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Ackerman, I. N., Fotis, K., Pearson, L., Schoch, P., Broughton, N., Brennan-Olsen, S. L., Bucknill, A., Cross,E., Bunting-Frame, N., & Page, R. S. (2021). Impaired health-related quality of life,
psychological distress, and productivity loss in younger people with persistent shoulder pain: across-sectional analysis. Disability and rehabilitation, 1–10. Advance online publication.
https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2021.1887376
Adams, M. A., Brazel, M., Thomson, R., & Lake, H. (2021). The mental health of Australian medical
practitioners during Covid-19. Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New
Zealand College of Psychiatrists, 10398562211010807. Advance online publication.
https://doi.org/10.1177/10398562211010807
Agbaje, O. S., Nnaji, C. P., Nwagu, E. N., Iweama, C. N., Umoke, P., Ozoemena, L. E., & Abba, C. C. (2021).
Adverse childhood experiences and psychological distress among higher education students inSoutheast Nigeria: an institutional-based cross-sectional study. Archives of public health =Archives belges de sante publique, 79(1), 62. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-021-00587-3
Alam, M. D., Lu, J., Ni, L., Hu, S., & Xu, Y. (2021). Psychological Outcomes and Associated Factors Amongthe International Students Living in China During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Frontiers in
psychiatry, 12, 707342. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.707342
Alozkan Sever, C., Cuijpers, P., Mittendorfer-Rutz, E., Bryant, R. A., Dawson, K. S., Holmes, E. A., Mooren,
T., Norredam, M. L., & Sijbrandij, M. (2021). Feasibility and acceptability of Problem
Management Plus with Emotional Processing (PM+EP) for refugee youth living in the
Netherlands: study protocol. European journal of psychotraumatology, 12(1), 1947003.
https://doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2021.1947003
Alqutub, S., Mahmoud, M., & Baksh, T. (2021). Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Frontline
Healthcare Workers in Saudi Arabia. Cureus, 13(5), e15300.
https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.15300
AlRasheed, M. M., Alkadir, A. M., Bin Shuqiran, K. I., Al-Aqeel, S., Jahrami, H. A., & BaHammam, A. S.
(2021). The Impact of Quarantine on Sleep Quality and Psychological Distress During the
COVID-19 Pandemic. Nature and science of sleep, 13, 1037–1048.
https://doi.org/10.2147/NSS.S313373
Aouad, P., Hay, P., Foroughi, N., Cosh, S. M., & Mannan, H. (2021). Associations Between Defence-Style,
Eating Disorder Symptoms, and Quality of Life in Community Sample of Women: A
Longitudinal Exploratory Study. Frontiers in psychology, 12, 671652.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.671652
Baxter, G. L., Tooth, L. R., & Mishra, G. D. (2021). Psychological distress in young Australian women by
area of residence: findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health. Journalof affective disorders, 295, 390–396. Advance online publication.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.08.037

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Bell, C., Williman, J., Beaglehole, B., Stanley, J., Jenkins, M., Gendall, P., Rapsey, C., & Every-Palmer, S.
(2021). Psychological distress, loneliness, alcohol use and suicidality in New Zealanders withmental illness during a strict COVID-19 lockdown. The Australian and New Zealand journal of
psychiatry, 48674211034317. Advance online publication.
https://doi.org/10.1177/00048674211034317
Bell, C., Williman, J., Beaglehole, B., Stanley, J., Jenkins, M., Gendall, P., Rapsey, C., & Every-Palmer, S.
(2021). Challenges facing essential workers: a cross-sectional survey of the subjective mental
health and well-being of New Zealand healthcare and 'other' essential workers during the
COVID-19 lockdown. BMJ open, 11(7), e048107. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020048107
Ben-Tzur, N., Zanbar, L., & Kaniasty, K. (2021). Mastery, Social Support, and Sense of Community as
Protective Resources Against Psychological Distress Among Israelis Exposed to Prolonged
Rocket Attacks. Journal of traumatic stress, 34(3), 501–511. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22629
Bhat, N. A., Devdutt, J., Johnson, J. A., & Roopesh, B. N. (2021). Adaptation and psychometric validationof Hindi version of the Behavioural Emotion Regulation Questionnaire. Asian journal of
psychiatry, 62, 102730. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2021.102730
Blignault, I., Saab, H., Woodland, L., Mannan, H., & Kaur, A. (2021). Effectiveness of a Community-basedGroup Mindfulness Program tailored for Arabic and Bangla-speaking Migrants. International
journal of mental health systems, 15(1), 32. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13033-021-00456-0
Burger, J. W., Bantjes, J., Derman, W., Whitesman, S., & Gomez-Ezeiza, J. (2021). Associations between
psychological distress and facets of mindfulness: Implications for campus-based university
wellness services. Journal of American college health : J of ACH, 1–10. Advance online
publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2021.1920601
Chen, Y., & Liu, Y. (2021). Which Risk Factors Matter More for Psychological Distress during the COVID19 Pandemic? An Application Approach of Gradient Boosting Decision Trees. International
journal of environmental research and public health, 18(11), 5879.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115879
Cortés-Álvarez, N. Y., & Vuelvas-Olmos, C. R. (2020). COVID 19: Psychological Effects and AssociatedFactors in Mexican Nurses. Disaster medicine and public health preparedness, 1–7. Advanceonline publication. https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2020.495
Cotton, S. M., Menssink, J., Filia, K., Rickwood, D., Hickie, I. B., Hamilton, M., Hetrick, S., Parker, A.,
Herrman, H., McGorry, P. D., & Gao, C. (2021). The psychometric characteristics of the Kessler
Psychological Distress Scale (K6) in help-seeking youth: What do you miss when using it as an
outcome measure?. Psychiatry research, 305, 114182. Advance online publication.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2021.114182
Crouse, D. L., Pinault, L., Christidis, T., Lavigne, E., Thomson, E. M., & Villeneuve, P. J. (2021). Residential
greenness and indicators of stress and mental well-being in a Canadian national-level
survey. Environmental research, 192, 110267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.110267

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Deans C. L. (2021). Exploring the impact of a large gender-sensitised health promotion program: theSons of the West program. Public health research & practice, 31(1), 30012001.
https://doi.org/10.17061/phrp30012001
D'Onise, K., Meena, S., Venugopal, K., Currie, M., Kirkpatrick, E., Hurley, J., Nolan, R., Brayley, J.,
Atherton, B., & Spurrier, N. (2021). Holistic approach supporting mental wellbeing of people inenforced quarantine in South Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic. Australian and New
Zealand journal of public health, 45(4), 325–329. https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.13106
Du, W., Wang, J., & Zhou, Q. (2021). Urgent Need of Integrated Health and Social Care to Alleviate High
Psychological Distress in People with Disabilities: A Cross-Sectional National Representative
Survey in Australia. Risk management and healthcare policy, 14, 1541–1550.
https://doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S291004
Goodwin, R., Hou, W. K., Sun, S., & Ben-Ezra, M. (2021). Psychological and behavioural responses to
COVID-19: a China-Britain comparison. Journal of epidemiology and community health, 75(2),189–192. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2020-214453
Gulliver, T. L., & Fowler, K. (2021). Exploring Social Context and Psychological Distress in Adult Canadianswith Cannabis Use Disorder: To What Extent Do Social Isolation and Negative Relationships
Predict Mental Health?. The Psychiatric quarterly, 1–13. Advance online publication.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11126-021-09950-7
Ikeda, S., Eguchi, H., Hiro, H., Mafune, K., Koga, K., Nishimura, K., & Nakashima, M. (2021). Work-Family
Spillover, Job Demand, Job Control, and Workplace Social Support Affect the Mental Health ofHome-Visit Nursing Staff. Journal of UOEH, 43(1), 51–60. https://doi.org/10.7888/juoeh.43.51
Janiri, D., Moccia, L., Dattoli, L., Pepe, M., Molinaro, M., De Martin, V., Chieffo, D., Di Nicola, M., Fiorillo,
A., Janiri, L., & Sani, G. (2021). Emotional dysregulation mediates the impact of childhood
trauma on psychological distress: First Italian data during the early phase of COVID-19
outbreak. The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry, 4867421998802. Advanceonline publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/0004867421998802
Jing, Z., Li, J., Fu, P. P., Wang, Y., Yuan, Y., Zhao, D., Hao, W., Yu, C., & Zhou, C. (2021). Physicalmultimorbidity and lifetime suicidal ideation and plans among rural older adults: themediating role of psychological distress. BMC psychiatry, 21(1), 78.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-021-03087-4
Jorm, A. F., & Kitchener, B. A. (2021). Increases in youth mental health services in Australia: Have they
had an impact on youth population mental health?. The Australian and New Zealand journalof psychiatry, 55(5), 476–484. https://doi.org/10.1177/0004867420976861
Kagan M. (2021). Social Support Moderates the Relationship Between Death Anxiety and PsychologicalDistress Among Israeli Nurses. Psychological reports, 124(4), 1502–1514.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0033294120945593

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Kageyama, K., Kato, Y., Mesaki, T., Uchida, H., Takahashi, K., Marume, R., Sejima, Y., & Hirao, K. (2021).
Effects of video viewing smartphone application intervention involving positive word
stimulation in people with subthreshold depression: A pilot randomized controlled
trial. Journal of affective disorders, 282, 74–81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.12.104
Kakaje, A., Fadel, A., Makki, L., Ghareeb, A., & Al Zohbi, R. (2021). Mental Distress and Psychological
Disorders Related to COVID-19 Mandatory Lockdown. Frontiers in public health, 9, 585235.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.585235
Kasamatsu, H., Tsuchida, A., Matsumura, K., Hamazaki, K., Inadera, H., & Japan Environment andChildren’s Study Group (2021). Paternal childcare at 6 months and risk of maternal
psychological distress at 1 year after delivery: The Japan Environment and Children's Study(JECS). European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists, 64(1),e38. https://doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.2213
Kawakami, N., Sasaki, N., Kuroda, R., Tsuno, K., & Imamura, K. (2021). The Effects of Downloading a
Government-Issued COVID-19 Contact Tracing App on Psychological Distress During thePandemic Among Employed Adults: Prospective Study. JMIR mental health, 8(1), e23699.
https://doi.org/10.2196/23699
Khalid, A., Younas, M. W., Khan, H., Khan, M. S., Malik, A. R., Butt, A., & Ali, B. (2021). Relationshipbetween knowledge on COVID-19 and psychological distress among students living inquarantine: an email survey. AIMS public health, 8(1), 90–99.
https://doi.org/10.3934/publichealth.2021007
Khanano, R., Barbic, S., Henderson, J., Mathias, S., & Richardson, C. G. (2021). Reliability and Concurrent
Validity of the GAIN Short Screener Among Youth Utilizing Integrated Health Services. Journalof the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry = Journal de l'Academie
canadienne de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent, 30(2), 82–91.
Kosugi, K., Nishiguchi, Y., Miura, T., Fujisawa, D., Kawaguchi, T., Izumi, K., Takehana, J., Uehara, Y., Usui,
Y., Terada, T., Inoue, Y., Natsume, M., Yajima, M. Y., Watanabe, Y. S., Okizaki, A., Matsushima,E., & Matsumoto, Y. (2021). Association Between Loneliness and the Frequency of Using
Online Peer Support Groups Among Cancer Patients With Minor Children: A Cross-Sectional
Web-Based Study. Journal of pain and symptom management, 61(5), 955–962.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.09.035
Kuroda, Y., Goto, A., Koyama, Y., Hosoya, M., Fujimori, K., Yasumura, S., Nishigori, H., Kuse, M., Kyozuka,
H., Sato, A., Ogata, Y., Hashimoto, K., & Japan Environment and Children's Study (JECS) (2021).
Antenatal and postnatal association of maternal bonding and mental health in Fukushima
after the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011:The Japan Environment and Children's Study(JECS). Journal of affective disorders, 278, 244–251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.09.021
Lahiri, A., Jha, S. S., Acharya, R., Dey, A., & Chakraborty, A. (2021). Has loneliness and poor resilient
coping influenced the magnitude of psychological distress among apparently healthy Indian
adults during the lockdown? Evidence from a rapid online nation-wide cross-sectional
survey. PloS one, 16(1), e0245509. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245509

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Lane, B., Fowler, K., Eaton, G., Chalifour, K., & Garland, S. N. (2021). Prevalence and factors associatedwith high levels of distress in young adult cancer survivors compared to matchedpeers. Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive
Care in Cancer, 29(5), 2653–2662. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-020-05785-3
Li, Z., Yi, X., Zhong, M., Li, Z., Xiang, W., Wu, S., & Xiong, Z. (2021). Psychological Distress, Social Support,
Coping Style, and Perceived Stress Among Medical Staff and Medical Students in the Early
Stages of the COVID-19 Epidemic in China. Frontiers in psychiatry, 12, 664808.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.664808
Madoro D. (2021). A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Prevalence and Determinants of Mental DistressAmong Ethiopian Returnees. Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment, 17, 2849–2857.
https://doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S317803
Marques, M. D., Wright, B. J., Lee, C., & Sibley, C. G. (2021). Increased sleep predicts annual decreases in
psychological distress: Results from a 6-year longitudinal panel sample. Sleep health, 7(3),368–374. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2020.12.005
Matiullah, S., Généreux, M., & Petit, G. (2021). Rural and urban variation in psychological distress among
adults: results of the 2014-2015 Eastern Townships Population Health Survey(ETPHS). Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique, 112(2),253–261. https://doi.org/10.17269/s41997-020-00403-5
Maunder, R. G., Heeney, N. D., Kiss, A., Hunter, J. J., Jeffs, L. P., Ginty, L., Johnstone, J., Loftus, C. A., &Wiesenfeld, L. A. (2021). Psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital workers
over time: Relationship to occupational role, living with children and elders, and modifiablefactors. General hospital psychiatry, 71, 88–94.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2021.04.012
Minoyan, N., Høj, S. B., Jutras-Aswad, D., Vlad, D., Martel-Laferrière, V., Sylvestre, M. P., & Bruneau, J.
(2021). Gender-specific associations between psychological distress and injecting risk
behaviours among people who inject drugs in Montreal, Canada. The International journal on
drug policy, 103319. Advance online publication.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103319
Momose, A., Yamaguchi, S., Okada, A., Ikeda-Kurakawa, K., Namiki, D., Nannya, Y., Kato, H., Yamauchi,T., Nangaku, M., & Kadowaki, T. (2021). Factors associated with long-term care certification inolder adults: a cross-sectional study based on a nationally representative survey inJapan. BMC geriatrics, 21(1), 374. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02308-5
Murayama, Y., & Ohya, A. (2021). A cross-sectional examination of the simultaneous association of four
emotion regulation strategies with abnormal eating behaviours among women in
Japan. Journal of eating disorders, 9(1), 122. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-021-00477-7
Nagasu, M., Muto, K., & Yamamoto, I. (2021). Impacts of anxiety and socioeconomic factors on mental
health in the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic in the general population in Japan: A
web-based survey. PloS one, 16(3), e0247705. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247705

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Nazari, N., Zekiy, A. O., Feng, L. S., & Griffiths, M. D. (2021). Psychometric Validation of the Persian
Version of the COVID-19-Related Psychological Distress Scale and Association with COVID-19
Fear, COVID-19 Anxiety, Optimism, and Lack of Resilience. International journal of mental
health and addiction, 1–16. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-02100540-z
Orchard, C., Carnide, N., Smith, P., & Mustard, C. (2021). The Association Between Case Manager
Interactions and Serious Mental Illness Following a Physical Workplace Injury or Illness: A
Cross-Sectional Analysis of Workers' Compensation Claimants in Ontario. Journal ofoccupational rehabilitation, 10.1007/s10926-021-09974-7. Advance online publication.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-021-09974-7
Otsuka, S., Ishimaru, T., Nagata, M., Tateishi, S., Eguchi, H., Tsuji, M., Ogami, A., Matsuda, S., Fujino, Y., &CORoNaWork Project (2021). A Cross-Sectional Study of the Mismatch Between
Telecommuting Preference and Frequency Associated With Psychological Distress AmongJapanese Workers in the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of occupational and environmental
medicine, 63(9), e636–e640. https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000002318
Owari Y. (2021). Relationship between Psychological Distress and Prolonged Sedentary Bouts in the
Elderly: Four Period Analysis. Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 9(6), 676.
https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9060676
Owari, Y., Miyatake, N., & Suzuki, H. (2021). Relationship among psychological distress, fooddependence, and the time discount rate: a pilot mediation analysis. Psychology, health &medicine, 26(8), 1005–1012. https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2020.1776888
Peixoto, E. M., Zanini, D. S., & de Andrade, J. M. (2021). Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometricproperties of the Kessler Distress Scale (K10): an application of the rating scalemodel. Psicologia, reflexao e critica : revista semestral do Departamento de Psicologia da
UFRGS, 34(1), 21. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41155-021-00186-9
Piya, M. K., Chimoriya, R., Yu, W., Grudzinskas, K., Myint, K. P., Skelsey, K., Kormas, N., & Hay, P. (2021).
Improvement in Eating Disorder Risk and Psychological Health in People with Class 3 Obesity:
Effects of a Multidisciplinary Weight Management Program. Nutrients, 13(5), 1425.
https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13051425
Rahman, M. A., Salehin, M., Islam, S., Alif, S. M., Sultana, F., Sharif, A., Hoque, N., Nazim, N. B., & Cross,
W. M. (2021). Reliability of the tools used to examine psychological distress, fear of COVID-19
and coping amongst migrants and non-migrants in Australia. International journal of mental
health nursing, 30(3), 747–758. https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.12845
Richardson, A. E., Derrett, S., Samaranayaka, A., & Wyeth, E. H. (2021). Prevalence and predictors of
psychological distress following injury: findings from a prospective cohort study. Injury
epidemiology, 8(1), 41. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-021-00337-7

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Rizzo, R., Karlov, L., Maugeri, N., di Silvestre, S., & Eapen, V. (2021). Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on
Family Wellbeing in the Context of Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Neuropsychiatric disease
and treatment, 17, 3007–3014. https://doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S327092
Saha, A., Dutta, A., & Sifat, R. I. (2021). The mental impact of digital divide due to COVID-19 pandemic
induced emergency online learning at undergraduate level: Evidence from undergraduate
students from Dhaka City. Journal of affective disorders, 294, 170–179.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.07.045
Santambrogio, J., Colmegna, F., Biagi, E., Caslini, M., Di Giacomo, E., Stefana, A., Dakanalis, A., & Clerici,
M. (2021). Intimate partner violence (IPV) e fattori associati: uno studio trasversale nella
psichiatria di comunità [Intimate partner violence (IPV) and associated factors: a crosssectional study in community psychiatry]. Rivista di psichiatria, 56(1), 26–35.
https://doi.org/10.1708/3546.35217
Serafini, R. A., Powell, S. K., Frere, J. J., Saali, A., Krystal, H. L., Kumar, V., Yashaswini, C., Hernandez, J.,
Moody, K., Aronson, A., Meah, Y., & Katz, C. L. (2021). Psychological distress in the face of apandemic: An observational study characterizing the impact of COVID-19 on immigrantoutpatient mental health. Psychiatry research, 295, 113595.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113595
Septarini, N. W., Hendriks, J., Maycock, B., & Burns, S. (2021). Psychological Distress and Happiness of
Men Who Have Sex With Men and Transgender People During the Coronavirus Disease-19
Pandemic: Is There a Need for Public Health Policy Intervention?. Frontiers in public health, 9,647548. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.647548
Shongwe, M. C., & Huang, S. L. (2021). Suicidal Ideation and Predictors of Psychological Distress during
the COVID-19 Pandemic in Eswatini: A Population-Based Household Telephone
Survey. International journal of environmental research and public health, 18(13), 6700.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18136700
Sun, Y., Iwagami, M., Watanabe, T., Sakata, N., Sugiyama, T., Miyawaki, A., & Tamiya, N. (2021). Factors
associated with psychological distress in family caregivers: Findings from nationwide data inJapan. Geriatrics & gerontology international, 21(9), 855–864.
https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.14250
Tabatabaei-Jafari, H., Zulfiqar, T., Welsh, J., & Bagheri, N. (2021). The association between living insocially fragmented neighbourhoods and psychological distress among immigrant and nonimmigrant people aged 45 and over in NSW, Australia. The Australian and New Zealandjournal of psychiatry, 55(9), 883–891. https://doi.org/10.1177/0004867420981414
Takemori, Y., Sasayama, D., Toida, Y., Kotagiri, M., Sugiyama, N., Yamaguchi, M., Washizuka, S., &Honda, H. (2021). Possible utilization of salivary IFN-γ/IL-4 ratio as a marker of chronic stressin healthy individuals. Neuropsychopharmacology reports, 41(1), 65–72.
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Tashiro, A., Kogure, M., Nagata, S., Itabashi, F., Tsuchiya, N., Hozawa, A., & Nakaya, T. (2021). Coastal
exposure and residents' mental health in the affected areas by the 2011 Great East Japan
Earthquake and Tsunami. Scientific reports, 11(1), 16751. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598021-96168-z
Tokuda, N., Kobayashi, Y., Tanaka, H., Sawai, H., Shibahara, H., Takeshima, Y., Shima, M., & Japan
Environment and Children's Study (JECS) Group (2021). Feelings about pregnancy and motherinfant bonding as predictors of persistent psychological distress in the perinatal period: The
Japan Environment and Children's Study. Journal of psychiatric research, 140, 132–140.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.05.056
Tomitaka, S., & Furukawa, T. A. (2021). Mathematical pattern of Kessler psychological distress
distribution in the general population of the U.S. and Japan. BMC psychiatry, 21(1), 188.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-021-03198-y
Uehara, M., Ishimaru, T., Ando, H., Tateishi, S., Eguchi, H., Tsuji, M., Mori, K., Matsuda, S., Fujino, Y., &CORoNaWork Project (2021). Worries About COVID-19 Infection and Psychological Distress at
Work and While Commuting. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 63(9),e631–e635. https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000002309
Uroh, C. C., & Adewunmi, C. M. (2021). Psychological Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on
Athletes. Frontiers in sports and active living, 3, 603415.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2021.603415
van Doorn, M., Popma, A., van Amelsvoort, T., McEnery, C., Gleeson, J. F., Ory, F. G., M W M, J., AlvarezJimenez, M., & Nieman, D. H. (2021). ENgage YOung people earlY (ENYOY): a mixed-method
study design for a digital transdiagnostic clinical - and peer- moderated treatment platform
for youth with beginning mental health complaints in the Netherlands. BMC psychiatry, 21(1),368. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-021-03315-x
van Niekerk, R. L., & van Gent, M. M. (2021). Mental health and well-being of university staff during thecoronavirus disease 2019 levels 4 and 5 lockdown in an Eastern Cape university, South
Africa. The South African journal of psychiatry : SAJP : the journal of the Society of Psychiatristsof South Africa, 27, 1589. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v27i0.1589
Wang, B., Lu, Q., Sun, F., & Zhang, R. (2021). The relationship between sleep quality and psychologicaldistress and job burnout among Chinese psychiatric nurses. Industrial health,10.2486/indhealth.2020-0249. Advance online publication.
https://doi.org/10.2486/indhealth.2020-0249
Wang, H., Yao, N., Guo, Y., Pan, Y., Sun, M., Yan, S., Wang, C., Zhao, H., & Li, B. (2021). Prevalence andcorrelates of psychological distress in the front-line anti-epidemic medical staff during the
COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan. Annals of palliative medicine, 10(6), 6180–6188.
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Warren, C. D., & Fowler, K. (2021). Examination of Gender Differences in the Influence of Social Support
on Psychological Distress in Canadian Adults with Bipolar Disorder. The Psychiatricquarterly, 92(3), 1187–1199. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11126-021-09898-8
Welsh, J., Banks, E., Joshy, G., Butterworth, P., Strazdins, L., & Korda, R. J. (2021). Does psychologicaldistress directly increase risk of incident cardiovascular disease? Evidence from a prospective
cohort study using a longer-term measure of distress. BMJ open, 11(2), e039628.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039628
White, J. J., Zaller, N. D., Fernandez, M. I., Spikes, P., Flores, S., Latkin, C. A., & Yang, C. (2021). Recent
Incarceration and Other Correlates of Psychological Distress Among African American and
Latino Men Who Have Sex with Men. Community mental health journal, 10.1007/s10597-02100864-z. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-021-00864-z
Williams, M. R., & Do, D. P. (2021). The Compounded Burden of Poverty on Mental Health for People
with Disabilities. Social work in public health, 36(4), 419–431.
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Yamada, C., Tsutsumi, A., Izutsu, T., Tuliao, M., Matsuo, H., & Tanaka, E. (2021). Quality of life amongpeople who use drugs living in poor urban communities in the Philippines. The International
journal on drug policy, 93, 103160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103160
Yasuda, Y., Ishimaru, T., Nagata, M., Tateishi, S., Eguchi, H., Tsuji, M., Ogami, A., Matsuda, S., Fujino, Y.,& CORoNaWork project (2021). A cross-sectional study of infection control measures against
COVID-19 and psychological distress among Japanese workers. Journal of occupational
health, 63(1), e12259. https://doi.org/10.1002/1348-9585.12259

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Akour, A., Al-Tammemi, A. B., Barakat, M., Kanj, R., Fakhouri, H. N., Malkawi, A., & Musleh, G. (2020).
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Emergency Distance Teaching on the Psychological
Status of University Teachers: A Cross-Sectional Study in Jordan. The American journal oftropical medicine and hygiene, 103(6), 2391–2399. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.20-0877
Alemu, D., Soboka, M., Tesfaye, E., Ahmed, G., & Tesfaye, Y. (2020). Alcohol Use Disorder and AssociatedFactors Among Jimma University Undergraduate Students. Psychology research and behavior
management, 13, 609–618. https://doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S251510
Alotaibi, A. D., Alosaimi, F. M., Alajlan, A. A., & Bin Abdulrahman, K. A. (2020). The relationship between
sleep quality, stress, and academic performance among medical students. Journal of family &community medicine, 27(1), 23–28. https://doi.org/10.4103/jfcm.JFCM_132_19
Arima, M., Takamiya, Y., Furuta, A., Siriratsivawong, K., Tsuchiya, S., & Izumi, M. (2020). Factors
associated with the mental health status of medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic:a cross-sectional study in Japan. BMJ open, 10(12), e043728.
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Berthelot, N., Lemieux, R., Garon-Bissonnette, J., Drouin-Maziade, C., Martel, É., & Maziade, M. (2020).
Uptrend in distress and psychiatric symptomatology in pregnant women during thecoronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica, 99(7),848–855. https://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.13925
Brijnath, B., Antoniades, J., & Temple, J. (2020). Psychological distress among migrant groups inAustralia: results from the 2015 National Health Survey. Social psychiatry and psychiatricepidemiology, 55(4), 467–475. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-019-01782-y
Butterworth, P., Watson, N., & Wooden, M. (2020). Trends in the Prevalence of Psychological Distress
Over Time: Comparing Results From Longitudinal and Repeated Cross-Sectional
Surveys. Frontiers in psychiatry, 11, 595696. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.595696
Carl, Y., Frias, R. L., Kurtevski, S., González Copo, T., Mustafa, A. R., Font, C. M., Blundell, A. R., Rodriguez,
E. C., & Sacasa, R. (2020). The Correlation of English Language Proficiency and Indices of Stressand Anxiety in Migrants from Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria: A Preliminary Study. Disastermedicine and public health preparedness, 14(1), 23–27. https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2019.22
Chan, K., Moller, M., Marsack-Topolewski, C., Winston, P., Jennings, R., & Prifti, A. (2020). Age
Differences in Non-Medical Prescription Opioid Use and Psychological Distress. Substance use& misuse, 55(11), 1808–1816. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2020.1765808
Chen, S. P., Chang, W. P., & Stuart, H. (2020). Self-reflection and screening mental health on Canadiancampuses: validation of the mental health continuum model. BMC psychology, 8(1), 76.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-020-00446-w
Chirwa, G. C., Suhrcke, M., & Moreno-Serra, R. (2020). The Impact of Ghana's National Health Insuranceon Psychological Distress. Applied health economics and health policy, 18(2), 249–259.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40258-019-00515-1
Davison, K. M., Lung, Y., Lin, S. L., Tong, H., Kobayashi, K. M., & Fuller-Thomson, E. (2020). Psychologicaldistress in older adults linked to immigrant status, dietary intake, and physical healthconditions in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA). Journal of affective
disorders, 265, 526–537. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.01.024
de Graaff, A. M., Cuijpers, P., Acarturk, C., Bryant, R., Burchert, S., Fuhr, D. C., Huizink, A. C., de Jong, J.,
Kieft, B., Knaevelsrud, C., McDaid, D., Morina, N., Park, A. L., Uppendahl, J., Ventevogel, P.,
Whitney, C., Wiedemann, N., Woodward, A., & Sijbrandij, M. (2020). Effectiveness of a peerrefugee delivered psychological intervention to reduce psychological distress among adult
Syrian refugees in the Netherlands: study protocol. European journal of
psychotraumatology, 11(1), 1694347. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2019.1694347
Denby, E., Murphy, D., Busuttil, W., Sakel, M., & Wilkinson, D. (2020). Neuropsychiatric Outcomes in UK
Military Veterans With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Vestibular Dysfunction. The Journal ofhead trauma rehabilitation, 35(1), 57–65. https://doi.org/10.1097/HTR.0000000000000468

