Selected Work of Steven Jay Lynn', Psychology of Consciousness Theory Research and Practice, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/cns0000427

Dell L; Madden K; Baur J; Sbisa A; McFarlane A; VanHooff M; Bryant R; Lawrence-Wood E, 2025, 'Trauma, resilience and significant relationships: Sex differences in protective factors for military mental health', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 59, pp. 48 - 59, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674241286818

Tan L; Deady M; Mead O; Foright RM; Brenneman EM; Bryant RA; Harvey SB, 2025, 'Yoga Resilience Training to Prevent the Development of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Active-Duty First Responders: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial', Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy, 17, pp. 1108 - 1116, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tra0001667

Bryant RA; Habashneh R; Ghatasheh M; Malik A; Aqel IS; Dawson KS; Watts S; Jordans MJD; Brown FL; Van Ommeren M; Akhtar A, 2024, 'Twelve-month follow-up of a controlled trial of a brief behavioural intervention to reduce psychological distress in young adolescent Syrian refugees', Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S2045796024000817

Bryant RA, 2024, 'Challenges for the Moral Injury Construct', Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 93, pp. 372 - 375, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000541281

Roos R; Witteveen AB; Ayuso-Mateos JL; Barbui C; Bryant RA; Felez-Nobrega M; Figueiredo N; Kalisch R; Haro JM; McDaid D; Mediavilla R; Melchior M; Nicaise P; Park AL; Petri-Romão P; Purgato M; van Straten A; Tedeschi F; Underhill J; Sijbrandij M, 2024, 'Correction: Effectiveness of a scalable, remotely delivered stepped-care intervention to reduce symptoms of psychological distress among Polish migrant workers in the Netherlands: study protocol for the RESPOND randomised controlled trial (BMC Psychiatry, (2023), 23, 1, (801), 10.1186/s12888-023-05288-5)', BMC Psychiatry, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-05475-4

He Q; Wang W; Xu D; Xiong Y; Tao C; You C; Ma L; Ma J; Nievergelt CM; Maihofer AX; Klengel T; Atkinson EG; Chen CY; Choi KW; Coleman JRI; Dalvie S; Duncan LE; Logue MW; Provost AC; Ratanatharathorn A; Stein MB; Torres K; Aiello AE; Almli LM; Amstadter AB; Andersen SB; Andreassen OA; Arbisi PA; Ashley-Koch AE; Austin SB; Avdibegovic E; Babić D; Bækvad-Hansen M; Baker DG; Beckham JC; Bierut LJ; Bisson JI; Boks MP; Bolger EA; Børglum AD; Bradley B; Brashear M; Breen G; Bryant RA; Bustamante AC; Bybjerg-Grauholm J; Calabrese JR; Caldas-de-Almeida JM; Dale AM; Daly MJ; Daskalakis NP; Deckert J; Delahanty DL; Dennis MF; Disner SG; Domschke K; Dzubur-Kulenovic A; Erbes CR; Evans A; Farrer LA; Feeny NC; Flory JD; Forbes D; Franz CE; Galea S; Garrett ME; Gelaye B; Gelernter J; Geuze E; Gillespie C; Uka AG; Gordon SD; Guffanti G; Hammamieh R; Harnal S; Hauser MA; Heath AC; Hemmings SMJ; Hougaard DM; Jakovljevic M; Jett M; Johnson EO; Jones I; Jovanovic T; Qin XJ; Junglen AG; Karstoft KI; Kaufman ML; Kessler RC; Khan A; Kimbrel NA; King AP; Koen N; Kranzler HR; Kremen WS; Lawford BR; Lebois LAM; Lewis CE; Linnstaedt SD; Lori A, 2024, 'Potential causal association between gut microbiome and posttraumatic stress disorder', Translational Psychiatry, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41398-024-02765-7

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

Brown FL; Steen F; Taha K; Koppenol-Gonzalez GV; Aoun M; Bryant R; Jordans MJD, 2024, 'Validation of Arabic versions of the child psychosocial distress screener and pediatric symptom checklist for young adolescents living in vulnerable communities in Lebanon', International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13033-024-00640-y

Bryant RA; Breukelaar IA; Williamson T; Felmingham K; Williams LM; Korgaonkar MS, 2024, 'The neural connectome of suicidality in adults with mood and anxiety disorders', Nature Mental Health, 2, pp. 1342 - 1349, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s44220-024-00325-y

de Graaff AM; Cuijpers P; Elsawy M; Hunaidy S; Kieft B; Gorgis N; Twisk JWR; Zakarian Y; Bouman TK; Lommen MJJ; Acarturk C; Bryant R; McDaid D; Morina N; La Park A; Ventevogel P; Sijbrandij M, 2024, 'The effectiveness of Problem Management Plus at 1-year follow-up for Syrian refugees in a high-income setting', Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S2045796024000519

