Angela Nickerson
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 630668 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Angela Nickerson |
| NOMBRES | Angela |
| APELLIDO | Nickerson |
| FIRMA | NICKERSON A |
| AFILIACIONES | UNSW Sydney |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9171-4209 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 33 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 27 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 33 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2010 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Mental health of internally displaced persons
INTRODUCTION: Although most forcibly displaced individuals remain within their country of origin, internally displaced persons (IDPs) remain under-represented in mental health research. We estimated the prevalence of mental disorders among IDPs and compared prevalence and psychosocial functioning with non-displaced controls. METHODS: We searched MEDLINE, PsycINFO and Web of Science for peer-reviewed reports published until 20 June 2025 in any lan…
Longitudinal Associations Between Sources of Uncertainty and Mental Health Amongst Resettled Refugees During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic may have disproportionately affected forcibly displaced people due to parallel uncertainties such as visa insecurity and family separation. This study explicitly examined whether different sources of uncertainty contributed in specific ways to increased psychological symptoms for refugees during the pandemic. A large cohort of 733 refugees and asylum seekers settled in Australia completed a mental health survey in June 2020 …
Profiles of coping resources and their associations with mental health and social functioning among refugees in Indonesia
This study examined the role of coping resources – self-efficacy (problem-focused) and emotion regulation (emotion-focused) – in supporting mental health and social functioning among refugees in a transit setting in Indonesia. Using a latent profile analysis approach with 1,214 participants, three distinct coping profiles were identified: high coping resources, high emotion-focused coping resource, and low coping resources. Results showed that hi…
Mechanisms underlying the impact of self-stigma on social engagement in Arabic-speaking refugees
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in refugees has been linked to poor social outcomes. Self-stigma appears to be a potential barrier to social engagement in refugees with PTSD, however research into this relationship is scarce. As such, the study aimed to 1) investigate whether self-stigma of PTSD (SSPTSD) and self-stigma of seeking help (SSOSH) underlie the association between PTSD and reduced social engagement in refugees, and 2) identify ps…
Does Emotion Regulation Flexibility Work? Investigating the Effectiveness of Regulatory Selection Flexibility in Managing Negative Affect
Regulatory selection flexibility—the ability to flexibly choose emotion regulation strategies that are appropriate to dynamic contextual demands—has been theorized as a critical component of adaptive emotional functioning. Despite this, little research has investigated whether individual differences in regulatory selection flexibility influence real-time emotional experiences. The current study aimed to test the effectiveness of regulatory select…
Moral injury appraisals and complex PTSD in refugees
Findings highlight the role of moral injury appraisals in exacerbating traditional PTSD symptoms, as well as the broader symptoms characteristic of CPTSD. Further, results indicate that specific types of moral injury appraisals (relating to one's own and others' perceived moral transgressions) may lead to differential psychological reactions, raising important implications for clinical practice. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights …
Opponent intrinsic brain network connectivity profiles associated with posttraumatic fear and dysphoria symptoms in trauma-exposed refugees
Fear and dysphoria posttraumatic symptoms showed opponent associations with admDMN and tpDMN connectivity, potentially reflecting patterns of under- and overemotion dysregulation associated with these symptom profiles respectively. Findings highlight the importance of considering posttraumatic heterogeneity when constructing neural models of PTSD. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
The impact of Covid-19 stressors on refugee mental health and well-being in the context of sustained displacement
Refugees and asylum seekers in contexts of sustained displacement represent particularly vulnerable communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study was to identify profiles of COVID-19 stressors in refugees in a transit context (i.e., Indonesia) and examine the relationship between these profiles of stressors and mental health and well-being. Participants in this study included 913 refugees and asylum seekers living in Indonesia. …
An experimental investigation of spontaneous emotion regulation variability, negative affect, and posttraumatic stress disorder among traumatized refugees