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Every-Palmer, S., Jenkins, M., Gendall, P., Hoek, J., Beaglehole, B., Bell, C., Williman, J., Rapsey, C., &Stanley, J. (2020). Psychological distress, anxiety, family violence, suicidality, and wellbeing in
New Zealand during the COVID-19 lockdown: A cross-sectional study. PloS one, 15(11),e0241658. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241658
Forbes, M., Byrom, L., van der Steenstraten, I., Markwell, A., Bretherton, H., & Kay, M. (2020). Resilienceon the Run: an evaluation of a well-being programme for medical interns. Internal medicine
journal, 50(1), 92–99. https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.14324
Frances, S., Shawyer, F., Cayoun, B., Enticott, J., & Meadows, G. (2020). Study protocol for a randomized
control trial to investigate the effectiveness of an 8-week mindfulness-integrated cognitive
behavior therapy (MiCBT) transdiagnostic group intervention for primary care patients. BMC
psychiatry, 20(1), 7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-019-2411-1
Fu, P., Zhou, C., & Meng, Q. (2020). Associations of Sleep Quality and Frailty among the Older Adults
with Chronic Disease in China: The Mediation Effect of Psychological Distress. International
journal of environmental research and public health, 17(14), 5240.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17145240
Fujisawa, D., Umezawa, S., Fujimori, M., & Miyashita, M. (2020). Prevalence and associated factors ofperceived cancer-related stigma in Japanese cancer survivors. Japanese journal of clinicaloncology, 50(11), 1325–1329. https://doi.org/10.1093/jjco/hyaa135
Fuse-Nagase, Y., Kuroda, T., & Watanabe, J. (2020). Mental health of university freshmen in Japan during
the COVID-19 pandemic: Screening with Kessler psychological distress scale (K6). Asian journalof psychiatry, 54, 102407. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102407
Gebremedhin, H. T., Bifftu, B. B., Lebessa, M. T., Weldeyes, A. Z., Gebru, T. T., & Petrucka, P. (2020).
Prevalence and Associated Factors of Psychological Distress Among Secondary SchoolStudents in Mekelle City, Tigray Region, Ethiopia: Cross-Sectional Study. Psychology researchand behavior management, 13, 473–480. https://doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S252779
George, E. S., Kecmanovic, M., Meade, T., & Kolt, G. S. (2020). Psychological distress among carers andthe moderating effects of social support. BMC psychiatry, 20(1), 154.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-020-02571-7
Goldstein, S. J., Gaston, S. A., McGrath, J. A., & Jackson, C. L. (2020). Sleep Health and Serious
Psychological Distress: A Nationally Representative Study of the United States among White,
Black, and Hispanic/Latinx Adults. Nature and science of sleep, 12, 1091–1104.
https://doi.org/10.2147/NSS.S268087
González, E., Requena, C., & Álvarez-Merino, P. (2020). Single Time-Point Study of the Home
Environment and Functionality of Older Adults in Spain. International journal of environmental
research and public health, 17(22), 8317. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228317

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Graf-Vlachy, L., Sun, S., & Zhang, S. X. (2020). Predictors of managers' mental health during the COVID19 pandemic. European journal of psychotraumatology, 11(1), 1834195.
https://doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2020.1834195
Gray, N. S., O'Connor, C., Knowles, J., Pink, J., Simkiss, N. J., Williams, S. D., & Snowden, R. J. (2020). The
Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Well-Being and Psychological Distress: Impact
Upon a Single Country. Frontiers in psychiatry, 11, 594115.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.594115
Gu, J. K., Charles, L. E., Fekedulegn, D., Ma, C. C., Violanti, J. M., & Andrew, M. E. (2020). Occupational
injury and psychological distress among U.S. workers: The National Health Interview Survey,
2004-2016. Journal of safety research, 74, 207–217. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2020.06.002
Gyasi, R. M., Peprah, P., & Appiah, D. O. (2020). Association of food insecurity with psychologicaldisorders: Results of a population-based study among older people in Ghana. Journal ofaffective disorders, 270, 75–82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.03.088
Gyasi, R. M., Abass, K., & Adu-Gyamfi, S. (2020). How do lifestyle choices affect the link between living
alone and psychological distress in older age? Results from the AgeHeaPsyWel-HeaSeeB
study. BMC public health, 20(1), 859. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-08870-8
Hanibuchi, T., & Nakaya, T. (2020). Associations of neighborhood socioeconomic conditions with selfrated health, mental distress, and health behaviors: A nationwide cross-sectional study inJapan. Preventive medicine reports, 18, 101075.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2020.101075
Hansen, C., McFarlane, A., Iannos, M., Sadler, N., Benassi, H., Lawrence-Wood, E., Hodson, S., Searle, A.,& Van Hooff, M. (2020). Psychosocial factors associated with psychological distress andfunctional difficulties in recently transitioned and current serving regular Australian Defence
Force members. Psychiatry research, 286, 112860. Advance online publication.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2020.112860
Hasan, N., & Bao, Y. (2020). Impact of "e-Learning crack-up" perception on psychological distress amongcollege students during COVID-19 pandemic: A mediating role of "fear of academic year
loss". Children and youth services review, 118, 105355.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105355
Hidaka, Y., Imamura, K., Sekiya, Y., Watanabe, K., & Kawakami, N. (2020). Effects of a Transdiagnostic
Preventive Intervention on Anxiety and Depression Among Workers in Japan: A Pre- andPosttest Study. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 62(2), e52–e58.
https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000001796
Hoang, C. L., Vu, H. M., Pham, H. Q., Nguyen, H., Vu, L. G., Tran, B. X., Latkin, C. A., Ho, R., & Ho, C.
(2020). Psychological Distress of Patients Experiencing Different Types of Road Traffic Injuries
in Vietnam. International journal of environmental research and public health, 17(10), 3429.
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Hoang, M. T., Do, K. N., Pham, H. Q., Nguyen, C. T., Ha, G. H., Vu, G. T., Tran, B. X., Latkin, C., Ho, R., &Ho, C. S. (2020). Psychological distress among mountainous farmers in Vietnam: a crosssectional study of prevalence and associated factors. BMJ open, 10(8), e038490.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038490
Jamieson, D., Beaudequin, D. A., McLoughlin, L. T., Parker, M. J., Lagopoulos, J., & Hermens, D. F. (2020).
Associations between sleep quality and psychological distress in early adolescence. Journal ofchild and adolescent mental health, 32(2-3), 77–86.
https://doi.org/10.2989/17280583.2020.1811288
Janiri, D., Kotzalidis, G. D., Giuseppin, G., Molinaro, M., Modica, M., Montanari, S., Terenzi, B., Carfì, A.,
Landi, F., Sani, G., & Gemelli Against COVID-19 Post-acute Care Study Group (2020).
Psychological Distress After Covid-19 Recovery: Reciprocal Effects With Temperament andEmotional Dysregulation. An Exploratory Study of Patients Over 60 Years of Age Assessed in a
Post-acute Care Service. Frontiers in psychiatry, 11, 590135.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.590135
Jiao, C., Leng, A., Nicholas, S., Maitland, E., Wang, J., Zhao, Q., Xu, L., & Gong, C. (2020). Multimorbidity
and Mental Health: The Role of Gender among Disease-Causing Poverty, Rural, AgedHouseholds in China. International journal of environmental research and publichealth, 17(23), 8855. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17238855
Jokela, M., García-Velázquez, R., Gluschkoff, K., Airaksinen, J., & Rosenström, T. (2020). Health behaviors
and psychological distress: changing associations between 1997 and 2016 in the UnitedStates. Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 55(3), 385–391.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-019-01741-7
Kageyama, K., Kato, Y., Mesaki, T., Uchida, H., Takahashi, K., Marume, R., Sejima, Y., & Hirao, K. (2020).
Effects of video viewing smartphone application intervention involving positive word
stimulation in people with subthreshold depression: A pilot randomized controlled
trial. Journal of affective disorders, 282, 74–81. Advance online publication.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.12.104
Kawakami, N., Thi Thu Tran, T., Watanabe, K., Imamura, K., Thanh Nguyen, H., Sasaki, N., Kuribayashi, K.,
Sakuraya, A., Thuy Nguyen, Q., Thi Nguyen, N., Minh Bui, T., Thi Huong Nguyen, G., Minas, H.,& Tsutsumi, A. (2020). Internal consistency reliability, construct validity, and item response
characteristics of the Kessler 6 scale among hospital nurses in Vietnam. PloS one, 15(5),e0233119. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233119
Kiguchi, M., Sutoko, S., Atsumori, H., Nishimura, A., Obata, A., Funane, T., Nakagawa, H., Egi, M., &Kuriyama, H. (2020). Mental Condition Monitoring Based on Multimodality
Biometry. Frontiers in public health, 8, 479431. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2020.479431
Kikuchi, H., Machida, M., Nakamura, I., Saito, R., Odagiri, Y., Kojima, T., Watanabe, H., Fukui, K., & Inoue,
S. (2020). Changes in Psychological Distress During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan: A
Longitudinal Study. Journal of epidemiology, 30(11), 522–528.
https://doi.org/10.2188/jea.JE20200271

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Kobayashi, Y., Kanie, A., Nakagawa, A., Takebayashi, Y., Shinmei, I., Nakayama, N., Yamaguchi, K.,
Nakayama, C., Hirabayashi, N., Mimura, M., & Horikoshi, M. (2020). An Evaluation of FamilyBased Treatment for OCD in Japan: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Frontiers in
psychiatry, 10, 932. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00932
Lau, N., Yi-Frazier, J. P., Bona, K., Baker, K. S., McCauley, E., & Rosenberg, A. R. (2020). Distress andresilience among adolescents and young adults with cancer and their mothers: An exploratory
analysis. Journal of psychosocial oncology, 38(1), 118–124.
https://doi.org/10.1080/07347332.2019.1656317
Lyons, Z., Wilcox, H., Leung, L., & Dearsley, O. (2020). COVID-19 and the mental well-being of Australian
medical students: impact, concerns and coping strategies used. Australasian psychiatry :bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, 28(6), 649–652.
https://doi.org/10.1177/1039856220947945
McBain, R. K., Collins, R. L., Wong, E. C., Breslau, J., Cefalu, M. S., Roth, E., & Burnam, M. A. (2020).
Mental Health Services and Personal Recovery in California: A Population-Based
Analysis. Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.), 71(6), 580–587.
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900204
Marcussen, M., Nørgaard, B., Borgnakke, K., & Arnfred, S. (2020). Improved patient-reported outcomes
after interprofessional training in mental health: a nonrandomized intervention study. BMC
psychiatry, 20(1), 236. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-020-02616-x
Moccia, L., Janiri, D., Pepe, M., Dattoli, L., Molinaro, M., De Martin, V., Chieffo, D., Janiri, L., Fiorillo, A.,
Sani, G., & Di Nicola, M. (2020). Affective temperament, attachment style, and thepsychological impact of the COVID-19 outbreak: an early report on the Italian general
population. Brain, behavior, and immunity, 87, 75–79.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2020.04.048
Narcisse, M. R., Dobbs, P., Long, C. R., Purvis, R. S., Kimminau, K. S., & McElfish, P. A. (2020). Electronic
cigarette use and psychological distress in the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adults
compared with other racial/ethnic groups: Data from the National Health Interview Survey,
2014. Journal of community psychology, 48(2), 225–236. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22248
Nishi, D., Imamura, K., Watanabe, K., Ishikawa, H., Tachimori, H., Takeshima, T., & Kawakami, N. (2020).
Psychological distress with and without a history of depression: Results from the World
Mental Health Japan 2nd Survey (WMHJ2). Journal of affective disorders, 265, 545–551.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2019.11.089
Nguyen, T. H., Hoang, D. L., Hoang, T. G., Pham, M. K., Nguyen, V. K., Bodin, J., Dewitte, J. D., &Roquelaure, Y. (2020). Quality of life among district hospital nurses with multisite
musculoskeletal symptoms in Vietnam. Journal of occupational health, 62(1), e12161.
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Orchard, C., Carnide, N., & Smith, P. (2020). How Does Perceived Fairness in the Workers' Compensation
Claims Process Affect Mental Health Following a Workplace Injury?. Journal of occupational
rehabilitation, 30(1), 40–48. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-019-09844-3
Oh, I. M., Cho, M. J., Hahm, B. J., Kim, B. S., Sohn, J. H., Suk, H. W., Jung, B. Y., Kim, H. J., Kim, H. A., Choi,
K. B., You, D. H., Lim, A. R., Park, I. O., Ahn, J. H., Lee, H., Kim, Y. H., Kim, M. R., & Park, J. E.
(2020). Effectiveness of a village-based intervention for depression in community-dwellingolder adults: a randomised feasibility study. BMC geriatrics, 20(1), 89.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-1495-2
Pearlmutter, P., DeRose, G., Samson, C., Linehan, N., Cen, Y., Begdache, L., Won, D., & Koh, A. (2020).
Sweat and saliva cortisol response to stress and nutrition factors. Scientific reports, 10(1),19050. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-75871-3
Perera, B., Jayasuriya, R., Caldera, A., & Wickremasinghe, A. R. (2020). Assessing mental well-being in a
Sinhala speaking Sri Lankan population: validation of the WHO-5 well-being index. Health andquality of life outcomes, 18(1), 305. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-020-01532-8
Pradeepkumar, P. C., Hamza, A., Ragesh, G., Ganjekar, S., Thippeswamy, H., Chandra, P. S., & Desai, G.
(2020). Psychological Distress, Coping and Perceived Social Support Among Partners of
Women with Postpartum Onset Severe Mental Illness (SMI) Admitted to a Mother-Baby
Unit. Indian journal of psychological medicine, 42(6), 535–539.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0253717620958162
Rafique, N., Al-Asoom, L. I., Latif, R., Alsunni, A. A., Salem, A. M., Alkhalifa, Z. H., Almaharfi, R. M.,
Alramadan, R. S., Aldajani, Z. F., Alghadeer, F., & Albaghli, L. A. (2020). Prevalence of Migraine
and its Relationship with Psychological Stress and Sleep Quality in Female University Students
in Saudi Arabia. Journal of pain research, 13, 2423–2430.
https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S270847
Rahman, M. A., Hoque, N., Alif, S. M., Salehin, M., Islam, S., Banik, B., Sharif, A., Nazim, N. B., Sultana, F.,& Cross, W. (2020). Factors associated with psychological distress, fear and coping strategies
during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. Globalization and health, 16(1), 95.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-020-00624-w
Rice, S., Olive, L., Gouttebarge, V., Parker, A. G., Clifton, P., Harcourt, P., Llyod, M., Kountouris, A., Smith,B., Busch, B., & Purcell, R. (2020). Mental health screening: severity and cut-off point
sensitivity of the Athlete Psychological Strain Questionnaire in male and female elite
athletes. BMJ open sport & exercise medicine, 6(1), e000712.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2019-000712
Robinson, G. W., Lee, E., Silburn, S. R., Nagel, P., Leckning, B., & Midford, R. (2020). School-Based
Prevention in Very Remote Settings: A Feasibility Trial of Methods and Measures for the
Evaluation of a Social Emotional Learning Program for Indigenous Students in Remote
Northern Australia. Frontiers in public health, 8, 552878.
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Saadi, A., & Ponce, N. A. (2020). Worse Mental Health Among More-Acculturated and Younger
Immigrants Experiencing Discrimination: California Health Interview Survey, 20152016. Journal of general internal medicine, 35(5), 1419–1426.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-019-05412-w
Safhi, M. A., Alafif, R. A., Alamoudi, N. M., Alamoudi, M. M., Alghamdi, W. A., Albishri, S. F., & Rizk, H.
(2020). The association of stress with sleep quality among medical students at King Abdulaziz
University. Journal of family medicine and primary care, 9(3), 1662–1667.
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Sekiguchi, A., Kawashiri, S. Y., Hayashida, H., Nagaura, Y., Nobusue, K., Nonaka, F., Yamanashi, H.,
Kitamura, M., Kawasaki, K., Fukuda, H., Iwasaki, T., Saito, T., & Maeda, T. (2020). Association
between high psychological distress and poor oral health-related quality of life (OHQoL) in
Japanese community-dwelling people: the Nagasaki Islands Study. Environmental health andpreventive medicine, 25(1), 82. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12199-020-00919-9
Shon, E. J. (2020). Measurement equivalence of the Kessler 6 Psychological Distress Scale for Chineseand Korean immigrants: Comparison between younger and older adults. International journalof methods in psychiatric research, 29(2), e1823. https://doi.org/10.1002/mpr.1823
Sifaki, M., Midouhas, E., Papachristou, E., & Flouri, E. (2020). Reciprocal relationships between paternal
psychological distress and child internalising and externalising difficulties from 3 to 14 years: across-lagged analysis. European child & adolescent psychiatry, 10.1007/s00787-020-01642-0.
Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-020-01642-0
Sinclair, K., Gonzales, K., Woosley, C., Cree, T. R., Garza, C. M., & Buchwald, D. (2020). An Intersectional
Mixed Methods Approach to Understand American Indian Men's Health. International journalof men's social and community health, 3(2), e66–e89. https://doi.org/10.22374/ijmsch.v3i2.35
Solmi, M., Firth, J., Miola, A., Fornaro, M., Frison, E., Fusar-Poli, P., Dragioti, E., Shin, J. I., Carvalho, A. F.,
Stubbs, B., Koyanagi, A., Kisely, S., & Correll, C. U. (2020). Disparities in cancer screening inpeople with mental illness across the world versus the general population: prevalence andcomparative meta-analysis including 4 717 839 people. The lancet. Psychiatry, 7(1), 52–63.
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Sopheab, H., Suy, S., Chhea, C., Chhit, S., Mun, P., & Bui, T. C. (2020). Psychological distress among
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Staples, L., Nielssen, O., Kayrouz, R., Cross, S., Karin, E., Ryan, K., Dear, B., & Titov, N. (2020). Rapid
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Susukida, R., Usuda, K., Hamazaki, K., Tsuchida, A., Matsumura, K., Nishi, D., Inadera, H., & Japan
Environment and Children’s Study (JECS) Group (2020). Association of prenatal psychologicaldistress and postpartum depression with varying physical activity intensity: Japan
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Taha, P. H., & Slewa-Younan, S. (2020). Measures of depression, generalized anxiety, and posttraumaticstress disorders amongst Yazidi female survivors of ISIS slavery and violence. International
journal of mental health systems, 14(1), 80. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13033-020-00412-4
Takebayashi, Y., Maeda, M., Orui, M., Nakajima, S., Momoi, M., Ito, A., Sato, H., Yasumura, S., & Ohto, H.
(2020). Resilience Factors Contributing to Mental Health Among People Affected by the
Fukushima Disaster: Development of Fukushima Resilience Scale. Frontiers in public health, 8,
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Tan, K., Ellis, S. J., Schmidt, J. M., Byrne, J. L., & Veale, J. F. (2020). Mental Health Inequities among
Transgender People in Aotearoa New Zealand: Findings from the Counting Ourselves
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Thomas, S., Vigil, E., Thomas, T., Bellinger, D. C., Ramthal, A., Kurpad, A. V., Duggan, C. P., & Srinivasan,
K. (2020). Antenatal Depressive Symptoms and Neurodevelopment Outcomes in Children at
30 Months. A Study From South India. Frontiers in psychiatry, 11, 486175.
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Tong, H., Lung, Y., Lin, S. L., Kobayashi, K. M., Davison, K. M., Agbeyaka, S., & Fuller-Thomson, E. (2020).
Refugee status is associated with double the odds of psychological distress in mid-to-late life:
Findings from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. The International journal of social
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Tymejczyk, O., Rivera, V. R., Peck, M., Dorélien, A., Petion, J. S., Seo, G., Walsh, K. F., Pape, J. W.,
McNAIRY, M. L., Fitzgerald, D. W., Nash, D., & Parcesepe, A. (2020). Psychological distressamong a population-representative sample of residents of four slum neighborhoods in Portau-Prince, Haiti. Journal of affective disorders, 263, 241–245.
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Utsumi, Y., Nemoto, H., Nakaya, N., Nakamura, T., Tsuchiya, N., Narita, A., Kogure, M., Suzuki, T., Seto,
M., Katayanagi, M., Okuyama, J., Sakuma, A., Honda, N., Sugawara, Y., Kaye-Kauderer, H.,
Takahashi, Y., Kayama, A., Kakuto, Y., Kohzuki, M., Hozawa, A., … Tomita, H. (2020). The
Impact of Health Consciousness on the Association Between Walking Durations and Mental
Health Conditions After a Disaster: a Cross-Sectional Study. Sports medicine - open, 6(1), 30.
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Uygun, E., Ilkkursun, Z., Sijbrandij, M., Aker, A. T., Bryant, R., Cuijpers, P., Fuhr, D. C., de Graaff, A. M., deJong, J., McDaid, D., Morina, N., Park, A. L., Roberts, B., Ventevogel, P., Yurtbakan, T.,
Acarturk, C., & STRENGHTS consortium (2020). Protocol for a randomized controlled trial:
peer-to-peer Group Problem Management Plus (PM+) for adult Syrian refugees in
Turkey. Trials, 21(1), 283. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-4166-x
Wang, J., Eccles, H., Nannarone, M., Schmitz, N., Patten, S., & Lashewicz, B. (2020). Does providing
personalized depression risk information lead to increased psychological distress andfunctional impairment? Results from a mixed-methods randomized controlled
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Walsh, A., & Fowler, K. (2020). Examining the Influence of Social Support on Psychological Distress in a
Canadian Population with Symptoms of Mania. The Psychiatric quarterly, 91(1), 251–261.
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Welsh, J., Korda, R. J., Banks, E., Strazdins, L., Joshy, G., & Butterworth, P. (2020). Identifying long-term
psychological distress from single measures: evidence from a nationally representative
longitudinal survey of the Australian population. BMC medical research methodology, 20(1),55. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-020-00938-8
Winter, S. C., Obara, L. M., & McMahon, S. (2020). Intimate partner violence: A key correlate of women's
physical and mental health in informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya. PloS one, 15(4),e0230894. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230894
Wright, J. K., Tan, D., Walmsley, S. L., Hulme, J., O'Connor, E., Snider, C., Cheng, I., Chan, A. K.,
Borgundvaag, B., McLeod, S., Gollob, M. H., Clarke, R. J., Dresser, L., Haji, F., Mazzulli, T.,
Mubareka, S., Jüni, P., Lee, D., Tomlinson, G., Kain, K. C., … Landes, M. (2020). Protecting
Frontline Health Care Workers from COVID-19 with Hydroxychloroquine Pre-exposure
Prophylaxis: A structured summary of a study protocol for a randomised placebo-controlled
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Yaginuma-Sakurai, K., Tsuno, K., Yoshimasu, K., Maeda, T., Sano, H., Goto, M., & Nakai, K. (2020).
Psychological distress and associated factors among Japanese nursery school andkindergarten teachers: a cross-sectional study. Industrial health, 58(6), 530–538.
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Yamamoto, T., Uchiumi, C., Suzuki, N., Yoshimoto, J., & Murillo-Rodriguez, E. (2020). The Psychological
Impact of 'Mild Lockdown' in Japan during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Nationwide Survey
under a Declared State of Emergency. International journal of environmental research andpublic health, 17(24), 9382. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17249382
Yu, H., Li, M., Li, Z., Xiang, W., Yuan, Y., Liu, Y., Li, Z., & Xiong, Z. (2020). Coping style, social support andpsychological distress in the general Chinese population in the early stages of the COVID-19
epidemic. BMC psychiatry, 20(1), 426. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-020-02826-3
Zajac, I. T., Rice, S., Proeve, M., Kealy, D., Oliffe, J. L., & Ogrodniczuk, J. S. (2020). Suicide risk,
psychological distress and treatment preferences in men presenting with prototypical,
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Zhang, L., & Li, Z. (2020). A Mokken scale analysis of the Kessler-6 screening measure among Chinese
older population: findings from a national survey. BMC geriatrics, 20(1), 361.
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Zhou, H., Li, W., & Ren, Y. (2020). Poor sleep quality of third trimester exacerbates the risk ofexperiencing postnatal depression. Psychology, health & medicine, 25(2), 229–238.
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2019
Caramello, V., Bertuzzi, L., Ricceri, F., Albert, U., Maina, G., Boccuzzi, A., Della Corte, F., & Schreiber, M.
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Chan, C., Wong, J. E., Yeap, L., Wee, L. H., Jamil, N. A., & Swarna Nantha, Y. (2019). Workplace bullying
and psychological distress of employees across socioeconomic strata: a cross-sectional
study. BMC public health, 19(Suppl 4), 608. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-6859-1
Chen, W., Zhang, Q., Renzaho, A., & Ling, L. (2019). The Disparity in Mental Health Between Two
Generations of Internal Migrants (IMs) in China: Evidence from A Nationwide Cross-Sectional
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Choi, N. G., Sullivan, J. E., DiNitto, D. M., & Kunik, M. E. (2019). Health Care Utilization Among Adults
With CKD and Psychological Distress. Kidney medicine, 1(4), 162–170.
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Cooper, S., Enticott, J. C., Shawyer, F., & Meadows, G. (2019). Determinants of Mental Illness Among
Humanitarian Migrants: Longitudinal Analysis of Findings From the First Three Waves of a
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Fang, Y., Chau, A., Fung, H. H., & Woo, J. (2019). Loneliness Shapes the Relationship between
Information and Communications Technology Use and Psychological Adjustment among Older
Adults. Gerontology, 65(2), 198–206. https://doi.org/10.1159/000495461
Farrer, L. M., Gulliver, A., Katruss, N., Fassnacht, D. B., Kyrios, M., & Batterham, P. J. (2019). A novel
multi-component online intervention to improve the mental health of university students:
Randomised controlled trial of the Uni Virtual Clinic. Internet interventions, 18, 100276.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2019.100276
Ferro M. A. (2019). The Psychometric Properties of the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K6) in an
Epidemiological Sample of Canadian Youth. Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadiennede psychiatrie, 64(9), 647–657. https://doi.org/10.1177/0706743718818414
Flouri, E., Sarmadi, Z., & Francesconi, M. (2019). Paternal Psychological Distress and Child Problem
Behavior From Early Childhood to Middle Adolescence. Journal of the American Academy ofChild and Adolescent Psychiatry, 58(4), 453–458. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2018.06.041
Fukasawa, M., Kawakami, N., Umeda, M., Akiyama, T., Horikoshi, N., Yasumura, S., Yabe, H., Suzuki, Y., &Bromet, E. J. (2019). Longitudinal associations of radiation risk perceptions and mental healthamong non-evacuee residents of Fukushima prefecture seven years after the nuclear power
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Hidese, S., Nogawa, S., Saito, K., & Kunugi, H. (2019). Food allergy is associated with depression andpsychological distress: A web-based study in 11,876 Japanese. Journal of affective
disorders, 245, 213–218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2018.10.119
Iwasa, H., Takebayashi, Y., Suzuki, Y., Yagi, A., Zhang, W., Harigane, M., Maeda, M., Ohira, T., Yabe, H.,
Yasumura, S., & Mental Health Group of the Fukushima Health Management Survey (2019).
Psychometric evaluation of the simplified Japanese version of the Athens Insomnia Scale: The
Fukushima Health Management Survey. Journal of sleep research, 28(2), e12771.
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Jindo, T., Kai, Y., Kitano, N., Tsunoda, K., Nagamatsu, T., & Arao, T. (2019). Relationship of workplace
exercise with work engagement and psychological distress in employees: A cross-sectional
study from the MYLS study. Preventive medicine reports, 17, 101030.
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Koshimizu H, Nogawa S, Asano S, Ikeda M, Iwata N, Takahashi S, Saito K, Miyakawa T. (2019) Genomewide association study identifies a novel locus associated with psychological distress in theJapanese population. Transl Psychiatry, 9(1):52. doi: 10.1038/s41398-019-0383-z. PMID:
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Kumagai, N., Tajika, A., Hasegawa, A., Kawanishi, N., Horikoshi, M., Shimodera, S., Kurata, K., Chino, B., &Furukawa, T. A. (2019). Predicting recurrence of depression using lifelog data: an explanatory
feasibility study with a panel VAR approach. BMC psychiatry, 19(1), 391.
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Lam, J. R., Tyler, J., Scurrah, K. J., Reavley, N. J., & Dite, G. S. (2019). The Association between
Socioeconomic Status and Psychological Distress: A Within and Between Twin Study. Twin
research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin
Studies, 22(5), 312–320. https://doi.org/10.1017/thg.2019.91
Matheson, L., Wilding, S., Wagland, R., Nayoan, J., Rivas, C., Downing, A., Wright, P., Brett, J., Kearney,
T., Cross, W., Glaser, A., Gavin, A., & Watson, E. (2019). The psychological impact of being on amonitoring pathway for localised prostate cancer: A UK-wide mixed methods study. Psychooncology, 28(7), 1567–1575. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.5133
Maunder, R. G., Wiesenfeld, L., Lawson, A., & Hunter, J. J. (2019). The Relationship Between Childhood
Adversity and Other Aspects of Clinical Complexity in Psychiatric Outpatients. Journal ofinterpersonal violence, 886260519865968. Advance online publication.
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Murakami, M., Takebayashi, Y., & Tsubokura, M. (2019). Lower Psychological Distress Levels among
Returnees Compared with Evacuees after the Fukushima Nuclear Accident. The Tohoku
journal of experimental medicine, 247(1), 13–17. https://doi.org/10.1620/tjem.247.13
Mwakanyamale, A. A., & Yizhen, Y. (2019). Psychological maltreatment and its relationship with selfesteem and psychological stress among adolescents in Tanzania: a community based, crosssectional study. BMC psychiatry, 19(1), 176. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-019-2139-y
Nakamura, K., Watanabe, Y., Kitamura, K., Kabasawa, K., & Someya, T. (2019). Psychological distress as arisk factor for dementia after the 2004 Niigata-Chuetsu earthquake in Japan. Journal ofaffective disorders, 259, 121–127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2019.08.041
Nguyen, L. H., Vu, H. M., Vu, G. T., Tran, T. H., Pham, K., Nguyen, B. T., Phan, H. T., Nguyen, H. N., Tran, B.
X., Latkin, C. A., Ho, C., & Ho, R. (2019). Prevalence and Factors Associated with PsychologicalDistress among Older Adults Admitted to Hospitals After Fall Injuries in Vietnam. International
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Owari, Y., & Miyatake, N. (2019). Long-Term Relationship between Psychological Distress andContinuous Sedentary Behavior in Healthy Older Adults: A Three Panel Study. Medicina(Kaunas, Lithuania), 55(9), 555. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina55090555
Özsürekci, C., Balcı, C., Kızılarslanoğlu, M. C., Çalışkan, H., Tuna Doğrul, R., Ayçiçek, G. Ş., Sümer, F.,
Karabulut, E., Yavuz, B. B., Cankurtaran, M., & Halil, M. G. (2020). An important problem in an
aging country: identifying the frailty via 9 Point Clinical Frailty Scale. Acta clinica Belgica, 75(3),200–204. https://doi.org/10.1080/17843286.2019.1597457

