Aemal Akhtar

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Article: JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS. 2024;13:e54585
Scalable Technology for Adolescents and Youth to Reduce Stressin the Treatment of Common Mental Disorders in Jordan:Protocolfor a Randomized Controlled Trial
Akhtar A; de Graaff AM; Habashneh R; Keyan D; Abualhaija A; Fanatseh S; Faroun M; Aqel BS; Ardas LD; Servili C; van Ommeren M; Bryant R; Carswell K
Article: SCHIZOPHRENIA BULLETIN. 2024;50(6):1310-1325
Update of the World Health Organization's Mental Health Gap Action Programme Guideline for Psychoses (Including Schizophrenia)
Lorenz C; Bighelli I; Hanna F; Akhtar A; Leucht S
Article: JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AND RESEARCH. 2024;51(3):377-394
Implementing a Non-Specialist Delivered Psychological Intervention for Young Adolescents in a Protracted Refugee Setting: a Qualitative Process Evaluation in Lebanon
Ali R; Brown FL; Stevenson K; Jordans M; Taha K; Amine ME; Steen F; Meksassi B; Elias J; Aoun M; Roberts B; Sijbrandij M; Cuijpers P; Akhtar A; Malik A; Woodward A; Fuhr DC
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2024;14(2):e078091
Evaluating a stepped care model of psychological support for adults affected by adversity: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial in Jordan
Keyan D; Habashneh R; Akhtar A; El-Dardery H; Faroun M; Abualhaija A; Aqel IS; Dardas LA; Bryant R
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2024;14(2):e078473
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
Kurath J; Akhtar A; Karyotaki E; Sijbrandij M; Cuijpers P; Bryant R; Morina N
Article: CAMBRIDGE PRISMS: GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH. 2024;11:e48
Dimensionality of the Swahili version of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) in a Kenyan population: A confirmatory factor analysis
Keyan D; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Akhtar A; Dawson K; Koyiet PN; Bryant R
Article: CAMBRIDGE PRISMS: GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH. 2024;11:e80
Addressing challenges faced by young refugees in the Netherlands: Adapting problem management plus (PM plus ) with an emotional processing module
Alozkan Sever C; Cuijpers P; Dawson KS; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Akhtar A; Bryant RA; Sijbrandij M
Article: COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHIATRY. 2023;127:152421
The effect of a low-level psychological intervention (PM plus ) on post-migration living difficulties - Results from two studies in Switzerland and in the Netherlands
Spaaij J; de Graaff AM; Akhtar A; Kiselev N; McDaid D; Moergeli H; Pfaltz MC; Schick M; Schnyder U; Bryant RA; Cuijpers P; Sijbrandij M; Morina N
Article: COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHIATRY. 2023;127:152424
Evaluation of the Early Adolescent Skills for Eemotions (EASE) intervention in Lebanon: A randomized controlled trial
Jordans MJD; Brown FL; Kane J; Taha K; Steen F; Ali R; Elias J; Meksassi B; Aoun M; Greene CM; Malik A; Akhtar A; van Ommeren M; Sijbrandij M; Bryant R; STRENGTHS C
Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2023;23(1):488
Scaling-up problem management plus for refugees in Switzerland-a qualitative study
Spaaij J; Fuhr DC; Akhtar A; Casanova L; Klein T; Schick M; Weilenmann S; Roberts B; Morina N
Article: HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING. 2023;38(3):310-320
Scaling up task-sharing psychological interventions for refugees in Jordan: a qualitative study on the potential barriers and facilitators
Woodward A; Sondorp E; Barry AS; Dieleman MA; Fuhr DC; Broerse JEW; Akhtar A; Awwad M; Bawaneh A; Bryant R; Sijbrandij M; Cuijpers P; Roberts B; STRENGTHS C
Article: BMC PSYCHIATRY. 2023;23(1):131
Feasibility randomised controlled trial of the Early Adolescent Skills for Emotions psychological intervention with young adolescents in Lebanon
Brown F; Taha K; Steen F; Kane J; Gillman A; Aoun M; Malik A; Bryant R; Sijbrandij M; El Chammay R; Servili C; van Ommeren M; Akhtar A; Zoghbi E; Jordans MJD; EASE IDTT; STRENGTHS C
Article: OPEN RESEARCH EUROPE. 2023;3:14
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.
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; STRENGTHS consortium
Article: EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRIC SCIENCES. 2022;31:e81
Twelve-month follow-up of a randomised clinical trial of a brief group psychological intervention for common mental disorders in Syrian refugees in Jordan.
