AUTHOR'S PROFILE

Betancourt

Publications (80)

Scaling up home-visiting to promote early childhood development and prevent violence in Rwanda: a hybrid type-2 effectiveness-implementation trial.

Journal: Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines

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Authors & Co-authors:  Black Candace J CJ Placencio-Castro Matias M Phend Gabriela G Havugimana Jean Marie Vianney JMV Umulisa Grace G Uwamahoro Pacifique P Nyirahabimana Marie Gaudence MG Bond Laura L Hernandez Kayla K Jensen Sarah Kg SK

Ebola Virus Disease and Pediatric Mental Health: Long Term Mediating Effects of Caregiver Mental Health.

Journal: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

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Authors & Co-authors:  Crea Thomas M TM Okunoren Oladoyin O Klein Elizabeth K EK Collier K Megan KM McTernan Melissa M Sevalie Stephen S Molleh Bailah B Kabba Yusuf Y Kargbo Abdulai A Bangura Joseph J

Factors Associated with Nonspecialist Quality of Delivery within a Family Strengthening Intervention in Rwanda: a Parallel Latent Growth Model.

Journal: Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research

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Authors & Co-authors:  Bond Laura L Placencio-Castro Matias M Byansi William W Puffer Eve E Betancourt Theresa S TS

Task-sharing to promote caregiver mental health, positive parenting practices, and violence prevention in vulnerable families in Sierra Leone: a pilot feasibility study.

Journal: BMC psychiatry

Publication Year: 2024

Authors & Co-authors:  Desrosiers Alethea A Saran Indrani I Albanese Ariana M AM Antonaccio Cara M CM Neville Sarah E SE Esliker Rebecca R Jambai Musu M Feika Mahmoud M Betancourt Theresa S TS

Exploring Nonspecialist Preparedness to Deliver an Evidence-Based, Family Strengthening Intervention in Rwanda: A Qualitative Study.

Journal: The journal of behavioral health services & research

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Authors & Co-authors:  Bond Laura L Cheonga Faith F Byansi William W Puffer Eve E Betancourt Theresa S TS

Interventions for depression symptoms among adolescent survivors of war and displacement in northern Uganda: a randomized controlled trial.

Journal: JAMA

Publication Year: 2007

Authors & Co-authors:  Bolton Paul P Bass Judith J Betancourt Theresa T Speelman Liesbeth L Onyango Grace G Clougherty Kathleen F KF Neugebauer Richard R Murray Laura L Verdeli Helen H

Building an evidence base on mental health interventions for children affected by armed conflict.

Journal: Intervention (Amstelveen, Netherlands)

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Authors & Co-authors:  Betancourt Theresa S TS Williams Timothy T

Assessing local instrument reliability and validity: a field-based example from northern Uganda.

Journal: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

Publication Year: 2009

Authors & Co-authors:  Betancourt Theresa S TS Bass Judith J Borisova Ivelina I Neugebauer Richard R Speelman Liesbeth L Onyango Grace G Bolton Paul P

A qualitative study of mental health problems among children displaced by war in northern Uganda.

Journal: Transcultural psychiatry

Publication Year: 2009

Authors & Co-authors:  Betancourt Theresa Stichick TS Speelman Liesbeth L Onyango Grace G Bolton Paul P

Implementation and scale-up of psycho-trauma centers in a post-conflict area: a case study of a private-public partnership in northern Uganda.

Journal: PLoS medicine

Publication Year: 2013

Authors & Co-authors:  Nakimuli-Mpungu Etheldreda E Alderman Stephen S Kinyanda Eugene E Allden Kathleen K Betancourt Theresa S TS Alderman Jeffrey S JS Pavia Alison A Okello James J Nakku Juliet J Adaku Alex A

Developing an African youth psychosocial assessment: an application of item response theory.

Journal: International journal of methods in psychiatric research

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors:  Betancourt Theresa S TS Yang Frances F Bolton Paul P Normand Sharon-Lise SL

After abduction: exploring access to reintegration programs and mental health status among young female abductees in Northern Uganda.

Journal: Conflict and health

Publication Year: 2014

Authors & Co-authors:  Muldoon Katherine A KA Muzaaya Godfrey G Betancourt Theresa S TS Ajok Mirriam M Akello Monica M Petruf Zaira Z Nguyen Paul P Baines Erin K EK Shannon Kate K

Focused psychosocial interventions for children in low-resource humanitarian settings: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis.

