Tania Bosqui
Biographic Data
| ID | 329845 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tania Bosqui |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tania |
| FAMILY NAME | Bosqui |
| SIGNATURE | BOSQUI T |
| AFFILIATIONS | American University of Beirut |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7376-5405 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
When the system fails, the community leads
BACKGROUND: Adolescent girls and young women affected by conflict experience persistent sexual and reproductive health challenges along with poorer mental health and wellbeing. Among Syrian adolescent girls and young women living in Lebanon, these challenges are exacerbated by displacement, economic challenges, and barriers to accessing needed health services. Community-based interventions are being increasingly adopted to address these gaps, how…
Evaluating mental health and psychosocial support outcomes of the Self-Efficacy and Knowledge (Seek) community-based randomized controlled trial in lebanon during active conflict
‘Sawa Aqwa’ (Stronger Together)
BACKGROUND: There are no evaluated family-based mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) interventions for adolescents in Southwest Asia (known as the Middle East), and few whole-family interventions in low- and middle-income countries, despite consistent evidence for the impact of family support on mental health and well-being. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a brief family systemic mental health intervention, deliverable …
Process evaluation of an integrated community-based intervention to improve family planning, sexual reproductive Health, and wellbeing among Syrian refugee women and girls in Lebanon during active con…
This study presents the first process evaluation of an integrated family planning, sexual reproductive health, and wellbeing community-based intervention among Syrian refugee women and girls in Lebanon. This intervention, known as the Self-Efficacy and Knowledge (SEEK) intervention, was developed by the World Health Organization as a low-resource and low-intensity initiative, and led by trained paraprofessionals (community health workers). The in…
Social determinants of student mental health before and after the Beirut port explosion
Findings indicate a detrimental impact of financial stress on the mental health of students in Lebanon, beyond the otherwise protective effects of family and social support, in the context of an unprecedented economic crisis and extremely high levels of distress after the explosion. Findings indicate that mental health interventions for college students in Lebanon should include addressing financial stress, and that further research is needed to …
The use of creative art therapy to address the mental health of refugee adolescents
Feasibility and acceptability of phone-delivered psychological therapy for refugee children and adolescents in a humanitarian setting
Despite some challenges, telephone-delivered therapy for children shows promising evidence of feasibility and acceptability in a humanitarian context and has the potential to increase access to mental health services by hard-to-reach populations. Approaches to addressing challenges of telephone-delivered therapy are discussed. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03887312; registered 22nd March 2019
Delivering therapy over telephone in a humanitarian setting
Clinical Trials. gov ID: NCT03887312; registered 22nd March 2019
The culturally and contextually sensitive assessment of mental health using a structured diagnostic interview (Mini Kid) for Syrian refugee children and adolescents in Lebanon
Elevated rates of mental health difficulties are frequently reported in conflict-affected and displaced populations. Even with advances in improving the validity and reliability of measures, our knowledge of the performance of assessment tools is often limited by a lack of contextualization to specific populations and socio-political settings. This reflective article aimed to review challenges and share lessons learned from the process of adminis…
Neighbourhood effects on psychotic and depressive symptoms in the context of religious sectarianism in Northern Ireland
BACKGROUND: The incidence of psychotic disorders is higher in ethnic minorities groups. The 'ethnic density effect', in which living in a neighbourhood with a low own-group proportion increases the risk of psychosis, is one explanatory factor. The density effect in the ethno-religious and sectarian context of Northern Ireland has been found to be reversed, particularly for Catholics, in which there is harmful effect of high own-group density area…
Unmet need for mental health medication within the migrant population of Northern Ireland
Background Migrant populations are particularly at risk of not receiving the care for mental ill-health that they require for a range of reasons, including language and other barriers to health service access. This record linkage study compares, for migrant and settled communities, the likelihood that a person in Northern Ireland with poor mental health will receive psychotropic medication. Methods A cohort of 78 267 people aged 16–64 years (incl…
The need to shift to a contextualized and collective mental health paradigm
The impact of national and international crises and disasters on population mental health has been well established, with poorer mental health and a higher incidence of mental disorders documented during war and armed conflict Following the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health has been highlighted as a global priority in response to the fallout of the crisis, with the toll of lockdown, loss of jobs, increase in domestic violence, and lower social sup…
Disseminating evidence-based research on mental health and coping to adolescents facing adversity in Lebanon
The findings demonstrate the importance of cultural and contextual piloting of psychoeducational content, and the potential usefulness and accessibility of a comic book format to disseminate information to adolescents. Data from the pilot was used to inform the development of a new version of 'Somoud' for sharing with adolescents in Lebanon. Further research is required to establish the effectiveness of the psychoeducational book as a 'self-help'…
Antidepressant medication use among working age first-generation migrants resident in Finland
The gender and country of origin dependent use of antidepressant medication is discussed in terms of socio-political and cultural between-group differences. Recommendations are made to address inequalities in accessing services, particularly for migrants from non-Western countries
Ethnic Inequalities in Psychological Distress
Psychological distress and mental illness has been found to be elevated in migrant groups living in sovereign countries, as well as for indigenous people living under colonial or administrative rule. The north Pacific island of Guam is unusual in its ethnic composition as it has no majority ethnic group, has a large indigenous population and remains a territory of the U.S. This study aimed to identify ethnic differences in self-reported psycholog…
Ethnic density and risk of mental ill health – The case of religious sectarianism in Northern Ireland
Attachment insecurity, posttraumatic stress, and hostility in adolescents exposed to armed conflict
The mental health and wellbeing of first generation migrants
The culturally and contextually sensitive assessment of mental health using a structured diagnostic interview (Mini Kid) for Syrian refugee children and adolescents in Lebanon
