Richard F Mollica
Biographic Data
| ID | 3491612 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Richard F Mollica |
| GIVEN NAMES | Richard F |
| FAMILY NAME | Mollica |
| SIGNATURE | MOLLICA R F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Harvard University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8094-1390 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 20 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1979 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Threats and humiliation at the workplace and mental health among environmental scientists - a cross-sectional study
Violence at the workplace (e.g., threats, humiliation) is an increasing area of concern in many countries around the world. This study aimed to quantify the prevalence of mental health conditions associated with workplace violence among environmental health professionals. We conducted a cross-sectional survey between January and February 2022 among scientists who are members and former members of the International Society for Environmental Epidem…
Belonging, discrimination, and risk in displacement
Background: Understanding the mental health challenges of refugee adolescents is critical for informing targeted educational policies and interventions. Yet few studies identify which school-based factors most strongly relate to their resilience and well-being. This study draws on a multi-informant dataset from 170 refugee students attending school in Greece, applying Bayesian variable selection to identify key predictors of mental health outcome…
Women health
Background: Little is known about gender differences among people exposed to war related trauma. Aim of this study is to explore gender differences in health status and comorbidity of mental and physical disorders in a cohort of Bosnian refugees followed up for 3 years (1996–1999). Methods: This longitudinal study included 534 subjects followed up for 3 years. The interviews were conducted in refugee camps in Varaždin, Croatia in Bosnian language…
The long-term health consequences of genocide
The genocide studies checklist is easy to use for authors, journal editors, peer reviewers, and others involved in documenting the health consequences of genocide
Novel Health Information Technology to Aid Provider Recognition and Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Primary Care
BACKGROUND: Millions of traumatized refugees worldwide have resettled in the United States. For one of the largest, the Cambodian community, having their mental health needs met has been a continuing challenge. A multicomponent health information technology screening tool was designed to aid provider recognition and treatment of major depressive disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the primary care setting. METHODS: In a clustered…
A Health Profile and Overview of Healthcare Experiences of Cambodian American Refugees and Immigrants Residing in Southern California
The enduring mental health impact of mass violence
BACKGROUND: No population-based studies have directly compared the long-term health and mental health outcomes of conflict- versus non-conflict-affected communities from the same ethnic background. AIMS: To identify and compare levels of psychiatric morbidity between a traumatized and non-traumatized civilian community; to investigate the long-term impact of mass violence. METHODS: Double-stratified community surveys in Siem Reap and Surin provin…
Mental health survey among landmine survivors in Siem Reap province, Cambodia
Many survivors of the Khmer Rouge period in Cambodia and the subsequent war with Vietnam have now returned to Cambodia. In this two-stage household cluster survey in Siem Reap Province in Cambodia, we explored the mental health consequences on 166 landmine injury survivors selected from 1000 household in 50 clusters and an oversample of all landmine survivors. We found a prevalence of anxiety of 62% for all respondents, 74% for depression, and 34…
Building primary care practitioners’ attitudes and confidence in mental health skills in post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina
Our program attempted to integrate community mental health in primary care settings in post-conflict Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The training program underwent an extensive evaluation to determine its impact on the mental health knowledge, confidence in performing medical and psychiatric procedures, skills and attitudes of 93 Bosnian primary care practitioners (PCPs). There was a significant improvement in PCPs confidence in all clusters of …
Screening for PTSD and depression in Bosnia and Herzegovina
This study aimed to test the validity of the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (HTQ) and the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 (HSCL-25) in screening for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depressive disorder (MDD), respectively, in primary healthcare centers in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Validating interviews were conducted with 180 randomly selected primary care patients in Middle Bosnia. Statistical analysis performed to assess diagnostic accu…
The Harvard Trauma Questionnaire
Background: Mental health assessments in post-conflict zones have relied heavily on Western psychiatric scales. Yet, a strict dependence on the paradigms of Western psychiatry risks inappropriately prioritizing syndromes, such as PTSD, which, however important, are eclipsed by local concerns. Material and discussion: In Dearborn, Michigan, home to the largest population of Iraqi refugees in the United States, 60 Iraqi refugee life stories were co…
A New Focus on Caring for Survivors of Extreme Violence
Major depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are two of the most common psychiatric disorders associated with life experiences of violent conflict Extensive research has demonstrated a high prevalence of these disorders in combat veterans, survivors of torture, and civilian populations traumatized by mass violence. These diagnoses are well known, and their signs and symptoms are clearly defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manu…
The Use of International Videoconferencing as a Strategy for Teaching Medical Students about Transcultural Psychiatry
Videoconferencing is an innovative method that potentially allows medical students exposure to international teachers in refugee mental health who would otherwise be inaccessible. This article reports a pilot study using videoconferencing with international teachers from Australia, Sweden and the USA participating in the training of ten senior Swedish medical students. Interviews with an actual and a simulated patient were conducted at the U.S. a…
Longitudinal Study of Psychiatric Symptoms, Disability, Mortality, and Emigration Among Bosnian Refugees
