Mark Van Ommeren

Dados Biográficos

ID139020
NOMEMark Van Ommeren
PRENOMESMark
SOBRENOMEVan Ommeren
ASSINATURAVAN OMMEREN M
AFILIAÇÕESWorld Health Organization
ORCID0000-0002-5460-8842
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS30
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES101
TOTAL COMO AUTOR30
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO1998
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2020
ÍNDICE H5

  • Improving mental health and psychosocial wellbeing in humanitarian settings

    Open AccessWietse A Tol, Alastair Ager et al.ARTICLEConflict and Health2020

    Major knowledge gaps remain concerning the most effective ways to address mental health and psychosocial needs of populations affected by humanitarian crises. The Research for Health in Humanitarian Crisis (R2HC) program aims to strengthen humanitarian health practice and policy through research. As a significant portion of R2HC's research has focused on mental health and psychosocial support interventions, the program has been interested in stre…

  • Step-by-Step, an E-Mental Health Intervention for Depression

    Open AccessMelissa Joanne Harper Shehadeh, Jinane Abi Ramia et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2020

    Step-by-Step skills and techniques, model of service integration, and its non-specialist support element are acceptable. Though the sample was small and non-controlled and drop-out was high, results suggest that it may be effective in reducing depression and anxiety symptoms and increasing well-being. Lessons learned will inform content revision, the development of an app version of Step-by-Step, and the research methodology of upcoming effective…

  • Using a person-generated mental health outcome measure in large clinical trials in Kenya and Pakistan

    Open AccessMelissa Harper Shehadeh, Edith van’t Hof et al.ARTICLETranscultural Psychiatry2020

    Health care should be informed by the physical, socioeconomic, mental, and emotional well-being of the person, and account for social circumstances and culture. Patient-generated outcome measures can contribute positively to mental health research in culturally diverse populations. In this study, we analysed qualitative responses to the Psychological Outcome Profiles (PSYCHLOPS) Questionnaire—a patient-generated outcome measure based on open-ende…

  • New WHO prevalence estimates of mental disorders in conflict settings

    Open AccessFiona Charlson, Mark Van Ommeren et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2019

  • Self Help Plus

    Open AccessFelicity L Brown, Kenneth Carswell et al.ARTICLECambridge Prisms Global Mental…2018

    ISRCTN50148022; registered 13/03/2017

  • Translation, adaptation, and pilot of a guided self-help intervention to reduce psychological distress in South Sudanese refugees in Uganda

    Open AccessWietse A Tol, Jura L Augustinavicius et al.ARTICLECambridge Prisms Global Mental…2018

    We found that this potentially scalable, guided self-help intervention could be adapted for and feasibly implemented among female South Sudanese refugees in northern Uganda. These findings lay the groundwork for a future rigorous evaluation of SH+ in this context

  • A qualitative evaluation of a brief multicomponent intervention provided by lay health workers for women affected by adversity in urban Kenya

    Open AccessEdith van’t Hof, Katie Dawson et al.ARTICLECambridge Prisms Global Mental…2018

    The findings across diverse stakeholders show that PM+ is largely acceptable in this Kenyan setting. The results indicated that when further implemented, PM+ could be of great value to people in communities exposed to adversities such as interpersonal violence and chronic poverty. Barriers to large-scale implementation were identified, of which the sustainability of the non-specialist health workforce was the most important one

  • Effectiveness of a brief behavioural intervention on psychological distress among women with a history of gender-based violence in urban Kenya

    Open AccessRebecca A Bryant, Alison Schafer et al.ARTICLEPLoS Medicine2017

    BACKGROUND: Gender-based violence (GBV) represents a major cause of psychological morbidity worldwide, and particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Although there are effective treatments for common mental disorders associated with GBV, they typically require lengthy treatment programs that may limit scaling up in LMICs. The aim of this study was to test the effectiveness of a new 5-session behavioural treatment called Problem Ma…

  • A review of current evidence regarding the ICD-11 proposals for diagnosing PTSD and complex PTSD

    Open AccessChris R Brewin, Michel Cloître et al.ARTICLEClinical Psychology Review2017

  • Addressing culture and context in humanitarian response

    Open AccessM Claire Greene, Mark J D Jordans et al.ARTICLEConflict and Health2017

    Delivery of effective mental health and psychosocial support programs requires knowledge of existing health systems and socio-cultural context. To respond rapidly to humanitarian emergencies, international organizations often seek to design programs according to international guidelines and mobilize external human resources to manage and deliver programs. Familiarizing international humanitarian practitioners with local culture and contextualizin…

  • Problem Management Plus (PM+)

    Open AccessKatie S Dawson, Rebecca A Bryant et al.ARTICLEWorld Psychiatry2015

    Mental disorders are significant contributors to the global burden of disease (1). While they occur across all levels of socio-economic status, the majority of populations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) do not have access to effective psychological and pharmacological interventions (2). Key barriers to sustainable delivery of psychological therapies in LMICs include limited mental health funding and infrastructure, chronic shortage o…