Journal: The Lancet. Global health

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  Purgato Marianna M Gross Alden L AL Betancourt Theresa T Bolton Paul P Bonetto Chiara C Gastaldon Chiara C Gordon James J O'Callaghan Paul P Papola Davide D Peltonen Kirsi K

Sub-specialties in psychiatry: towards parity in mental health training and services.

Journal: South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde

Publication Year: 2009

Authors & Co-authors:  Stein Dan J DJ Betancourt O Alonso OA Emsley Robin A RA Jeenah Yasmien Y Mkize Dan D Pretorius Janus J Rataemane Solomon S Roos Louw L Szabo Christopher P CP

Evidence of impact: health, psychological and social effects of adult HIV on children.

Journal: AIDS (London, England)

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors:  Sherr L L Cluver L D LD Betancourt T S TS Kellerman S E SE Richter L M LM Desmond C C

Forensic mental health services: Current service provision and planning for a prison mental health service in the Eastern Cape.

Journal: The South African journal of psychiatry : SAJP : the journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa

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Authors & Co-authors:  Sukeri Kiran K Betancourt Orlando A OA Emsley Robin R Nagdee Mohammed M Erlacher Helmut H

Research priority setting for integrated early child development and violence prevention (ECD+) in low and middle income countries: An expert opinion exercise.

Journal: Child abuse & neglect

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  Tomlinson Mark M Jordans Mark M MacMillan Harriet H Betancourt Theresa T Hunt Xanthe X Mikton Christopher C

Editorial: Home-Visiting Interventions and Caregiver Mental Health.

Journal: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Betancourt Theresa S TS

Training LEADers to Accelerate Global Mental Health Disparities Research (LEAD) Program: A Research Training Program Protocol.

Journal: Frontiers in public health

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Sensoy Bahar Ozge O Cavazos-Rehg Patricia P Ssewamala Fred M FM Abente Betsy B Peer Laura L Nabunya Proscovia P Soto de Laurido Lourdes E LE Betancourt Theresa S TS Bhana Arvin A Edmond Tonya T

Civilians in World War II and DSM-IV mental disorders: results from the World Mental Health Survey Initiative.

Journal: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  Frounfelker Rochelle R Gilman Stephen E SE Betancourt Theresa S TS Aguilar-Gaxiola Sergio S Alonso Jordi J Bromet Evelyn J EJ Bruffaerts Ronny R de Girolamo Giovanni G Gluzman Semyon S Gureje Oye O

The impact of measurement differences on cross-country depression prevalence estimates: A latent transition analysis.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  Scorza Pamela P Masyn Katherine K Salomon Joshua A JA Betancourt Theresa S TS

We left one war and came to another: resource loss, acculturative stress, and caregiver-child relationships in Somali refugee families.

Journal: Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Betancourt Theresa S TS Abdi Saida S Ito Brandon S BS Lilienthal Grace M GM Agalab Naima N Ellis Heidi H

Addressing health disparities in the mental health of refugee children and adolescents through community-based participatory research: a study in 2 communities.

Journal: American journal of public health

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors:  Betancourt Theresa S TS Frounfelker Rochelle R Mishra Tej T Hussein Aweis A Falzarano Rita R

"We would never forget who we are": resettlement, cultural negotiation, and family relationships among Somali Bantu refugees.

Journal: European child & adolescent psychiatry

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  Frounfelker Rochelle L RL Assefa Mehret T MT Smith Emily E Hussein Aweis A Betancourt Theresa S TS

Stronger together: Community resilience and Somali Bantu refugees.

Journal: Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Frounfelker Rochelle L RL Tahir Shanze S Abdirahman Abdi A Betancourt Theresa S TS

Family-Based Mental Health Promotion for Somali Bantu and Bhutanese Refugees: Feasibility and Acceptability Trial.

Journal: The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Betancourt Theresa S TS Berent Jenna M JM Freeman Jordan J Frounfelker Rochelle L RL Brennan Robert T RT Abdi Saida S Maalim Ali A Abdi Abdirahman A Mishra Tej T Gautam Bhuwan B

Investigating Outcomes of a Family Strengthening Intervention for Resettled Somali Bantu and Bhutanese Refugees: An Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods Study.

Journal: International journal of environmental research and public health

Publication Year: 2022

Authors & Co-authors:  Neville Sarah Elizabeth SE DiClemente-Bosco Kira K Chamlagai Lila K LK Bunn Mary M Freeman Jordan J Berent Jenna M JM Gautam Bhuwan B Abdi Abdirahman A Betancourt Theresa S TS

Primary mental health care for survivors of collective sexual violence in Rwanda.