Sever CA; Cuijpers P; Dawson KS; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Akhtar A; Bryant RA; Sijbrandij M, 2024, 'Addressing challenges faced by young refugees in the Netherlands: Adapting problem management plus (PM+) with an emotional processing module', Global Mental Health, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2024.93

Keane TM; Rauch SAM; Bryant RA, 2024, 'What I was thinking/what I would do differently: Clinical research', Journal of Traumatic Stress, 37, pp. 724 - 730, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jts.23084

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

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

Bryant RA; Dawson KS; Azevedo S; Yadav S; Cahill C; Kenny L; Maccallum F; Tran J; Rawson N; Tockar J; Garber B; Keyan D, 2024, 'A pilot study of the role of the BDNF Val66Met polymorphism in response to exercise-augmented exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder', Psychoneuroendocrinology, 167, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2024.107106

Schlechter P; Bryant RA; Morina N, 2024, 'Do aversive well-being comparisons mediate the effects of childhood adversity on anxiety and depression?', Child Abuse and Neglect, 154, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.106938

Hamdani SU; Huma ZE; Malik A; Tamizuddin-Nizami A; Javed H; Minhas FA; Jordans MJD; Sijbrandij M; Suleman N; Baneen UU; Bryant RA; van Ommeren M; Rahman A; Wang D, 2024, 'Effectiveness of a group psychological intervention to reduce psychosocial distress in adolescents in Pakistan: a single-blind, cluster randomised controlled trial', Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, 8, pp. 559 - 570, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(24)00101-9

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, 17, pp. 1013 - 1022, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tra0001739

Bryant RA; Azevedo S; Yadav S; Cahill C; Kenny L; Maccallum F; Tran J; Choi-Christou J; Rawson N; Tockar J; Garber B; Keyan D; Dawson KS, 2024, 'Cognitive Behavior Therapy vs Mindfulness in Treatment of Prolonged Grief Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial', JAMA Psychiatry, 81, pp. 646 - 654, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2024.0432

Evans HE; Sansom-Daly UM; Bryant RA, 2024, 'Attachment as a mechanism influencing end-of-life communication: An analogue investigation', Plos One, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0303652

Bryant RA; Hadzi-Pavlovic D, 2024, 'The Course of Symptoms Over Time in People With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder', Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy, 17, pp. 131 - 135, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tra0001710

Keyan D; Garland N; Choi-Christou J; Tran J; O’Donnell M; Bryant RA, 2024, 'A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Predictors of Response to Trauma-Focused Psychotherapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder', Psychological Bulletin, 150, pp. 767 - 797, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/bul0000438

Rief W; Asmundson GJG; Bryant RA; Clark DM; Ehlers A; Holmes EA; McNally RJ; Neufeld CB; Wilhelm S; Jaroszewski AC; Berg M; Haberkamp A; Hofmann SG, 2024, 'The future of psychological treatments: The Marburg Declaration', Clinical Psychology Review, 110, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2024.102417

Nievergelt CM; Maihofer AX; Atkinson EG; Chen CY; Choi KW; Coleman JRI; Daskalakis NP; Duncan LE; Polimanti R; Aaronson C; Amstadter AB; Andersen SB; Andreassen OA; Arbisi PA; Ashley-Koch AE; Austin SB; Avdibegoviç E; Babić D; Bacanu SA; Baker DG; Batzler A; Beckham JC; Belangero S; Benjet C; Bergner C; Bierer LM; Biernacka JM; Bierut LJ; Bisson JI; Boks MP; Bolger EA; Brandolino A; Breen G; Bressan RA; Bryant RA; Bustamante AC; Bybjerg-Grauholm J; Bækvad-Hansen M; Børglum AD; Børte S; Cahn L; Calabrese JR; Caldas-de-Almeida JM; Chatzinakos C; Cheema S; Clouston SAP; Colodro-Conde L; Coombes BJ; Cruz-Fuentes CS; Dale AM; Dalvie S; Davis LK; Deckert J; Delahanty DL; Dennis MF; Desarnaud F; DiPietro CP; Disner SG; Docherty AR; Domschke K; Dyb G; Kulenović AD; Edenberg HJ; Evans A; Fabbri C; Fani N; Farrer LA; Feder A; Feeny NC; Flory JD; Forbes D; Franz CE; Galea S; Garrett ME; Gelaye B; Gelernter J; Geuze E; Gillespie CF; Goleva SB; Gordon SD; Goçi A; Grasser LR; Guindalini C; Haas M; Hagenaars S; Hauser MA; Heath AC; Hemmings SMJ; Hesselbrock V; Hickie IB; Hogan K; Hougaard DM; Huang H; Huckins LM; Hveem K; Jakovljević M; Javanbakht A; Jenkins GD; Johnson J; Jones I, 2024, 'Genome-wide association analyses identify 95 risk loci and provide insights into the neurobiology of post-traumatic stress disorder', Nature Genetics, 56, pp. 792 - 808, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41588-024-01707-9