Bryant RA; Bawaneh A; Awwad M; Al-Hayek H; Giardinelli L; Whitney C; Jordans MJD; Cuijpers P; Sijbrandij M; Ventevogel P; Dawson K; Akhtar A; STRENGTHS Consortium
Article: PLOS MEDICINE. 2022;19(8):e1004046
Effectiveness of a brief group behavioural intervention on psychological distress in young adolescent Syrian refugees: A randomised controlled trial.
Bryant RA; Malik A; Aqel IS; Ghatasheh M; Habashneh R; Dawson KS; Watts S; Jordans MJD; Brown FL; van Ommeren M; Akhtar A
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2022;12(4):e058101
Scalable psychological interventions for Syrian refugees in Europe and the Middle East: STRENGTHS study protocol for a prospective individual participant data meta-analysis.
de Graaff AM; Cuijpers P; Acarturk C; Akhtar A; Alkneme MS; Aoun M; Awwad M; Bawaneh AY; Brown FL; Bryant R; Burchert S; Carswell K; Drogendijk A; Engels M; Fuhr DC; Hansen P; van 't Hof E; Giardinelli L; Hemmo M; Hessling JM; Ilkkursun Z; Jordans MJD; Kiselev N; Knaevelsrud C; Kurt G; Martinmäki S; McDaid D; Morina N; Naser H; Park A-L; Pfaltz MC; Roberts B; Schick M; Schnyder U; Spaaij J; Steen F; Taha K; Uygun E; Ventevogel P; Whitney C; Witteveen AB; Sijbrandij M; STRENGTHS consortium
Article: PLOS MEDICINE. 2022;19(3):e1003949
Effectiveness of a brief group behavioral intervention for common mental disorders in Syrian refugees in Jordan: A randomized controlled trial.
Bryant RA; Bawaneh A; Awwad M; Al-Hayek H; Giardinelli L; Whitney C; Jordans MJD; Cuijpers P; Sijbrandij M; Ventevogel P; Dawson K; Akhtar A; STRENGTHS Consortium
Article: DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY. 2022;39(1):71-82
Residual posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms after provision of brief behavioral intervention in low- and middle-income countries: An individual-patient data meta-analysis.
Akhtar A; Koyiet P; Rahman A; Schafer A; Hamdani SU; Cuijpers P; Sijbrandij M; Bryant RA
Article: BJPSYCH OPEN. 2021;7(6):e190
Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis of the 12-item Arabic World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0) as a screening tool for Syrian refugees
Akhtar A; Cuijpers P; Morina N; Sijbrandij M; Bryant R
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;21(1):717
Problems after flight: understanding and comparing Syrians' perspectives in the Middle East and Europe.
Drescher A; Kiselev N; Akhtar A; Acarturk C; Bryant RA; Ilkkursun Z; von Känel R; Miller KE; Pfaltz MC; Schick M; Schnyder U; Sijbrandij M; Spaaij J; Morina N
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOTRAUMATOLOGY. 2021;12(1):1932295
Feasibility trial of a scalable transdiagnostic group psychological intervention for Syrians residing in a refugee camp.
Akhtar A; Giardinelli L; Bawaneh A; Awwad M; Al-Hayek H; Whitney C; Jordans MJD; Sijbrandij M; Cuijpers P; Dawson K; Bryant R
Article: CAMBRIDGE PRISMS: GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH. 2021;8:e10
Mental health integration in primary health services after the earthquake in Nepal: a mixed-methods program evaluation.
Leichner A; Akhtar A; Nic A Bhaird C; Wener R; Perera SM; Weissbecker I
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOTRAUMATOLOGY. 2021;12(1):1991651
A longitudinal study of mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Syrian refugees.
Akhtar A; Bawaneh A; Awwad M; Al-Hayek H; Sijbrandij M; Cuijpers P; Bryant RA
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOTRAUMATOLOGY. 2021;12(1):1901408
Feasibility trial of a brief scalable psychological intervention for Syrian refugee adolescents in Jordan.
Akhtar A; Malik A; Ghatasheh M; Aqel IS; Habashneh R; Dawson KS; Watts S; Jordans MJD; Brown F; Sijbrandij M; Cuijpers P; Bryant R
Article: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA. 2020;67(8):992-1004
Variability in deceased donor care in Canada: a report of the Canada-DONATE cohort study.
D'Aragon F; Lamontagne F; Cook D; Dhanani S; Keenan S; Chassé M; English S; Burns KEA; Frenette AJ; Ball I; Boyd JG; Masse M-H; Breau R; Akhtar A; Kramer A; Rochwerg B; Lauzier F; Kutsogiannis DJ; Ibrahim Q; Hand L; Zhou Q; Meade MO; Canadian Critical Care Trials Group and the Canadi
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2020;20(1):390
Group problem management plus (gPM+) in the treatment of common mental disorders in Syrian refugees in a Jordanian camp: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
Akhtar A; Giardinelli L; Bawaneh A; Awwad M; Naser H; Whitney C; Jordans MJD; Sijbrandij M; Bryant RA; STRENGTHS Consortium
Article: TRIALS. 2019;20(1):545
Early Adolescent Skills for Emotions (EASE) intervention for the treatment of psychological distress in adolescents: study protocol for randomised controlled trials in Lebanon and Jordan.