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Pereira, A., Oliveira, C. A., Bártolo, A., Monteiro, S., Vagos, P., & Jardim, J. (2019). Reliability and Factor
Structure of the 10-item Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) among Portuguese
adults. Ciencia & saude coletiva, 24(3), 729–736. https://doi.org/10.1590/141381232018243.06322017
Rafique, N., Al-Asoom, L. I., Latif, R., Al Sunni, A., & Wasi, S. (2019). Comparing levels of psychologicalstress and its inducing factors among medical students. Journal of Taibah University Medical
Sciences, 14(6), 488–494. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtumed.2019.11.002
Raftery, D., Kelly, P. J., Deane, F. P., Mcketin, R., Baker, A. L., Turner, A., & Dean, O. M. (2019). Measuringcognitive insight in people with problematic substance use: An exploration of the factor
validity of the Beck Cognitive Insight Scale. Drug and alcohol review, 38(6), 622–629.
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Rizkalla, N., & Segal, S. P. (2019). War can harm intimacy: consequences for refugees who escaped
Syria. Journal of global health, 9(2), 020407. https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.09.020407
Sinclair, K. A., Pritchard, D., & McElfish, P. A. (2019). An intersectional mixed methods approach to
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander men's health. Asian American journal of
psychology, 10(3), 268–281. https://doi.org/10.1037/aap0000156
Staples, L. G., Dear, B. F., Johnson, B., Fogliati, V., Gandy, M., Fogliati, R., Nielssen, O., & Titov, N. (2019).
Internet-delivered treatment for young adults with anxiety and depression: Evaluation inroutine clinical care and comparison with research trial outcomes. Journal of affective
disorders, 256, 103–109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2019.05.058
Staples, L. G., Dear, B. F., Gandy, M., Fogliati, V., Fogliati, R., Karin, E., Nielssen, O., & Titov, N. (2019).
Psychometric properties and clinical utility of brief measures of depression, anxiety, andgeneral distress: The PHQ-2, GAD-2, and K-6. General hospital psychiatry, 56, 13–18.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2018.11.003
Summers, A., Leidman, E., Pereira Figueira Periquito, I. M., & Bilukha, O. O. (2019). Serious psychologicaldistress and disability among older persons living in conflict affected areas in eastern Ukraine:
a cluster-randomized cross-sectional household survey. Conflict and health, 13, 10.
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Sweetland, A. C., Norcini Pala, A., Mootz, J., Kao, J. C., Carlson, C., Oquendo, M. A., Cheng, B., Belkin, G.,& Wainberg, M. (2019). Food insecurity, mental distress and suicidal ideation in rural Africa:
Evidence from Nigeria, Uganda and Ghana. The International journal of social
psychiatry, 65(1), 20–27. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020764018814274
Tomitaka, S., Kawasaki, Y., Ide, K., Akutagawa, M., Ono, Y., & Furukawa, T. A. (2019). Distribution of
psychological distress is stable in recent decades and follows an exponential pattern in the US
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Tomitaka, S., Kawasaki, Y., Ide, K., Akutagawa, M., Ono, Y., & Furukawa, T. A. (2019). Further evidence
that item responses on the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale exhibit the characteristic
pattern in the general population. Heliyon, 5(3), e01387.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e01387
Tran, T. D., Kaligis, F., Wiguna, T., Willenberg, L., Nguyen, H., Luchters, S., Azzopardi, P., & Fisher, J.
(2019). Screening for depressive and anxiety disorders among adolescents in Indonesia:
Formal validation of the centre for epidemiologic studies depression scale - revised and theKessler psychological distress scale. Journal of affective disorders, 246, 189–194.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2018.12.042
Uchida, T., Satake, N., Nakaho, T., Inoue, A., & Saito, H. (2019). Bereavement risk assessment of family
caregivers of patients with cancer: Japanese version of the Bereavement Risk Assessment
Tool. Palliative & supportive care, 17(4), 448–452.
https://doi.org/10.1017/S1478951518000755
Weinberger, A. H., Pacek, L. R., Sheffer, C. E., Budney, A. J., Lee, J., & Goodwin, R. D. (2019). Serious
psychological distress and daily cannabis use, 2008 to 2016: Potential implications for mental
health?. Drug and alcohol dependence, 197, 134–140.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.01.010
Wilding, S., Downing, A., Wright, P., Selby, P., Watson, E., Wagland, R., Donnelly, D. W., Hounsome, L.,
Butcher, H., Mason, M., Henry, A., Gavin, A., & Glaser, A. W. (2019). Cancer-related
symptoms, mental well-being, and psychological distress in men diagnosed with prostatecancer treated with androgen deprivation therapy. Quality of life research : an international
journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation, 28(10), 2741–2751.
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Asdigian, N. L., Bear, U. R., Beals, J., Manson, S. M., & Kaufman, C. E. (2018). Mental health burden in anational sample of American Indian and Alaska Native adults: differences between multiplerace and single-race subgroups. Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 53(5), 521–
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Chu, A., van Dam, R. M., Biddle, S., Tan, C. S., Koh, D., & Müller-Riemenschneider, F. (2018). Selfreported domain-specific and accelerometer-based physical activity and sedentary behaviour
in relation to psychological distress among an urban Asian population. The international
journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, 15(1), 36.
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DeVylder, J. E., Jun, H. J., Fedina, L., Coleman, D., Anglin, D., Cogburn, C., Link, B., & Barth, R. P. (2018).
Association of Exposure to Police Violence With Prevalence of Mental Health Symptoms
Among Urban Residents in the United States. JAMA network open, 1(7), e184945.
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Eguchi, H., Tsutsumi, A., Inoue, A., Hikichi, H., & Kawachi, I. (2018). Association of workplace social
capital with psychological distress: results from a longitudinal multilevel analysis of the J-HOPE
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Feng, X., & Astell-Burt, T. (2018). Residential green space quantity and quality and symptoms of
psychological distress: a 15-year longitudinal study of 3897 women in postpartum. BMC
psychiatry, 18(1), 348. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-018-1926-1
Fujiwara, M., Inagaki, M., Nakaya, N., Fujimori, M., Higuchi, Y., Kakeda, K., Uchitomi, Y., & Yamada, N.
(2018). Smoking among adults with serious psychological distress: Analysis of anonymized
data from a national cross-sectional survey in Japan. Journal of affective disorders, 239, 131–137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2018.07.008
Hajebi, A., Motevalian, A., Amin-Esmaeili, M., Rahimi-Movaghar, A., Sharifi, V., Hoseini, L., Shadloo, B., &Mojtabai, R. (2018). Adaptation and validation of short scales for assessment of psychologicaldistress in Iran: The Persian K10 and K6. International journal of methods in psychiatricresearch, 27(3), e1726. https://doi.org/10.1002/mpr.1726
Hidese, S., Asano, S., Saito, K., Sasayama, D., & Kunugi, H. (2018). Association of depression with bodymass index classification, metabolic disease, and lifestyle: A web-based survey involving
11,876 Japanese people. Journal of psychiatric research, 102, 23–28.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2018.02.009
Hobkirk, A. L., Krebs, N. M., & Muscat, J. E. (2018). Income as a moderator of psychological stress andnicotine dependence among adult smokers. Addictive behaviors, 84, 215–223.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.04.021
Imamura, K., Furukawa, T. A., Matsuyama, Y., Shimazu, A., Kuribayashi, K., Kasai, K., & Kawakami, N.
(2018). Differences in the Effect of Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Improving
Nonclinical Depressive Symptoms Among Workers by Time Preference: Randomized
Controlled Trial. Journal of medical Internet research, 20(8), e10231.
https://doi.org/10.2196/10231
Jang, Y., Powers, D. A., Yoon, H., Rhee, M. K., Park, N. S., & Chiriboga, D. A. (2018). Measurement
Equivalence of English Versus Native Language Versions of the Kessler 6 (K6) Scale: An
Examination in Three Asian American Groups. Asian American journal of psychology, 9(3),211–216. https://doi.org/10.1037/aap0000110
Jirapramukpitak, T., Pattanaseri, K., Chua, K. C., & Takizawa, P. (2018). Estimating Impact Based on
Stages of Mental Illness on Employment and Earnings in Bangkok Metropolitan Region. The
journal of mental health policy and economics, 21(4), 163–170.
Katsuki, F., Takeuchi, H., Inagaki, T., Maeda, T., Kubota, Y., Shiraishi, N., Tabuse, H., Kato, T., Yamada, A.,
Watanabe, N., Akechi, T., & Furukawa, T. A. (2018). Brief multifamily Psychoeducation forfamily members of patients with chronic major depression: a randomized controlled
trial. BMC psychiatry, 18(1), 207. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-018-1788-6

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Kizuki, M., & Fujiwara, T. (2018). Adult Attachment Patterns Modify the Association Between Social
Support and Psychological Distress. Frontiers in public health, 6, 249.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2018.00249
Liu, J., Jiang, N., Fan, A. Z., & Weissman, R. (2018). Alternatives in Assessing Mental Healthcare
Disparities Using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Health equity, 2(1), 199–206.
https://doi.org/10.1089/heq.2017.0056
Narita, A., Nakaya, N., Nakamura, T., Tsuchiya, N., Kogure, M., Tsuji, I., Hozawa, A., & Tomita, H.
(2018). [Nihon koshu eisei zasshi] Japanese journal of public health, 65(4), 157–163.
https://doi.org/10.11236/jph.65.4_157
Nishi, D., Susukida, R., Usuda, K., Mojtabai, R., & Yamanouchi, Y. (2018). Trends in the prevalence of
psychological distress and the use of mental health services from 2007 to 2016 in
Japan. Journal of affective disorders, 239, 208–213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2018.07.016
Oshio, T., & Kan, M. (2018). Impact of parents' need for care on middle-aged women's lifestyle andpsychological distress: evidence from a nationwide longitudinal survey in Japan. Health andquality of life outcomes, 16(1), 63. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-018-0890-2
Ozaki, A., Horiuchi, S., Kobayashi, Y., Inoue, M., Aida, J., Leppold, C., & Yamaoka, K. (2018). Beneficial
Roles of Social Support for Mental Health Vary in the Japanese Population depending on
Disaster Experience: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study. The Tohoku journal of experimental
medicine, 246(4), 213–223. https://doi.org/10.1620/tjem.246.213
Sampasa-Kanyinga, H., Chaput, J. P., Hamilton, H. A., & Colman, I. (2018). Bullying involvement,
psychological distress, and short sleep duration among adolescents. Social psychiatry andpsychiatric epidemiology, 53(12), 1371–1380. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-018-1590-2
Setou, N., Fukumori, T., Nakao, K., & Maeda, M. (2018). Factors related to the fatigue of relief workers inareas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake: survey results 2.5 years after thedisaster. BioPsychoSocial medicine, 12, 14. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13030-018-0133-0
Shawi, A., Abdullateef, A. N., Khedher, M. A., Rejab, M. S., & Khaleel, R. N. (2018). Assessing stressamong medical students in Anbar governorate, Iraq: a cross-sectional study. The Pan African
medical journal, 31, 96. https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2018.31.96.16737
Shikimoto, R., Sado, M., Ninomiya, A., Yoshimura, K., Ikeda, B., Baba, T., & Mimura, M. (2018). Predictive
factors associated with psychological distress of caregivers of people with dementia in Japan:
a cross-sectional study. International psychogeriatrics, 30(8), 1089–1098.
https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610217002289
Stoddard-Dare, P., DeRigne, L., Collins, C. C., Quinn, L. M., & Fuller, K. (2018). Paid sick leave andpsychological distress: An analysis of U.S. workers. The American journal of
orthopsychiatry, 88(1), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1037/ort0000293

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Sunderland, M., Batterham, P., Calear, A., & Carragher, N. (2018). Validity of the PROMIS depression andanxiety common metrics in an online sample of Australian adults. Quality of life research : aninternational journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation, 27(9),2453–2458. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-018-1905-5
Tanji, F., Tomata, Y., Sekiguchi, T., & Tsuji, I. (2018). Period of residence in prefabricated temporary
housing and psychological distress after the Great East Japan Earthquake: a longitudinal
study. BMJ open, 8(5), e018211. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018211
Taylor, H. O., Taylor, R. J., Nguyen, A. W., & Chatters, L. (2018). Social Isolation, Depression, andPsychological Distress Among Older Adults. Journal of aging and health, 30(2), 229–246.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0898264316673511
Tomitaka, S., Kawasaki, Y., Ide, K., Akutagawa, M., Yamada, H., Ono, Y., & Furukawa, T. A. (2018).
Distributional patterns of item responses and total scores on the PHQ-9 in the general
population: data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. BMC
psychiatry, 18(1), 108. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-018-1696-9
van Heyningen, T., Honikman, S., Tomlinson, M., Field, S., & Myer, L. (2018). Comparison of mental
health screening tools for detecting antenatal depression and anxiety disorders in South
African women. PloS one, 13(4), e0193697. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0193697
Weaver, A., Taylor, R. J., Chatters, L. M., & Himle, J. A. (2018). Depressive symptoms and psychologicaldistress among rural African Americans: The role of material hardship and self-rated
health. Journal of affective disorders, 236, 207–210.
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Chen, W., Ling, L., & Renzaho, A. M. (2017). Building a new life in Australia: an analysis of the first waveof the longitudinal study of humanitarian migrants in Australia to assess the association
between social integration and self-rated health. BMJ open, 7(3), e014313.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014313
Chen, W., Hall, B. J., Ling, L., & Renzaho, A. M. (2017). Pre-migration and post-migration factors
associated with mental health in humanitarian migrants in Australia and the moderation
effect of post-migration stressors: findings from the first wave data of the BNLA cohort
study. The lancet. Psychiatry, 4(3), 218–229. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(17)30032-9
Easton, S. D., Safadi, N. S., Wang, Y., & Hasson, R. G., 3rd (2017). The Kessler psychological distress scale:translation and validation of an Arabic version. Health and quality of life outcomes, 15(1), 215.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-017-0783-9
Fu, R., Noguchi, H., Tachikawa, H., Aiba, M., Nakamine, S., Kawamura, A., Takahashi, H., & Tamiya, N.
(2017). Relation between social network and psychological distress among middle-aged adults
in Japan: Evidence from a national longitudinal survey. Social science & medicine (1982), 175,
58–65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.12.043

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Gust, D. A., Gvetadze, R., Furtado, M., Makanga, M., Akelo, V., Ondenge, K., Nyagol, B., & McLellanLemal, E. (2017). Factors associated with psychological distress among young women in
Kisumu, Kenya. International journal of women's health, 9, 255–264.
https://doi.org/10.2147/IJWH.S125133
McIntosh J. (2017). Evaluating psychological distress data. International journal of methods in psychiatricresearch, 26(4), e1551. https://doi.org/10.1002/mpr.1551
Mizuno, M., Yamaguchi, S., Taneda, A., Hori, H., Aikawa, A., & Fujii, C. (2017). Development of Japaneseversion of King's Stigma Scale and its short version: Psychometric properties of a self-stigma
measure. Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences, 71(3), 189–197.
https://doi.org/10.1111/pcn.12470
Mouzon, D. M., Taylor, R. J., Keith, V. M., Nicklett, E. J., & Chatters, L. M. (2017). Discrimination andpsychiatric disorders among older African Americans. International journal of geriatric
psychiatry, 32(2), 175–182. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4454
Nakaya, N., Nakamura, T., Tsuchiya, N., Narita, A., Tsuji, I., Hozawa, A., & Tomita, H. (2017).
Psychological Distress and the Risk of Withdrawing From Hypertension Treatment After an
Earthquake Disaster. Disaster medicine and public health preparedness, 11(2), 179–182.
https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2016.102
Nakaya, N., Sone, T., Nakaya, K., Tomata, Y., Hozawa, A., & Tsuji, I. (2017). Psychological Distress among
Individuals Whose Partners Have Cancer. The Tohoku journal of experimental
medicine, 243(1), 27–33. https://doi.org/10.1620/tjem.243.27
Oshio, T., Inoue, A., & Tsutsumi, A. (2017). Does work-to-family conflict really matter for health? Crosssectional, prospective cohort and fixed-effects analyses. Social science & medicine (1982), 175,
36–42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.12.039
Tanji, F., Sugawara, Y., Tomata, Y., Watanabe, T., Sugiyama, K., Kaiho, Y., Tomita, H., & Tsuji, I. (2017).
Psychological distress and the incident risk of functional disability in elderly survivors after theGreat East Japan Earthquake. Journal of affective disorders, 221, 145–150.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2017.06.030
Thelin, C., Mikkelsen, B., Laier, G., Turgut, L., Henriksen, B., Olsen, L. R., Larsen, J. K., & Arnfred, S.
(2017). Danish translation and validation of Kessler's 10-item psychological distress scale K10. Nordic journal of psychiatry, 71(6), 411–416.
https://doi.org/10.1080/08039488.2017.1312517
Tomitaka, S., Kawasaki, Y., Ide, K., Akutagawa, M., Yamada, H., Ono, Y., & Furukawa, T. A. (2017).
Characteristic distribution of the total and individual item scores on the Kessler Screening
Scale for Psychological Distress (K6) in US adults. BMC psychiatry, 17(1), 290.
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Tomitaka, S., Kawasaki, Y., Ide, K., Akutagawa, M., Yamada, H., Yutaka, O., & Furukawa, T. A. (2017).
Item Response Patterns on the Patient Health Questionnaire-8 in a Nationally Representative
Sample of US Adults. Frontiers in psychiatry, 8, 251. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00251
Tomitaka, S., Kawasaki, Y., Ide, K., Akutagawa, M., Yamada, H., Yutaka, O., & Furukawa, T. A. (2017).
Pattern analysis of total item score and item response of the Kessler Screening Scale for
Psychological Distress (K6) in a nationally representative sample of US adults. PeerJ, 5, e2987.
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2987
Tseng, K. K., Park, S. H., Shearston, J. A., Lee, L., & Weitzman, M. (2017). Parental Psychological Distressand Family Food Insecurity: Sad Dads in Hungry Homes. Journal of developmental andbehavioral pediatrics : JDBP, 38(8), 611–618.
https://doi.org/10.1097/DBP.0000000000000481
Venkataramani, A. S., Shah, S. J., O'Brien, R., Kawachi, I., & Tsai, A. C. (2017). Health consequences of the
US Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigration programme: a quasiexperimental study. The Lancet. Public health, 2(4), e175–e181.
https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(17)30047-6
Yoshimasu, K., Sato, A., Miyauchi, N., Tsuno, K., Nishigori, H., Nakai, K., Arima, T., & Japan Environment
and Children’s Study Group (2017). Lack of association between receiving ART treatment andparental psychological distress during pregnancy: Preliminary findings of the Japan
Environment and Children's Study. Reproductive biomedicine & society online, 5, 5–16.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rbms.2017.09.002

2016
Batterham, P. J., Sunderland, M., Carragher, N., Calear, A. L., Mackinnon, A. J., & Slade, T. (2016). The
Distress Questionnaire-5: Population screener for psychological distress was more accurate
than the K6/K10. Journal of clinical epidemiology, 71, 35–42.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2015.10.005
Choi, S., Kim, G., & Lee, S. (2016). Effects of Nativity, Length of Residence, and County-Level ForeignBorn Density on Mental Health Among Older Adults in the U.S. The Psychiatricquarterly, 87(4), 675–688. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11126-016-9418-2
Gyawali, B., Choulagai, B. P., Paneru, D. P., Ahmad, M., Leppin, A., & Kallestrup, P. (2016). Prevalence
and correlates of psychological distress symptoms among patients with substance use
disorders in drug rehabilitation centers in urban Nepal: a cross-sectional study. BMC
psychiatry, 16(1), 314. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-016-1003-6
Horikoshi, N., Iwasa, H., Kawakami, N., Suzuki, Y., & Yasumura, S. (2016). Residence-related factors andpsychological distress among evacuees after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant
accident: a cross-sectional study. BMC psychiatry, 16(1), 420. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888016-1134-9

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Iwata, N., & Horiguchi, K. (2016). Differences in caregivers' psychological distress and associated factors
by care recipients' gender and kinship. Aging & mental health, 20(12), 1277–1285.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2015.1074161
Konishi, M., Tachibana, Y., Tang, J., Takehara, K., Kubo, T., Hashimoto, K., Kitazawa, H., Saito, H., & Ohya,
Y. (2016). A Comparison of Self-Rated and Female Partner-Rated Scales in the Assessment ofPaternal Prenatal Depression. Community mental health journal, 52(8), 983–988.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-015-9931-z
Kunii, Y., Suzuki, Y., Shiga, T., Yabe, H., Yasumura, S., Maeda, M., Niwa, S., Otsuru, A., Mashiko, H., Abe,M., & Mental Health Group of the Fukushima Health Management Survey (2016). Severe
Psychological Distress of Evacuees in Evacuation Zone Caused by the Fukushima Daiichi
Nuclear Power Plant Accident: The Fukushima Health Management Survey. PloS one, 11(7),e0158821. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0158821
Mewton, L., Kessler, R. C., Slade, T., Hobbs, M. J., Brownhill, L., Birrell, L., Tonks, Z., Teesson, M., Newton,
N., Chapman, C., Allsop, S., Hides, L., McBride, N., & Andrews, G. (2016). The psychometricproperties of the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K6) in a general population sample ofadolescents. Psychological assessment, 28(10), 1232–1242.
https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0000239
Oshio, T., & Umeda, M. (2016). Gender-specific linkages of parents' childhood physical abuse andneglect with children's problem behaviour: evidence from Japan. BMC public health, 16, 403.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3072-3
Sealy-Jefferson, S., Giurgescu, C., Slaughter-Acey, J., Caldwell, C., & Misra, D. (2016). Neighborhood
Context and Preterm Delivery among African American Women: the Mediating Role of
Psychosocial Factors. Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy ofMedicine, 93(6), 984–996. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11524-016-0083-4
Uemura, M., Ohira, T., Yasumura, S., Otsuru, A., Maeda, M., Harigane, M., Horikoshi, N., Suzuki, Y., Yabe,
H., Takahashi, H., Nagai, M., Nakano, H., Zhang, W., Hirosaki, M., Abe, M., & Fukushima HealthManagement Survey Group (2016). Association between psychological distress and dietaryintake among evacuees after the Great East Japan Earthquake in a cross-sectional study: theFukushima Health Management Survey. BMJ open, 6(7), e011534.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011534
Watanabe, Z., Iwama, N., Nishigori, H., Nishigori, T., Mizuno, S., Sakurai, K., Ishikuro, M., Obara, T.,
Tatsuta, N., Nishijima, I., Fujiwara, I., Nakai, K., Arima, T., Takeda, T., Sugawara, J., Kuriyama,S., Metoki, H., Yaegashi, N., & Japan Environment & Children's Study Group (2016).
Psychological distress during pregnancy in Miyagi after the Great East Japan Earthquake: The
Japan Environment and Children's Study. Journal of affective disorders, 190, 341–348.
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Weissman, J. D., Russell, D., Beasley, J., Jay, M., & Malaspina, D. (2016). Relationships between adultemotional states and indicators of health care utilization: Findings from the National HealthInterview Survey 2006-2014. Journal of psychosomatic research, 91, 75–81.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2016.10.010
Yamaoka, Y., Tamiya, N., Izumida, N., Kawamura, A., Takahashi, H., & Noguchi, H. (2016). The
relationship between raising a child with a disability and the mental health of mothers
compared to raising a child without disability in japan. SSM - population health, 2, 542–548.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2016.08.001
Yoshida, K., Shinkawa, T., Urata, H., Nakashima, K., Orita, M., Yasui, K., Kumagai, A., Ohtsuru, A., Yabe,
H., Maeda, M., Hayashida, N., Kudo, T., Yamashita, S., & Takamura, N. (2016). Psychologicaldistress of residents in Kawauchi village, Fukushima Prefecture after the accident at
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station: the Fukushima Health Management
Survey. PeerJ, 4, e2353. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2353

2015
Bekteshi, V., Xu, Q., & Van Tran, T. (2015). Psychological distress among low-income U.S.- and foreignborn women of Mexican descent: impact of acculturation. Women's health issues: official
publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health, 25(2), 185–192.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.whi.2014.11.001
Choi, S. K., Boyle, E., Burchell, A. N., Gardner, S., Collins, E., Grootendorst, P., Rourke, S. B., & OHTN
Cohort Study Group (2015). Validation of Six Short and Ultra-short Screening Instruments for
Depression for People Living with HIV in Ontario: Results from the Ontario HIV Treatment
Network Cohort Study. PloS one, 10(11), e0142706.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0142706
Cunningham, T. J., Wheaton, A. G., & Giles, W. H. (2015). The Association between Psychological Distressand Self-Reported Sleep Duration in a Population-Based Sample of Women and Men. Sleep
disorders, 2015, 172064. https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/172064
Eguchi, H., Wada, K., Higuchi, Y., Yoneoka, D., & Smith, D. R. (2015). Work Content and Serious Mental
Illness among Middle-Aged Men: Results from a 6-Year Longitudinal Study in Japan. PloS
one, 10(6), e0131203. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0131203
Ferdinand, A. S., Paradies, Y., & Kelaher, M. (2015). Mental health impacts of racial discrimination inAustralian culturally and linguistically diverse communities: a cross-sectional survey. BMC
public health, 15, 401. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1661-1
Goodwin, R., Takahashi, M., Sun, S., & Ben-Ezra, M. (2015). Psychological distress among tsunami
refugees from the Great East Japan earthquake. BJPsych open, 1(1), 92–97.
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Hanlon, C., Medhin, G., Selamu, M., Breuer, E., Worku, B., Hailemariam, M., Lund, C., Prince, M., &Fekadu, A. (2015). Validity of brief screening questionnaires to detect depression in primarycare in Ethiopia. Journal of affective disorders, 186, 32–39.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2015.07.015
Hing, N., Russell, A. M., Gainsbury, S. M., & Blaszczynski, A. (2015). Characteristics and help-seeking
behaviors of Internet gamblers based on most problematic mode of gambling. Journal of
medical Internet research, 17(1), e13. https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.3781
Kang, Y. K., Guo, W. J., Xu, H., Chen, Y. H., Li, X. J., Tan, Z. P., Li, N., Gesang, Z. R., Wang, Y. M., Liu, C. B.,
Luo, Y., Feng, J., Xu, Q. J., Lee, S., & Li, T. (2015). The 6-item Kessler psychological distress scale
to survey serious mental illness among Chinese undergraduates: Psychometric properties andprevalence estimate. Comprehensive psychiatry, 63, 105–112.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2015.08.011
Katayama, A., Miyatake, N., Nishi, H., Hashimoto, H., Uzike, K., Sakano, N., Tanaka, K., & Koumoto, K.
(2015). Evaluation of psychological distress using the K6 in patients on chronic
hemodialysis. Environmental health and preventive medicine, 20(2), 102–107.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12199-014-0432-4
Kishi, M., Aizawa, F., Matsui, M., Yokoyama, Y., Abe, A., Minami, K., Suzuki, R., Miura, H., Sakata, K., &Ogawa, A. (2015). Oral health-related quality of life and related factors among residents in adisaster area of the Great East Japan Earthquake and giant tsunami. Health and quality of life
outcomes, 13, 143. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-015-0339-9
Lee, S., Leung, C. M., Kwok, K. P., & Lam Ng, K. (2015). A community-based study of the relationshipbetween somatic and psychological distress in Hong Kong. Transcultural psychiatry, 52(5),594–615. https://doi.org/10.1177/1363461515569756
Min, J. W., & Lee, S. H. (2015). Validation of the K6/K10 Scales of Psychological Distress and Their
Optimal Cutoff Scores for Older Koreans. International journal of aging & humandevelopment, 80(3), 264–282. https://doi.org/10.1177/0091415015590316
Nguyen, M. T., Chan, W. Y., & Keeler, C. (2015). The Association Between Self-Rated Mental Health
Status and Total Health Care Expenditure: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of a Nationally
Representative Sample. Medicine, 94(35), e1410.
https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000001410
Noguchi, M., Iwase, T., Suzuki, E., & Takao, S. (2015). Home visits by commissioned welfare volunteers
and psychological distress: a population-based study of 11,312 community-dwelling older
people in Japan. International journal of geriatric psychiatry, 30(12), 1156–1163.
https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4268
Oshio, T., & Inagaki, S. (2015). The direct and indirect effects of initial job status on midlife psychologicaldistress in Japan: evidence from a mediation analysis. Industrial health, 53(4), 311–321.
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Schutte, A. E., Ware, L. J., Huisman, H. W., Fourie, C. M., Greeff, M., Khumalo, T., & Wissing, M. P.
(2015). Psychological distress and the development of hypertension over 5 years in black
South Africans. Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.), 17(2), 126–133.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jch.12455
Shewale, A. R., Borse, M. S., Brown, J. D., & Li, C. (2015). Mental health status of varenicline andbupropion users during a quit attempt compared to current smokers, other quitters, and nonsmokers. Drug and alcohol dependence, 154, 132–138.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.06.028
Sugimoto, T., Umeda, M., Shinozaki, T., Naruse, T., & Miyamoto, Y. (2015). Sources of perceived social
support associated with reduced psychological distress at 1 year after the Great East Japan
Earthquake: Nationwide cross-sectional survey in 2012. Psychiatry and clinicalneurosciences, 69(9), 580–586. https://doi.org/10.1111/pcn.12235
Yamanashi, H., Shimizu, Y., Nelson, M., Koyamatsu, J., Nagayoshi, M., Kadota, K., Tamai, M., Ariyoshi, K.,& Maeda, T. (2015). The association between living alone and frailty in a rural Japanese
population: the Nagasaki Islands study. Journal of primary health care, 7(4), 269–273.
https://doi.org/10.1071/hc15269
Yamaoka, Y., Tamiya, N., Moriyama, Y., Sandoval Garrido, F. A., Sumazaki, R., & Noguchi, H. (2015). Mental
Health of Parents as Caregivers of Children with Disabilities: Based on Japanese Nationwide
Survey. PloS one, 10(12), e0145200. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0145200

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2014

Balsamo, M., & Saggino, A. (2014). Determining a diagnostic cut-off on the Teate Depression Inventory.
Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 10, 987-995.
Benoit, A. C., Light, L., Burchell, A. N., Gardner, S., Rourke, S. B., Wobeser, W., et al. (2014). Demographic
and clinical factors correlating with high levels of psychological distress in HIV-positive women
living in Ontario, Canada. Aids Care-Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of Aids/HIV, 26(6),694-701.
Buchan, H., Sunderland, M., Carragher, N., Batterham, P., & Slade, T. (2014). Investigating age-relateddifferences in responses to screening items for internalising disorders in three national surveys.
Journal of Affective Disorders, 152, 229-236.
Carson, N. J., Vesper, A., Chen, C.-n., & Le Cook, B. (2014). Quality of Follow-Up After Hospitalization for
Mental Illness Among Patients From Racial-Ethnic Minority Groups. Psychiatric Services, 65(7),888-896.
Carter, K. N., van der Deen, F. S., Wilson, N., & Blakely, T. (2014). Smoking uptake is associated withincreased psychological distress: results of a national longitudinal study. Tobacco Control, 23(1),33-38.
Chan, C. S., & Rhodes, J. E. (2014). Measuring Exposure in Hurricane Katrina: A Meta-Analysis and an
Integrative Data Analysis. Plos One, 9(4).
Chwastiak, L. A., Davydow, D. S., McKibbin, C. L., Schur, E., Burley, M., McDonell, M. G., et al. (2014). The
Effect of Serious Mental Illness on the Risk of Rehospitalization Among Patients With Diabetes.
Psychosomatics, 55(2), 134-143.
Cox, D. W. (2014). Gender Differences in Professional Consultation for a Mental Health Concern: A
Canadian Population Study. Canadian Psychology-Psychologie Canadienne, 55(2), 68-74.
Doherty, A. M., & Gaughran, F. (2014). The interface of physical and mental health. Social Psychiatry andPsychiatric Epidemiology, 49(5), 673-682.
Eisenberg, D., Golberstein, E., & Whitlock, J. L. (2014). Peer effects on risky behaviors: New evidence
from college roommate assignments. Journal of Health Economics, 33, 126-138.
Emerson, E., & Giallo, R. (2014). The wellbeing of siblings of children with disabilities. Research in
Developmental Disabilities, 35(9), 2085-2092.
Endo, G., Tachikawa, H., Fukuoka, Y., Aiba, M., Nemoto, K., Shiratori, Y., et al. (2014). How perceived
social support relates to suicidal ideation: A Japanese social resident survey. International
Journal of Social Psychiatry, 60(3), 290-298.
Fleury, M.-J., Grenier, G., Bamvita, J.-M., & Caron, J. (2014). Determinants and patterns of service
utilization and recourse to professionals for mental health reasons. BMC Health Services
Research, 14.
Fleury, M.-J., Grenier, G., Bamvita, J.-M., Perreault, M., & Caron, J. (2014). Predictors of Alcohol andDrug Dependence. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry-Revue Canadienne De Psychiatrie, 59(4), 203212.
Ford, J. A. (2014). Poor Health, Strain, and Substance Use. Deviant Behavior, 35(8), 654-667.

