Joske Bunders

Biographic Data

ID106412
NAMEJoske Bunders
GIVEN NAMESJoske
FAMILY NAMEBunders
SIGNATUREBUNDERS J
AFFILIATIONSVrije Universiteit Amsterdam
ORCID0000-0002-0007-6430
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS66
TOTAL CITATIONS161
AUTHOR COUNT65
EDITOR COUNT1
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1987
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX6

  • Individual and Sociocultural Determinants of Suicide in an Indian Community: A Qualitative Study

    Open AccessMadhuri Thorat Nalavade, Bobby Zachariah et al.ARTICLEIllness Crisis & Loss2026References: 34

    India has a significant number of people exposed to suicide. The traumatic effects of these experiences, and the healing process of suicide survivors are poorly understood. We investigated suicide survivors’ experiences and post-suicide healing. Interviews were conducted with suicide survivors who received different types of support—home visits before COVID-19 and telephonic outreach during lockdown. Two researchers used “active listening” and “h…

  • Evaluation of an online study group on trauma and dissociation for psychotherapists in India

    Open AccessAdithy Adithy, E E De Wit et al.ARTICLEEvaluation and Program Planning2025

  • Criminalisation of Juvenile Justice: Questioning the Assumptions of Juvenile Transfer Laws in India

    Sheila Ramaswamy, Saurabh Shashi Ashok et al.ARTICLEThe International Journal of…2024References: 13

    The development of juvenile transfer laws, against the backdrop of significant public outrage against a perceived increase in juvenile crime, has generated multiple debates, mostly centred on issues of child-inclusive justice versus crime mitigation and public safety agendas. The resulting legal developments have sought to instrumentalise punitive justice approaches, that facilitate the criminalisation of a sub-group of children (based on age and…

  • Social Mobility of Rohingya Women in a Small Refugee Camp in Chennai, India: A Case Study

    R K Radhakrishnan, E E De Wit et al.ARTICLEJournal of Immigrant & Refugee…2024References: 17

    Conflict and displacement are gendered processes which impact women in refugee communities in various ways. The following case study, in a small refugee camp in Chennai, explores whether the design of a small refugee camp allows for increased mobility among women and a different position for female refugees in the community. Findings from a two-year long study, including participant observations, FGDs and interviews, show that Rohingya women gain…

  • Vulnerabilities Prompting Use of Technology and Screen by Mothers of Autistic Children in India: Lived Experiences and Comparison to Scientific Literature

    Open AccessSeema Girija Lal, Elena Syurina et al.ARTICLECulture Medicine and Psychiatry2023

    Technology and screen media has its place in every home, yet the influences of the same are less known. This research aims to explore the vulnerabilities that prompt the mothers to use screen media for their children, prior to a diagnosis of autism for their child. It also aims to explore literature the influence of screen media on speech and language development in children. This study combined semi-structured interviews with 16 mothers of autis…

  • The Child Needs to Tell it to Me in Words”: Barriers and Facilitators to Witness Competencies in Child Sexual Abuse Trials

    Sheila Ramaswamy, Meetali Devgun et al.ARTICLEThe International Journal of…2023References: 4

    Much research on child witnesses in child sexual abuse trials is focused on children’s performance in legal proceedings. Witness competency, that is predicated on the adversarial justice system’s principle of orality, is core to child witness testimony, and is determined at the pre-trial stage. However, this article highlights the need to consider child witness competency as a dynamic concept, that varies in response to the ecologies of the trial…

  • Design and Evaluation of Peer Supervision for Community Mental Health Workers: A Task-Shifting Strategy in Low-Resource Settings

    Open AccessRekha Pallikkuth, T Manoj Kumar et al.ARTICLECommunity Mental Health Journal2023References: 67

    The use of Lay Mental Health Workers (LMHWs) to tackle the treatment gap in low-resource settings is well established, and although they often receive training, the potential of proper supervision to improve outcomes remains untapped. Indeed, given the strain on expert resources, peer-supervision models based on supervisors' seniority of work experience have significant potential especially in relation to community knowledge and embedding of LMHW…

  • Stigma, lost opportunities, and growth: Understanding experiences of caregivers of persons with mental illness in Tamil Nadu, India

    Open AccessMirjam A Dijkxhoorn, Archana Padmakar et al.ARTICLETranscultural Psychiatric…2023Cited by: 1References: 72

    This study aimed to address gaps in understanding of the lived experiences of caregivers of persons with mental illness in low-income countries. It was conducted among caregivers of persons with mental illness making use of a free non-governmental clinic in and around Chennai, India. The study adopted a qualitative methodology, with semi-structured interviews and life history exercises (n = 29) and six focus group discussions with caregivers (n =…

