Lisa Matos
Biographic Data
| ID | 7858253 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lisa Matos |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lisa |
| FAMILY NAME | Matos |
| SIGNATURE | MATOS L |
| AFFILIATIONS | ISPA - Instituto Universitário |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0602-4356 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Displacement, personal loss, and psychological strain among physicians and nurses working in Gaza, 2023–2024
On January 26 th 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) recognized plausible grounds for genocide being committed in Gaza by Israel. A hallmark of the violence has been unprecedented attacks on health workers since October 7 th , 2023. We use the word “genocide” to refer to this period of accelerated violence and displacement in Gaza, following ICJ findings, detailed reports by human rights organizations, and statements by genocide schola…
“It’s the God factor”
Objective: Religious meaning-making may facilitate psychological adjustment to even the most extreme traumatic stressors, including war and forced displacement. Yet few studies have examined the religious meaning-making trajectories of refugees and none from an Islamic perspective. Method: This qualitative cross-sectional study investigated Syrian Muslims’ post-war meaning-making experiences, guided by Park’s (2010) meaning-making model. Results:…
I’m Going to Tell You Something I Never Told Anyone”
As research subjects, refugees have numerous potential vulnerabilities. This study aimed to examine the ethics- and trauma-informed challenges of implementing a mental health research protocol with Syrian refugees living in Portugal. Guided by the integrated meaning-making model, the research project “Journeys in Meaning” employed a mixed-methods cross-sectional design to explore posttraumatic cognitive processing in refugees using two phases of …
“That is not my country anymore”
Objective: This mixed-methods study assessed the prevalence of pre-and postmigration trauma and stressors as determinants of refugee mental health in resettlement. Method: Forty-four war-affected Syrian civilians arriving in Portugal through four streams-UNHCR resettlement, EU relocation, spontaneous asylum, and higher education programs for refugees-participated in focus groups and individual interviews. Participants completed self-report measur…
The War Made Me a Better Person’
The centrality of the collective to Syrian identity and the ability of war to disrupt community ties have led to significant violations of Syrians' pre-war assumptions about themselves, the world, and their place in the world. Guided by the integrated meaning-making model, this qualitative cross-sectional study assessed Syrian refugees' meaning trajectories through their reappraisals of the war, attempts to repair community-informed shattered mea…
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“That is not my country anymore”
Objective: This mixed-methods study assessed the prevalence of pre-and postmigration trauma and stressors as determinants of refugee mental health in resettlement. Method: Forty-four war-affected Syrian civilians arriving in Portugal through four streams-UNHCR resettlement, EU relocation, spontaneous asylum, and higher education programs for refugees-participated in focus groups and individual interviews. Participants completed self-report measur…
The War Made Me a Better Person’
The centrality of the collective to Syrian identity and the ability of war to disrupt community ties have led to significant violations of Syrians' pre-war assumptions about themselves, the world, and their place in the world. Guided by the integrated meaning-making model, this qualitative cross-sectional study assessed Syrian refugees' meaning trajectories through their reappraisals of the war, attempts to repair community-informed shattered mea…
I’m Going to Tell You Something I Never Told Anyone”
As research subjects, refugees have numerous potential vulnerabilities. This study aimed to examine the ethics- and trauma-informed challenges of implementing a mental health research protocol with Syrian refugees living in Portugal. Guided by the integrated meaning-making model, the research project “Journeys in Meaning” employed a mixed-methods cross-sectional design to explore posttraumatic cognitive processing in refugees using two phases of …
“It’s the God factor”
Objective: Religious meaning-making may facilitate psychological adjustment to even the most extreme traumatic stressors, including war and forced displacement. Yet few studies have examined the religious meaning-making trajectories of refugees and none from an Islamic perspective. Method: This qualitative cross-sectional study investigated Syrian Muslims’ post-war meaning-making experiences, guided by Park’s (2010) meaning-making model. Results:…
Displacement, personal loss, and psychological strain among physicians and nurses working in Gaza, 2023–2024
On January 26 th 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) recognized plausible grounds for genocide being committed in Gaza by Israel. A hallmark of the violence has been unprecedented attacks on health workers since October 7 th , 2023. We use the word “genocide” to refer to this period of accelerated violence and displacement in Gaza, following ICJ findings, detailed reports by human rights organizations, and statements by genocide schola…
Migration, Health and Trauma (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Mental health (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychotherapist (3 works) · Qualitative research (3 works) · Refugee (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Social science (3 works)