  • Diagnosis and classification of disorders specifically associated with stress

    Open AccessAndreas Maercker, Chris R Brewin et al.ARTICLEWorld Psychiatry2013

    The diagnostic concepts of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other disorders specifically associated with stress have been intensively discussed among neuro- and social scientists, clinicians, epidemiologists, public health planners and humanitarian aid workers around the world. PTSD and adjustment disorder are among the most widely used diagnoses in mental health care worldwide. This paper describes proposals that aim to maximize clinica…

  • The Development and Psychometric Properties of the Humanitarian Emergency Settings Perceived Needs (Hesper) Scale

    Maya Semrau, Mark Van Ommeren et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2012Citada por: 1Referências: 26

    Objectives. We developed the Humanitarian Emergency Settings Perceived Needs (HESPER) Scale, a valid and reliable scale to rapidly assess perceived needs of populations in humanitarian settings in low- and middle-income countries. Methods. We generated items through a literature review; reduced the number of items on the basis of a survey with humanitarian experts; pilot-tested the scale in Gaza, Jordan, Sudan, and the United Kingdom; and field-t…

  • Mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian settings

    Open AccessWietse A Tol, Corrado Barbui et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2011

  • Six rapid assessments of alcohol and other substance use in populations displaced by conflict

    Open AccessNadine Ezard, Edna Oppenheimer et al.ARTICLEConflict and Health2011

    The six studies show the feasibility and value of conducting rapid assessments in displaced populations. One outcome of these studies is the development of a UNHCR/WHO field guide on rapid assessment of alcohol and other substance use among conflict-affected populations. More work is required on gathering population-based epidemiological data, and much more experience is required on delivering effective interventions. Presentation of these findin…

  • Association of Torture and Other Potentially Traumatic Events With Mental Health Outcomes Among Populations Exposed to Mass Conflict and Displacement

    Zachary Steel, Tien Chey et al.ARTICLEJAMA2009

    CONTEXT: Uncertainties continue about the roles that methodological factors and key risk factors, particularly torture and other potentially traumatic events (PTEs), play in the variation of reported prevalence rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression across epidemiologic surveys among postconflict populations worldwide. OBJECTIVE: To undertake a systematic review and meta-regression of the prevalence rates of PTSD and depress…

  • Barriers to improvement of mental health services in low-income and middle-income countries

    Open AccessBenedetto Saraceno, Mark Van Ommeren et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2007

  • Treatment and prevention of mental disorders in low-income and middle-income countries

    Open AccessVikram Patel, Ricardo Araya et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2007

  • Children and the Sphere standard on mental and social aspects of health

    Open AccessJodi Morris, Mark Van Ommeren et al.ARTICLEDisasters2007Citada por: 4Referências: 56

    Most of the world's children live in resource-poor countries where people are at a relatively high risk of exposure to catastrophic situations arising from conflict and natural disasters.6Given the potential social, psychological and psychiatric consequences of exposure to disaster, mental health and psychosocial support programmes are increasingly part of humanitarian aid. A minimum standard on mental and social aspects of health is included in …

  • Mental and social health in disasters

    Open AccessRajaie Batniji, Mark Van Ommeren et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2006Citada por: 16Referências: 51

  • Context in Selection of Men and Women in Hiring Decisions

    Open AccessJOS VAN OMMEREN, Giovanni Russo et al.ARTICLEPsychological Reports2005

    The hypothesis that the sex composition of an applicant pool affects the hiring probabilities of individual job applicants was tested using gender-distinctive information on accepted and rejected job applicants in The Netherlands. The evidence supports this hypothesis, although the effect sizes are moderate. Both men and women have a lower probability of being hired when the applicant pool contains fewer applicants from their own sex

  • Mental Health Services in a Multicultural Society

    Open AccessJoop De Jong, Joop T V M De Jong et al.ARTICLETranscultural Psychiatry2005Citada por: 3Referências: 20

    The purpose of this article is to present a model to promote and assess interculturalization of mental healthcare services in western multicultural society. We define interculturalization as the adaptation of mental health services to suit clients from different cultures. The suggested measures aim to introduce changes in four contexts: (i) the clinical interface or the relations between the immigrant patient and the healthcare workers and the tr…

  • Common mental disorders in postconflict settings

    Open AccessJoop De Jong, Joop TVM de Jong et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2003

  • Toward a Culture-Informed Epidemiology

    Joop De Jong, Joop De Joop et al.ARTICLETranscultural Psychiatry2002Citada por: 22Referências: 28

    This article presents a model for research that aims to address challenges in transcultural psychiatric epidemiology. The model involves eclectic application of quantitative and qualitative techniques, namely: focus groups, in-depth interviews, snowball sampling and population surveys. The qualitative methods help provide information on the context of symptoms, illness experience and disease. These methods provide the background information neede…

  • Limited Cultural Validity of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview's Probe Flow Chart

    Open AccessMark Van Ommeren, Bhogendra Sharma et al.ARTICLETranscultural Psychiatry2000Citada por: 5Referências: 14

    The probe flow chart of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) was designed to assess psychiatric somatic complaints in various cultures. The CIDI's probe flow chart does not appear to function properly in the Nepali context as the chart contains two assumptions that do not hold in Nepali culture, namely that: (i) respondents attribute their symptoms to mental, physical or substance-related processes, and (ii) doctors communicate…