  • Doing ‘reciprocity work’: The role of fieldworkers in a mass drug administration trial in the Gambia

    Open AccessAlexandra Fehr, Claudia Nieto-Sanchez et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2022

    In their roles as nurses, data collectors, or other, fieldworkers undertake myriad tasks working intimately with and on the bodies of others - a type of work called 'body work'. This work further includes the micro-political relations shaping these interactions, and studies have shown the importance of these relationships in the success of clinical trials, particularly in the Gambia. This study seeks to expand the concept of body work to understa…

  • Addressing health needs of the homeless in Delhi: Standardising on the issues of Street Medicine practice

    Open AccessHarry Coleman, Liam Levy-Philipp et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2022

    Due to barriers in accessing and using healthcare services, a large proportion of the care homeless populations receive comes from informal providers. In Delhi, one such informal programme, called Street Medicine, provides healthcare outreach to homeless communities. Clinical practice guidelines are set to be developed for Street Medicine teams in India and form the object of this research. This study uses a social-ecological model to understand …

  • Beyond Resistance, Beyond Assimilation: Reimagining Citizenship through Poetry

    Open AccessAbdul Kalam Azad, Divya Nadkarni et al.ARTICLEJournal of Human Rights Practice2022Cited by: 6References: 7

    The members of the Miya community in Assam, India have been facing an exacerbated threat of statelessness. Among the emancipatory grassroots organizations that have emerged to defend the rights of the Miya community, is an aesthetic resistance movement, now recognized as the ‘Miya Poetry’ movement. The bulk of the movement’s work since its emergence in 2016 has been to call attention to the discriminations and human rights violations faced by the…

  • Rohingyas and Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in Tamil Nadu: A Replicable Model of Semi-Permanent Resettlement in Low-Resource Settings

    Open AccessR K Radhakrishnan, E E De Wit et al.ARTICLEEqual Opportunities International2022Cited by: 1References: 21

    Purpose After being forced to flee their respective home countries, Sri Lankan Tamils and Rohingya refugees resettled in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. This study attempts to explore the extent to which the state has provided means for integration in the absence of refugee protection laws and citizenship. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative research approach was used, including in-depth interviews (IDIs) and focus group discussions (FGDs) …

  • Mitigating the Covid-19 pandemic in India: An in-Depth Exploration of Challenges and Opportunities for Three Vulnerable Population Groups

    Open AccessJoe Thomas, E E De Wit et al.ARTICLEEqual Opportunities International2022Cited by: 2References: 10

    Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic is certain to have an unprecedented impact on the global population, but marginalized and vulnerable groups in low-income countries (LICs) are predicted to carry the largest burden. This study focuses on the implications of COVID-19-related measures on three population groups in India, including (1) migrant laborers (of which a majority come from Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs), as well as Other Bac…

  • Intra-household Variation in Pathways to Care for Epilepsy and Mental Disorders in Eastern Uganda

    Open AccessNandini D P Sarkar, Nandini Sarkar et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2021

    Integrating mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) health care into the public health system has become a global priority, with mental health, and well-being now being part of the Sustainable Development Goals. In the aim to provide good quality care for MNS disorders, understanding patients' pathways to care is key. This qualitative study explores the pathways to care of patients attending an outpatient mental health clinic of a district …

  • The role of social cohesion in the implementation and coverage of a mass drug administration trial for malaria control in the Gambia: An in-depth comparison of two intervention villages

    Open AccessAlexandra Fehr, Joan Muela Ribera et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2021Cited by: 1References: 4

    Mass drug administration (MDA), used increasingly in malaria eradication efforts, involves administering medication to an entire target population regardless of individual-level disease status. This strategy requires high levels of coverage and compliance. Previous studies have assessed individual and structural factors affecting MDA coverage, but there is a need to better understand the influence and expressions of community dynamics and social …

  • An evaluation of self‐management outcomes among chronic care patients in community home‐based care programmes in rural Malawi: A 12‐month follow‐up study

    Open AccessVibian Angwenyi, Joske Bunders et al.ARTICLEHealth & Social Care in the…2020References: 1

    This paper investigates the impact of community home-based care (CHBC) on self-management outcomes for chronically ill patients in rural Malawi. A pre- and post-evaluation survey was administered among 140 chronically ill patients with HIV and non-communicable diseases, newly enrolled in four CHBC programmes. We translated, adapted and administered scales from the Stanford Chronic Disease Self-Management Programme to evaluate patient's self-manag…

  • And it snowballed from there”: The development of orthorexia nervosa from the perspective of people who self-diagnose

    Open AccessMartina Valente, Rachel Feldhay Brenner et al.ARTICLEAppetite2020Cited by: 3References: 28