Our findings suggest that a more variable ER approach in response to trauma-salient stressors results in lower distress and is associated with less severe PTSD symptoms. Better understanding the links between patterns of ER strategy use and psychopathology has important implications for the development of effective treatments for refugees. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
Associations of dimensions of anger with distress following traumatic bereavement
Pending replication of our findings in longitudinal studies, we conclude that anger subtypes relate differently to distress after traumatic loss. Anger toward the self seems the most detrimental type of anger and may therefore be an important target in treatment. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)
A systematic review of socio-ecological factors contributing to risk and protection of the mental health of refugee children and adolescents
An exploratory study of embitterment in traumatized refugees
The results provide first insights into embitterment and associated factors in refugee populations. Furthermore, they highlight the significance of moral transgressions and low levels of self-efficacy emerging from displacement and traumatic experiences for the development of mental health problems in a clinical sample of refugees. The findings have implications for future research, policy development and clinical practice
Can Circumstances Be Softened? Self-Efficacy, Post-Migratory Stressors, and Mental Health among Refugees
Post-migratory stressors (PS) are a risk factor for mental health problems among resettled refugees. There is a need to identify factors which can reduce this burden. Self-efficacy (SE) is associated with refugees' mental health. The current study examined whether SE can protect this group from the impact of PS on mental wellbeing. Higher levels of PS were expected to be associated with higher levels of mental health problems. In addition, we exp…
Perceptions of mental health and perceived barriers to mental health help-seeking amongst refugees
Prolonged Grief Disorder Among Refugees in Psychological Treatment—Association With Self-Efficacy and Emotion Regulation
These findings suggest that emotion regulation and perceived self-efficacy are associated with PGD in refugees in psychological treatment and are thus potential targets for treatment interventions
Barriers to Mental Health Help-Seeking Amongst Refugee Men
Rates of help-seeking for mental health problems are low amongst refugee communities, despite the high prevalence of PTSD reported amongst these individuals. Research suggests that the key barriers to seeking help for psychological problems include structural barriers (e.g., unstable housing), cultural barriers (e.g., mental health stigma), and barriers specific to refugees and asylum seekers (e.g., visa status). This study examined the effect of…
The effect of post-traumatic stress disorder on refugees' parenting and their children's mental health
BACKGROUND: Children and adolescents, who account for most of the world's refugees, have an increased prevalence of psychological disorders. The mental health of refugee children is often associated with the severity of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in their caregivers. Despite the potential for refugee caregivers' PTSD to affect child mental health, little evidence exists concerning the underlying mechanisms of this association. This stu…
A factor analytic investigation of DSM-5 PTSD symptoms in a culturally diverse sample of refugees resettled in Australia
Our findings offer preliminary support for the applicability of the Anhedonia model to a culturally diverse refugee sample, and contribute to a growing body of studies which indicate that the DSM-5 model may not best represent the symptom structure of PTSD found across non-western conflict-affected populations
A Longitudinal Investigation of Moral Injury Appraisals Amongst Treatment-Seeking Refugees
There is currently an unprecedented number of forcibly displaced people worldwide. Understanding psychological mechanisms that contribute to the mental health of refugees and asylum-seekers is important for informing the development of effective interventions for these populations. Moral injury appraisals represent an important potential cognitive mechanism that may contribute to psychological symptoms following exposure to persecution, war, and …
Changes in Post-migration Living Difficulties Predict Treatment Outcome in Traumatized Refugees
Background: Refugee mental health is affected by traumatic stressors as well as post-migration living difficulties (PMLD). However, their interaction and causal pathways are unclear, and so far, no distinct treatment recommendations regarding exile-related stressors exist. Methods: In a 3-year follow-up study, PMLD and symptoms of post-traumatic stress (PTS), depression and anxiety were examined in a clinical sample of severely traumatized refuge…
Filling Gaps and Verifying Facts
This study investigates the assumptions made by decision makers in Australia when adjudicating claims for refugee status and/or complementary protection. By analysing 50 randomly selected cases of the Refugee Review Tribunal, it provides a systematic evaluation of the frequency and importance of assumptions made by Australian Tribunal members, partly replicating an earlier United Kingdom study published in this journal. As a multidisciplinary tea…
Mental health assessments in refugees and asylum seekers
MAPSS may be a cost-effective, flexible and valid alternative to interpreter-based psychometric screening and assessment
The Relationship Between Post-Migration Stress and Psychological Disorders in Refugees and Asylum Seekers
Challenging future, challenging past
BACKGROUND: Refugees have been shown to present high prevalence rates of trauma-related mental disorders. Despite their psychological impairment, they are expected to meet high functional requirements in terms of social integration into, and financial independence from, the host society. METHODS: This cross-sectional study examined the relationship of mental health problems, post-migration living difficulties (PMLD), and social integration in a s…
Early PTSD symptom sub-clusters predicting chronic posttraumatic stress following sexual assault
Contemporary models of PTSD disaggregate this disorder into sub-clusters that differentially impact functioning. Severity of different types of PTSD symptoms in the acute posttrauma period may be predictive of the course of PTSD over time. Few research studies, however, have examined the predictive utility of PTSD sub-clusters. This study sought to determine the relative predictive validity of 4 sub-clusters, namely reexperiencing, strategic avoi…
Worry, worry attacks, and PTSD among Cambodian refugees
Dreams of the Dead Among Cambodian Refugees
The authors investigated the importance of dreams of the deceased in the experiencing of prolonged grief (PG) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among Cambodian refugees who survived the Pol Pot genocide (1975-1979). Such dreams were frequent in the last month (52% of those surveyed), and most often involved a relative who died in the Pol Pot period. Past month frequency was correlated with PG severity (r = .59) and PTSD severity (r = .52).…
The impact of fear for family on mental health in a resettled Iraqi refugee community
Khyâl Attacks
A critical review of psychological treatments of posttraumatic stress disorder in refugees
Anger Regulation in Traumatized Cambodian Refugees
The impacts of parental loss and adverse parenting on mental health
There has been much controversy regarding the psychological impact of the death of a parent, partly arising from neglect of potential moderating factors. The present study uses data from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R) to investigate the relative impacts of age at death of parent, adverse parenting practices, and time since loss on mental health outcomes in 2,823 bereaved adults. Logistic regression analyses controlling for se…
Worry, worry attacks, and PTSD among Cambodian refugees
Normal Grief and Complicated Bereavement Among Traumatized Cambodian Refugees
Dreams of the Dead Among Cambodian Refugees
The authors investigated the importance of dreams of the deceased in the experiencing of prolonged grief (PG) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among Cambodian refugees who survived the Pol Pot genocide (1975-1979). Such dreams were frequent in the last month (52% of those surveyed), and most often involved a relative who died in the Pol Pot period. Past month frequency was correlated with PG severity (r = .59) and PTSD severity (r = .52).…
Early PTSD symptom sub-clusters predicting chronic posttraumatic stress following sexual assault
Contemporary models of PTSD disaggregate this disorder into sub-clusters that differentially impact functioning. Severity of different types of PTSD symptoms in the acute posttrauma period may be predictive of the course of PTSD over time. Few research studies, however, have examined the predictive utility of PTSD sub-clusters. This study sought to determine the relative predictive validity of 4 sub-clusters, namely reexperiencing, strategic avoi…
The Relationship Between Post-Migration Stress and Psychological Disorders in Refugees and Asylum Seekers
Challenging future, challenging past
BACKGROUND: Refugees have been shown to present high prevalence rates of trauma-related mental disorders. Despite their psychological impairment, they are expected to meet high functional requirements in terms of social integration into, and financial independence from, the host society. METHODS: This cross-sectional study examined the relationship of mental health problems, post-migration living difficulties (PMLD), and social integration in a s…
Mental health assessments in refugees and asylum seekers
MAPSS may be a cost-effective, flexible and valid alternative to interpreter-based psychometric screening and assessment
The effect of post-traumatic stress disorder on refugees' parenting and their children's mental health
BACKGROUND: Children and adolescents, who account for most of the world's refugees, have an increased prevalence of psychological disorders. The mental health of refugee children is often associated with the severity of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in their caregivers. Despite the potential for refugee caregivers' PTSD to affect child mental health, little evidence exists concerning the underlying mechanisms of this association. This stu…
A factor analytic investigation of DSM-5 PTSD symptoms in a culturally diverse sample of refugees resettled in Australia