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Giallo, R., Cooklin, A., & Nicholson, J. M. (2014). Risk factors associated with trajectories of mothers'
depressive symptoms across the early parenting period: an Australian population-based
longitudinal study. Archives of Womens Mental Health, 17(2), 115-125.
Giallo, R., Cooklin, A., Wade, C., D'Esposito, F., & Nicholson, J. M. (2014). Maternal postnatal mental
health and later emotional-behavioural development of children: the mediating role ofparenting behaviour. Child Care Health and Development, 40(3), 327-336.
Hasson-Ohayon, H., Mashiach-Eizenberg, M., Avidan, M., Roberts, D. L., & Roe, D. (2014). Social
Cognition and Interaction Training: Preliminary Results of an RCT in a Community Setting in
Israel. Psychiatric Services, 65(4), 555-558.
Hickman, N. J., III, Delucchi, K. L., & Prochaska, J. J. (2014). Menthol use among smokers withpsychological distress: findings from the 2008 and 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and
Health. Tobacco Control, 23(1), 7-13.
Ihara, E. S., Chae, D. H., Cummings, J. R., & Lee, S. (2014). Correlates of Mental Health Service Use andType Among Asian Americans. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental HealthServices Research, 41(4), 543-551.
Jean-Louis, G., Williams, N. J., Sarpong, D., Pandey, A., Youngstedt, S., Zizi, F., et al. (2014). Associations
between inadequate sleep and obesity in the US adult population: analysis of the national
health interview survey (1977-2009). BMC Public Health, 14.
Kamann, T. C., de Wit, M. A. S., Cremer, S., & Beekman, A. T. F. (2014). Health, drugs and service use
among deprived single men: comparing (subgroups) of single male welfare recipients against
employed single men in Amsterdam. BMJ Open, 4(2).
Katayama, A., Miyatake, N., Nishi, H., Uzike, K., Sakano, N., Hashimoto, H., et al. (2014). Evaluation ofphysical activity and its relationship to health-related quality of life in patients on chronic
hemodialysis. Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, 19(3), 220-225.
Keyes, K. M., Nicholson, R., Kinley, J., Raposo, S., Stein, M. B., Goldner, E. M., et al. (2014). Age, Period,
and Cohort Effects in Psychological Distress in the United States and Canada. American Journalof Epidemiology, 179(10), 1216-1227.
Khan, A., Chien, C.-W., & Burton, N. W. (2014). A new look at the construct validity of the K6 using Raschanalysis. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 23(1), 1-8.
Kikuchi, H., Takamiya, T., Odagiri, Y., Ohya, Y., Nakaya, T., Shimomitsu, T., et al. (2014). Genderdifferences in association between psychological distress and detailed living arrangements
among Japanese older adults, aged 65-74 years. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology,
49(5), 823-830.
Lahteenmaki, S., Saarni, S., Suokas, J., Saarni, S., Perala, J., Lonnqvist, J., et al. (2014). Prevalence andcorrelates of eating disorders among young adults in Finland. Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, 68(3),196-203.
Lazzarino, A. I., Yiengprugsawan, V., Seubsman, S.-a., Steptoe, A., & Sleigh, A. C. (2014). The associations
between unhealthy behaviours, mental stress, and low socio-economic status in an international
comparison of representative samples from Thailand and England. Globalization and Health, 10.
Le Cook, B., Wayne, G. F., Kafali, E. N., Liu, Z., Shu, C., & Flores, M. (2014). Trends in Smoking Among
Adults With Mental Illness and Association Between Mental Health Treatment and Smoking
Cessation. Jama-Journal of the American Medical Association, 311(2), 172-182.

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Le Cook, B., Zuvekas, S. H., Carson, N., Wayne, G. F., Vesper, A., & McGuire, T. G. (2014). Assessing
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Treatment across Episodes of Mental Health Care. Health Services
Research, 49(1), 206-229.
Lee, K. H., & Hines, L. D. (2014). Racial Disparity: Substance Dependency and Psychological Health
Problems among Welfare Recipients. Social Work in Public Health, 29(3), 207-219.
Lever-van Milligen, B. A., Vogelzangs, N., Smit, J. H., & Penninx, B. W. J. H. (2014). Hemoglobin levels inpersons with depressive and/or anxiety disorders. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 76(4),317-321.
Lukose, A., Ramthal, A., Thomas, T., Bosch, R., Kurpad, A. V., Duggan, C., et al. (2014). Nutritional Factors
Associated with Antenatal Depressive Symptoms in the Early Stage of Pregnancy Among Urban
South Indian Women. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 18(1), 161-170.
Maclennan, B., Wyeth, E., Davie, G., Wilson, S., & Derrett, S. (2014). Twelve-month post-injury outcomesfor Maori and non-Maori: findings from a New Zealand cohort study. Australian and New
Zealand Journal of Public Health, 38(3), 227-233.
Makanjuola, V. A., Onyeama, M., Nuhu, F. T., Kola, L., & Gureje, O. (2014). Validation of short screening
tools for common mental disorders in Nigerian general practices. General Hospital Psychiatry,
36(3), 325-329.
Min, J. W., Rhee, S., Lee, S. E., Rhee, J., & Thanh, T. (2014). Comparative Analysis on Determinants of
Self-Rated Health Among Non-Hispanic White, Hispanic, and Asian American Older Adults.
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 16(3), 365-372.
Moncrief, T., Beck, A. F., Simmons, J. M., Huang, B., & Kahn, R. S. (2014). Single parent households andincreased child asthma morbidity. Journal of Asthma, 51(3), 260-266.
Mulraney, M., Melvin, G., & Tonge, B. (2014). Brief report: Can irritability act as a marker ofpsychopathology? Journal of Adolescence, 37(4), 419-423.
Nakaya, N., Kogure, M., Saito-Nakaya, K., Tomata, Y., Sone, T., Kakizaki, M., et al. (2014). The association
between self-reported history of physical diseases and psychological distress in a communitydwelling Japanese population: the Ohsaki Cohort 2006 Study. European Journal of Public Health,24(1), 45-49.
Nebbitt, V. E., Lombe, M., Yu, M., Tirmazi, T., & Alleyne-Green, B. (2014). Individual and Peer Correlatesof the Annual Frequency of Marijuana Use Among African American Adolescents Living in US
Urban Public Housing Neighborhoods. Substance Use & Misuse, 49(1-2), 41-50.
Newman, N. C., Ryan, P. H., Huang, B., Beck, A. F., Sauers, H. S., & Kahn, R. S. (2014). Traffic-Related Air
Pollution and Asthma Hospital Readmission in Children: A Longitudinal Cohort Study. Journal of
Pediatrics, 164(6), 1396-+.
Okoro, C. A., Dhingra, S. S., & Li, C. (2014). A Triple Play: Psychological Distress, Physical Comorbidities,
and Access and Use of Health Services among US Adults with Disabilities. Journal of Health Carefor the Poor and Underserved, 25(2), 814-836.
Okoro, C. A., Stoodt, G., Rohrer, J. E., Strine, T. W., Li, C., & Balluz, L. S. (2014). Physical Activity Patterns
Among U.S. Adults with and without Serious Psychological Distress. Public Health Reports,
129(1), 30-38.
O'Leary, K. D., Tintle, N., & Bromet, E. (2014). Risk Factors for Physical Violence Against Partners in the
U.S. Psychology of Violence, 4(1), 65-77.

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Ondersma, S. J., Svikis, D. S., Thacker, L. R., Beatty, J. R., & Lockhart, N. (2014). Computer-delivered
screening and brief intervention (e-SBI) for postpartum drug use: A randomized trial. Journal of
Substance Abuse Treatment, 46(1), 52-59.
Patten, S. B., Williams, J. V. A., Lavorato, D. H., Bulloch, A. G. M., Currie, G., & Emery, H. (2014).
Depression and painful conditions: patterns of association with health status and health utility
ratings in the general population. Quality of Life Research, 23(1), 363-371.
Patterson, P., McDonald, F. E. J., Butow, P., White, K. J., Costa, D. S. J., Millar, B., et al. (2014).
Psychometric evaluation of the Sibling Cancer Needs Instrument (SCNI): an instrument to assess
the psychosocial unmet needs of young people who are siblings of cancer patients. Supportive
Care in Cancer, 22(3), 653-665.
Petch, J., Murray, J., Bickerdike, A., & Lewis, P. (2014). Psychological Distress in Australian Clients
Seeking Family and Relationship Counselling and Mediation Services. Australian Psychologist,
49(1), 28-36.
Prins, S. J. (2014). Prevalence of Mental Illnesses in US State Prisons: A Systematic Review. PsychiatricServices, 65(7), 862-872.
Reczek, C., Liu, H., & Spiker, R. (2014). A Population-Based Study of Alcohol Use in Same-Sex and
Different-Sex Unions. Journal of Marriage and Family, 76(3), 557-572.
Riper, H., Andersson, G., Hunter, S. B., de Wit, J., Berking, M., & Cuijpers, P. (2014). Treatment ofcomorbid alcohol use disorders and depression with cognitive-behavioural therapy andmotivational interviewing: a meta-analysis. Addiction, 109(3), 394-406.
Rosenberg, A. R., Wolfe, J., Bradford, M. C., Shaffer, M. L., Yi-Frazier, J. P., Curtis, J. R., et al. (2014).
Resilience and Psychosocial Outcomes in Parents of Children With Cancer. Pediatric Blood &Cancer, 61(3), 552-557.
Rowland, B., Toumbourou, J. W., Satyen, L., Tooley, G., Hall, J., Livingston, M., et al. (2014). Associations
between alcohol outlet densities and adolescent alcohol consumption: A study in Australian
students. Addictive Behaviors, 39(1), 282-288.
Saias, T., du Roscoaet, E., Veron, L., Guignard, R., Richard, J.-B., Legleye, S., et al. (2014). Psychologicaldistress in French college students: demographic, economic and social stressors. Results fromthe 2010 National Health Barometer. BMC Public Health, 14.
Sawyer, A. C. P., Chittleborough, C. R., Lynch, J. W., Baghurst, P., Mittinty, M. N., Kaim, A. L. E., et al.
(2014). Can screening 4-5 year olds accurately identify children who will have teacher-reported
mental health problems when children are aged 6-7 years? Australian and New Zealand Journalof Psychiatry, 48(6), 554-563.
Schnittker, J. (2014). The Psychological Dimensions and the Social Consequences of Incarceration. Annalsof the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 651(1), 122-138.
Schofield, C. A., Battle, C. L., Howard, M., & Ortiz-Hernandez, S. (2014). Symptoms of the Anxiety
Disorders in a Perinatal Psychiatric Sample A Chart Review. Journal of Nervous and Mental
Disease, 202(2), 154-160.
Shi, Y. (2014). At high risk and want to quit: Marijuana use among adults with depression or serious
psychological distress. Addictive Behaviors, 39(4), 761-767.
Siantz, E., & Aranda, M. P. (2014). Chronic disease self-management interventions for adults with serious
mental illness: a systematic review of the literature. General Hospital Psychiatry, 36(3), 233-244.

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Smirnov, A., Hayatbakhsh, R., Alati, R., Legosz, M., Burns, L., Kemp, R., et al. (2014). PsychologicalDistress and Drug Use Patterns of Young Adult Ecstasy Users: A Complementary Analysis ofAustralian Datasets. Substance Use & Misuse, 49(1-2), 77-86.
Song, Y., Miyaki, K., Suzuki, T., Sasaki, Y., Tsutsumi, A., Kawakami, N., et al. (2014). Altered DNA
Methylation Status of Human Brain Derived Neurotrophis Factor Gene Could be Useful as
Biomarker of Depression. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B-Neuropsychiatric
Genetics, 165(4), 357-364.
Steigman, P. J., Pickett, S. A., Diehl, S. M., Fox, A., Grey, D. D., Shipley, P., et al. (2014). PsychiatricSymptoms Moderate the Effects of Mental Illness Self-management in a Randomized Controlled
Trial. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 202(3), 193-199.
Stockbridge, E. L., Wilson, F. A., & Pagan, J. A. (2014). Psychological Distress and Emergency Department
Utilization in the United States: Evidence from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. Academic
Emergency Medicine, 21(5), 510-519.
Stolk, Y., Kaplan, I., & Szwarc, J. (2014). Clinical use of the Kessler psychological distress scales with
culturally diverse groups. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 23(2), 161183.
Suzuki, Y., Fukasawa, M., Obara, A., & Kim, Y. (2014). Mental Health Distress and Related Factors Among
Prefectural Public Servants Seven Months After the Great East Japan Earthquake. Journal of
Epidemiology, 24(4), 287-294.
Takaki, J., Taniguchi, T., & Fujii, Y. (2014). Reliability, Validity, and Significance of Assessment of Sense ofContribution in the Workplace. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public
Health, 11(2), 1594-1604.
Tomata, Y., Watanabe, T., Sugawara, Y., Chou, W.-T., Kakizaki, M., & Tsuji, I. (2014). Dietary Patterns andIncident Functional Disability in Elderly Japanese: The Ohsaki Cohort 2006 Study. Journals ofGerontology Series a-Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 69(7), 843-851.
Wang, K. H., Fiellin, D. A., & Becker, W. C. (2014). Source of prescription drugs used nonmedically in ruraland urban populations. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 40(4), 292-303.
Watsford, C., & Rickwood, D. (2014). Young people's expectations, preferences, and experiences oftherapy: Effects on clinical outcome, service use, and help-seeking intentions. ClinicalPsychologist, 18(1), 43-51.
Wilson, S. J., Derrett, S., Cameron, I. D., Samaranayaka, A., Davie, G., & Langley, J. (2014). Prevalence ofpoor outcomes soon after injury and their association with the severity of the injury. Injury
Prevention, 20(1).
Wood, R. G., Moore, Q., Clarkwest, A., & Killewald, A. (2014). The Long-Term Effects of Building Strong
Families: A Program for Unmarried Parents. Journal of Marriage and Family, 76(2), 446-463.
2013
Alderman, K., Turner, L. R., & Tong, S. (2013). Assessment of the Health Impacts of the 2011 Summer
Floods in Brisbane. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 7(4), 380-386.
Allen, J., Inder, K. J., Lewin, T. J., Attia, J. R., & Kelly, B. J. (2013). Construct validity of the Assessment of
Quality of Life - 6D (AQoL-6D) in community samples. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 11.

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Anand, S. S., Vasudevan, A., Gupta, M., Morrison, K., Kurpad, A., Teo, K. K., et al. (2013). Rationale anddesign of South Asian Birth Cohort (START): a Canada-India collaborative study. BMC Public
Health, 13.
Averett, S. L., Argys, L. M., & Sorkin, J. (2013). In sickness and in health: an examination of relationshipstatus and health using data from the Canadian National Public Health Survey. Review of
Economics of the Household, 11(4), 599-633.
Baggett, T. P., Lebrun-Harris, L. A., & Rigotti, N. A. (2013). Homelessness, cigarette smoking and desire toquit: results from a US national study. Addiction, 108(11), 2009-2018.
Barnes, A. J., & Brown, E. R. (2013). Occupation as an Independent Risk Factor for Binge Drinking.
American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 39(2), 108-114.
Batterham, P. J., Griffiths, K. M., Barney, L. J., & Parsons, A. (2013). Predictors of Generalized Anxiety
Disorder stigma. Psychiatry Research, 206(2-3), 282-286.
Becares, L., Cormack, D., & Harris, R. (2013). Ethnic density and area deprivation: Neighbourhood effects
on Maori health and racial discrimination in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Social Science & Medicine,88, 76-82.
Ben-Zeev, D., Davis, K. E., Kaiser, S., Krzsos, I., & Drake, R. E. (2013). Mobile Technologies Among People
with Serious Mental Illness: Opportunities for Future Services. Administration and Policy in
Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 40(4), 340-343.
Bet, P. M., Hugtenburg, J. G., Penninx, B. W. J. H., & Hoogendijk, W. J. G. (2013). Side effects ofantidepressants during long-term use in a naturalistic setting. European
Neuropsychopharmacology, 23(11), 1443-1451.
Blaakman, S., Tremblay, P. J., Halterman, J. S., Fagnano, M., & Borrelli, B. (2013). Implementation of acommunity-based secondhand smoke reduction intervention for caregivers of urban children
with asthma: process evaluation, successes and challenges. Health Education Research, 28(1),141-152.
Booth, B. M., Curran, G. M., Han, X., & Edlund, M. J. (2013). Criminal justice and alcohol treatment:
Results from a national sample. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 44(3), 249-255.
Brackbill, R. M., Stellman, S. D., Perlman, S. E., Walker, D. J., & Farfel, M. R. (2013). Mental health of
those directly exposed to the World Trade Center disaster: Unmet mental health care need,mental health treatment service use, and quality of life. Social Science & Medicine, 81, 110-114.
Brinkman, W. B., Majcher, J. H., Poling, L. M., Shi, G., Zender, M., Sucharew, H., et al. (2013). Shareddecision-making to improve attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder care. Patient Education andCounseling, 93(1), 95-101.
Brown, A. D. H., Mentha, R., Rowley, K. G., Skinner, T., Davy, C., & O'Dea, K. (2013). Depression in
Aboriginal men in central Australia: adaptation of the Patient Health Questionnaire 9. BMC
psychiatry, 13.
Busch, S. H., Meara, E., Huskamp, H. A., & Barry, C. L. (2013). Characteristics of Adults With SubstanceUse Disorders Expected to Be Eligible for Medicaid Under the ACA. Psychiatric services, 64(6),520-526.
Christensen, D. R., Dowling, N. A., Jackson, A. C., Brown, M., Russo, J., Francis, K. L., et al. (2013). A Proofof Concept for Using Brief Dialectical Behavior Therapy as a Treatment for Problem Gambling.
Behaviour Change, 30(2), 117-137.

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Claessens, A., & Chen, J.-H. (2013). Multiple child care arrangements and child well being: Early careexperiences in Australia. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 28(1), 49-61.
Cooklin, A. R., Giallo, R., D'Esposito, F., Crawford, S., & Nicholson, J. M. (2013). Postpartum Maternal
Separation Anxiety, Overprotective Parenting, and Children's Social-Emotional Well-Being:
Longitudinal Evidence From an Australian Cohort. Journal of Family Psychology, 27(4), 618-628.
Cormack, D. M., Harris, R. B., & Stanley, J. (2013). Investigating the Relationship between SociallyAssigned Ethnicity, Racial Discrimination and Health Advantage in New Zealand. Plos One, 8(12).
Cornelius, B. L. R., Groothoff, J. W., van der Klink, J. J. L., & Brouwer, S. (2013). The performance of theK10, K6 and GHQ-12 to screen for present state DSM-IV disorders among disability claimants.
BMC Public Health, 13.
Dahal, A., & Fertig, A. (2013). An econometric assessment of the effect of mental illness on householdspending behavior. Journal of Economic Psychology, 37, 18-33.
Dat Tan, N., Dedding, C., Tam Thi, P., Pamela, W., & Bunders, J. (2013). Depression, anxiety, and suicidal
ideation among Vietnamese secondary school students and proposed solutions: a crosssectional study. BMC Public Health, 13.
Demerouti, E., Shimazu, A., Bakker, A. B., Shimada, K., & Kawakami, N. (2013). Work-self balance: A
longitudinal study on the effects of job demands and resources on personal functioning inJapanese working parents. Work and Stress, 27(3), 223-243.
Dzator, J. (2013). Hard Times and Common Mental Health Disorders in Developing Countries: Insightsfrom Urban Ghana. Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 40(1), 71-87.
Eisenberg, D., Golberstein, E., Whitlock, J. L., & Downs, M. F. (2013). SOCIAL CONTAGION OF MENTALHEALTH: EVIDENCE FROM COLLEGE ROOMMATES. Health Economics, 22(8), 965-986.
Ezell, J. M., Cabassa, L. J., & Siantz, E. (2013). Contours of Usual Care: Meeting the Medical Needs ofDiverse People with Serious Mental Illness. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved,
24(4), 1552-1573.
Fiest, K. M., Dykeman, J., Patten, S. B., Wiebe, S., Kaplan, G. G., Maxwell, C. J., et al. (2013). Depression
in epilepsy A systematic review and meta-analysis. Neurology, 80(6), 590-599.
Fortin, M., Chouinard, M.-C., Bouhali, T., Dubois, M.-F., Gagnon, C., & Belanger, M. (2013). Evaluating
the integration of chronic disease prevention and management services into primary healthcare. BMC Health Services Research, 13.
Frakes, K.-A., Brownie, S., Davies, L., Thomas, J., Miller, M.-E., & Tyack, Z. (2013). The sociodemographic
and health-related characteristics of a regional population with chronic disease at aninterprofessional student-assisted clinic in Queensland Capricornia Allied Health Partnership.
Australian Journal of Rural Health, 21(2), 97-104.
Fullerton, C. S., McKibben, J. B. A., Reissman, D. B., Scharf, T., Kowalski-Trakofler, K. M., Shultz, J. M., etal. (2013). Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, and Alcohol and Tobacco Use in Public
Health Workers After the 2004 Florida Hurricanes. Disaster Medicine and Public HealthPreparedness, 7(1), 89-95.
Fung, A. L.-C., Gerstein, L. H., Chan, Y., & Hurley, E. (2013). Children's Aggression, Parenting Styles, andDistress for Hong Kong Parents. Journal of Family Violence, 28(5), 515-521.

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Galbally, M., Lewis, A. J., McEgan, K., Scalzo, K., & Islam, F. M. A. (2013). Breastfeeding and infant sleep
patterns: an Australian population study. Journal of Pediatrics and Child Health, 49(2), E147E152.
Gerrits, M. M. J. G., van Marwijk, H. W. J., van Oppen, P., van der Horst, H., & Penninx, B. W. J. H. (2013).
The role of somatic health problems in the recognition of depressive and anxiety disorders bygeneral practitioners. Journal of Affective Disorders, 151(3), 1025-1032.
Giallo, R., D'Esposito, F., Cooklin, A., Mensah, F., Lucas, N., Wade, C., et al. (2013). Psychosocial risk
factors associated with fathers' mental health in the postnatal period: results from a populationbased study. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 48(4), 563-573.
Graf, M., Wermuth, P., Haefeli, D., Weisert, A., Reagu, S., Pflueger, M., et al. (2013). Prevalence ofmental disorders among detained asylum seekers in deportation arrest in Switzerland andvalidation of the Brief Jail Mental Health Screen BJMHS. International Journal of Law andPsychiatry, 36(3-4), 201-206.
Grano, N., Karjalainen, M., Edlund, V., Saari, E., Itkonen, A., Anto, J., et al. (2013). Changes in healthrelated quality of life and functioning ability in help-seeking adolescents and adolescents atheightened risk of developing psychosis during family- and community-oriented intervention
model. International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice, 17(4), 253-258.
Hancock, K. J., Mitrou, F., Shipley, M., Lawrence, D., & Zubrick, S. R. (2013). A three generation study ofthe mental health relationships between grandparents, parents and children. BMC Psychiatry,
13.
Harris, R. B., Cormack, D. M., & Stanley, J. (2013). The relationship between socially-assigned ethnicity,
health and experience of racial discrimination for Maori: analysis of the 2006/07 New Zealand
Health Survey. BMC Public Health, 13.
Hayasaka, K., Tomata, Y., Aida, J., Watanabe, T., Kakizaki, M., & Tsuji, I. (2013). Tooth Loss and Mortality
in Elderly Japanese Adults: Effect of Oral Care. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 61(5),815-820.
Hesse, M. (2013). The ASRS-6 Has Two Latent Factors: Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity. Journal of
Attention Disorders, 17(3), 203-207.
Johnson-Lawrence, V., Griffith, D. M., & Watkins, D. C. (2013). The Effects of Race, Ethnicity, andMood/Anxiety Disorders on the Chronic Physical Health Conditions of Men From a National
Sample. American Journal of Mens Health, 7, 58S-67S.
Jones, G. C., & Crews, J. E. (2013). Health disparities among workers and nonworkers with functional
limitations: implications for improving employment in the United States. Disability andRehabilitation, 35(17), 1479-1490.
Kasai, Y., Suzuki, E., Iwase, T., Doi, H., & Takao, S. (2013). Type D Personality Is Associated with
Psychological Distress and Poor Self-Rated Health among the Elderly: A Population-Based Studyin Japan. Plos One, 8(10).
Kikuchi, H., Takamiya, T., Odagiri, Y., Ohya, Y., Shimomitsu, T., & Inoue, S. (2013). Mental illness and ahigh-risk, elderly Japanese population: characteristic differences related to gender andresidential location. Psychogeriatrics, 13(4), 229-236.

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Kinner, S. A., Lennox, N., Williams, G. M., Carroll, M., Quinn, B., Boyle, F. M., et al. (2013). Randomised
controlled trial of a service brokerage intervention for ex-prisoners in Australia. Contemporary
Clinical Trials, 36(1), 198-206.
Kobau, R., & Zack, M. M. (2013). Attitudes Toward Mental Illness in Adults by Mental Illness-Related
Factors and Chronic Disease Status: 2007 and 2009 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.
American Journal of Public Health, 103(11), 2078-2089.
Krebs, T. S., & Johansen, P.-O. (2013). Psychedelics and Mental Health: A Population Study. Plos One,8(8).
Lambert, S. F., & Lawson, G. (2013). Resilience of Professional Counselors Following Hurricanes Katrina
and Rita. Journal of Counseling and Development, 91(3), 261-268.
Le Cook, B., Manning, W., & Alegria, M. (2013). Measuring Disparities across the Distribution of Mental
Health Care Expenditures. Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics, 16(1), 3-12.
Lebrun-Harris, L. A., Baggett, T. P., Jenkins, D. M., Sripipatana, A., Sharma, R., Hayashi, A. S., et al. (2013).
Health Status and Health Care Experiences among Homeless Patients in Federally Supported
Health Centers: Findings from the 2009 Patient Survey. Health Services Research, 48(3), 9921017.
Longman-Mills, S., Gonzalez, W. Y., Melendez, M. O., Garcia, M. R., Gomez, J. D., Juarez, C. G., et al.
(2013). Exploring child maltreatment and its relationship to alcohol and cannabis use in selected
Latin American and Caribbean countries. Child Abuse & Neglect, 37(1), 77-85.
Louden, J. E., Skeem, J. L., & Blevins, A. (2013). Comparing the Predictive Utility of Two Screening Tools
for Mental Disorder Among Probationers. Psychological Assessment, 25(2), 405-415.
Lowe, S. R., Godoy, L., Rhodes, J. E., & Carter, A. S. (2013). Predicting mothers' reports of children's
mental health three years after Hurricane Katrina. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology,
34(1), 17-27.
Lowe, S. R., Manove, E. E., & Rhodes, J. E. (2013). Posttraumatic Stress and Posttraumatic Growth
Among Low-Income Mothers Who Survived Hurricane Katrina. Journal of Consulting and ClinicalPsychology, 81(5), 877-889.
Lowe, S. R., & Rhodes, J. E. (2013). Trajectories of Psychological Distress Among Low-Income, Female
Survivors of Hurricane Katrina. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 83(2), 398-412.
Lucas, N., Bayer, J. K., Gold, L., Mensah, F. K., Canterford, L., Wake, M., et al. (2013). The cost ofhealthcare for children with mental health difficulties. Australian and New Zealand Journal of
Psychiatry, 47(9), 849-858.
Lucas, N., Nicholson, J. M., & Erbas, B. (2013). Child mental health after parental separation: The impactof resident/non-resident parenting, parent mental health, conflict and socioeconomics. Journalof Family Studies, 19(1), 53-69.
Lyons, A., Pitts, M., & Grierson, J. (2013). Methamphetamine use in a nationwide online sample of older
Australian HIV-positive and HIV-negative gay men. Drug and Alcohol Review, 32(6), 603-610.
Martin, M. S., Colman, I., Simpson, A. I. F., & McKenzie, K. (2013). Mental health screening tools incorrectional institutions: a systematic review. BMC Psychiatry, 13.
Mauiliu, M., Derrett, S., Samaranayaka, A., Sopoaga, F., Kokaua, J., & Davie, G. (2013). Pacific peoples
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participants in a NZ cohort study. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 37(5),463-469.
Mauritz, M. W., Goossens, P. J. J., Draijer, N., & van Achterberg, T. (2013). Prevalence of interpersonal
trauma exposure and trauma-related disorders in severe mental illness. European Journal of
Psychotraumatology, 4.
McDonnell, N. J., Kaye, R. M., Hood, S., Shrivastava, P., & Khursandi, D. C. S. (2013). Mental health andwelfare in Australian anaesthetists. Anesthesia and Intensive Care, 41(5), 641-647.
McKenzie, S. K., & Carter, K. (2013). Does transition into parenthood lead to changes in mental health?
Findings from three waves of a population based panel study. Journal of Epidemiology andCommunity Health, 67(4), 339-345.
Merdjanoff, A. A. (2013). There's no place like home: Examining the emotional consequences of
Hurricane Katrina on the displaced residents of New Orleans. Social Science Research, 42(5),1222-1235.
Minden, S. L., Ding, L., Cleary, P. D., Frankel, D., Glanz, B. I., Healy, B. C., et al. (2013). Improving thequality of mental health care in Multiple Sclerosis. Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 335(1-2),
42-47.
Mojtabai, R. (2013). Clinician-Identified Depression in Community Settings: Concordance with
Structured-Interview Diagnoses. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 82(3), 161-169.
Montgomery, A. E., Cutuli, J. J., Evans-Chase, M., Treglia, D., & Culhane, D. P. (2013). Relationship Among
Adverse Childhood Experiences, History of Active Military Service, and Adult Outcomes:
Homelessness, Mental Health, and Physical Health. American Journal of Public Health, 103,
S262-S268.
Morris, P., Millenky, M., Raver, C. C., & Jones, S. M. (2013). Does a Preschool Social and Emotional
Learning Intervention Pay Off for Classroom Instruction and Children's Behavior and Academic
Skills? Evidence From the Foundations of Learning Project. Early Education and Development,
24(7), 1020-1042.
Mousley, E., Deribe, K., Tamiru, A., & Davey, G. (2013). The impact of podoconiosis on quality of life inNorthern Ethiopia. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 11.
Naidoo, P., Peltzer, K., Louw, J., Matseke, G., McHunu, G., & Tutshana, B. (2013). Predictors oftuberculosis (TB) and antiretroviral (ARV) medication non-adherence in public primary carepatients in South Africa: a cross sectional study. BMC Public Health, 13.
Patrick, K., Heywood, W., Smith, A. M. A., Simpson, J. M., Shelley, J. M., Richters, J., et al. (2013). A
Population-Based Study Investigating the Association Between Sexual and Relationship
Satisfaction and Psychological Distress Among Heterosexuals. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy,
39(1), 56-70.
Patterson, P., McDonald, F. E. J., Butow, P., White, K. J., Costa, D. S. J., Pearce, A., et al. (2013).
Psychometric evaluation of the Offspring Cancer Needs Instrument (OCNI): an instrument toassess the psychosocial unmet needs of young people who have a parent with cancer.
Supportive Care in Cancer, 21(7), 1927-1938.
Peiper, N., & Rodu, B. (2013). Evidence of sex differences in the relationship between current tobacco
use and past-year serious psychological distress: 2005-2008 National Survey on Drug Use and
Health. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 48(8), 1261-1271.

