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| Wietse A TolSummaryAffiliation: HealthNet TPO Country: The Netherlands Publications
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Disability associated with psychiatric symptoms among torture survivors in rural NepalWietse A Tol
HealthNet TPO, Department of Public Health and Research, Tolstraat 127, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Nerv Ment Dis 195:463-9. 2007..Implications for refugees in Western settings are discussed. Complexity of the mental status of torture survivors indicates multidisciplinary treatment...
School-based mental health intervention for children affected by political violence in Indonesia: a cluster randomized trialWietse A Tol
HealthNet TPO, Department of Public Health and Research, Tolstraat 127, 1074 VJ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
JAMA 300:655-62. 2008..Childhood mental health problems are difficult to address in situations of ongoing poverty and political instability...
Practice-driven evaluation of a multi-layered psychosocial care package for children in areas of armed conflictM J D Jordans
Department of Research and Development, HealthNet TPO, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Community Ment Health J 47:267-77. 2011..Future replication should address therapist burden, cost reductions to increase sustainability and increase evidence for treatment efficacy...- Brief multi-disciplinary treatment for torture survivors in Nepal: a naturalistic comparative studyWietse A Tol
HealthNet TPO, Department of Public Health and Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Int J Soc Psychiatry 55:39-56. 2009..Little is known about the effectiveness of treatment for torture survivors in low-income settings. Multi-disciplinary treatment is an often used approach for this target group... - Communal violence and child psychosocial well-being: qualitative findings from Poso, IndonesiaWietse A Tol
Department of Research and Development, Tolstraat 127, 1074 VJ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Transcult Psychiatry 47:112-35. 2010..The programmatic and research implications of these findings are discussed... - Political violence and mental health: a multi-disciplinary review of the literature on NepalWietse A Tol
HealthNet TPO, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Soc Sci Med 70:35-44. 2010.... - Evaluation of a classroom-based psychosocial intervention in conflict-affected Nepal: a cluster randomized controlled trialMark J D Jordans
HealthNet TPO, Department of Research and Development, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 51:818-26. 2010..However, resources and evidence for adequate interventions are scarce for children in low- and middle-income countries. This study evaluated a school-based psychosocial intervention in conflict-affected, rural Nepal... - Mediators and moderators of a psychosocial intervention for children affected by political violenceWietse A Tol
HealthNet TPO, Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Global Health Initiative, Yale University, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 78:818-28. 2010..The authors examined moderators and mediators of a school-based psychosocial intervention for children affected by political violence, according to an ecological resilience theoretical framework... - Development and validation of the child psychosocial distress screener in BurundiMark J D Jordans
Department of Public Health and Research, HealthNet TPO, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Am J Orthopsychiatry 78:290-9. 2008..Because of brevity and the ability to be administered by nonspecialists, the CPDS can be an appropriate instrument to screen large populations of conflict-affected children... - Implementation of a mental health care package for children in areas of armed conflict: a case study from burundi, indonesia, Nepal, sri lanka, and SudanMark J D Jordans
Research and Development Department, HealthNet TPO, Amsterdam, the Netherlands Centre for Global Mental Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
PLoS Med 10:e1001371. 2013.... - Evaluation of a brief training on mental health and psychosocial support in emergencies: a pre- and post-assessment in NepalMark J D Jordans
Department of Research and Development, HealthNet TPO, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Prehosp Disaster Med 27:235-8. 2012..A principal strategy for the integration of mental health and psychosocial support in emergency settings is the training of front-line workers in international consensus-based guidelines... - Reintegration of child soldiers in Burundi: a tracer studyMark J D Jordans
Department of Research and Development, HealthNet TPO, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
BMC Public Health 12:905. 2012..Substantial attention and resources are aimed at the reintegration of child soldiers, yet rigorous evaluations are rare... - Development of a multi-layered psychosocial care system for children in areas of political violenceMark Jd Jordans
Department of Research and Development, HealthNet TPO, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Int J Ment Health Syst 4:15. 2010..The paper aims to contribute to bridge the divide in the literature between guidelines, consensus & research and clinical practice in the field of psychosocial and mental health care in low- and middle-income countries... - Annual Research Review: Resilience and mental health in children and adolescents living in areas of armed conflict--a systematic review of findings in low- and middle-income countriesWietse A Tol
Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 54:445-60. 2013..Knowledge on resilience may assist in developing interventions aimed at improving positive outcomes or reducing negative outcomes, termed promotive or protective interventions... - Comparison of mental health between former child soldiers and children never conscripted by armed groups in NepalBrandon A Kohrt
Department of Anthropology, Emory University, 1557 Dickey Dr, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
JAMA 300:691-702. 2008..Former child soldiers are considered in need of special mental health interventions. However, there is a lack of studies investigating the mental health of child soldiers compared with civilian children in armed conflicts... - Reconsidering somatic presentation of generalized anxiety disorder in NepalBrandon A Kohrt
J Nerv Ment Dis 195:544; author reply 545. 2007 - Cultural challenges to psychosocial counselling in NepalWietse A Tol
Centre for Victims of Torture, Nepal Transcultural Psychosocial Organization, Amsterdam
Transcult Psychiatry 42:317-33. 2005..A discussion follows in which the authors' stance on the export of psychosocial counselling to non-western cultures is outlined...