CONTEXT: Evidence is emerging that psychiatric disorders are common in populations affected by mass violence. Previously, we found associations among depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and disability in a Bosnian refugee cohort. OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether previously observed associations continue over time and are associated with mortality emigration to another region. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Three-year follow-up …
Disability Associated With Psychiatric Comorbidity and Health Status in Bosnian Refugees Living in Croatia
CONTEXT: The relationship between psychiatric symptoms and disability in refugee survivors of mass violence is not known. OBJECTIVE: To determine if risk factors, such as demographics, trauma, health status, and psychiatric illness, are associated with disability in Bosnian refugees. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Cross-sectional survey conducted in 1996 of Bosnian refugee adults living in a camp established by the Croatian government near th…
Dose-effect relationships of trauma to symptoms of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder among Cambodian survivors of mass violence
BACKGROUND: The dose-effect relationships of cumulative trauma to the psychiatric symptoms of major depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a community study of Cambodian survivors of mass violence were evaluated. METHOD: In 1990, a survey of 1000 households was conducted in a Thai refugee camp (Site 2) using a multi-stage random sampling design. Trauma history and psychiatric symptoms were assessed for two time periods. Analysis …
The Effect of Trauma and Confinement on Functional Health and Mental Health Status of Cambodians Living in Thailand-Cambodia Border Camps
OBJECTIVE: To assess the long-term impact of trauma and confinement on the functional health and mental health status of Cambodian displaced persons living on the Thailand-Cambodia border. DESIGN: Household survey of 993 adults randomly selected from household rosters. Household sample selection by multistage area probability sample. SETTING: Site 2, the largest Cambodian displaced-persons camp on the Thailand-Cambodia border. PARTICIPANTS: Adult…
The Harvard Trauma Questionnaire
There are no valid and reliable cross-cultural instruments capable of measuring torture, trauma, and trauma-related symptoms associated with the DSM-III-R diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Generating such standardized instruments for patients from non-Western cultures involves particular methodological challenges. This study describes the development and validation of three Indochinese versions of the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire…
Communities of Confinement
On the technology of pastoral counseling
Screening for PTSD and depression in Bosnia and Herzegovina
This study aimed to test the validity of the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (HTQ) and the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 (HSCL-25) in screening for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depressive disorder (MDD), respectively, in primary healthcare centers in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Validating interviews were conducted with 180 randomly selected primary care patients in Middle Bosnia. Statistical analysis performed to assess diagnostic accu…
The Use of International Videoconferencing as a Strategy for Teaching Medical Students about Transcultural Psychiatry
Videoconferencing is an innovative method that potentially allows medical students exposure to international teachers in refugee mental health who would otherwise be inaccessible. This article reports a pilot study using videoconferencing with international teachers from Australia, Sweden and the USA participating in the training of ten senior Swedish medical students. Interviews with an actual and a simulated patient were conducted at the U.S. a…
On the technology of pastoral counseling
On the technology of pastoral counseling
Communities of Confinement
The Harvard Trauma Questionnaire
There are no valid and reliable cross-cultural instruments capable of measuring torture, trauma, and trauma-related symptoms associated with the DSM-III-R diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Generating such standardized instruments for patients from non-Western cultures involves particular methodological challenges. This study describes the development and validation of three Indochinese versions of the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire…
The Effect of Trauma and Confinement on Functional Health and Mental Health Status of Cambodians Living in Thailand-Cambodia Border Camps
OBJECTIVE: To assess the long-term impact of trauma and confinement on the functional health and mental health status of Cambodian displaced persons living on the Thailand-Cambodia border. DESIGN: Household survey of 993 adults randomly selected from household rosters. Household sample selection by multistage area probability sample. SETTING: Site 2, the largest Cambodian displaced-persons camp on the Thailand-Cambodia border. PARTICIPANTS: Adult…
Dose-effect relationships of trauma to symptoms of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder among Cambodian survivors of mass violence
BACKGROUND: The dose-effect relationships of cumulative trauma to the psychiatric symptoms of major depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a community study of Cambodian survivors of mass violence were evaluated. METHOD: In 1990, a survey of 1000 households was conducted in a Thai refugee camp (Site 2) using a multi-stage random sampling design. Trauma history and psychiatric symptoms were assessed for two time periods. Analysis …
Disability Associated With Psychiatric Comorbidity and Health Status in Bosnian Refugees Living in Croatia
CONTEXT: The relationship between psychiatric symptoms and disability in refugee survivors of mass violence is not known. OBJECTIVE: To determine if risk factors, such as demographics, trauma, health status, and psychiatric illness, are associated with disability in Bosnian refugees. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Cross-sectional survey conducted in 1996 of Bosnian refugee adults living in a camp established by the Croatian government near th…
Longitudinal Study of Psychiatric Symptoms, Disability, Mortality, and Emigration Among Bosnian Refugees
CONTEXT: Evidence is emerging that psychiatric disorders are common in populations affected by mass violence. Previously, we found associations among depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and disability in a Bosnian refugee cohort. OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether previously observed associations continue over time and are associated with mortality emigration to another region. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Three-year follow-up …
The Use of International Videoconferencing as a Strategy for Teaching Medical Students about Transcultural Psychiatry
Videoconferencing is an innovative method that potentially allows medical students exposure to international teachers in refugee mental health who would otherwise be inaccessible. This article reports a pilot study using videoconferencing with international teachers from Australia, Sweden and the USA participating in the training of ten senior Swedish medical students. Interviews with an actual and a simulated patient were conducted at the U.S. a…
The Harvard Trauma Questionnaire
Background: Mental health assessments in post-conflict zones have relied heavily on Western psychiatric scales. Yet, a strict dependence on the paradigms of Western psychiatry risks inappropriately prioritizing syndromes, such as PTSD, which, however important, are eclipsed by local concerns. Material and discussion: In Dearborn, Michigan, home to the largest population of Iraqi refugees in the United States, 60 Iraqi refugee life stories were co…
A New Focus on Caring for Survivors of Extreme Violence
Major depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are two of the most common psychiatric disorders associated with life experiences of violent conflict Extensive research has demonstrated a high prevalence of these disorders in combat veterans, survivors of torture, and civilian populations traumatized by mass violence. These diagnoses are well known, and their signs and symptoms are clearly defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manu…
Building primary care practitioners’ attitudes and confidence in mental health skills in post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina
Our program attempted to integrate community mental health in primary care settings in post-conflict Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The training program underwent an extensive evaluation to determine its impact on the mental health knowledge, confidence in performing medical and psychiatric procedures, skills and attitudes of 93 Bosnian primary care practitioners (PCPs). There was a significant improvement in PCPs confidence in all clusters of …
Screening for PTSD and depression in Bosnia and Herzegovina
This study aimed to test the validity of the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (HTQ) and the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 (HSCL-25) in screening for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depressive disorder (MDD), respectively, in primary healthcare centers in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Validating interviews were conducted with 180 randomly selected primary care patients in Middle Bosnia. Statistical analysis performed to assess diagnostic accu…
Mental health survey among landmine survivors in Siem Reap province, Cambodia
Many survivors of the Khmer Rouge period in Cambodia and the subsequent war with Vietnam have now returned to Cambodia. In this two-stage household cluster survey in Siem Reap Province in Cambodia, we explored the mental health consequences on 166 landmine injury survivors selected from 1000 household in 50 clusters and an oversample of all landmine survivors. We found a prevalence of anxiety of 62% for all respondents, 74% for depression, and 34…
The enduring mental health impact of mass violence
BACKGROUND: No population-based studies have directly compared the long-term health and mental health outcomes of conflict- versus non-conflict-affected communities from the same ethnic background. AIMS: To identify and compare levels of psychiatric morbidity between a traumatized and non-traumatized civilian community; to investigate the long-term impact of mass violence. METHODS: Double-stratified community surveys in Siem Reap and Surin provin…
A Health Profile and Overview of Healthcare Experiences of Cambodian American Refugees and Immigrants Residing in Southern California
The long-term health consequences of genocide
The genocide studies checklist is easy to use for authors, journal editors, peer reviewers, and others involved in documenting the health consequences of genocide
Novel Health Information Technology to Aid Provider Recognition and Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Primary Care
BACKGROUND: Millions of traumatized refugees worldwide have resettled in the United States. For one of the largest, the Cambodian community, having their mental health needs met has been a continuing challenge. A multicomponent health information technology screening tool was designed to aid provider recognition and treatment of major depressive disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the primary care setting. METHODS: In a clustered…
Women health
Background: Little is known about gender differences among people exposed to war related trauma. Aim of this study is to explore gender differences in health status and comorbidity of mental and physical disorders in a cohort of Bosnian refugees followed up for 3 years (1996–1999). Methods: This longitudinal study included 534 subjects followed up for 3 years. The interviews were conducted in refugee camps in Varaždin, Croatia in Bosnian language…
Threats and humiliation at the workplace and mental health among environmental scientists - a cross-sectional study
Violence at the workplace (e.g., threats, humiliation) is an increasing area of concern in many countries around the world. This study aimed to quantify the prevalence of mental health conditions associated with workplace violence among environmental health professionals. We conducted a cross-sectional survey between January and February 2022 among scientists who are members and former members of the International Society for Environmental Epidem…
Belonging, discrimination, and risk in displacement
Background: Understanding the mental health challenges of refugee adolescents is critical for informing targeted educational policies and interventions. Yet few studies identify which school-based factors most strongly relate to their resilience and well-being. This study draws on a multi-informant dataset from 170 refugee students attending school in Greece, applying Bayesian variable selection to identify key predictors of mental health outcome…
Medicine (18 works) · Psychiatry (15 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (14 works) · Mental health (11 works) · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research (11 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Refugee (8 works) · Health and Conflict Studies (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Depression (economics) (5 works)