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Peltzer, K., & Louw, J. (2013). Prevalence of suicidal behaviour & associated factors among tuberculosis
patients in public primary care in South Africa. Indian Journal of Medical Research, 138, 194-200.
Peltzer, K., & Mlambo, G. (2013). Sexual HIV risk behaviour and associated factors among pregnant
women in Mpumalanga, South Africa. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 13.
Peltzer, K., Naidoo, P., Matseke, G., Louw, J., McHunu, G., & Tutshana, B. (2013). Prevalence of posttraumatic stress symptoms and associated factors in tuberculosis (TB), TB retreatment and/or
TB-HIV co-infected primary public health-care patients in three districts in South Africa.
Psychology Health & Medicine, 18(4), 387-397.
Perkins, D., Fuller, J., Kelly, B. J., Lewin, T. J., Fitzgerald, M., Coleman, C., et al. (2013). Factors associatedwith reported service use for mental health problems by residents of rural and remotecommunities: cross-sectional findings from a baseline survey. BMC Health Services Research, 13.
Phillips-Salimi, C. R., & Andrykowski, M. A. (2013). Physical and mental health status of female
adolescent/young adult survivors of breast and gynecological cancer: a national, populationbased, case-control study. Supportive Care in Cancer, 21(6), 1597-1604.
Ramasubramanian, L., Lane, S., & Rahman, A. (2013). The association between maternal serious
psychological distress and child obesity at 3 years: a cross-sectional analysis of the UK
Millennium Cohort Data. Child Care Health and Development, 39(1), 134-140.
Remien, R. H., Mellins, C. A., Robbins, R. N., Kelsey, R., Rowe, J., Warne, P., et al. (2013). Masivukeni:
Development of a Multimedia Based Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence Intervention forCounselors and Patients in South Africa. Aids and Behavior, 17(6), 1979-1991.
Robinson, G. W., Tyler, W. B., Silburn, S. R., & Zubrick, S. R. (2013). Gender, Culture and Intervention:
Exploring Differences between Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Children's Responses to an Early
Intervention Programme. Children & Society, 27(6), 459-470.
Rosenberg, A. R., Dussel, V., Kang, T., Geyer, J. R., Gerhardt, C. A., Feudtner, C., et al. (2013).
Psychological Distress in Parents of Children With Advanced Cancer. Jama Pediatrics, 167(6),537-543.
Rourke, S. B., Gardner, S., Burchell, A. N., Raboud, J., Rueda, S., Bayoumi, A. M., et al. (2013). Cohort
Profile: The Ontario HIV Treatment Network Cohort Study (OCS). International Journal of
Epidemiology, 42(2), 402-411.
Rowan, K., McAlpine, D. D., & Blewett, L. A. (2013). Access And Cost Barriers To Mental Health Care, By
Insurance Status, 1999-2010. Health Affairs, 32(10), 1723-1730.
Rush, B., Castel, S., Brands, B., Toneatto, T., & Veldhuizen, S. (2013). Validation and comparison ofdiagnostic accuracy of four screening tools for mental disorders in people seeking treatment for,substance use disorders. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 44(4), 375-383.
Sawyer, M. G., Frost, L., Bowering, K., & Lynch, J. (2013). Effectiveness of nurse home-visiting for
disadvantaged families: results of a natural experiment. BMJ Open, 3(4).
Saydah, S. H., Imperatore, G., & Beckles, G. L. (2013). Socioeconomic Status and Mortality Contributionof health care access and psychological distress among US adults with diagnosed diabetes.
Diabetes Care, 36(1), 49-55.
Schoeni, R. F., Stafford, F., McGonagle, K. A., & Andreski, P. (2013). Response Rates in National Panel
Surveys. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 645(1), 60-87.

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Shand, F. L., Ridani, R., Tighe, J., & Christensen, H. (2013). The effectiveness of a suicide prevention app
for indigenous Australian youths: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 14.
Shimazu, A., Kawakami, N., Kubota, K., Inoue, A., Kurioka, S., Miyaki, K., et al. (2013). Psychosocial
Mechanisms of Psychological Health Disparity in Japanese Workers. Industrial Health, 51(5),472-481.
Shimazu, A., Kubota, K., Bakker, A., Demerouti, E., Shimada, K., & Kawakami, N. (2013). Work-to-family
Conflict and Family-to-work Conflict among Japanese Dual-earner Couples with PreschoolChildren: A Spillover-Crossover Perspective. Journal of Occupational Health, 55(4), 234-243.
Sipsma, H., Ofori-Atta, A., Canavan, M., Osei-Akoto, I., Udry, C., & Bradley, E. H. (2013). Poor mental
health in Ghana: who is at risk? BMC Public Health, 13.
Smith, P. H., Homish, G. G., Saddleson, M. L., Kozlowski, L. T., & Giovino, G. A. (2013). Nicotine
Withdrawal and Dependence Among Smokers With a History of Childhood Abuse. Nicotine &Tobacco Research, 15(12), 2016-2021.
Stice, E., Marti, C. N., & Rohde, P. (2013). Prevalence, Incidence, Impairment, and Course of the
Proposed DSM-5 Eating Disorder Diagnoses in an 8-Year Prospective Community Study of Young
Women. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 122(2), 445-457.
Sveen, T. H., Berg-Nielsen, T. S., Lydersen, S., & Wichstrom, L. (2013). Detecting Psychiatric Disorders in
Preschoolers: Screening With the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. Journal of theAmerican Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 52(7), 728-736.
Totsika, V., Hastings, R. P., Emerson, E., Lancaster, G. A., Berridge, D. M., & Vagenas, D. (2013). Is There aBidirectional Relationship Between Maternal Well-Being and Child Behavior Problems in Autism
Spectrum Disorders? Longitudinal Analysis of a Population-Defined Sample of Young Children.
Autism Research, 6(3), 201-211.
Tyack, Z., Frakes, K.-A., Cornwell, P., Kuys, S. S., Barnett, A. G., & McPhail, S. M. (2013). The healthoutcomes and costs of people attending an interdisciplinary chronic disease service in regional
Australia: protocol for a longitudinal cohort investigation. BMC Health Services Research, 13.
Van Dam, N. T., Gros, D. F., Earleywine, M., & Antony, M. M. (2013). Establishing a trait anxiety
threshold that signals likelihood of anxiety disorders. Anxiety Stress and Coping, 26(1), 70-86.
Wang, K. H., Becker, W. C., & Fiellin, D. A. (2013). Prevalence and correlates for nonmedical use ofprescription opioids among urban and rural residents. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 127(1-3),
156-162.
Wang, L., & Wang, K.-S. (2013). Age Differences in the Associations of Behavioral and Psychosocial
Factors with Stroke. Neuroepidemiology, 41(2), 94-100.
Weaver, K. E., Geiger, A. M., Lu, L., & Case, L. D. (2013). Rural-urban disparities in health status among
US cancer survivors. Cancer, 119(5), 1050-1057.
White, C., Brown, J., & Edwards, M. (2013). Altered visual perception in long-term ecstasy (MDMA)
users. Psychopharmacology, 229(1), 155-165.
Young, M., Fan, W., Raeva, A., & Almirall, J. (2013). Application of Receiver Operating Characteristic(ROC) Curves for Explosives Detection Using Different Sampling and Detection Techniques.
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Albrecht, S. S., & McVeigh, K. H. (2012). Investigation of the Disparity Between New York City andNational Prevalence of Nonspecific Psychological Distress Among Hispanics. Preventing Chronic
Disease, 9.
Andrykowski, M. A. (2012). Physical and mental health status of survivors of multiple cancer diagnoses
Findings From the National Health Interview Survey. Cancer, 118(14), 3645-3653.
Barrett, B., & Young, M. S. (2012). Past-Year Acute Behavioral Health Care Utilization Among IndividualsWith Mental Health Disorders: Results From the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health.
Journal of Dual Diagnosis, 8(1), 19-27.
Boroujeni, S. T., Mirheydari, S. B. G., Kaviri, Z., & Shahhosseini, S. (2012). The survey of relationship andcomparison: emotional intelligence, competitive anxiety and mental toughness female super
league basketball players. In G. A. Baskan, F. Ozdamli, S. Kanbul & D. Ozcan (Eds.), 4th World
Conference on Educational Sciences (Vol. 46, pp. 1440-1444).
Byrd, D. R. (2012). Race/Ethnicity and Self-Reported Levels of Discrimination and Psychological Distress,
California, 2005. Preventing Chronic Disease, 9.
Cameron, C. M., Scuffham, P. A., Shibl, R., Ng, S., Scott, R., Spinks, A., et al. (2012). Environments for
Healthy Living (EFHL) Griffith birth cohort study: characteristics of sample and profile ofantenatal exposures. BMC Public Health, 12.
Cappadocia, M. C., Weiss, J. A., & Pepler, D. (2012). Bullying Experiences Among Children and Youth with
Autism Spectrum Disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 42(2), 266-277.
Caron, J., Fleury, M.-J., Perreault, M., Crocker, A., Tremblay, J., Tousignant, M., et al. (2012). Prevalenceof psychological distress and mental disorders, and use of mental health services in theepidemiological catchment area of Montreal South-West. BMC Psychiatry, 12.
Chan, C. S., Rhodes, J. E., & Perez, J. E. (2012). A Prospective Study of Religiousness and PsychologicalDistress Among Female Survivors of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. American Journal ofCommunity Psychology, 49(1-2), 168-181.
Chen, J. (2012). Seeking Help for Psychological Distress In Urban China. Journal of Community
Psychology, 40(3), 318-340.
Cook, J. A., Copeland, M. E., Floyd, C. B., Jonikas, J. A., Hamilton, M. M., Razzano, L., et al. (2012). A
Randomized Controlled Trial of Effects of Wellness Recovery Action Planning on Depression,
Anxiety, and Recovery. Psychiatric services, 63(6), 541-547.
Cook, J. A., Steigman, P., Pickett, S., Diehl, S., Fox, A., Shipley, P., et al. (2012). Randomized controlled
trial of peer-led recovery education using Building Recovery of Individual Dreams and Goals
through Education and Support (BRIDGES). Schizophrenia Research, 136(1-3), 36-42.
Courtney, R. J., Paul, C. L., Sanson-Fisher, R. W., Macrae, F. A., Attia, J., & McEvoy, M. (2012). Factors
associated with consultation behaviour for primary symptoms potentially indicating colorectal
cancer: A cross-sectional study on response to symptoms. BMC Gastroenterology, 12.
Courtney, R. J., Paul, C. L., Sanson-Fisher, R. W., Macrae, F. A., Carey, M. L., Attia, J., et al. (2012).
Colorectal cancer risk assessment and screening recommendation: a community survey ofhealthcare providers' practice from a patient perspective. BMC Family Practice, 13.

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Cunningham, J., & Paradies, Y. C. (2012). Socio-demographic factors and psychological distress in
Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian adults aged 18-64 years: analysis of national survey
data. BMC Public Health, 12.
Cvetkovski, S., Reavley, N. J., & Jorm, A. F. (2012). The prevalence and correlates of psychologicaldistress in Australian tertiary students compared to their community peers. Australian and New
Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 46(5), 457-467.
Dominick, C. H., Blyth, F. M., & Nicholas, M. K. (2012). Unpacking the burden: Understanding therelationships between chronic pain and comorbidity in the general population. Pain, 153(2),293-304.
Downey, L. V. A., Zun, L. S., & Burke, T. (2012). UNDIAGNOSED MENTAL ILLNESS IN THE EMERGENCY
DEPARTMENT. Journal of Emergency Medicine, 43(5), 876-882.
Edlund, M. J., Booth, B. M., & Han, X. (2012). Who Seeks Care Where? Utilization of Mental Health andSubstance Use Disorder Treatment in Two National Samples of Individuals with Alcohol Use
Disorders. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 73(4), 635-646.
Egede, L. E., & Dismuke, C. E. (2012). Serious Psychological Distress and Diabetes: A Review of the
Literature. Current Psychiatry Reports, 14(1), 15-22.
Eisenberg, D., Downs, M. F., & Golberstein, E. (2012). Effects of contact with treatment users on mental
illness stigma: Evidence from university roommate assignments. Social Science & Medicine,75(6), 1122-1127.
Ellis, L. A., Collin, P., Davenport, T. A., Hurley, P. J., Burns, J. M., & Hickie, I. B. (2012). Young Men, Mental
Health, and Technology: Implications for Service Design and Delivery in the Digital Age. Journalof Medical Internet Research, 14(6), 338-346.
Fagnano, M., Berkman, E., Wiesenthal, E., Butz, A., & Halterman, J. S. (2012). Depression among
caregivers of children with asthma and its impact on communication with health care providers.
Public Health, 126(12), 1051-1057.
Fan, Z. J., Bonauto, D. K., Foley, M. P., Anderson, N. J., Yragui, N. L., & Silverstein, B. A. (2012).
Occupation and the prevalence of current depression and frequent mental distress, WA BRFSS
2006 and 2008. American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 55(10), 893-903.
Fleury, M.-J., Grenier, G., Bamvita, J.-M., Perreault, M., Kestens, Y., & Caron, J. (2012). Comprehensive
determinants of health service utilisation for mental health reasons in a Canadian catchment
area. International Journal for Equity in Health, 11.
Francis, J., Wood, L. J., Knuiman, M., & Giles-Corti, B. (2012). Quality or quantity? Exploring therelationship between Public Open Space attributes and mental health in Perth, Western
Australia. Social Science & Medicine, 74(10), 1570-1577.
Furukawa, T. A., Horikoshi, M., Kawakami, N., Kadota, M., Sasaki, M., Sekiya, Y., et al. (2012). Telephone
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Subthreshold Depression and Presenteeism in Workplace: A
Randomized Controlled Trial. Plos One, 7(4).
Fushimi, M., Saito, S., Shimizu, T., Kudo, Y., Seki, M., & Murata, K. (2012). Prevalence of PsychologicalDistress, as Measured by the Kessler 6 (K6), and Related Factors in Japanese Employees.
Community Mental Health Journal, 48(3), 328-335.

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Giallo, R., D'Esposito, F., Christensen, D., Mensah, F., Cooklin, A., Wade, C., et al. (2012). Father mental
health during the early parenting period: results of an Australian population based longitudinal
study. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 47(12), 1907-1916.
Gibbons, S. W., Hickling, E. J., Barnett, S. D., Herbig-Wall, P. L., & Watts, D. D. (2012). Gender Differencesin Response to Deployment Among Military Healthcare Providers in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Journal of Womens Health, 21(5), 496-504.
Gonda, T., Deane, F. P., & Murugesan, G. (2012). Predicting clinically significant change in an inpatient
program for people with severe mental illness. Australian and New Zealand Journal of
Psychiatry, 46(7), 651-658.
Green, G., Lowe, S. R., & Rhodes, J. E. (2012). What can multiwave studies teach us about disaster
research: An analysis of low-income Hurricane Katrina survivors. Journal of Traumatic Stress,
25(3), 299-306.
Halterman, J. S., Fagnano, M., Montes, G., Fisher, S., Tremblay, P., Tajon, R., et al. (2012). The SchoolBased Preventive Asthma Care Trial: Results of a Pilot Study. Journal of Pediatrics, 161(6), 1109U1176.
Hamdan, S., Melhem, N., Orbach, I., Farbstein, I., El-Haib, M., Apter, A., et al. (2012). Protective Factors
and Suicidality in Members of Arab Kindred. Crisis-the Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide
Prevention, 33(2), 80-86.
Harris, R., Cormack, D., Tobias, M., Yeh, L.-C., Talamaivao, N., Minster, J., et al. (2012). The pervasive
effects of racism: Experiences of racial discrimination in New Zealand over time and associations
with multiple health domains. Social Science & Medicine, 74(3), 408-415.
Hesse, M., & Thylstrup, B. (2012). Screening Substance-Dependent Patients for Mental Disorders With
the Kessler-6. Journal of Dual Diagnosis, 8(3), 229-237.
Hester, R., Nandam, L. S., O'Connell, R. G., Wagner, J., Strudwick, M., Nathan, P. J., et al. (2012).
Neurochemical Enhancement of Conscious Error Awareness. Journal of Neuroscience, 32(8),2619-2627.
Hoffman, G. J., Lee, J., & Mendez-Luck, C. A. (2012). Health Behaviors Among Baby Boomer Informal
Caregivers. Gerontologist, 52(2), 219-230.
Holvast, F., Verhaak, P. F. M., Dekker, J. H., de Waal, M. W. M., van Marwijk, H. W. J., Penninx, B. W. J.
H., et al. (2012). Determinants of receiving mental health care for depression in older adults.
Journal of Affective Disorders, 143(1-3), 69-74.
Huang, B., Xu, S., Xiong, J., Huang, G., Zhang, M., & Wang, W. (2012). Psychological factors are closely
associated with the Bell's palsy: A case-control study. Journal of Huazhong University of Scienceand Technology-Medical Sciences, 32(2), 272-279.
Huang, M. J., Li, J., Liff, J. M., Cohen, D. E., & Cone, J. (2012). Self-Reported Skin Rash or Irritation
Symptoms Among World Trade Center Health Registry Participants. Journal of Occupational andEnvironmental Medicine, 54(4), 451-458.
Janssen, E. H. C., van de Ven, P. M., Terluin, B., Verhaak, P. F. M., van Marwijk, H. W. J., Smolders, M., etal. (2012). Recognition of anxiety disorders by family physicians after rigorous medical recordcase extraction Results of the Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety. General hospital
psychiatry, 34(5), 460-467.

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Janzen, B. L., & Kelly, I. W. (2012). Psychological Distress Among Employed Fathers: Associations With
Family Structure, Work Quality, and the Work-Family Interface. American Journal of Mens
Health, 6(4), 294-302.
Jin, L., Wen, M., Fan, J. X., & Wang, G. (2012). Trans-local ties, local ties and psychological well-being
among rural-to-urban migrants in Shanghai. Social Science & Medicine, 75(2), 288-296.
Keller, A., Litzelman, K., Wisk, L. E., Maddox, T., Cheng, E. R., Creswell, P. D., et al. (2012). Does thePerception That Stress Affects Health Matter? The Association With Health and Mortality.
Health Psychology, 31(5), 677-684.
Kim, G., Bryant, A. N., Goins, R. T., Worley, C. B., & Chiriboga, D. A. (2012). Disparities in Health Statusand Health Care Access and Use Among Older American Indians and Alaska Natives and NonHispanic Whites in California. Journal of Aging and Health, 24(5), 799-811.
Kim, G., Bryant, A. N., & Parmelee, P. (2012). Racial/ethnic differences in serious psychological distressamong older adults in California. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 27(10), 1070-1077.
Kim, Y. S., Park, Y. S., Allegrante, J. P., Marks, R., Ok, H., Cho, K. O., et al. (2012). Relationship between
physical activity and general mental health. Preventive Medicine, 55(5), 458-463.
Kinner, S. A., Jenkinson, R., Gouillou, M., & Milloy, M. J. (2012). High-risk drug-use practices among alarge sample of Australian prisoners. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 126(1-2), 156-160.
Kohn, M., Hitch, D., & Stagnitti, K. (2012). Better Access to Mental Health program: Influence of mental
health occupational therapy. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 59(6), 437-444.
Kossek, E. E., Ruderman, M. N., Braddy, P. W., & Hannum, K. M. (2012). Work-nonwork boundary
management profiles: A person-centered approach. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 81(1), 112128.
Kubiak, S. P., Beeble, M., & Bybee, D. (2012). Comparing the Validity of the K6 When Assessing
Depression, Anxiety, and PTSD Among Male and Female Jail Detainees. International Journal of
Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 56(8), 1220-1238.
Lawson, K. J., Rodwell, J. J., & Noblet, A. J. (2012). MENTAL HEALTH OF A POLICE FORCE: ESTIMATINGPREVALENCE OF WORK-RELATED DEPRESSION IN AUSTRALIA WITHOUT A DIRECT NATIONAL
MEASURE. Psychological Reports, 110(3), 743-752.
Lee, S., Tsang, A., Ng, K. L., Ma, Y. L., Guo, W., Mak, A., et al. (2012). Performance of the 6-item Kessler
scale for measuring serious mental illness in Hong Kong. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 53(5), 584592.
Lorian, C. N., Mahoney, A., & Grisham, J. R. (2012). Playing it safe: An examination of risk-avoidance inan anxious treatment-seeking sample. Journal of Affective Disorders, 141(1), 63-71.
Lorian, C. N., Titov, N., & Grisham, J. R. (2012). Changes in risk-taking over the course of an internetdelivered cognitive behavioral therapy treatment for generalized anxiety disorder. Journal ofAnxiety Disorders, 26(1), 140-149.
Louw, J., Peltzer, K., Naidoo, P., Matseke, G., McHunu, G., & Tutshana, B. (2012). Quality of life among
tuberculosis (TB), TB retreatment and/or TB-HIV co-infected primary public health care patientsin three districts in South Africa. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 10.
Lyons, A., Pitts, M., & Grierson, J. (2012). Exploring the Psychological Impact of HIV: Health Comparisonsof Older Australian HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Gay Men. Aids and Behavior, 16(8), 23402349.

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Mahoney, J. L., & Vest, A. E. (2012). The Over-Scheduling Hypothesis Revisited: Intensity of Organized
Activity Participation During Adolescence and Young Adult Outcomes. Journal of Research on
Adolescence, 22(3), 409-418.
Marchand, A., Drapeau, A., & Beaulieu-Prevost, D. (2012). Psychological distress in Canada: The role ofemployment and reasons of non-employment. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 58(6),596-604.
Matseke, G., Peltzer, K., Louw, J., Naidoo, P., McHunu, G., & Tutshana, B. (2012). Inconsistent Condom
Use among Public Primary Care Patients with Tuberculosis in South Africa. Scientific World
Journal.
Matseke, G., Peltzer, K., & Mlambo, G. (2012). Partner violence and associated factors among pregnant
women in Nkangala district, Mpumalanga. Sajog-South African Journal of Obstetrics andGynecology, 18(3), 77-81.
Matsumoto, T., Matsushita, S., Okudaira, K., Naruse, N., Cho, T., Muto, T., et al. (2012). Sex differencesin risk factors for suicidality among Japanese substance use disorder patients: Association withage, types of abused substances, and depression. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 66(5),390-396.
Matsuoka, Y., Nishi, D., Nakaya, N., Sone, T., Noguchi, H., Hamazaki, K., et al. (2012). Concern overradiation exposure and psychological distress among rescue workers following the Great East
Japan Earthquake. BMC Public Health, 12.
McDonell, M. G., Kerbrat, A. H., Comtois, K. A., Russo, J., Lowe, J. M., & Ries, R. K. (2012). Validation of
the Co-occurring Disorder Quadrant Model. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 44(3), 266-273.
Mehta, N., & Preston, S. (2012). Continued Increases in the Relative Risk of Death From Smoking.
American Journal of Public Health, 102(11), 2181-2186.
Miyaki, K., Song, Y., Htun, N. C., Tsutsumi, A., Hashimoto, H., Kawakami, N., et al. (2012). Folate intake
and depressive symptoms in Japanese workers considering SES and job stress factors: J-HOPE
study. BMC psychiatry, 12.
Morgan, A. J., Jorm, A. F., & Mackinnon, A. J. (2012). Email-based promotion of self-help for
subthreshold depression: Mood Memos randomised controlled trial. British Journal of
Psychiatry, 200(5), 412-418.
Mueller-Pfeiffer, C., Rufibach, K., Perron, N., Wyss, D., Kuenzler, C., Prezewowsky, C., et al. (2012).
Global functioning and disability in dissociative disorders. Psychiatry Research, 200(2-3), 475481.
Nishi, A., McWilliams, J. M., Noguchi, H., Hashimoto, H., Tamiya, N., & Kawachi, I. (2012). Health benefitsof reduced patient cost sharing in Japan. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 90(6), 426435.
O'Connor, S. S., Beebe, T. J., Lineberry, T. W., Jobes, D. A., & Conrad, A. K. (2012). The association
between the Kessler 10 and suicidality: a cross-sectional analysis. Comprehensive Psychiatry,
53(1), 48-53.
Ondersma, S. J., Svikis, D. S., Lam, P. K., Connors-Burge, V. S., Ledgerwood, D. M., & Hopper, J. A. (2012).
A Randomized Trial of Computer-Delivered Brief Intervention and Low-Intensity Contingency
Management for Smoking During Pregnancy. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 14(3), 351-360.

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Patten, S. B., Williams, J. V. A., Lavorato, D. H., Bulloch, A. G. M., & MacQueen, G. (2012). Depressive
episode characteristics and subsequent recurrence risk. Journal of Affective Disorders, 140(3),277-284.
Peltzer, K., Louw, J., McHunu, G., Naidoo, P., Matseke, G., & Tutshana, B. (2012). Hazardous and Harmful
Alcohol Use and Associated Factors in Tuberculosis Public Primary Care Patients in South Africa.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 9(9), 3245-3257.
Peltzer, K., McHunu, G., Tutshana, B., Naidoo, P., Matseke, G., & Louw, J. (2012). Predictors of NonUptake of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Testing by Tuberculosis Public Primary Patients inThree Districts, South Africa. Iranian Journal of Public Health, 41(11), 19-26.
Peltzer, K., Naidoo, P., Matseke, G., Louw, J., McHunu, G., & Tutshana, B. (2012). Prevalence of
psychological distress and associated factors in tuberculosis patients in public primary careclinics in South Africa. BMC psychiatry, 12.
Peltzer, K., Pengpid, S., & Skaal, L. (2012). Prevalence of psychological distress and associated factors inurban hospital outpatients in South Africa. South African Journal of Psychiatry, 18(1), 10-15.
Prince, J. D. (2012). Risk of Inpatient Stay for Mental Illness Among Individuals With Substance Use
Disorders. Psychiatric Services, 63(9), 938-941.
Prochaska, J. J., Sung, H.-Y., Max, W., Shi, Y., & Ong, M. (2012). Validity study of the K6 scale as ameasure of moderate mental distress based on mental health treatment need and utilization.
International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 21(2), 88-97.
Reme, S. E., Dennerlein, J. T., Hashimoto, D., & Sorensen, G. (2012). Musculoskeletal Pain andPsychological Distress in Hospital Patient Care Workers. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation,
22(4), 503-510.
Robinson, G., Tyler, W., Jones, Y., Silburn, S., & Zubrick, S. R. (2012). Context, Diversity and Engagement:
Early Intervention with Australian Aboriginal Families in Urban and Remote Contexts. Children &Society, 26(5), 343-355.
Robitaille, A., Orpana, H., & McIntosh, C. N. (2012). Reciprocal Relationship between Social Support andPsychological Distress among a National Sample of Older Adults: An Autoregressive CrossLagged Model. Canadian Journal on Aging-Revue Canadienne Du Vieillissement, 31(1), 13-24.
Roos, A., Lochner, C., Kidd, M., van Honk, J., Vythilingum, B., & Stein, D. J. (2012). Selective attention to
fearful faces during pregnancy. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry,
37(1), 76-80.
Rothman, E. F., Decker, M. R., Miller, E., Reed, E., Raj, A., & Silverman, J. G. (2012). Multi-person Sex
among a Sample of Adolescent Female Urban Health Clinic Patients. Journal of Urban HealthBulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, 89(1), 129-137.
Rowe, H., McCallum, S., Minh Thi Hong, L., & Vittorino, R. (2012). Admission to day stay early parenting
program is associated with improvements in mental health and infant behaviour: A prospective
cohort study. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 6.
Sanci, L., Grabsch, B., Chondros, P., Shiell, A., Pirkis, J., Sawyer, S., et al. (2012). The prevention accessand risk taking in young people (PARTY) project protocol: A cluster randomised controlled trialof health risk screening and motivational interviewing for young people presenting to generalpractice. BMC Public Health, 12.