Brown FL; Steen F; Taha K; Aoun M; Bryant RA; Jordans MJD; Malik A; van Ommeren M; Abualhaija A; Aqel IS; Ghatasheh M; Habashneh R; Sijbrandij M; El Chammay R; Watts S; Akhtar A; STRENGTHS-consortium
Article: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA. 2018;65(10):1110-1119
Hamilton-DONATE: a city-wide pilot observational study of the ICU management of deceased organ donors.
D'Aragon F; Cook D; Dhanani S; Ribic C; Burns KEA; Akhtar A; Hand L; Arseneau E; Cupido C; Whittigham H; Healey A; Frenette AJ; Lamontagne F; Meade MO; Canadian Critical Care Trials Group and the Canadi
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2017;7(9):e018858
Canada-DONATE study protocol: a prospective national observational study of the medical management of deceased organ donors.
D'Aragon F; Dhanani S; Lamontagne F; Cook DJ; Burns K; Akhtar A; Chassé M; Frenette A-J; Keenan S; Lize J-F; Kutsogiannis DJ; Kramer A; Hand LE; Arseneau E; Masse M-H; Ribic C; Ball I; Baker A; Boyd G; Rochwerg B; Healey A; Hanna S; Guyatt GH; Meade MO; Canadian Critical Care Trials Group and the Canadi
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Review: JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2023;64(12):1776-1788
Research Review: Psychological and psychosocial interventions for children and adolescents with depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder in low- and middle-income countries - a systematic review and meta-analysis
Alozkan-Sever C; Uppendahl JR; Cuijpers P; de Vries R; Rahman A; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Akhtar A; Zheng Z; Sijbrandij M
Review: OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2023;80(8):469-484
Workplace mental health screening: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Strudwick J; Gayed A; Deady M; Haffar S; Mobbs S; Malik A; Akhtar A; Braund T; Bryant RA; Harvey SB
Letter: WORLD PSYCHIATRY. 2023;22(2):331-332
Mental health at work: WHO guidelines
Malik A; Ayuso-Mateos JL; Baranyi G; Barbui C; Thornicroft G; van Ommeren M; Akhtar A
Review: OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE. 2023;80(4):225-236
Universal, selective and indicated interventions for supporting mental health at the workplace: an umbrella review of meta-analyses
Miguel C; Amarnath A; Akhtar A; Malik A; Baranyi G; Barbui C; Karyotaki E; Cuijpers P
Review: THE JOURNAL OF HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANTATION. 2022;41(7):937-951
Predictors of 1-year mortality after adult lung transplantation: Systematic review and meta-analyses.
Foroutan F; Malik A; Clark KE; Buchan TA; Yang H; Cheong GHL; Pezzutti O; Kim I; Gupta R; Tan C; Samman A; Friesen EL; Akhtar A; Rigobon A; Stein M; Yepes-Nuñez JJ; Heels-Ansdell D; Sidhu A; Guyatt G; Meade MO
Letter: WORLD PSYCHIATRY. 2021;20(2):302-303
A prevalence assessment of prolonged grief disorder in Syrian refugees.
Bryant RA; Bawaneh A; Giardinelli L; Awwad M; Al-Hayek H; Akhtar A
Review: JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH ON HUMAN RESEARCH ETHICS. 2020;15(4):244-251
Research Consent Models Used in Prospective Studies of Neurologically Deceased Organ Donors: A Systematic Review.
D'Aragon F; Burns KEA; Yaworski A; Lucas A; Arseneau E; Belley-Cote E; Dhanani S; Frenette A-J; Lamontagne F; Lauzier F; Akhtar A; Oczkowski S; Rochwerg B; Meade MO
Corrigendum: TRIALS. 2019;20(1):617
Correction to: Early Adolescent Skills for Emotions (EASE) intervention for the treatment of psychological distress in adolescents: study protocol for randomised controlled trials in Lebanon and Jordan.
Brown FL; Steen F; Taha K; Aoun M; Bryant RA; Jordans MJD; Malik A; van Ommeren M; Abualhaija A; Aqel IS; Ghatasheh M; Habashneh R; Sijbrandij M; El Chammay R; Watts S; Akhtar A; STRENGTHS-consortium
Review: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY. 2018;9:433
Psychiatric Disorders in Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons After Forced Displacement: A Systematic Review.
Morina N; Akhtar A; Barth J; Schnyder U

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