Our findings offer preliminary support for the applicability of the Anhedonia model to a culturally diverse refugee sample, and contribute to a growing body of studies which indicate that the DSM-5 model may not best represent the symptom structure of PTSD found across non-western conflict-affected populations
A Longitudinal Investigation of Moral Injury Appraisals Amongst Treatment-Seeking Refugees
There is currently an unprecedented number of forcibly displaced people worldwide. Understanding psychological mechanisms that contribute to the mental health of refugees and asylum-seekers is important for informing the development of effective interventions for these populations. Moral injury appraisals represent an important potential cognitive mechanism that may contribute to psychological symptoms following exposure to persecution, war, and …
Changes in Post-migration Living Difficulties Predict Treatment Outcome in Traumatized Refugees
Background: Refugee mental health is affected by traumatic stressors as well as post-migration living difficulties (PMLD). However, their interaction and causal pathways are unclear, and so far, no distinct treatment recommendations regarding exile-related stressors exist. Methods: In a 3-year follow-up study, PMLD and symptoms of post-traumatic stress (PTS), depression and anxiety were examined in a clinical sample of severely traumatized refuge…
Filling Gaps and Verifying Facts
This study investigates the assumptions made by decision makers in Australia when adjudicating claims for refugee status and/or complementary protection. By analysing 50 randomly selected cases of the Refugee Review Tribunal, it provides a systematic evaluation of the frequency and importance of assumptions made by Australian Tribunal members, partly replicating an earlier United Kingdom study published in this journal. As a multidisciplinary tea…
Barriers to Mental Health Help-Seeking Amongst Refugee Men
Rates of help-seeking for mental health problems are low amongst refugee communities, despite the high prevalence of PTSD reported amongst these individuals. Research suggests that the key barriers to seeking help for psychological problems include structural barriers (e.g., unstable housing), cultural barriers (e.g., mental health stigma), and barriers specific to refugees and asylum seekers (e.g., visa status). This study examined the effect of…
Perceptions of mental health and perceived barriers to mental health help-seeking amongst refugees
Prolonged Grief Disorder Among Refugees in Psychological Treatment—Association With Self-Efficacy and Emotion Regulation
These findings suggest that emotion regulation and perceived self-efficacy are associated with PGD in refugees in psychological treatment and are thus potential targets for treatment interventions
A systematic review of socio-ecological factors contributing to risk and protection of the mental health of refugee children and adolescents
An exploratory study of embitterment in traumatized refugees
The results provide first insights into embitterment and associated factors in refugee populations. Furthermore, they highlight the significance of moral transgressions and low levels of self-efficacy emerging from displacement and traumatic experiences for the development of mental health problems in a clinical sample of refugees. The findings have implications for future research, policy development and clinical practice
Can Circumstances Be Softened? Self-Efficacy, Post-Migratory Stressors, and Mental Health among Refugees
Post-migratory stressors (PS) are a risk factor for mental health problems among resettled refugees. There is a need to identify factors which can reduce this burden. Self-efficacy (SE) is associated with refugees' mental health. The current study examined whether SE can protect this group from the impact of PS on mental wellbeing. Higher levels of PS were expected to be associated with higher levels of mental health problems. In addition, we exp…
An experimental investigation of spontaneous emotion regulation variability, negative affect, and posttraumatic stress disorder among traumatized refugees
Our findings suggest that a more variable ER approach in response to trauma-salient stressors results in lower distress and is associated with less severe PTSD symptoms. Better understanding the links between patterns of ER strategy use and psychopathology has important implications for the development of effective treatments for refugees. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
Associations of dimensions of anger with distress following traumatic bereavement
Pending replication of our findings in longitudinal studies, we conclude that anger subtypes relate differently to distress after traumatic loss. Anger toward the self seems the most detrimental type of anger and may therefore be an important target in treatment. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)
Psychology (29 obras) · Psychiatry (26 obras) · Clinical Psychology (25 obras) · Refugee (24 obras) · Migration, Health and Trauma (22 obras) · Medicine (17 obras) · Mental health (17 obras) · Clinical Psychology (16 obras) · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research (15 obras) · Posttraumatic stress (8 obras)