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Scott-Parker, B., Watson, B., King, M. J., & Hyde, M. K. (2012). The influence of sensitivity to reward andpunishment, propensity for sensation seeking, depression, and anxiety on the risky behaviour ofnovice drivers: A path model. British Journal of Psychology, 103, 248-267.
Shin, J. K., Chiu, Y.-L., Choi, S., Cho, S., & Bang, H. (2012). Serious psychological distress, health risk
behaviors, and diabetes care among adults with type 2 diabetes: The California Health Interview
Survey 2007. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 95(3), 406-414.
Simpson, K. R. S., Meadows, G. N., Frances, A. J., & Patten, S. B. (2012). Is Mental Health in the CanadianPopulation Changing Over Time? Canadian Journal of Psychiatry-Revue Canadienne De
Psychiatrie, 57(5), 324-331.
Stone, G. S., Henderson, A. K., Davis, S. I., Lewin, M., Shimizu, I., Krishnamurthy, R., et al. (2012). Lessons
from the 2006 Louisiana Health and Population Survey. Disasters, 36(2), 270-290.
Taylor, A. W., Chittleborough, C., Gill, T. K., Winefield, H., Baum, F., Hiller, J. E., et al. (2012). Relationshipof social factors including trust, control over life decisions, problems with transport and safety,
to psychological distress in the community. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology,
47(3), 465-473.
Thompson, A. W., Kobau, R., Park, R., & Grant, D. (2012). Epilepsy Care and Mental Health Care for
People with Epilepsy: California Health Interview Survey, 2005. Preventing Chronic Disease, 9.
Tomata, Y., Kakizaki, M., Nakaya, N., Tsuboya, T., Sone, T., Kuriyama, S., et al. (2012). Green tea
consumption and the risk of incident functional disability in elderly Japanese: the Ohsaki Cohort
2006 Study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 95(3), 732-739.
Tsurugano, S., Inoue, M., & Yano, E. (2012). Precarious Employment and Health: Analysis of theComprehensive National Survey in Japan. Industrial Health, 50(3), 223-235.
Turner, A., Hambridge, J., White, J., Carter, G., Clover, K., Nelson, L., et al. (2012). Depression Screening
in Stroke A Comparison of Alternative Measures With the Structured Diagnostic Interview for
the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (Major Depressive
Episode) as Criterion Standard. Stroke, 43(4), 1000-1005.
Vick, B., Jones, K., & Mitra, S. (2012). Poverty and Severe Psychiatric Disorder in the U.S.: Evidence from
the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics, 15(2), 8396.
Walker, J. G., Batterham, P. J., Mackinnon, A. J., Jorm, A. F., Hickie, I., Fenech, M., et al. (2012). Oral folicacid and vitamin B-12 supplementation to prevent cognitive decline in community-dwellingolder adults with depressive symptoms-the Beyond Ageing Project: a randomized controlled
trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 95(1), 194-203.
Weir, H., Stewart, D. M., & Morris, R. G. (2012). Problematic alcohol consumption by police officers andother protective service employees: A comparative analysis. Journal of Criminal Justice, 40(1),72-82.
Weiss, J. A., Cappadocia, M. C., MacMullin, J. A., Viecili, M., & Lunsky, Y. (2012). The impact of childproblem behaviors of children with ASD on parent mental health: The mediating role ofacceptance and empowerment. Autism, 16(3), 261-274.
Wright, K. M., Cabrera, O. A., Eckford, R. D., Adler, A. B., & Bliese, P. D. (2012). The Impact ofPredeployment Functional Impairment on Mental Health After Combat. Psychological TraumaTheory Research Practice and Policy, 4(3), 260-269.

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Wu, L.-T., Woody, G. E., Yang, C., Pan, J.-J., Reeve, B. B., & Blazer, D. G. (2012). A dimensional approachto understanding severity estimates and risk correlates of marijuana abuse and dependence inadults. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 21(2), 117-133.
Yasumura, S., Hosoya, M., Yamashita, S., Kamiya, K., Abe, M., Akashi, M., et al. (2012). Study Protocol for
the Fukushima Health Management Survey. Journal of Epidemiology, 22(5), 375-383.
Ye, J., Shim, R., & Rust, G. (2012). Health Care Avoidance among People with Serious PsychologicalDistress: Analyses of 2007 Health Information National Trends Survey. Journal of Health Care for
the Poor and Underserved, 23(4), 1620-1629.
Yiengprugsawan, V., Harley, D., Seubsman, S.-a., & Sleigh, A. C. (2012). Physical and mental healthamong caregivers: findings from a cross-sectional study of Open University students in Thailand.
BMC Public Health, 12.
Yiengprugsawan, V., Somboonsook, B., Seubsman, S.-a., & Sleigh, A. C. (2012). Happiness, Mental
Health, and Socio-Demographic Associations Among a National Cohort of Thai Adults. Journal ofHappiness Studies, 13(6), 1019-1029.
Zizi, F., Pandey, A., Murrray-Bachmann, R., Vincent, M., McFarlane, S., Ogedegbe, G., et al. (2012).
Race/Ethnicity, Sleep Duration, and Diabetes Mellitus: Analysis of the National Health Interview
Survey. American Journal of Medicine, 125(2), 162-167.
2011
Andersen, L. S., Grimsrud, A., Myer, L., Williams, D. R., Stein, D. J., & Seedat, S. (2011). The psychometricproperties of the K10 and K6 scales in screening for mood and anxiety disorders in the South
African Stress and Health study. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 20(4),215-223.
Andresen, R., Oades, L., & Caputi, P. (2011). Comment on "Do clinical outcome measures assess
consumer-defined recovery?" Reply. Psychiatry Research, 186(2-3), 470-470.
Atri, A., Matorin, A., & Ruiz, P. (2011). Integration of International Medical Graduates in U.S. Psychiatry:
The Role of Acculturation and Social Support. Academic Psychiatry, 35(1), 21-26.
August, K. J., Hannah, N., Quyen, N.-M., & Sorkin, D. H. (2011). Language Concordance and PatientPhysician Communication Regarding Mental Health Needs. Journal of the American Geriatrics
Society, 59(12), 2356-2362.
Bird, B. S., Schweitzer, R. D., & Strassberg, D. S. (2011). The Prevalence and Correlates of Postcoital
Dysphoria in Women. International Journal of Sexual Health, 23(1), 14-25.
Bossarte, R. M., He, H., Claassen, C. A., Knox, K., & Tu, X. (2011). Development and validation of a 6-day
standard for the identification of frequent mental distress. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric
Epidemiology, 46(5), 403-411.
Brinkman, W. B., Hartl, J., Rawe, L. M., Sucharew, H., Britto, M. T., & Epstein, J. N. (2011). Physicians'
Shared Decision-Making Behaviors in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Care. Archives ofPediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 165(11), 1013-1019.
Caron, J., & Liu, A. (2011). Factors Associated with Psychological Distress in the Canadian Population: A
Comparison of Low-Income and Non Low-Income Sub-Groups. Community Mental Health
Journal, 47(3), 318-330.

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Carra, G., Sciarini, P., Segagni-Lusignani, G., Clerici, M., Montomoli, C., & Kessler, R. C. (2011). Do they
actually work across borders? Evaluation of two measures of psychological distress as screening
instruments in a non Anglo-Saxon country. European Psychiatry, 26(2), 122-127.
Carter, K. N., Krus, K., Blakely, T., & Collings, S. (2011). The association of food security withpsychological distress in New Zealand and any gender differences. Social Science & Medicine,
72(9), 1463-1471.
Catts, S. V., Frost, A. D. J., O'Toole, B. I., Carr, V. J., Lewin, T., Neil, A. L., et al. (2011). Clinical indicatorsfor routine use in the evaluation of early psychosis intervention: development, training supportand inter-rater reliability. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 45(1), 63-75.
Chae, D. H., Lincoln, K. D., & Jackson, J. S. (2011). Discrimination, Attribution, and Racial Group
Identification: Implications for Psychological Distress Among Black Americans in the National
Survey of American Life (2001-2003). American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 81(4), 498-506.
Chen, J. (2011). Internal migration and health: Re-examining the healthy migrant phenomenon in China.
Social Science & Medicine, 72(8), 1294-1301.
Choi, N. G., & DiNitto, D. M. (2011). Drinking, smoking, and psychological distress in middle and late Life.
Aging & Mental Health, 15(6), 720-731.
Choi, N. G., & DiNitto, D. M. (2011). Psychological Distress, Binge/Heavy Drinking, and GenderDifferences among Older Adults. American Journal on Addictions, 20(5), 420-428.
Christensen, H., Aiken, A., Batterham, P. J., Walker, J., Mackinnon, A. J., Fenech, M., et al. (2011). No
clear potentiation of antidepressant medication effects by folic acid + vitamin B-12 in a large
community sample. Journal of Affective Disorders, 130(1-2), 37-45.
Cooklin, A. R., Canterford, L., Strazdins, L., & Nicholson, J. M. (2011). Employment conditions andmaternal postpartum mental health: results from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children.
Archives of Womens Mental Health, 14(3), 217-225.
de Beurs, E., den Hollander-Gijsman, M. E., van Rood, Y. R., van der Wee, N. J. A., Giltay, E. J., vanNoorden, M. S., et al. (2011). Routine Outcome Monitoring in the Netherlands: Practical
Experiences with a Web-Based Strategy for the Assessment of Treatment Outcome in Clinical
Practice. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 18(1), 1-12.
Dhingra, S. S., Zack, M. M., Strine, T. W., Druss, B. G., Berry, J. T., & Balluz, L. S. (2011). PsychologicalDistress Severity of Adults Reporting Receipt of Treatment for Mental Health Problems in the
BRFSS. Psychiatric services, 62(4), 396-403.
DiNitto, D. M., & Choi, N. G. (2011). Marijuana use among older adults in the USA: user characteristics,
patterns of use, and implications for intervention. International Psychogeriatrics, 23(5), 732-741.
Donald, M., Ware, R. S., Ozolins, I. Z., Begum, N., Crowther, R., & Bain, C. (2011). The role of patient
activation in frequent attendance at primary care: A population-based study of people withchronic disease. Patient Education and Counseling, 83(2), 217-221.
Dowera, J., Donald, M., Begum, N., Vlack, S., & Ozolins, I. (2011). Patterns and determinants of influenza
and pneumococcal immunisation among adults with chronic disease living in Queensland,
Australia. Vaccine, 29(16), 3031-3037.
Edwards, B., Gray, M., Wise, S., Hayes, A., Katz, I., Muir, K., et al. (2011). Early impacts of Communities
for Children on children and families: findings from a quasi-experimental cohort study. Journalof Epidemiology and Community Health, 65(10), 909-914.

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Emerson, E., Einfeld, S., & Stancliffe, R. J. (2011). Predictors of the persistence of conduct difficulties inchildren with cognitive delay. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 52(11), 1184-1194.
Fagnano, M., Bayer, A. L., Isensee, C. A., Hernandez, T., & Halterman, J. S. (2011). Nocturnal Asthma
Symptoms and Poor Sleep Quality Among Urban School Children with Asthma. Academic
Pediatrics, 11(6), 493-499.
Fernandes, M. C., Srinivasan, K., Stein, A. L., Menezes, G., Sumithra, R. S., & Ramchandani, P. G. (2011).
Assessing prenatal depression in the rural developing world: a comparison of two screening
measures. Archives of Womens Mental Health, 14(3), 209-216.
Fleury, M.-J., Grenier, G., Bamvita, J.-M., Perreault, M., & Jean, C. (2011). Typology of adults diagnosed
with mental disorders based on socio-demographics and clinical and service use characteristics.
BMC psychiatry, 11.
Garfield, R. L., Zuvekas, S. H., Lave, J. R., & Donohue, J. M. (2011). The Impact of National Health Care
Reform on Adults with Severe Mental Disorders. American Journal of Psychiatry, 168(5), 486494.
Garrido, M. M., Kane, R. L., Kaas, M., & Kane, R. A. (2011). Use of Mental Health Care by CommunityDwelling Older Adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 59(1), 50-56.
Halterman, J. S., Szilagyi, P. G., Fisher, S. G., Fagnano, M., Tremblay, P., Conn, K. M., et al. (2011).
Randomized Controlled Trial to Improve Care for Urban Children With Asthma Results of the
School-Based Asthma Therapy Trial. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 165(3), 262268.
Han, B., Gfroerer, J. C., Colpe, L. J., Barker, P. R., & Colliver, J. D. (2011). Serious Psychological Distressand Mental Health Service Use Among Community-Dwelling Older U.S. Adults. PsychiatricServices, 62(3), 291-298.
Hardy, C., Kelly, K. D., & Voaklander, D. (2011). Does rural residence limit access to mental healthservices? Rural and Remote Health, 11(4).
Hatch, P. H., Winefield, H. R., Christie, B. A., & Lievaart, J. J. (2011). Workplace stress, mental health, andburnout of veterinarians in Australia. Australian Veterinary Journal, 89(11), 460-468.
Herrera, A. P., Smith, M. L., Ory, M. G., Rodriguez, H. P., Warre, R., Thompson, W. K., et al. (2011). The
Provision of Diabetes-Monitoring Exams to Older Latinos. Journal of Aging and Health, 23(7),1075-1100.
Hickling, E. J., Gibbons, S., Barnett, S. D., & Watts, D. (2011). The psychological impact of deployment on
OEF/OIF healthcare providers. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 24(6), 726-734.
Hides, L. M., Elkins, K. S., Scaffidi, A., Cotton, S. M., Carroll, S., & Lubman, D. I. (2011). Does the additionof integrated cognitive behaviour therapy and motivational interviewing improve the outcomesof standard care for young people with comorbid depression and substance misuse? Medical
Journal of Australia, 195(3), S31-S37.
Holden, L., Scuffham, P. A., Hilton, M. F., Muspratt, A., Ng, S.-K., & Whiteford, H. A. (2011). Patterns ofmultimorbidity in working Australians. Population Health Metrics, 9.
Holden, L., Scuffham, P. A., Hilton, M. F., Ware, R. S., Vecchio, N., & Whiteford, H. A. (2011). Healthrelated productivity losses increase when the health condition is co-morbid with psychologicaldistress: findings from a large cross-sectional sample of working Australians. BMC Public Health,11.

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Jamal, M., Van der Does, A. J. W., Penninx, B. W. J. H., & Cuijpers, P. (2011). Age at Smoking Onset andthe Onset of Depression and Anxiety Disorders. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 13(9), 809-819.
Katsuki, F., Takeuchi, H., Konishi, M., Sasaki, M., Murase, Y., Naito, A., et al. (2011). Pre-post changes in
psychosocial functioning among relatives of patients with depressive disorders after Brief
Multifamily Psychoeducation: A pilot study. BMC Psychiatry, 11.
Kim, G., Worley, C. B., Allen, R. S., Vinson, L., Crowther, M. R., Parmelee, P., et al. (2011). Vulnerability ofOlder Latino and Asian Immigrants with Limited English Proficiency. Journal of the American
Geriatrics Society, 59(7), 1246-1252.
Klein, B., Meyer, D., Austin, D. W., & Kyrios, M. (2011). Anxiety Online-A Virtual Clinic: Preliminary
Outcomes Following Completion of Five Fully Automated Treatment Programs for Anxiety
Disorders and Symptoms. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 13(4).
Krieger, N., Kaddour, A., Koenen, K., Kosheleva, A., Chen, J. T., Waterman, P. D., et al. (2011).
Occupational, social, and relationship hazards and psychological distress among low-income
workers: implications of the 'inverse hazard law'. Journal of Epidemiology and Community
Health, 65(3), 260-272.
Krieger, N., Kosheleva, A., Waterman, P. D., Chen, J. T., & Koenen, K. (2011). Racial Discrimination,
Psychological Distress, and Self-Rated Health Among US-Born and Foreign-Born Black
Americans. American Journal of Public Health, 101(9), 1704-1713.
Langton, C. E., & Berger, L. M. (2011). Family Structure and Adolescent Physical Health, Behavior, andEmotional Well-Being. Social Service Review, 85(3), 323-357.
Le Cook, B., & Alegria, M. (2011). Racial-Ethnic Disparities in Substance Abuse Treatment: The Role of
Criminal History and Socioeconomic Status. Psychiatric services, 62(11), 1273-1281.
Le Cook, B., McGuire, T. G., Alegria, M., & Normand, S.-L. (2011). Crowd-out and Exposure Effects ofPhysical Comorbidities on Mental Health Care Use: Implications for Racial-Ethnic Disparities inAccess. Health Services Research, 46(4), 1259-1280.
Lincoln, K. D., Taylor, R. J., Watkins, D. C., & Chatters, L. M. (2011). Correlates of Psychological Distressand Major Depressive Disorder Among African American Men. Research on Social Work Practice,21(3), 278-288.
Lipsky, S., & Caetano, R. (2011). Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration Among Men And Emergency
Department Use. Journal of Emergency Medicine, 40(6), 696-703.
Lipsky, S., Caetano, R., & Roy-Byrne, P. (2011). Triple jeopardy: impact of partner violence perpetration,
mental health and substance use on perceived unmet need for mental health care among men.
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 46(9), 843-852.
Loeb, M., & Chen, L.-H. (2011). Assessing injury-related movement difficulties: A method for analyzing
the association between functional limitations and social participation. Disability and Health
Journal, 4(2), 102-111.
Louw, J., Peltzer, K., & Matseke, G. (2011). Prevalence of Alcohol Use and Associated Factors in Pregnant
Antenatal Care Attendees in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Journal of Psychology in Africa, 21(4),567-572.
Lund, C., De Silva, M., Plagerson, S., Cooper, S., Chisholm, D., Das, J., et al. (2011). Global Mental Health
1 Poverty and mental disorders: breaking the cycle in low-income and middle-income countries.
Lancet, 378(9801), 1502-1514.

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Maloney, E., Hutchinson, D., Burns, L., Mattick, R. P., & Black, E. (2011). Prevalence and Predictors of
Alcohol Use in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Among Australian Women. Birth-Issues in Perinatal
Care, 38(1), 3-9.
Manson, S. M., Jiang, L., Zhang, L., Beals, J., Acton, K. J., Roubideaux, Y., et al. (2011). Special Diabetes
Program for Indians: Retention in Cardiovascular Risk Reduction. Gerontologist, 51, S21-S32.
Matsumoto, T., Azekawa, T., Uchikado, H., Ozaki, S., Hasegawa, N., Takekawa, Y., et al. (2011).
Comparative study of suicide risk in depressive disorder patients with and without problem
drinking. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 65(5), 529-532.
Matsumoto, T., Matsushita, S., Okudaira, K., Naruse, N., Cho, T., Muto, T., et al. (2011). Depression andSuicide Risk of Outpatients at Specialized Hospitals for Substance Use Disorder: Comparison with
Depressive Disorder Patients at General Psychiatric Clinics. Japanese Journal of Alcohol Studies &Drug Dependence, 46(6), 554-559.
Matsuoka, Y., Nishi, D., Nakaya, N., Sone, T., Hamazaki, K., Hamazaki, T., et al. (2011). Attenuating
posttraumatic distress with omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids among disaster medical
assistance team members after the Great East Japan Earthquake: The APOP randomized
controlled trial. BMC Psychiatry, 11.
Mensah, F. K., & Kiernan, K. E. (2011). Maternal general health and children's cognitive development
and behaviour in the early years: findings from the Millennium Cohort Study. Child Care Healthand Development, 37(1), 44-54.
Mitchell, A. J., Rao, S., & Vaze, A. (2011). Can general practitioners identify people with distress and mild
depression? A meta-analysis of clinical accuracy. Journal of Affective Disorders, 130(1-2), 26-36.
Mitchell, C. M., & Beals, J. (2011). The Utility of the Kessler Screening Scale for Psychological Distress(K6) in Two American Indian Communities. Psychological Assessment, 23(3), 752-761.
Mojtabai, R. (2011). National Trends in Mental Health Disability, 1997-2009. American Journal of Public
Health, 101(11), 2156-2163.
Morgan, A. J., Jorm, A. F., & Mackinnon, A. J. (2011). Protocol for a randomised controlled trial
investigating self-help email messages for sub-threshold depression: the Mood Memos study.
Trials, 12.
Narrow, W. E., & Kuhl, E. A. (2011). Clinical Significance and Disorder Thresholds in DSM-5 The Role ofDisability and Distress. Conceptual Evolution of DSM-5, 147-162.
Nguyen, L. T., Davis, R. B., Kaptchuk, T. J., & Phillips, R. S. (2011). Use of Complementary and Alternative
Medicine and Self-Rated Health Status: Results from a National Survey. Journal of General
Internal Medicine, 26(4), 399-404.
Novello, D. J., Stain, H. J., Lyle, D., & Kelly, B. J. (2011). Psychological distress of rural parents: Family
influence and the role of isolation. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 19(1), 27-31.
Pastor, P. N., & Reuben, C. A. (2011). Maternal Reports of Child Health Status and Health Conditions: The
Influence of Self-Reported Maternal Health Status. Academic Pediatrics, 11(4), 311-317.
Peitzer, K., Shikwane, E., & Matseke, G. (2011). Psychological Distress and Associated Factors Among a
Sample of Pregnant Women in South Africa. Journal of Psychology in Africa, 21(3), 495-499.
Pengpid, S., Peltzer, K., & Van der Heever, H. (2011). Prevalence of Alcohol Use and Associated Factors in
Urban Hospital Outpatients in South Africa. International Journal of Environmental Research andPublic Health, 8(7), 2629-2639.

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Piek, E., van der Meer, K., Hoogendijk, W. J. G., Penninx, B. W. J. H., & Nolen, W. A. (2011). Most
Antidepressant Use in Primary Care Is Justified; Results of the Netherlands Study of Depression
and Anxiety. Plos One, 6(3).
Pirraglia, P. A., Hampton, J. M., Rosen, A. B., & Witt, W. P. (2011). Psychological Distress and Trends in
Healthcare Expenditures and Outpatient Healthcare. American Journal of Managed Care, 17(5),319-328.
Prins, M., Bosmans, J., Verhaak, P., van der Meer, K., van Tulder, M., van Marwijk, H., et al. (2011). The
costs of guideline-concordant care and of care according to patients' needs in anxiety anddepression. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 17(4), 537-546.
Prins, M., Meadows, G., Bobevski, I., Graham, A., Verhaak, P., van der Meer, K., et al. (2011). Perceived
need for mental health care and barriers to care in the Netherlands and Australia. Social
Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 46(10), 1033-1044.
Prins, M. A., Verhaak, P. F. M., Hilbink-Smolders, M., Spreeuwenberg, P., Laurant, M. G. H., van derMeer, K., et al. (2011). Outcomes for depression and anxiety in primary care and details oftreatment: a naturalistic longitudinal study. BMC Psychiatry, 11.
Roos, A., Robertson, F., Lochner, C., Vythilingum, B., & Steina, D. J. (2011). Altered prefrontal cortical
function during processing of fear-relevant stimuli in pregnancy. Behavioural Brain Research,
222(1), 200-205.
Sakurai, K., Nishi, A., Kondo, K., Yanagida, K., & Kawakami, N. (2011). Screening performance of K6/K10
and other screening instruments for mood and anxiety disorders in Japan. Psychiatry and Clinical
Neurosciences, 65(5), 434-441.
Schneider, K., Richters, J., Butler, T., Yap, L., Richards, A., Grant, L., et al. (2011). Psychological distressand experience of sexual and physical assault among Australian prisoners. Criminal Behaviourand Mental Health, 21(5), 333-349.
Shear, M. K., McLaughlin, K. A., Ghesquiere, A., Gruber, M. J., Sampson, N. A., & Kessler, R. C. (2011).
COMPLICATED GRIEF ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE KATRINA. Depression and Anxiety, 28(8),648-657.
Shimazu, A., Demerouti, E., Bakker, A. B., Shimoda, K., & Kawakami, N. (2011). Workaholism and wellbeing among Japanese dual-earner couples: A spillover-crossover perspective. Social Science &Medicine, 73(3), 399-409.
Sorkin, D. H., Hannah, N., & Quyen, N.-M. (2011). Assessing the Mental Health Needs and Barriers toCare Among a Diverse Sample of Asian American Older Adults. Journal of General Internal
Medicine, 26(6), 595-602.
Steinberg, M. B., Bover, M. T., Richardson, D. L., Schmelzer, A. C., Williams, J. M., & Foulds, J. (2011).
Abstinence and psychological distress in co-morbid smokers using various pharmacotherapies.
Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 114(1), 77-81.
Stockings, E. A. L., Bowman, J. A., Wiggers, J., Baker, A. L., Terry, M., Clancy, R., et al. (2011). A
randomised controlled trial linking mental health inpatients to community smoking cessation
supports: A study protocol. BMC Public Health, 11.
Sunderland, M., Slade, T., Stewart, G., & Andrews, G. (2011). Estimating the prevalence of DSM-IV
mental illness in the Australian general population using the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 45(10), 880-889.

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Sung, H.-Y., Prochaska, J. J., Ong, M. K., Shi, Y., & Max, W. (2011). Cigarette Smoking and Serious
Psychological Distress: A Population-Based Study of California Adults. Nicotine & Tobacco
Research, 13(12), 1183-1192.
Thylstrup, B. (2011). Numbers and narratives. Relations between patient satisfaction, retention,
outcome and program factors in outpatient substance abuse treatment. Nordic Studies on
Alcohol and Drugs, 28(5-6), 471-486.
Torrey, W. C., & Drake, R. E. (2011). An Overview of Evidence-Based Mental Health. Canadian Journal of
Psychiatry-Revue Canadienne De Psychiatrie, 56(9), 511-513.
Totsika, V., Hastings, R. P., Emerson, E., Berridge, D. M., & Lancaster, G. A. (2011). Behavior Problems at
5 Years of Age and Maternal Mental Health in Autism and Intellectual Disability. Journal of
Abnormal Child Psychology, 39(8), 1137-1147.
van der Deen, F. S., Carter, K. N., Wilson, N., & Collings, S. (2011). The association between failed quit
attempts and increased levels of psychological distress in smokers in a large New Zealandcohort. BMC Public Health, 11.
van Ours, J. C., & Williams, J. (2011). Cannabis Use And Mental Health Problems. Journal of Applied
Econometrics, 26(7), 1137-1156.
Vargas Terrez, B. E., Villamil Salcedo, V., Rodriguez Estrada, C., Perez Romero, J., & Cortes Sotres, J.
(2011). Validity of the Kessler 10 (K-10) scale in detecting depression and anxiety disorders in
the primary care services. Psychometric properties. Salud Mental, 34(4), 323-331.
Vargas Terrez, B. E., Villamil Salcedo, V., Rodríguez Estrada, C., Pérez Romero, J., & Cortés Sotres, J.
(2011). Validación de la escala Kessler 10 (K-10) en la detección de depresión y ansiedad en el
primer nivel de atención. Propiedades psicométricas anxiety disorders in the primary careservices. Psychometric properties. Salud mental, 34(4), 323-331.
Vecchio, N., Scuffham, P. A., Hilton, M. F., & Whiteford, H. A. (2011). Work-related injury in the nursing
profession: an investigation of modifiable factors. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 67(5), 10671078.
Vigod, S. N., Kurdyak, P. A., Stewart, D. E., Gnam, W. H., & Goering, P. N. (2011). Depressive symptoms
as a determinant of breast and cervical cancer screening in women: a population-based study in
Ontario, Canada. Archives of Womens Mental Health, 14(2), 159-168.
Violato, M., Petrou, S., Gray, R., & Redshaw, M. (2011). Family Income And Child Cognitive And
Behavioural Development In The United Kingdom: Does Money Matter? Health Economics,
20(10), 1201-1225.
Weiss, J. A., & Lunsky, Y. (2011). The Brief Family Distress Scale: A Measure of Crisis in Caregivers of
Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 20(4), 521-528.
Williams, J. M., Zimmermann, M. H., Steinberg, M. L., Gandhi, K. K., Delnevo, C., Steinberg, M. B., et al.
(2011). A Comprehensive Model for Mental Health Tobacco Recovery in New Jersey.
Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 38(5), 368383.
Winthorst, W. H., Post, W. J., Meesters, Y., Penninx, B. W. H. J., & Nolen, W. A. (2011). Seasonality indepressive and anxiety symptoms among primary care patients and in patients with depressive
and anxiety disorders; results from the Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety. BMC
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Wittchen, H.-U., Hoefler, M., Gloster, A. T., Craske, M. G., & Beesdo, K. (2011). Options and Dilemmas ofDimensional Measures for DSM-5 Which Types of Measures Fare Best in Predicting Course andOutcome? Conceptual Evolution of DSM-5, 119-143.
Yamauchi, C., & Leigh, A. (2011). Which children benefit from non-parental care? Economics of
Education Review, 30(6), 1468-1490.
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Aldworth, J., Colpe, L. J., Gfroerer, J. C., Novak, S. P., Chromy, J. R., Barker, P. R., et al. (2010). The
National Survey on Drug Use and Health Mental Health Surveillance Study: calibration analysis.
International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 19, 61-87.
Andresen, R., Caputi, P., & Oades, L. G. (2010). Do clinical outcome measures assess consumer-defined
recovery? Psychiatry Research, 177(3), 309-317.
Arnaud, B., Malet, L., Teissedre, F., Izaute, M., Moustafa, F., Geneste, J., et al. (2010). Validity Study of
Kessler's Psychological Distress Scales Conducted Among Patients Admitted to French
Emergency Department for Alcohol Consumption-Related Disorders. Alcoholism-Clinical andExperimental Research, 34(7), 1235-1245.
Back, S. E., Payne, R. L., Simpson, A. N., & Brady, K. T. (2010). Gender and prescription opioids: Findings
from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Addictive Behaviors, 35(11), 1001-1007.
Barnes, A. J., Eisenberg, M. E., & Resnick, M. D. (2010). Suicide and Self-Injury Among Children and YouthWith Chronic Health Conditions. Pediatrics, 125(5), 889-895.
Berle, D., Starcevic, V., Milicevic, D., Moses, K., Hannan, A., Sammut, P., et al. (2010). The Factor
Structure of the Kessler-10 Questionnaire in a Treatment-Seeking Sample. Journal of Nervousand Mental Disease, 198(9), 660-664.
Browne, M. A. O., Wells, J. E., Scott, K. M., McGee, M. A., & New Zealand Mental Hlth Survey, R. (2010).
The Kessler Psychological Distress Scale in Te Rau Hinengaro: the New Zealand Mental Health
Survey. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 44(4), 314-322.
Caban-Martinez, A. J., Louie, G. H., Ward, M. M., & Tektonidou, M. G. (2010). Measures of psychologicaldistress in patients with arthritis: comment on the article by Fuller-Thomson and Shaked.
Arthritis Care & Research, 62(1), 140-141.
Caron, J., & Liu, A. (2010). A descriptive study of the prevalence of psychological distress and mental
disorders in the Canadian population: comparison between low-income and non-low-income
populations. Chronic Diseases in Canada, 30(3), 84-94.
Castaneda, A. E., Marttunen, M., Suvisaari, J., Perala, J., Saarni, S. I., Aalto-Setala, T., et al. (2010). The
effect of psychiatric co-morbidity on cognitive functioning in a population-based sample ofdepressed young adults. Psychological Medicine, 40(1), 29-39.
Chae, D. H., & Ayala, G. (2010). Sexual Orientation and Sexual Behavior among Latino and Asian
Americans: Implications for Unfair Treatment and Psychological Distress. Journal of Sex
Research, 47(5), 451-459.
Chae, D. H., Krieger, N., Bennett, G. G., Lindsey, J. C., Stoddard, A. M., & Barbeau, E. M. (2010).
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Distress Among Working-Class Sexual Minorities: The United For Health Study, 2003-2004.
International Journal of Health Services, 40(4), 589-608.
Cheng, J. K. Y., Fancher, T. L., Ratanasen, M., Conner, K. R., Duberstein, P. R., Sue, S., et al. (2010).
Lifetime Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts in Asian Americans. Asian American Journal of
Psychology, 1(1), 18-30.
Colpe, L. J., Barker, P. R., Karg, R. S., Batts, K. R., Morton, K. B., Gfroerer, J. C., et al. (2010). The National
Survey on Drug Use and Health Mental Health Surveillance Study: calibration study design andfield procedures. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 19, 36-48.
Craike, M. J., Coleman, D., & MacMahon, C. (2010). Direct and Buffering Effects of Physical Activity on
Stress-Related Depression in Mothers of Infants. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 32(1),23-38.
Davern, M., McAlpine, D., Beebe, T. J., Ziegenfuss, J., Rockwood, T., & Call, K. T. (2010). Are Lower
Response Rates Hazardous to Your Health Survey? An Analysis of Three State Telephone Health
Surveys. Health Services Research, 45(5), 1324-1344.
Di Lorenzo, R., Fiorini, F., & Santachiara, S. (2010). The Effectiveness of Long-Acting Injectable
Risperidone in a Population of Psychiatric Out-Patients: 1-Year Naturalistic Study.
Psychopharmacology Bulletin, 43(1), 39-52.
Donker, T., Comijs, H., Cuijpers, P., Terluin, B., Nolen, W., Zitman, F., et al. (2010). The validity of the
Dutch K10 and extended K10 screening scales for depressive and anxiety disorders. Psychiatry
Research, 176(1), 45-50.
Drapeau, A., Beaulieu-Prevost, D., Marchand, A., Boyer, R., Preville, M., & Kairouz, S. (2010). A lifecourse and time perspective on the construct validity of psychological distress in women andmen. Measurement invariance of the K6 across gender. BMC Medical Research Methodology,
10.
Dziak, E., Janzen, B. L., & Muhajarine, N. (2010). Inequalities in the psychological well-being of
employed, single and partnered mothers: the role of psychosocial work quality and work-family
conflict. International Journal for Equity in Health, 9.
Edlund, M. J., Harris, K. M., Koenig, H. G., Han, X., Sullivan, G., Mattox, R., et al. (2010). Religiosity anddecreased risk of substance use disorders: is the effect mediated by social support or mental
health status? Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 45(8), 827-836.
Emerson, E., McCulloch, A., Graham, H., Blacher, J., Llwellyn, G. M., & Hatton, C. (2010). Socioeconomic
Circumstances and Risk of Psychiatric Disorders Among Parents of Children With Early Cognitive
Delay. Ajidd-American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 115(1), 30-42.
Farr, S. L., Bitsko, R. H., Hayes, D. K., & Dietz, P. M. (2010). Mental health and access to services among
US women of reproductive age. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 203(6).
Furukawa, T. A. (2010). Assessment of mood: Guides for clinicians. Journal of Psychosomatic Research,
68(6), 581-589.
Fushimi, M., Shimizu, T., Saito, S., Kudo, Y., Seki, M., & Murata, K. (2010). Prevalence of and risk factors
for psychological distress among employees in Japan. Public Health, 124(12), 713-715.
George, J., Kinner, S. A., Bruno, R., Degenhardt, L., & Dunn, M. (2010). Contextualising psychologicaldistress among regular ecstasy users: The importance of sociodemographic factors and patternsof drug use. Drug and Alcohol Review, 29(3), 243-249.