Journal: Global public health

Publication Year: 2011

Authors & Co-authors:  Zraly Maggie M Rubin-Smith Julia J Betancourt Theresa T

Understanding locally, culturally, and contextually relevant mental health problems among Rwandan children and adolescents affected by HIV/AIDS.

Journal: AIDS care

Publication Year: 2011

Authors & Co-authors:  Betancourt Theresa S TS Rubin-Smith Julia E JE Beardslee William R WR Stulac Sara N SN Fayida Ildephonse I Safren Steven S

Using Mixed-Methods Research to Adapt and Evaluate a Family Strengthening Intervention in Rwanda.

Journal: African journal of traumatic stress

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Authors & Co-authors:  Betancourt Theresa S TS Meyers-Ohki Sarah E SE Stevenson Anne A Ingabire Charles C Kanyanganzi Fredrick F Munyana Morris M Mushashi Christina C Teta Sharon S Fayida Ildephonse I Cyamatare Felix Rwabukwisi FR

Nothing can defeat combined hands (Abashize hamwe ntakibananira): protective processes and resilience in Rwandan children and families affected by HIV/AIDS.

Journal: Social science & medicine (1982)

Publication Year: 2012

Authors & Co-authors:  Betancourt Theresa Stichick TS Meyers-Ohki Sarah S Stulac Sara N SN Barrera Amy Elizabeth AE Mushashi Christina C Beardslee William R WR

Validation of the "World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule for children, WHODAS-Child" in Rwanda.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2013

Authors & Co-authors:  Scorza Pamela P Stevenson Anne A Canino Glorisa G Mushashi Christine C Kanyanganzi Fredrick F Munyanah Morris M Betancourt Theresa T

Developing and validating the Youth Conduct Problems Scale-Rwanda: a mixed methods approach.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors:  Ng Lauren C LC Kanyanganzi Frederick F Munyanah Morris M Mushashi Christine C Betancourt Theresa S TS

Family-based prevention of mental health problems in children affected by HIV and AIDS: an open trial.

Journal: AIDS (London, England)

Publication Year: 2015

Authors & Co-authors:  Betancourt Theresa S TS Ng Lauren C LC Kirk Catherine M CM Munyanah Morris M Mushashi Christina C Ingabire Charles C Teta Sharon S Beardslee William R WR Brennan Robert T RT Zahn Ista I

HIV and child mental health: a case-control study in Rwanda.

Journal: Pediatrics

Publication Year: 2014

Authors & Co-authors:  Betancourt Theresa T Scorza Pamela P Kanyanganzi Frederick F Fawzi Mary C Smith MC Sezibera Vincent V Cyamatare Felix F Beardslee William W Stulac Sara S Bizimana Justin I JI Stevenson Anne A

Risk and protective factors for suicidal ideation and behaviour in Rwandan children.

Journal: The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Ng Lauren C LC Kirk Catherine M CM Kanyanganzi Frederick F Fawzi Mary C Smith MC Sezibera Vincent V Shema Evelyne E Bizimana Justin I JI Cyamatare Felix R FR Betancourt Theresa S TS

Ethics in Community-Based Research with Vulnerable Children: Perspectives from Rwanda.

Journal: PloS one

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Betancourt Theresa T Smith Fawzi Mary C MC Stevenson Anne A Kanyanganzi Fredrick F Kirk Catherine C Ng Lauren L Mushashi Christina C Bizimana Justin I JI Beardslee William W Raviola Giuseppe G

Exploring the potential of a family-based prevention intervention to reduce alcohol use and violence within HIV-affected families in Rwanda.

Journal: AIDS care

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Chaudhury Sumona S Brown Felicity L FL Kirk Catherine M CM Mukunzi Sylvere S Nyirandagijimana Beatha B Mukandanga Josee J Ukundineza Christian C Godfrey Kalisa K Ng Lauren C LC Brennan Robert T RT

HIV Status Disclosure through Family-Based Intervention Supports Parenting and Child Mental Health in Rwanda.

Journal: Frontiers in public health

Publication Year: 2016

Authors & Co-authors:  Chaudhury Sumona S Kirk Catherine M CM Ingabire Charles C Mukunzi Sylvere S Nyirandagijimana Beatha B Godfrey Kalisa K Brennan Robert T RT Betancourt Theresa S TS

Mental Health of Children Living in Foster Families in Rural Rwanda: The Role of HIV and the Family Environment.

Journal: AIDS and behavior

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  Nduwimana Estella E Mukunzi Sylvere S Ng Lauren C LC Kirk Catherine M CM Bizimana Justin I JI Betancourt Theresa S TS