AUTHOR'S PROFILE

Betancourt Theresa S TS

Publications (34)

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

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

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

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

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

Publication Year: 

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

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

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

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

Mental Health and Antiretroviral Adherence Among Youth Living With HIV in Rwanda.

Journal: Pediatrics

Publication Year: 2017

Authors & Co-authors:  Smith Fawzi Mary C MC Ng Lauren L Kanyanganzi Fredrick F Kirk Catherine C Bizimana Justin J Cyamatare Felix F Mushashi Christina C Kim Taehoon T Kayiteshonga Yvonne Y Binagwaho Agnes A

Individual-level factors associated with mental health in Rwandan youth affected by HIV/AIDS.

Journal: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  Scorza Pamela P Duarte Cristiane S CS Stevenson Anne A Mushashi Christine C Kanyanganzi Fredrick F Munyana Morris M Betancourt Theresa S TS

Family-based promotion of mental health in children affected by HIV: a pilot randomized controlled trial.

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

Publication Year: 2018

Authors & Co-authors:  Betancourt Theresa S TS Ng Lauren C LC Kirk Catherine M CM Brennan Robert T RT Beardslee William R WR Stulac Sara S Mushashi Christine C Nduwimana Estella E Mukunzi Sylvere S Nyirandagijimana Beatha B

Intergenerational impacts of trauma and hardship through parenting.

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

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Jensen Sarah K G SKG Sezibera Vincent V Murray Shauna M SM Brennan Robert T RT Betancourt Theresa S TS

Effect of a home-visiting parenting program to promote early childhood development and prevent violence: a cluster-randomized trial in Rwanda.

Journal: BMJ global health

Publication Year: 2021

Authors & Co-authors:  Jensen Sarah Kg SK Placencio-Castro Matias M Murray Shauna M SM Brennan Robert T RT Goshev Simo S Farrar Jordan J Yousafzai Aisha A Rawlings Laura B LB Wilson Briana B Habyarimana Emmanuel E

Measuring the cost-effectiveness of a home-visiting intervention to promote early child development among rural families linked to the Rwandan social protection system.

Journal: PLOS global public health

Publication Year: 

Authors & Co-authors:  Desmond Chris C Watt Kathryn G KG Jensen Sarah K G SKG Simmons Erik E Murray Shauna M SM Farrar Jordan J Placencio-Castro Matias M Sezibera Vincent V Rawlings Laura B LB Wilson Briana B

The NIMH global mental health research community and COVID-19.

Journal: The lancet. Psychiatry

Publication Year: 2020

Authors & Co-authors:  Rahman Atif A Naslund John A JA Betancourt Theresa S TS Black Candace J CJ Bhan Anant A Byansi William W Chen Hongtu H Gaynes Bradley N BN Restrepo Carlos Gomez CG Gouveia Lídia L