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Green, J. G., Gruber, M. J., Sampson, N. A., Zaslavsky, A. M., & Kessler, R. C. (2010). Improving the K6
short scale to predict serious emotional disturbance in adolescents in the USA. International
Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 19, 23-35.
Haggerty, J., Fortin, M., Beaulieu, M.-D., Hudon, C., Loignon, C., Preville, M., et al. (2010). At theinterface of community and healthcare systems: a longitudinal cohort study on evolving healthand the impact of primary healthcare from the patient's perspective. BMC Health Services
Research, 10.
Halterman, J. S., Borrelli, B., Conn, K. M., Tremblay, P., & Blaakman, S. (2010). Motivation to quit
smoking among parents of urban children with asthma. Patient Education and Counseling, 79(2),152-155.
Harrison, L. J., & McLeod, S. (2010). Risk and Protective Factors Associated With Speech and Language
Impairment in a Nationally Representative Sample of 4-to 5-Year-Old Children. Journal of Speech
Language and Hearing Research, 53(2), 508-529.
Hesse, M. (2010). Course of self-reported symptoms of attention deficit and hyperactivity in substanceabusers during early treatment. Addictive Behaviors, 35(5), 504-506.
Hesse, M., & Moran, P. (2010). Screening for personality disorder with the Standardised Assessment of
Personality: Abbreviated Scale (SAPAS): further evidence of concurrent validity. BMC Psychiatry,
10.
Hilton, M. F., Scheurer, R. W., Sheridan, J., Cleary, C. M., & Whiteford, H. A. (2010). Employee
psychological distress and treated prevalence by indices of rurality. Australian and New Zealand
Journal of Public Health, 34(5), 458-465.
Hilton, M. F., Scuffham, P. A., Vecchio, N., & Whiteford, H. A. (2010). Using the interaction of mental
health symptoms and treatment status to estimate lost employee productivity. Australian and
New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 44(2), 151-161.
Hilton, M. F., & Whiteford, H. A. (2010). Associations between psychological distress, workplace
accidents, workplace failures and workplace successes. International Archives of Occupational
and Environmental Health, 83(8), 923-933.
Hilton, M. F., & Whiteford, H. A. (2010). Interacting with the public as a risk factor for employee
psychological distress. Bmc Public Health, 10, 1-7.
Holden, L., Scuffham, P., Hilton, M., Vecchio, N., & Whiteford, H. (2010). Psychological distress is
associated with a range of high-priority health conditions affecting working Australians.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 34(3), 304-310.
Jones, G. C., Crews, J. E., & Danielson, M. L. (2010). Health Risk Profile for Older Adults with Blindness:
An Application of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health
Framework. Ophthalmic Epidemiology, 17(6), 400-410.
Jorm, A. F., Kitchener, B. A., Sawyer, M. G., Scales, H., & Cvetkovski, S. (2010). Mental health first aid
training for high school teachers: a cluster randomized trial. BMC Psychiatry, 10.
Joshi, H., Hansen, K., & Dex, S. (2010). CHILDREN OF THE 21ST CENTURY The first five years Introduction.
Children of the 21st Century: The First Five Years, 1-+.
Kessler, R. C., Green, J. G., Gruber, M. J., Sampson, N. A., Bromet, E., Cuitan, M., et al. (2010). Screening
for serious mental illness in the general population with the K6 screening scale: results from theList of studies that use K6 or K10

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WHO World Mental Health (WMH) survey initiative. International Journal of Methods in
Psychiatric Research, 19, 4-22.
Kim, G., Chiriboga, D. A., Jang, Y., Lee, S., Huang, C.-H., & Parmelee, P. (2010). Health Status of Older
Asian Americans in California. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 58(10), 2003-2008.
Krieger, N., Carney, D., Lancaster, K., Waterman, P. D., Kosheleva, A., & Banaji, M. (2010). Combining
Explicit and Implicit Measures of Racial Discrimination in Health Research. American Journal of
Public Health, 100(8), 1485-1492.
Kubiak, S. P., Beeble, M. L., & Bybee, D. (2010). Testing The Validity Of The K6 In Detecting Major
Depression And PTSD Among Jailed Women. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 37(1), 64-80.
Kunst, M., Bogaerts, S., & Winkel, F. W. (2010). Domestic Violence and Mental Health in a Dutch
Community Sample: The Adverse Role of Loneliness. Journal of Community & Applied Social
Psychology, 20(5), 419-425.
Kuriyama, S., Nakaya, N., Ohmori-Matsuda, K., Shimazu, T., Kikuchi, N., Kakizaki, M., et al. (2010). The
Ohsaki Cohort 2006 Study: Design of Study and Profile of Participants at Baseline. Journal of
Epidemiology, 20(3), 253-258.
Leahy, C. M., Peterson, R. F., Wilson, I. G., Newbury, J. W., Tonkin, A. L., & Turnbull, D. (2010). Distresslevels and self-reported treatment rates for medicine, law, psychology and mechanicalengineering tertiary students: cross-sectional study. Australian and New Zealand Journal of
Psychiatry, 44(7), 608-615.
Li, F., Green, J. G., Kessler, R. C., & Zaslavsky, A. M. (2010). Estimating prevalence of serious emotional
disturbance in schools using a brief screening scale. International Journal of Methods in
Psychiatric Research, 19, 88-98.
Lincoln, K. D., & Chae, D. H. (2010). Stress, Marital Satisfaction, and Psychological Distress Among African
Americans. Journal of Family Issues, 31(8), 1081-1105.
Lowe, S. R., Chan, C. S., & Rhodes, J. E. (2010). Pre-Hurricane Perceived Social Support Protects Against
Psychological Distress: A Longitudinal Analysis of Low-Income Mothers. Journal of Consulting
and Clinical Psychology, 78(4), 551-560.
Lucas, M., Kirmayer, L. J., Dery, S., & Dewailly, E. (2010). Erythrocyte N-3 Is Inversely Correlated with
Serious Psychological Distress among the Inuit: Data from the Nunavik Health Survey. Journal of
the American College of Nutrition, 29(3), 211-221.
Magee, C. A., Caputi, P., Stefanic, N., & Iverson, D. C. (2010). Occupational Factors Associated With 4Year Weight Gain in Australian Adults. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine,52(10), 977-981.
Maloney, E., Hutchinson, D., Burns, L., & Mattick, R. (2010). Prevalence and patterns of problematic
alcohol use among Australian parents. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health,34(5), 495-501.
Manderscheid, R., Delvecchio, P., Marshall, C., Palpant, R. G., Bigham, J., Bornemann, T. H., et al. (2010).
Attitudes Toward Mental Illness-35 States, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, 2007.
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 59(20), 619-625.
Manderscheid, R., Delvecchio, P., Marshall, C., Palpant, R. G., Bigham, J., Bornemann, T. H., et al. (2010).
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(Reprinted from MMWR, vol 59, pg 619-625, 2010). Jama-Journal of the American Medical
Association, 304(2), 149-152.
Matsumoto, T., Matsushita, S., Okudaira, K., Naruse, N., Cho, T., Muto, T., et al. (2010). A study on
differences of suicide risk in substance use disorder patients by types of an abused substance: A
comparison among alcohol, amphetamine, and sedative, hypnotic or anxiolytic use disorderpatients. Japanese Journal of Alcohol Studies & Drug Dependence, 45(6), 530-542.
McClave, A. K., Eily, L. R. M., Davis, S. P., & Dube, S. R. (2010). Smoking Characteristics of Adults With
Selected Lifetime Mental Illnesses: Results From the 2007 National Health Interview Survey.
American Journal of Public Health, 100(12), 2464-2472.
McCusker, J., Roberge, D., Levesque, J.-F., Ciampi, A., Vadeboncoeur, A., Larouche, D., et al. (2010).
Emergency Department Visits and Primary Care Among Adults With Chronic Conditions. Medical
Care, 48(11), 972-980.
Meltzer, H., & Brugha, T. S. (2010). Ethical Concerns in Carrying Out Surveys of Psychiatric Morbidity (Vol.
45).
Mensah, F. K., & Kiernan, K. E. (2010). Parents' mental health and children's cognitive and social
development. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 45(11), 1023-1035.
Mohanan, M., & Maselko, J. (2010). Quasi-experimental evidence on the causal effects of physical healthon mental health. International Journal of Epidemiology, 39(2), 487-493.
Mosier, K. E., Vasiliadis, H.-M., Lepnurm, M., Puchala, C., Pekrul, C., & Tempier, R. (2010). Prevalence ofmental disorders and service utilization in seniors: results from the Canadian community healthsurvey cycle 1.2. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 25(10), 960-967.
Novak, S. P., Colpe, L. J., Barker, P. R., & Gfroerer, J. C. (2010). Development of a brief mental healthimpairment scale using a nationally representative sample in the USA. International Journal of
Methods in Psychiatric Research, 19, 49-60.
O'Connor, D. W., & Parslow, R. A. (2010). Mental health scales and psychiatric diagnoses: Responses toGHQ-12, K-10 and CIDI across the lifespan. Journal of Affective Disorders, 121(3), 263-267.
Oraka, E., King, M. E., & Callahan, D. B. (2010). Asthma and Serious Psychological Distress Prevalenceand Risk Factors Among US Adults, 2001-2007. Chest, 137(3), 609-616.
Padela, A. I., & Heisler, M. (2010). The Association of Perceived Abuse and Discrimination After
September 11, 2001, With Psychological Distress, Level of Happiness, and Health Status Among
Arab Americans. American Journal of Public Health, 100(2), 284-291.
Pickett, S. A., Diehl, S., Steigman, P. J., Prater, J. D., Fox, A., & Cook, J. A. (2010). Early Outcomes andLessons Learned from a Study of the Building Recovery of Individual Dreams and Goals through
Education and Support (BRIDGES) Program in Tennessee. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal,
34(2), 96-103.
Power, J. J., Perlesz, A., Schofield, M. J., Pitts, M. K., Brown, R., McNair, R., et al. (2010). Understanding
resilience in same-sex parented families: the work, love, play study. BMC Public Health, 10.
Prins, M. A., Verhaak, P. F. M., Smolders, M., Laurant, M. G. H., van der Meer, K., Spreeuwenberg, P., etal. (2010). Patient Factors Associated with Guideline-concordant Treatment of Anxiety andDepression in Primary Care. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 25(7), 648-655.
Rabin, C., & Politi, M. (2010). Need for Health Behavior Interventions for Young Adult Cancer Survivors.
American Journal of Health Behavior, 34(1), 70-76.

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Rhodes, J., Chan, C., Paxson, C., Rouse, C. E., Waters, M., & Fussell, E. (2010). The Impact of Hurricane
Katrina on the Mental and Physical Health of Low-Income Parents in New Orleans. American
Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 80(2), 237-247.
Ruhrmann, S., Schultze-Lutter, F., Salokangas, R. K. R., Heinimaa, M., Linszen, D., Dingemans, P., et al.
(2010). Prediction of Psychosis in Adolescents and Young Adults at High Risk Results From theProspective European Prediction of Psychosis Study. Archives of General Psychiatry, 67(3), 241251.
Sabin, M. A., Clemens, S. L., Saffery, R., McCallum, Z., Campbell, M. W., Kiess, W., et al. (2010). New
directions in childhood obesity research: how a comprehensive biorepository will allow better
prediction of outcomes. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 10.
Salz, T., Richman, A. R., & Brewer, N. T. (2010). Meta-analyses of the effect of false-positive
mammograms on generic and specific psychosocial outcomes. Psycho-Oncology, 19(10), 10261034.
Sanson, A. V., Hawkins, M. T., Misson, S., & Consortium, L. R. (2010). The Development and Validation ofAustralian Indices of Child Development-Part II: Validity Support. Child Indicators Research, 3(3),293-312.
Schindler, H. S. (2010). The Importance of Parenting and Financial Contributions in Promoting Fathers'
Psychological Health. Journal of Marriage and Family, 72(2), 318-332.
Shandley, K., Austin, D., Klein, B., & Kyrios, M. (2010). An evaluation of 'Reach Out Central': an online
gaming program for supporting the mental health of young people. Health Education Research,
25(4), 563-574.
Shimada, K., Shimazu, A., Bakker, A. B., Demerouti, E., & Kawakami, N. (2010). Work-family Spillover
among Japanese Dual-earner Couples: A Large Community-based Study. Journal of Occupational
Health, 52(6), 335-343.
Stafford, F. P. (2010). Panel Surveys: Conducting Surveys Over Time.
Stallman, H. (2010). A Population Approach To The Promotion Of Mental Health In Tertiary Students. 3rd
International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (Iceri2010), 320-323.
Stallman, H. M. (2010). Psychological distress in university students: A comparison with general
population data. Australian Psychologist, 45(4), 249-257.
Stallman, H. M., McDermott, B. M., Beckmann, M. M., Wilson, M. K., & Adam, K. (2010). Women who
miscarry: The effectiveness and clinical utility of the Kessler 10 questionnaire in screening forongoing psychological distress. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology,
50(1), 70-76.
Stewart, G., Sara, G., Harris, M., Waghorn, G., Hall, A., Sivarajasingam, S., et al. (2010). A brief measureof vocational activity and community participation: development and reliability of the Activity
and Participation Questionnaire. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 44(3), 258266.
Sulaiman, N., Hamdan, A., Tamim, H., Mahmood, D. A., & Young, D. (2010). The prevalence andcorrelates of depression and anxiety in a sample of diabetic patients in Sharjah, United ArabEmirates. BMC Family Practice, 11.

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Tobias, M., Kokaua, J., Gerritsen, S., & Templeton, R. (2010). The health of children in sole-parent
families in New Zealand: results of a population-based cross-sectional survey. Australian and
New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 34(3), 274-280.
Trosclair, A., & Dube, S. R. (2010). Smoking among adults reporting lifetime depression, anxiety, anxiety
with depression, and major depressive episode, United States, 2005-2006. Addictive Behaviors,
35(5), 438-443.
van Beljouw, I., Verhaak, P., Prins, M., Cuijpers, P., Penninx, B., & Bensing, J. (2010). Reasons andDeterminants for Not Receiving Treatment for Common Mental Disorders. Psychiatric services,61(3), 250-257.
van Beljouw, I. M. J., Verhaak, P. F. M., Cuijpers, P., van Marwijk, H. W. J., & Penninx, B. W. J. H. (2010).
The course of untreated anxiety and depression, and determinants of poor one-year outcome: aone-year cohort study. BMC psychiatry, 10.
Vythilingum, B., Geerts, L., Fincham, D., Roos, A., Faure, S., Jonkers, J., et al. (2010). Association between
antenatal distress and uterine artery pulsatility index. Archives of Womens Mental Health, 13(4),359-364.
Wake, M., Canterford, L., Patton, G. C., Hesketh, K., Hardy, P., Williams, J., et al. (2010). Comorbidities ofoverweight/obesity experienced in adolescence: longitudinal study. Archives of Disease inChildhood, 95(3), 162-168.
Walker, J. G., Mackinnon, A. J., Batterham, P., Jorm, A. F., Hickie, I., McCarthy, A., et al. (2010). Mental
health literacy, folic acid and vitamin B-12, and physical activity for the prevention of depressionin older adults: randomised controlled trial. British Journal of Psychiatry, 197(1), 45-54.
Williams, S. L., Haskard-Zolnierek, K. B., Banta, J. E., Haviland, M. G., Dimatteo, M. R., Anderson, D. L., etal. (2010). Serious Psychological Distress And Diabetes Care Among California Adults.
International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, 40(3), 233-245.
Wittchen, H.-U. (2010). Screening for serious mental illness: methodological studies of the K6 screening
scale. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 19, 1-3.
Yamauchi, C. (2010). Parental Investment in Children: Differential Pathways of Parental Education and
Mental Health. Economic Record, 86(273), 210-226.
Ye, J., & Shim, R. (2010). Perceptions of Health Care Communication: Examining the Role of Patients'
Psychological Distress. Journal of the National Medical Association, 102(12), 1237-1242.
Zwiebach, L., Rhodes, J., & Roemer, L. (2010). Resource Loss, Resource Gain, and Mental Health Among
Survivors of Hurricane Katrina. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 23(6), 751-758.
2009
Alexandre, P. K., Martins, S. S., & Richard, P. (2009). Disparities in Adequate Mental Health Care for PastYear Major Depressive Episodes Among Caucasian and Hispanic Youths. Psychiatric Services,60(10), 1365-1371.
Alexandre, P. K., Patrick, R., Beauliere, A., & Martins, S. S. (2009). Race differentials in employment
effects of psychological distress: A study of non-Hispanic Whites and African-Americans in the
United States. Social Science Journal, 46(1), 201-210.

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Almeida, D. M., McGonagle, K., & King, H. (2009). Assessing Daily Stress Processes in Social Surveys by
Combining Stressor Exposure and Salivary Cortisol. Biodemography and Social Biology, 55(2),219-237.
Blazer, D. G., & Wu, L.-T. (2009). The Epidemiology of At-Risk and Binge Drinking Among Middle-Agedand Elderly Community Adults: National Survey on Drug Use and Health. American Journal of
Psychiatry, 166(10), 1162-1169.
Carter, K. N., Blakely, T., Collings, S., Gunasekara, F. I., & Richardson, K. (2009). What is the association
between wealth and mental health? Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 63(3), 221226.
Chen, L. Y., & Hardy, C. L. (2009). Alcohol Consumption and Health Status in Older Adults A Longitudinal
Analysis. Journal of Aging and Health, 21(6), 824-847.
Clarke, S. P., Oades, L. G., Crowe, T. P., Caputi, P., & Deane, F. P. (2009). The role of symptom distressand goal attainment in promoting aspects of psychological recovery for consumers withenduring mental illness. Journal of Mental Health, 18(5), 389-397.
Clingingsmith, D., Khwaja, A. I., & Kremer, M. (2009). Estimating The Impact Of The Hajj: Religion And
Tolerance In Islam's Global Gathering. Quarterly Journal of Economics, 124(3), 1133-1170.
Colpe, L. J., Epstein, J. F., Barker, P. R., & Gfroerer, J. C. (2009). Screening for Serious Mental Illness in the
National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). Annals of Epidemiology, 19(3), 210-211.
Congdon, E., Constable, R. T., Lesch, K. P., & Canli, T. (2009). Influence of SLC6A3 and COMT variation onneural activation during response inhibition. Biological Psychology, 81(3), 144-152.
Coups, E. J., Dhingra, L. K., Heckman, C. J., & Manne, S. L. (2009). Receipt of Provider Advice for Smoking
Cessation and Use of Smoking Cessation Treatments Among Cancer Survivors. Journal of General
Internal Medicine, 24, 480-486.
Croft, J. B., Mokdad, A. H., Power, A. K., Greenlund, K. J., & Giles, W. H. (2009). Public health surveillanceof serious psychological distress in the United States. International Journal of Public Health, 54,
4-6.
Dhingra, S. S., Strine, T. W., Holt, J. B., Berry, J. T., & Mokdad, A. H. (2009). Rural-urban variations in
psychological distress: findings from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2007.
International Journal of Public Health, 54, 16-22.
Dube, S. R., Caraballo, R. S., Dhingra, S. S., Pearson, W. S., McClave, A. K., Strine, T. W., et al. (2009). The
relationship between smoking status and serious psychological distress: findings from the 2007
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. International Journal of Public Health, 54, 68-74.
Edlund, M. J., Booth, B. M., & Feldman, Z. L. (2009). Perceived Need for Treatment for Alcohol Use
Disorders: Results From Two National Surveys. Psychiatric services, 60(12), 1618-1628.
Elliott, J. O., Charyton, C., Lu, B., & Moore, J. L. (2009). Serious psychological distress and healthoutcomes for persons with epilepsy in poverty. Seizure-European Journal of Epilepsy, 18(5), 332338.
Emerson, E., Graham, H., McCulloch, A., Blacher, J., Hatton, C., & Llewellyn, G. (2009). The social context
of parenting 3-year-old children with developmental delay in the UK. Child Care Health andDevelopment, 35(1), 63-70.

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Fagnano, M., van Wijngaarden, E., Connolly, H. V., Carno, M. A., Forbes-Jones, E., & Halterman, J. S.
(2009). Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Behaviors of Inner-City Children With Asthma.
Pediatrics, 124(1), 218-225.
Fan, A. Z., Strine, T. W., Jiles, R., Berry, J. T., & Mokdad, A. H. (2009). Psychological distress, use of
rehabilitation services, and disability status among noninstitutionalized US adults aged 35 years
and older, who have cardiovascular conditions, 2007. International Journal of Public Health, 54,
100-105.
Fan, A. Z., Strine, T. W., Muppidi, S. R., Greenlund, K. J., Croft, J. B., Berry, J. T., et al. (2009).
Psychological distress associated with self-reported high blood pressure and high blood
cholesterol in US adults, 2007. International Journal of Public Health, 54, 94-99.
Fassaert, T., de Wit, M. A. S., Tuinebreijer, W. C., Wouters, H., Verhoeff, A. P., Beekman, A. T. F., et al.
(2009). Psychometric properties of an interviewer-administered version of the Kessler
Psychological Distress scale (K10) among Dutch, Moroccan and Turkish respondents.
International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 18(3), 159-168.
Feeny, D., Huguet, N., McFarland, B. H., & Kaplan, M. S. (2009). The construct validity of the HealthUtilities Index Mark 3 in assessing mental health in population health surveys. Quality of Life
Research, 18(4), 519-526.
Garasky, S., Stewart, S. D., Gundersen, C., Lohman, B. J., & Eisenmann, J. C. (2009). Family stressors andchild obesity. Social Science Research, 38(4), 755-766.
Garrido, M. M., Kane, R. L., Kaas, M., & Kane, R. A. (2009). Perceived Need for Mental Health CareAmong Community-Dwelling Older Adults. Journals of Gerontology Series B-Psychological
Sciences and Social Sciences, 64(6), 704-712.
Heathcote, K. E., Kelly, B., Earnest, A., & Beard, J. R. (2009). Correlates of comorbid mental disorders in aregional community-based sample. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 17(5), 257-262.
Heflin, C. M., & Iceland, J. (2009). Poverty, Material Hardship, and Depression. Social Science Quarterly,90(5), 1051-1071.
Hilton, M. F., Scuffham, P. A., Sheridan, J., Cleary, C. M., Vecchio, N., & Whiteford, H. A. (2009). The
Association Between Mental Disorders and Productivity in Treated and Untreated Employees.
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 51(9), 996-1003.
Hilton, M. F., Sheridan, J., Cleary, C. M., & Whiteford, H. A. (2009). Employee absenteeism measuresreflecting current work practices may be instrumental in a re-evaluation of the relationshipbetween psychological distress/mental health and absenteeism. International Journal of
Methods in Psychiatric Research, 18(1), 37-47.
Hoffman, K. E., McCarthy, E. P., Recklitis, C. J., & Ng, A. K. (2009). Psychological Distress in Long-term
Survivors of Adult-Onset Cancer Results From a National Survey. Archives of Internal Medicine,
169(14), 1274-1281.
Hozawa, A., Kuriyama, S., Nakaya, N., Ohmori-Matsuda, K., Kakizaki, M., Sone, T., et al. (2009). Green tea
consumption is associated with lower psychological distress in a general population: the Ohsaki
Cohort 2006 Study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 90(5), 1390-1396.
Huang, J. P., Xia, W., Sun, C. H., Zhang, H. Y., & Wu, L. J. (2009). Psychological distress and its correlates
in Chinese adolescents. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 43(7), 674-681.

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Hudson, C. G. (2009). Validation of a model for estimating state and local prevalence of serious mental
illness. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 18(4), 251-264.
Ingersoll, K. S., Cropsey, K. L., & Heckman, C. J. (2009). A Test of Motivational Plus Nicotine Replacement
Interventions for HIV Positive Smokers. Aids and Behavior, 13(3), 545-554.
Jatrana, S., & Crampton, P. (2009). Affiliation with a primary care provider in New Zealand: Who is, who
isn't. Health Policy, 91(3), 286-296.
Jatrana, S., & Crampton, P. (2009). Primary health care in New Zealand: Who has access? Health Policy,
93(1), 1-10.
Jorm, A. F. (2009). Australian young people's awareness of headspace, beyondblue and other mental
health organizations. Australasian Psychiatry, 17(6), 472-474.
Kavasery, R., Maru, D. S.-R., Cornman-Homonoff, J., Sylla, L. N., Smith, D., & Altice, F. L. (2009). Routine
Opt-Out HIV Testing Strategies in a Female Jail Setting: A Prospective Controlled Trial. Plos One,4(11).
Kuriyama, S., Nakaya, N., Ohmori-Matsuda, K., Shimazu, T., Kikuchi, N., Kakizaki, M., et al. (2009). Factors
Associated With Psychological Distress in a Community-Dwelling Japanese Population: The
Ohsaki Cohort 2006 Study. Journal of Epidemiology, 19(6), 294-302.
Lahteenmaki, S., Aalto-Setala, T., Suokas, J. T., Saarni, S. E., Perala, J., Saarni, S. I., et al. (2009). Validationof the Finnish version of the SCOFF questionnaire among young adults aged 20 to 35 years. BMC
Psychiatry, 9.
Li, C., Ford, E. S., Zhao, G., Strine, T. W., Dhingra, S., Barker, L., et al. (2009). Association between
diagnosed diabetes and serious psychological distress among US adults: the Behavioral Risk
Factor Surveillance System, 2007. International Journal of Public Health, 54, 43-51.
Lipstein, E. A., Perrin, J. M., & Kuhlthau, K. A. (2009). School Absenteeism, Health Status, and HealthCare Utilization Among Children With Asthma: Associations With Parental Chronic Disease.
Pediatrics, 123(1), E60-E66.
Lowe, S. R., Rhodes, J. E., Zwiebach, L., & Chan, C. S. (2009). The Impact of Pet Loss on the Perceived
Social Support and Psychological Distress of Hurricane Survivors. Journal of Traumatic Stress,
22(3), 244-247.
Mathers, M., Canterford, L., Olds, T., Hesketh, K., Ridley, K., & Wake, M. (2009). Electronic Media Use
and Adolescent Health and Well-Being: Cross-Sectional Community Study. Academic Pediatrics,
9(5), 307-314.
McGuire, L. C., Strine, T. W., Vachirasudlekha, S., Anderson, L. A., Berry, J. T., & Mokdad, A. H. (2009).
Modifiable characteristics of a healthy lifestyle and chronic health conditions in older adults withor without serious psychological distress, 2007 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.
International Journal of Public Health, 54, 84-93.
McKnight-Eily, L. R., Elam-Evans, L. D., Strine, T. W., Zack, M. M., Perry, G. S., Presley-Cantrell, L., et al.
(2009). Activity limitation, chronic disease, and comorbid serious psychological distress in US
adults - BRFSS 2007. International Journal of Public Health, 54, 111-119.
Mehrotra, C. M., & Wagner, L. S. (2009). Inequalities in Health.
Mojtabai, R. (2009). Unmet Need for Treatment of Major Depression in the United States. PsychiatricServices, 60(3), 297-305.