Lorant V; Smith P; Duveau C; Seeber K; Bryant RA; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Melchior M; Haró JM; Compagnoni MM; Corrao G; Ayuso-Mateos JL; Sijbrandij M; Nicaise P, 2024, 'Psychological distress and online advice-seeking in times of COVID-19: vertical and horizontal equity of an e-mental health strategy', Current Psychology, 43, pp. 18736 - 18747, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-04907-4

Keyan D; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Akhtar A; Dawson K; Koyiet PN; Bryant R, 2024, 'Dimensionality of the Swahili version of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) in a Kenyan population: A confirmatory factor analysis', Global Mental Health, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2024.46

Collins DAJ; Bryant RA; Gayed A; Harvey SB; Deady M, 2024, 'Relationship between trauma, psychological distress and help-seeking among corrective service workers', Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 81, pp. 217 - 219, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2023-109361

Pacella BJ; Cowlishaw S; Gibbs L; Bryant RA; Brady K; Gallagher C; Molyneaux R; Gibson K; Block K; Harms L; Forbes D; O'Donnell ML, 2024, 'Trajectory of adjustment difficulties following disaster: 10-year longitudinal cohort study', Bjpsych Open, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2024.3

Keyan D; Habashneh R; Akhtar A; El-Dardery H; Faroun M; Abualhaija A; Aqel IS; Dardas LA; Bryant R, 2024, 'Evaluating a stepped care model of psychological support for adults affected by adversity: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial in Jordan', BMJ Open, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078091

Kurath J; Akhtar A; Karyotaki E; Sijbrandij M; Cuijpers P; Bryant R; Morina N, 2024, 'What works for whom and why? Treatment effects and their moderators among forcibly displaced people receiving psychological and psychosocial interventions: study protocol for an individual patient data meta-analysis', BMJ Open, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078473

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

Mediavilla R; García-Vázquez B; McGreevy KR; Underhill J; Bayón C; Bravo-Ortiz MF; Muñoz-Sanjosé A; Haro JM; Monistrol-Mula A; Nicaise P; Petri-Romão P; McDaid D; Park AL; Melchior M; Vuillermoz C; Turrini G; Compri B; Purgato M; Roos R; Witteveen AB; Sijbrandij M; Bryant RA; Fuhr D; Ayuso-Mateos JL, 2024, 'Beyond effectiveness in eHealth trials: Process evaluation of a stepped-care programme to support healthcare workers with psychological distress (RESPOND-HCWs)', Digital Health, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20552076241287678

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

de Haan A; Meiser-Stedman R; Landolt MA; Kuhn I; Black MJ; Klaus K; Patel SD; Fisher DJ; Haag C; Ukoumunne OC; Jones BG; Flaiyah AM; Catani C; Dawson K; Bryant RA; de Roos C; Ertl V; Foa EB; Ford JD; Gilboa-Schechtman E; Tutus D; Hermenau K; Hecker T; Hultmann O; Axberg U; Jaberghaderi N; Jensen TK; Ormhaug SM; Kenardy J; Lindauer RJL; Diehle J; Murray LK; Kane JC; Peltonen K; Kangaslampi S; Robjant K; Koebach A; Rosner R; Rossouw J; Smith P; Tonge BJ; Hitchcock C; Dalgleish T, 2024, 'Efficacy and moderators of efficacy of cognitive behavioural therapies with a trauma focus in children and adolescents: an individual participant data meta-analysis of randomised trials', Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, 8, pp. 28 - 39, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(23)00253-5

Woodward A; Fuhr DC; Barry AS; Balabanova D; Sondorp E; Dieleman MA; Pratley P; Schoenberger SF; McKee M; Ilkkursun Z; Acarturk C; Burchert S; Knaevelsrud C; Brown FL; Steen F; Spaaij J; Morina N; de Graaff AM; Sijbrandij M; Cuijpers P; Bryant R; Akhtar A; Roberts B, 2024, 'Health system responsiveness to the mental health needs of Syrian refugees: mixed-methods rapid appraisals in eight host countries in Europe and the Middle East', Open Research Europe, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/openreseurope.15293.2

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