    This study aims to include the perspective of those who share content about Orthorexia Nervosa (ON) on Instagram and self-diagnose with ON (SD-ON) to trace their development of ON, gain insights into risk factors, symptoms and recovery, and explore differences with those who do not SD-ON. This research used mixed methods, with a sequential explanatory design. The quantitative component (n = 185) aimed to identify biological, psychological, interp…

  • If somebody could just understand what I am going through, it would make all the difference: Conceptualizations of trauma in homeless populations experiencing severe mental illness

    Open AccessAndrew Gilmoor, Andrew R Gilmoor et al.ARTICLETranscultural Psychiatry2020References: 47

    Exposure to violence, vulnerability due to lack of shelter, alienation due to stigma, the experiences of severe mental illness (SMI) and subsequent institutionalization, make homeless persons with SMI uniquely susceptible to trauma exposure and subsequent mental health consequences. This study aims to contribute to the development of culturally sensitive interventions for identifying and treating trauma in a population of homeless persons with SM…

  • Research Needs for Bipolar Disorder From Clinicians’ Perspectives: Narrowing the Research–Practice Gap

    Open AccessEva F Maassen, Eline J Regeer et al.ARTICLESAGE Open2019

    Research evidence is incompletely translated into clinical practice. This study aimed to explore research needs from clinicians’ perspectives in the field of bipolar disorder and their reflections on patients’ research needs as well as to unravel the potential role of researcher-clinicians, to narrow the research practice gap. Using focus group discussions (FGDs) and interviews, research needs according to psychiatrists, psychologists, and nurses…

  • Experienced and Anticipated Discrimination and Social Functioning in Persons With Mental Disabilities in Kenya: Implications for Employment

    Open AccessIkenna D Ebuenyi, Barbara J Regeer et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2019

    Introduction: Persons with mental illness experience social life restriction and stigma that may have implications for their work ability. The aims of this study are (i) to report experienced and anticipated discrimination and social functioning in persons with mental disabilities in Kenya and (ii) to investigate the association between experienced and anticipated discrimination, social functioning, and employment in this population. Materials an…

  • Low Self-Esteem and Its Association With Anxiety, Depression, and Suicidal Ideation in Vietnamese Secondary School Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

    Open AccessDat Tan Nguyen, Pamela Wright et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2019

    Background: There is a correlation between self-esteem in adolescents and risks and protective factors for their health and welfare. The study was conducted to determine the prevalence of low self-esteem and sociodemographic features related to anxiety, depression, educational stress, and suicidal ideation in secondary school students in Vietnam. Methods: A cross-sectional design was employed for this study with participation of 1,149 students in…

  • Employability of Persons With Mental Disability: Understanding Lived Experiences in Kenya

    Open AccessIkenna D Ebuenyi, Mònica Guxens et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2019

    Introduction: Globally, mental illness affects social and occupational functioning. We aimed to highlight the barriers to employment experienced by persons with mental disabilities in Kenya and how they manage to find work against all the odds. Materials and Methods: Using a mixed-method study design, we purposely sampled persons with mental illness through networks of persons with psychosocial disabilities (Users and Survivors of Psychiatry and …

  • Assessing the Impact of the Twin Track Socio-Economic Intervention on Reducing Leprosy-Related Stigma in Cirebon District, Indonesia

    Open AccessDadun Dadun, Ruth M H Peters et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2019

    The consequences of leprosy go beyond the physical, social and psychological, as leprosy can drive persons affected and their families into poverty, stigmatization and disability. This paper describes the impact of a socio-economic development (SED) intervention that uses a twin-track approach (two micro-credit models) to reduce leprosy-related stigma in Cirebon District, Indonesia. A randomized-controlled mixed-methods study design was used to t…

  • Exploring the essence of enabling child participation within child protection services

    Open AccessGanna G Van Bijleveld, Joske Bunders et al.ARTICLEChild & Family Social Work2019Cited by: 19References: 5

    The chances that children have to participate in child protection services are largely contingent upon the attitudes and skills of case managers. They have a crucial role in ensuring that a child's voice is being listened to and acknowledged in often sensitive dialogues. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate what case managers need to facilitate child participation. By handing case managers a participation toolbox developed by childr…

  • Knowledge, Social Capital, and Grassroots Development: Insights from Rural Bangladesh

    Open AccessSarah Cummings, Anastasia Seferiadis et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Development Studies2018

    This article examines the relationship between social capital and the creation and exchange of knowledge for grassroots development. It applies a framework that originated in developed countries to the experimental phase of a successful entrepreneurial development programme, undertaken between 2006 and 2012 in rural Bangladesh. Although generally applicable, the framework’s structural dimensions are further developed and divided into three functi…