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Moore, J. L., Elliott, J. O., Lu, B., Klatte, E. T., & Charyton, C. (2009). Serious psychological distress among
persons with epilepsy based on the 2005 California Health Interview Survey. Epilepsia, 50(5),1077-1084.
Mortensen, K., Wilson, R. K., & Ho, V. (2009). Physical and Mental Health Status of Hurricane Katrina
Evacuees in Houston in 2005 and 2006. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved,20(2), 524-538.
Myer, L., Seedat, S., Stein, D. J., Moomal, H., & Williams, D. R. (2009). The mental health impact of AIDSrelated mortality in South Africa: a national study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community
Health, 63(4), 293-298.
Okoro, C. A., Strine, T. W., Balluz, L. S., Crews, J. E., Dhingra, S., Berry, J. T., et al. (2009). Serious
psychological distress among adults with and without disabilities. International Journal of Public
Health, 54, 52-60.
Orpana, H. M., Lemyre, L., & Gravel, R. (2009). Income and psychological distress: The role of the social
environment. Health Reports, 20(1).
Park, E. (2009). Gender as a Moderator in the Association of Body Weight to Smoking and Mental
Health. American Journal of Public Health, 99(1), 146-151.
Payton, A. R. (2009). Mental Health, Mental Illness, and Psychological Distress: Same Continuum orDistinct Phenomena? Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 50(2), 213-227.
Pratt, L. A. (2009). Serious Psychological Distress, as Measured by the K6, and Mortality. Annals of
Epidemiology, 19(3), 202-209.
Prins, M. A., Verhaak, P. F. M., van der Meer, K., Penninx, B. W. J. H., & Bensing, J. M. (2009). Primarycare patients with anxiety and depression: Need for care from the patient's perspective. Journalof Affective Disorders, 119(1-3), 163-171.
Safran, M. A., Strine, T. W., Dhingra, S. S., Berry, J. T., Manderscheid, R., & Mokdad, A. H. (2009).
Psychological distress and mental health treatment among persons with and without active duty
military experience, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2007.
International Journal of Public Health, 54, 61-67.
Sastry, N. (2009). Tracing the Effects of Hurricane Katrina on the Population of New Orleans The
Displaced New Orleans Residents Pilot Study. Sociological Methods & Research, 38(1), 171-196.
Schmitz, N., Lesage, A., & Wang, J. (2009). Should Psychological Distress Screening in the Community
Account for Self-Perceived Health Status? Canadian Journal of Psychiatry-Revue Canadienne De
Psychiatrie, 54(8), 526-533.
Shahmanesh, M., Wayal, S., Cowan, F., Mabey, D., Copas, A., & Patel, V. (2009). Suicidal Behavior Among
Female Sex Workers in Goa, India: The Silent Epidemic. American Journal of Public Health, 99(7),1239-1246.
Silove, D., Brooks, R., Steel, C. R. B., Steel, Z., Hewage, K., Rodger, J., et al. (2009). Explosive anger as a
response to human rights violations in post-conflict Timor-Leste. Social Science & Medicine,69(5), 670-677.
Slade, T., Johnston, A., Browne, M. A. O., Andrews, G., & Whiteford, H. (2009). 2007 National Survey of
Mental Health and Wellbeing: methods and key findings. Australian and New Zealand Journal of
Psychiatry, 43(7), 594-605.

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Smolders, M., Laurant, M., Verhaak, P., Prins, M., van Marwijk, H., Penninx, B., et al. (2009). Adherence
to evidence-based guidelines for depression and anxiety disorders is associated with recordingof the diagnosis. General hospital psychiatry, 31(5), 460-469.
Sorkin, D. H., Pham, E., & Ngo-Metzger, Q. (2009). Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Mental Health
Needs and Access to Care of Older Adults in California. Journal of the American Geriatrics
Society, 57(12), 2311-2317.
Stallman, H. M., & Shochet, I. (2009). Prevalence of mental health problems in Australian university
health services. Australian Psychologist, 44(2), 122-127.
Strine, T. W., Dhingra, S. S., Okoro, C. A., Zack, M. M., Balluz, L. S., Berry, J. T., et al. (2009). State-based
differences in the prevalence and characteristics of untreated persons with serious psychologicaldistress. International Journal of Public Health, 54, 9-15.
Sullivan, P. F., de Geus, E. J. C., Willemsen, G., James, M. R., Smit, J. H., Zandbelt, T., et al. (2009).
Genome-wide association for major depressive disorder: a possible role for the presynaptic
protein piccolo. Molecular Psychiatry, 14(4), 359-375.
Suvisaari, J., Aalto-Setala, T., Tuulio-Henriksson, A., Harkanen, T., Saarni, S. I., Perala, J., et al. (2009).
Mental disorders in young adulthood. Psychological Medicine, 39(2), 287-299.
Tsai, J., Floyd, R. L., O'Connor, M. J., & Velasquez, M. M. (2009). Alcohol use and serious psychologicaldistress among women of childbearing age. Addictive Behaviors, 34(2), 146-153.
Van Der Veen, W. J., Van Der Meer, K., & Penninx, B. W. (2009). Screening for depression and anxiety:
Correlates of non-response and cohort attrition in the Netherlands Study of Depression andAnxiety (NESDA). International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 18(4), 229-239.
Verhaak, P. F. M., Phins, M. A., Spreeuwenberg, P., Draisma, S., van Balkom, T. J. L. M., Bensing, J. M., etal. (2009). Receiving treatment for common mental disorders. General hospital psychiatry, 31(1),46-55.
Violato, M., Petrou, S., & Gray, R. (2009). The relationship between household income and childhood
respiratory health in the United Kingdom. Social Science & Medicine, 69(6), 955-963.
Witt, W. P., Kahn, R., Fortuna, L., Winickoff, J., Kuhlthau, K., Pirraglia, P. A., et al. (2009). PsychologicalDistress as a Barrier to Preventive Healthcare Among US Women. Journal of Primary Prevention,30(5), 531-547.
Zhao, G., Ford, E. S., Li, C., Strine, T. W., Dhingra, S., Berry, J. T., et al. (2009). Serious psychologicaldistress and its associations with body mass index: findings from the 2007 Behavioral Risk Factor
Surveillance System. International Journal of Public Health, 54, 30-36.
2008
Bantjes, J., & van Ommen, C. (2008). The development and utilisation of a suicide risk assessment
interview schedule. South African Journal of Psychology, 38(2), 391-411.
Baron, M., Schieir, O., Hudson, M., Steele, R., Kolahi, S., Berkson, L., et al. (2008). The clinimetricproperties of the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule II in early
inflammatory arthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism-Arthritis Care & Research, 59(3), 382-390.
Beard, J. R., Galea, S., & Vlahov, D. (2008). Longitudinal population-based studies of affective disorders:
Where to from here? BMC Psychiatry, 8.

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Becker, W. C., Sullivan, L. E., Tetrault, J. M., Desai, R. A., & Fiellin, D. A. (2008). Non-medical use, abuseand dependence on prescription opioids among US adults: Psychiatric, medical and substanceuse correlates. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 94(1-3), 38-47.
Bird, C. E., & Rieker, P. P. (2008). Gender Differences in Health Are They Biological, Social, or Both?
Gender and Health.
Boardman, J. D., Downey, L., Jackson, J. S., Merrill, J. B., Saint Onge, J. M., & Williams, D. R. (2008).
Proximate industrial activity and psychological distress. Population and Environment, 30(1-2), 325.
Borrell, L. N., & Dallo, F. J. (2008). Self-Rated Health and Race Among Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Adults.
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 10(3), 229-238.
Braden, J. B., & Sullivan, M. D. (2008). Suicidal Thoughts and Behavior Among Adults With Self-Reported
Pain Conditions in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication. Journal of Pain, 9(12), 11061115.
Cairney, J., Corna, L. M., Veldhuizen, S., Herrmann, N., & Streiner, D. L. (2008). Comorbid depression andanxiety in later life: Patterns of association, subjective well-being, and impairment. American
Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 16(3), 201-208.
Carra, G., Lusignani, G. S., Sciarini, P., Bertorello, A., Stramesi, F., Martinelli, V., et al. (2008). Neurologicalcomorbidity and psychological distress among depressed inpatients. Rivista Di Psichiatria, 43(1),25-30.
Castaneda, A. E., Suvisaari, J., Marttunen, M., Perala, J., Saarni, S. I., Aalto-Setala, T., et al. (2008).
Cognitive functioning in a population-based sample of young adults with a history of nonpsychotic unipolar depressive disorders without psychiatric comorbidity. Journal of Affective
Disorders, 110(1-2), 36-45.
Chae, D. H., Takeuchi, D. T., Barbeau, E. M., Bennett, G. G., Lindsey, J., & Krieger, N. (2008). Unfair
treatment, racial/ethnic discrimination, ethnic identification, and smoking among Asian
Americans in the National Latino and Asian American study. American Journal of Public Health,98(3), 485-492.
Chae, D. H., Takeuchi, D. T., Barbeau, E. M., Bennett, G. G., Lindsey, J. C., Stoddard, A. M., et al. (2008).
Alcohol disorders among Asian Americans: associations with unfair treatment, racial/ethnic
discrimination, and ethnic identification (the national Latino and Asian Americans study, 20022003). Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 62(11), 973-979.
Charles, K. K., & DeCicca, P. (2008). Local labor market fluctuations and health: Is there a connection andfor whom? Journal of Health Economics, 27(6), 1532-1550.
Emerson, E., & Llewellyn, G. (2008). The mental health of Australian mothers and fathers of young
children at risk of disability. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 32(1), 53-59.
Fagnano, M., Conn, K. M., & Halterman, J. S. (2008). Environmental tobacco smoke and behaviors of
inner-city children with asthma. Ambulatory Pediatrics, 8(5), 288-293.
Farfel, M., DiGrande, L., Brackbill, R., Prann, A., Cone, J., Friedman, S., et al. (2008). An Overview of 9/11
Experiences and Respiratory and Mental Health Conditions among World Trade Center HealthRegistry Enrollees. Journal of Urban Health-Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, 85(6),880-909.

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Furukawa, T. A., Kawakami, N., Saitoh, M., Ono, Y., Nakane, Y., Nakamura, Y., et al. (2008). The
performance of the Japanese version of the K6 and K10 in the World Mental Health Survey
Japan. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 17(3), 152-158.
Ghandour, L. A., Martins, S. S., & Chilcoat, H. D. (2008). Understanding the patterns and distribution of
opioid analgesic dependence symptoms using a latent empirical approach. International Journalof Methods in Psychiatric Research, 17(2), 89-103.
Hagman, B. T., Delnevo, C. D., Hrywna, M., & Williams, J. M. (2008). Tobacco use among those withserious psychological distress: Results from the national survey of drug use and health, 2002.
Addictive Behaviors, 33(4), 582-592.
Halterman, J. S., Borrelli, B., Fisher, S., Szilagyi, P., & Yoos, L. (2008). Improving care for urban children
with asthma: Design and methods of the School-Based Asthma Therapy (SBAT) trial. Journal of
Asthma, 45(4), 279-286.
Halterman, J. S., Borrelli, B., Tremblay, P., Conn, K. M., Fagnano, M., Montes, G., et al. (2008). Screening
for Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure Among Inner-City Children With Asthma. Pediatrics,
122(6), 1277-1283.
Heflin, C. M., & Ziliak, J. P. (2008). Food insufficiency, food stamp participation, and mental health. Social
Science Quarterly, 89(3), 706-727.
Herman-Stahl, M. A., Ashley, O. S., Penne, M. A., Bauman, K. E., Williams, J., Sanchez, R. P., et al. (2008).
Moderation and mediation in the relationship between mothers' or fathers' serious
psychological distress and adolescent substance use: Findings from a national sample. Journal of
Adolescent Health, 43(2), 141-150.
Hesse, M., & Pedersen, M. K. (2008). Protocol: Personality assessment as a support for referral and casework in treatment for substance use disorders (PASRC-study). BMC psychiatry, 8.
Hilton, M. F., Scuffham, P. A., Sheridan, J., Cleary, C. M., & Whiteford, H. A. (2008). Mental Ill-Health andthe Differential Effect of Employee Type on Absenteeism and Presenteeism. Journal of
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 50(11), 1228-1243.
Hilton, M. F., Whiteford, H. A., Sheridan, J. S., Cleary, C. M., Chant, D. C., Wang, P. S., et al. (2008). The
prevalence of psychological distress in employees and associated occupational risk factors.
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 50(7), 746-757.
Kessler, R. C., Galea, S., Gruber, M. J., Sampson, N. A., Ursano, R. J., & Wessely, S. (2008). Trends inmental illness and suicidality after Hurricane Katrina. Molecular Psychiatry, 13(4), 374-384.
Kessler, R. C., Keane, T. M., Ursano, R. J., Mokdad, A., & Zaslavsky, A. M. (2008). Sample and design
considerations in post-disaster mental health needs assessment tracking surveys. International
Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 17, S6-S20.
Knowles, S. R., Nelson, E. A., & Palombo, E. A. (2008). Investigating the role of perceived stress onbacterial flora activity and salivary cortisol secretion: A possible mechanism underlying
susceptibility to illness. Biological Psychology, 77(2), 132-137.
Licht, C. M. M., de Geus, E. J. C., Zitman, F. G., Hoogendijk, W. J. G., van Dyck, R., & Penninx, B. W. J. H.
(2008). Association Between Major Depressive Disorder and Heart Rate Variability in the
Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety (NESDA). Archives of General Psychiatry, 65(12),1358-1367.

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Lincoln, K. D. (2008). Personality, negative interactions, and mental health. Social Service Review, 82(2),223-252.
Lipsky, S., & Caetano, R. (2008). Is intimate partner violence associated with the use of alcohol
treatment services? Results from the national survey on drug use and health. Journal of Studies
on Alcohol and Drugs, 69(1), 30-38.
McQueen, A., Vernon, S. W., Meissner, H. I., & Rakowski, W. (2008). Risk perceptions and worry about
cancer: Does gender make a difference? Journal of Health Communication, 13(1), 56-79.
Mojtabai, R. (2008). Increase in antidepressant medication in the US adult population between 1990 and
2003. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 77(2), 83-92.
Mojtabai, R. (2008). Social comparison of distress and mental health help-seeking in the US general
population. Social Science & Medicine, 67(12), 1944-1950.
Mojtabai, R., & Olfson, M. (2008). National patterns in antidepressant treatment by psychiatrists andgeneral medical providers: Results from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication. Journal of
Clinical Psychiatry, 69(7), 1064-1074.
Myer, L., Stein, D. J., Grimsrud, A., Seedat, S., & Williams, D. R. (2008). Social determinants ofpsychological distress in a nationally-representative sample of South African adults. Social
Science & Medicine, 66(8), 1828-1840.
Natl Abandoned Infants, A. (2008). Women with co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse(Reprinted). Journal of Addictions Nursing, 19(2), 93-100.
Ojeda, V. D., & Bergstresser, S. M. (2008). Gender, race-ethnicity, and psychosocial barriers to mental
health care: An examination of perceptions and attitudes among adults reporting unmet need.
Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 49(3), 317-334.
Penninx, B. W. J. H., Beekman, A. T. F., Smit, J. H., Zitman, F. G., Nolen, W. A., Spinhoven, P., et al. (2008).
The Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety (NESDA): rationale, objectives and methods.
International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 17(3), 121-140.
Quine, S., Morrell, S., & Kendig, H. (2008). Outlooks for the future in independently living older
Australians. Aging & Mental Health, 12(3), 400-409.
Sachs-Ericsson, N., Joiner, T., & Blazer, D. G. (2008). The influence of lifetime depression on self-reported
memory and cognitive problems: Results from the National Comorbidity Survey - Replication.
Aging & Mental Health, 12(2), 183-192.
Shih, M., & Simon, P. A. (2008). Health-related quality of life among adults with serious psychologicaldistress and chronic medical conditions. Quality of Life Research, 17(4), 521-528.
Silove, D., Bateman, C. R., Brooks, R. T., Fonseca, C. A. Z., Steel, Z., Rodger, J., et al. (2008). Estimating
clinically relevant mental disorders in a rural and an urban setting in postconflict Timor Leste.
Archives of General Psychiatry, 65(10), 1205-1212.
Taylor, M. R., Agho, K. E., Stevens, G. J., & Raphael, B. (2008). Factors influencing psychological distressduring a disease epidemic: Data from Australia's first outbreak of equine influenza. BMC Public
Health, 8.
Tetrault, J. M., Desai, R. A., Becker, W. C., Fiellin, D. A., Concato, J., & Sullivan, L. E. (2008). Gender andnon-medical use of prescription opioids: results from a national US survey. Addiction, 103(2),258-268.

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Vladutiu, C. J., Casteel, C., & Runyan, C. W. (2008). Disability and risk of non-fatal residential injuries
among adults. Injury Prevention, 14(5), 302-305.
Wang, P. S., Gruber, M. J., Powers, R. E., Schoenbaurn, M., Speier, A. H., Wells, K. B., et al. (2008).
Disruption of existing mental health treatments and failure to initiate new treatment after
Hurricane Katrina. American Journal of Psychiatry, 165(1), 34-41.
Wang, P. S., Simon, G. E., & Kessler, R. C. (2008). Making the business case for enhanced depression
care: The National Institute of Mental Health-Harvard Work Outcomes Research and CostEffectiveness Study. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 50(4), 468-475.
Younes, N., Hardy-Bayle, M.-C., Falissard, B., Kovess, V., & Gasquet, I. (2008). Impact of shared mental
health care in the general population on subjects' perceptions of mental health care and on
mental health status. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 43(2), 113-120.
Zuvekas, S. H., & Fleishman, J. A. (2008). Self-rated mental health and racial/ethnic disparities in mental
health service use. Medical Care, 46(9), 915-923.
2007
Adam, E. K., Snell, E. K., & Pendry, P. (2007). Sleep timing and quantity in ecological and family context:
A nationally representative time-diary study. Journal of Family Psychology, 21(1), 4-19.
Annunziato, R. A., Rakotomihamina, V., & Rubacka, J. (2007). Examining the effects of maternal chronic
illness on child well-being in single parent families. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral
Pediatrics, 28(5), 386-391.
Beard, J. R., Heathcote, K., Brooks, R., Earnest, A., & Kelly, B. (2007). Predictors of mental disorders andtheir outcome in a community based cohort. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology,
42(8), 623-630.
Becker, W. C., Fiellin, D. A., & Desai, R. A. (2007). Non-medical use, abuse and dependence on sedatives
and tranquilizers among US adults: Psychiatric and socio-demographic correlates. Drug andAlcohol Dependence, 90(2-3), 280-287.
Beebe, T. J., Davern, M. E., McAlpine, D. D., & Ziegenfuss, J. K. (2007). Comparison of two withinhousehold selection methods in a telephone survey of substance abuse and dependence. Annalsof Epidemiology, 17(6), 458-463.
D'Costa, G., Nazareth, I., Naik, D., Vaidya, R., Levy, G., Patel, V., et al. (2007). Harmful alcohol use in Goa,
India, and its associations with violence: A study in primary care. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 42(2),131-137.
Di Lorenzo, R., Amoretti, A., Forghieri, M., Fiorini, F., Genedani, S., & Rigatelli, M. (2007). Aripiprazole:
Effectiveness and safety under naturalistic conditions. Experimental and ClinicalPsychopharmacology, 15(6), 569-575.
Fleishman, J. A., & Zuvekas, S. H. (2007). Global self-rated mental health: Associations with other mental
health measures and with role functioning. Medical Care, 45(7), 602-609.
Galea, S., Brewin, C. R., Gruber, M., Jones, R. T., King, D. W., King, L. A., et al. (2007). Exposure tohurricane-related stressors and mental illness after Hurricane Katrina. Archives of General
Psychiatry, 64(12), 1427-1434.

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Herman-Stahl, M., Ashley, O. S., Penne, M. A., Bauman, K. E., Weitzenkamp, D., Aldridge, M., et al.
(2007). Serious psychological distress among parenting and nonparenting adults. American
Journal of Public Health, 97(12), 2222-2229.
Hides, L., Lubman, D. I., Devlin, H., Cotton, S., Aitken, C., Gibbie, T., et al. (2007). Reliability and validity of
the Kessler 10 and Patient Health Questionnaire among injecting drug users. Australian and New
Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 41(2), 166-168.
Hides, L., Lubman, D. I., Elkins, A., Catania, L. S., & Rogers, N. (2007). Feasibility and acceptability of amental health screening tool and training programme in the youth alcohol and other drug (AOD)
sector. Drug and Alcohol Review, 26(5), 509-515.
Janzen, B. L., Muhajarine, N., & Kelly, I. W. (2007). Work-family conflict, and psychological distress inmen and women among Canadian police officers. Psychological Reports, 100(2), 556-562.
Janzen, B. L., Muhajarine, N., Zhu, T., & Kelly, I. W. (2007). Effort-reward imbalance, overcommitment,
and psychological distress in Canadian police officers'. Psychological Reports, 100(2), 525-530.
Kessler, R. C. (2007). Psychiatric epidemiology: Challenges and opportunities. International Review of
Psychiatry, 19(5), 509-521.
Kling, J. R., Liebman, J. B., & Katz, L. F. (2007). Experimental analysis of neighborhood effects.
Econometrica, 75(1), 83-119.
Kobau, R., Zahran, H., Grant, D., Thurman, D. J., Price, P. H., & Zack, M. M. (2007). Prevalence of active
epilepsy and health-related quality of life among adults with self-reported epilepsy in California:
California Health Interview Survey, 2003. Epilepsia, 48(10), 1904-1913.
Martinez-Aran, A., Vieta, E., Torrent, C., Sanchez-Moreno, J., Goikolea, J. M., Salamero, M., et al. (2007).
Functional outcome in bipolar disorder: the role of clinical and cognitive factors. Bipolar
disorders, 9(1-2), 103-113.
Martins, S. S., Ghandour, L. A., & Chilcoat, H. D. (2007). Profile of dependence symptoms among
extramedical opioid analgesic users. Addictive Behaviors, 32(10), 2003-2019.
Mojtabai, R., & Singh, P. (2007). Implications of co-occurring alcohol abuse for role impairment, healthproblems, treatment seeking, and early course of alcohol dependence. American Journal on
Addictions, 16(4), 300-309.
Murugesan, G., Amey, C. G., Deane, F. P., Jeffrey, R., Kelly, B., & Stain, H. (2007). Inpatient psychosocial
rehabilitation in rural NSW: assessment of clinically significant change for people with severe
mental illness. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 41(4), 343-350.
Rabin, C., Rogers, M. L., Pinto, B. M., Nash, J. M., Frierson, G. M., & Trask, P. C. (2007). Effect of personal
cancer history and family cancer history on levels of psychological distress. Social Science &Medicine, 64(2), 411-416.
Rodgers, B., Parslow, R., & Degenhardt, L. (2007). Affective disorders, anxiety disorders andpsychological distress in non-drinkers. Journal of Affective Disorders, 99(1-3), 165-172.
Sacks, S., Melnick, G., Coen, C., Banks, S., Friedmann, P. D., Grella, C., et al. (2007). CJDATS Co-occurring
Disorders Screening Instrument for Mental Disorders (CODSI-MD) - A pilot study. Prison Journal,87(1), 86-110.
Sacks, S., Melnick, G., Coen, C., Banks, S., Friedmann, P. D., Grella, C., et al. (2007). CJDATS co-occurring
disorders screening instrument for mental disorders - A validation study. Criminal Justice andBehavior, 34(9), 1198-1215.

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Sareen, J., Cox, B. J., Stein, M. B., Afifi, T. O., Fleet, C., & Asmundson, G. J. G. (2007). Physical and mental
comorbidity, disability, and suicidal behavior associated with posttraumatic stress disorder in alarge community sample. Psychosomatic medicine, 69(3), 242-248.
Scheffler, R. M., Brown, T. T., & Rice, J. K. (2007). The role of social capital in reducing non-specificpsychological distress: The importance of controlling for omitted variable bias. Social Science &Medicine, 65(4), 842-854.
Steele, L., Dewa, C., & Lee, K. (2007). Socioeconomic status and self-reported barriers to mental healthservice use. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry-Revue Canadienne De Psychiatrie, 52(3), 201-206.
Strine, T. W., Chapman, D. P., & Flowers, N. (2007). Psychological distress and impaired quality of life
common among community-dwelling adults with lower gastrointestinal disorders. Digestive
Diseases and Sciences, 52(1), 70-77.
Strine, T. W., & Hootman, J. M. (2007). US national prevalence and correlates of low back and neck pain
among adults. Arthritis & Rheumatism-Arthritis Care & Research, 57(4), 656-665.
Swartz, J. A., & Lurigio, A. J. (2007). Serious mental illness and arrest - The generalized mediating effectof substance use. Crime & Delinquency, 53(4), 581-604.
Veldhuizen, S., Cairney, J., Kurdyak, P., & Streiner, D. L. (2007). The sensitivity of the K6 as a screen forany disorder in community mental health surveys: A cautionary note. Canadian Journal of
Psychiatry-Revue Canadienne De Psychiatrie, 52(4), 256-259.
Wang, J. (2007). Mental health treatment dropout and its correlates in a general population sample.
Medical Care, 45(3), 224-229.
Wang, J., & Patten, S. B. (2007). Perceived effectiveness of mental health care provided by primary-care
physicians and mental health specialists. Psychosomatics, 48(2), 123-127.
Wang, P. S., Gruber, M. J., Powers, R. E., Schoenbaum, M., Speier, A. H., Wells, K. B., et al. (2007). Mental
health service use among Hurricane Katrina survivors in the eight months after the disaster.
Psychiatric services, 58(11), 1403-1411.
Wang, P. S., Simon, G. E., Avorn, J., Azocar, F., Ludman, E. J., McCulloch, J., et al. (2007). Telephone
screening, outreach, and care management for depressed workers and impact on clinical andwork productivity outcomes - A randomized controlled trial. Jama-Journal of the American
Medical Association, 298(12), 1401-1411.
Whitlock, J., & Knox, K. L. (2007). The relationship between self-injurious behavior and suicide in a young
adult population. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 161(7), 634-640.
Wright, K. M., Bliese, P. D., Thomas, J. L., Adler, A. B., Eckford, R. D., & Hoge, C. W. (2007). Contrasting
approaches to psychological screening with US combat soldiers. Journal of Traumatic Stress,
20(6), 965-975.
Yamada, A., Suzuki, M., Kato, M., Suzuki, M., Tanaka, S., Shindo, T., et al. (2007). Emotional distress andits correlates among parents of children with pervasive developmental disorders. Psychiatry andClinical Neurosciences, 61(6), 651-657.
Zubrick, S. R. (2007). Commentary: Area social cohesion, deprivation and mental health - Does miserylove company? International Journal of Epidemiology, 36(2), 345-347.
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Beard, J. R., Dietrich, U. C., Brooks, L. O., Brooks, R. T., Heathcote, K., & Kelly, B. (2006). Incidence andoutcomes of mental disorders in a regional population: the Northern Rivers Mental HealthStudy. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 40(8), 674-682.
Brackbill, R. M., Thorpe, L. E., DiGrande, L., Perrin, M., Sapp, J. H., II, Wu, D., et al. (2006). Surveillance forWorld Trade Center disaster health effects among survivors of collapsed and damaged buildings.
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 55(SS2), 1-18.
Bratter, J. L., & Eschbach, K. (2006). 'What about the couple?' Interracial marriage and psychologicaldistress. Social Science Research, 35(4), 1025-1047.
Brooks, R. T., Beard, J., & Steel, Z. (2006). Factor structure and interpretation of the K10. Psychological
Assessment, 18(1), 62-70.
Dao, T. K., Kerbs, J. J., Rollin, S. A., Potts, I., Gutierrez, R., Choi, K., et al. (2006). The association between
bullying dynamics and psychological distress. Journal of Adolescent Health, 39(2), 277-282.
Dowling, K., Storr, C. L., & Chilcoat, H. D. (2006). Potential influences on initiation and persistence of
extramedical prescription pain reliever use in the US population. Clinical Journal of Pain, 22(9),776-783.
Edlund, M. J., & Harris, K. M. (2006). Perceived effectiveness of medications among mental healthservice users with and without alcohol dependence. Psychiatric services, 57(5), 692-699.
Flick, L. H., Cook, C. A., Homan, S. M., McSweeney, M., Campbell, C., & Parnell, L. (2006). Persistent
tobacco use during pregnancy and the likelihood of psychiatric disorders. American Journal of
Public Health, 96(10), 1799-1807.
Grzywacz, J. G., Suerken, C. K., Quandt, S. A., Bell, R. A., Lang, W., & Arcury, T. A. (2006). Older adults'
use of complementary and alternative medicine for mental health: Findings from the 2002
National Health Interview Survey. Journal of alternative and complementary medicine, 12(5),467-473.
Harris, K. M., Carpenter, C., & Bao, Y. H. (2006). The effects of state parity laws on the use of mental
health care. Medical Care, 44(6), 499-505.
Harris, K. M., Edlund, M. J., & Larson, S. L. (2006). Religious involvement and the use of mental healthcare. Health Services Research, 41(2), 395-410.
Jatoi, I., Zhu, K., Shah, M., & Lawrence, W. (2006). Psychological distress in US Women who haveexperienced false-positive mammograms. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 100(2), 191200.
Kessler, R. C., Galea, S., Jones, R. T., Parker, H. A., & Hurricane Katrina, C. (2006). Mental illness andsuicidality after Hurricane Katrina. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 84(12), 930-939.
Kubiak, S. P., Arfken, C. L., