Brandon Kohrt

Biographic Data

ID733807
NAMEBrandon Kohrt
GIVEN NAMESBrandon
FAMILY NAMEKohrt
SIGNATUREKOHRT B
AFFILIATIONSEmory University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS37
WORKS AS AUTHOR9
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2005
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX2

  • Assessment of key interviewing factors for research assistants (Akira)

    Open AccessAlejandra Cid-Vega, Alejandra Cid‐Vega et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Education2025

    Data quality is critical in mental health research, yet there is considerable variability in the training and preparation of those involved in data collection. Individuals with limited research training often play a central role in collecting data and, to date, no systematic means of evaluating researcher competencies exists. The Assessment of Key Interviewing factors for Research Assistants (AKIRA), a competency-based tool for researchers conduc…

  • Coping strategies among poverty-affected adolescents experiencing or at risk of depression and anxiety in Nepal

    Open AccessAnjana Thapa, Atuleisha Thapa et al.ARTICLEBMC Psychology2025

    Adolescents employ various coping strategies to manage stress, which can impact their short and long-term mental health. Economically disadvantaged adolescents are more prone to developing maladaptive coping mechanisms due to the persistent stressors associated with poverty. In Nepal, there is a lack of research on how adolescents experiencing or at risk of depression and anxiety cope with adverse situations. This study aims to explore how adoles…

  • Cultural adaptation of Indigo mental health stigma reduction interventions using an ecological validity model in north India

    Open AccessMercian Daniel, Sudha Kallakuri et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2024

    Stigma reduction strategies with varied target groups, based on culturally appropriate adaptations, are more likely to be acceptable to the stakeholders involved in the intervention, and to be effective in terms of the program impact

  • Cross-cultural adaptation of motivational interviewing for use in rural Nepal

    Open AccessPragya Rimal, Sonu Khadka et al.ARTICLEBMC Psychology2021

    MI carries several cultural assumptions, particularly around individual freedom and autonomy. MI adaptation thus faces challenges in cultures where such assumptions may not hold. However, cross-cultural adaptation with key informant perspectives can lead to creative strategies that recognize both the patient's autonomy and their role as a member of a complex social fabric to facilitate behavior change

  • Child Soldiers After War

    B A Kohrt, Brandon Kohrt et al.CHAPTERMilitarization2019

  • Partnerships in mental healthcare service delivery in low-resource settings

    Open AccessBibhav Acharya, Duncan Maru et al.ARTICLEGlobalization and Health2017

    BACKGROUND: Mental illnesses are the largest contributors to the global burden of non-communicable diseases. However, there is extremely limited access to high quality, culturally-sensitive, and contextually-appropriate mental healthcare services. This situation persists despite the availability of interventions with proven efficacy to improve patient outcomes. A partnerships network is necessary for successful program adaptation and implementati…

  • Culture and epidemiology special issue

    Open AccessB A Kohrt, Brandon Kohrt et al.ARTICLEAnnals of Human Biology2009

  • Child Soldiers after War

    Open AccessB A Kohrt, Brandon Kohrt et al.ARTICLEAnthropology News2009Cited by: 2

  • Receding horizons of health

    Open AccessCarol M Worthman, B A Kohrt et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2005Cited by: 35References: 125