Elevated rates of mental health difficulties are frequently reported in conflict-affected and displaced populations. Even with advances in improving the validity and reliability of measures, our knowledge of the performance of assessment tools is often limited by a lack of contextualization to specific populations and socio-political settings. This reflective article aimed to review challenges and share lessons learned from the process of adminis…
Attachment insecurity, posttraumatic stress, and hostility in adolescents exposed to armed conflict
The mental health and wellbeing of first generation migrants
Ethnic density and risk of mental ill health – The case of religious sectarianism in Northern Ireland
Attachment insecurity, posttraumatic stress, and hostility in adolescents exposed to armed conflict
Ethnic Inequalities in Psychological Distress
Psychological distress and mental illness has been found to be elevated in migrant groups living in sovereign countries, as well as for indigenous people living under colonial or administrative rule. The north Pacific island of Guam is unusual in its ethnic composition as it has no majority ethnic group, has a large indigenous population and remains a territory of the U.S. This study aimed to identify ethnic differences in self-reported psycholog…
Antidepressant medication use among working age first-generation migrants resident in Finland
The gender and country of origin dependent use of antidepressant medication is discussed in terms of socio-political and cultural between-group differences. Recommendations are made to address inequalities in accessing services, particularly for migrants from non-Western countries
The need to shift to a contextualized and collective mental health paradigm
The impact of national and international crises and disasters on population mental health has been well established, with poorer mental health and a higher incidence of mental disorders documented during war and armed conflict Following the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health has been highlighted as a global priority in response to the fallout of the crisis, with the toll of lockdown, loss of jobs, increase in domestic violence, and lower social sup…
Disseminating evidence-based research on mental health and coping to adolescents facing adversity in Lebanon
The findings demonstrate the importance of cultural and contextual piloting of psychoeducational content, and the potential usefulness and accessibility of a comic book format to disseminate information to adolescents. Data from the pilot was used to inform the development of a new version of 'Somoud' for sharing with adolescents in Lebanon. Further research is required to establish the effectiveness of the psychoeducational book as a 'self-help'…
Unmet need for mental health medication within the migrant population of Northern Ireland
Background Migrant populations are particularly at risk of not receiving the care for mental ill-health that they require for a range of reasons, including language and other barriers to health service access. This record linkage study compares, for migrant and settled communities, the likelihood that a person in Northern Ireland with poor mental health will receive psychotropic medication. Methods A cohort of 78 267 people aged 16–64 years (incl…
Neighbourhood effects on psychotic and depressive symptoms in the context of religious sectarianism in Northern Ireland
BACKGROUND: The incidence of psychotic disorders is higher in ethnic minorities groups. The 'ethnic density effect', in which living in a neighbourhood with a low own-group proportion increases the risk of psychosis, is one explanatory factor. The density effect in the ethno-religious and sectarian context of Northern Ireland has been found to be reversed, particularly for Catholics, in which there is harmful effect of high own-group density area…
The culturally and contextually sensitive assessment of mental health using a structured diagnostic interview (Mini Kid) for Syrian refugee children and adolescents in Lebanon
Elevated rates of mental health difficulties are frequently reported in conflict-affected and displaced populations. Even with advances in improving the validity and reliability of measures, our knowledge of the performance of assessment tools is often limited by a lack of contextualization to specific populations and socio-political settings. This reflective article aimed to review challenges and share lessons learned from the process of adminis…
The use of creative art therapy to address the mental health of refugee adolescents
Feasibility and acceptability of phone-delivered psychological therapy for refugee children and adolescents in a humanitarian setting
Despite some challenges, telephone-delivered therapy for children shows promising evidence of feasibility and acceptability in a humanitarian context and has the potential to increase access to mental health services by hard-to-reach populations. Approaches to addressing challenges of telephone-delivered therapy are discussed. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03887312; registered 22nd March 2019
Delivering therapy over telephone in a humanitarian setting
Clinical Trials. gov ID: NCT03887312; registered 22nd March 2019
Social determinants of student mental health before and after the Beirut port explosion
Findings indicate a detrimental impact of financial stress on the mental health of students in Lebanon, beyond the otherwise protective effects of family and social support, in the context of an unprecedented economic crisis and extremely high levels of distress after the explosion. Findings indicate that mental health interventions for college students in Lebanon should include addressing financial stress, and that further research is needed to …
When the system fails, the community leads
BACKGROUND: Adolescent girls and young women affected by conflict experience persistent sexual and reproductive health challenges along with poorer mental health and wellbeing. Among Syrian adolescent girls and young women living in Lebanon, these challenges are exacerbated by displacement, economic challenges, and barriers to accessing needed health services. Community-based interventions are being increasingly adopted to address these gaps, how…
Evaluating mental health and psychosocial support outcomes of the Self-Efficacy and Knowledge (Seek) community-based randomized controlled trial in lebanon during active conflict
‘Sawa Aqwa’ (Stronger Together)
BACKGROUND: There are no evaluated family-based mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) interventions for adolescents in Southwest Asia (known as the Middle East), and few whole-family interventions in low- and middle-income countries, despite consistent evidence for the impact of family support on mental health and well-being. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a brief family systemic mental health intervention, deliverable …
Process evaluation of an integrated community-based intervention to improve family planning, sexual reproductive Health, and wellbeing among Syrian refugee women and girls in Lebanon during active con…
This study presents the first process evaluation of an integrated family planning, sexual reproductive health, and wellbeing community-based intervention among Syrian refugee women and girls in Lebanon. This intervention, known as the Self-Efficacy and Knowledge (SEEK) intervention, was developed by the World Health Organization as a low-resource and low-intensity initiative, and led by trained paraprofessionals (community health workers). The in…
Migration, Health and Trauma (13 works) · Mental health (10 works) · Psychiatry (10 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Political science (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Public health (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Demography (5 works)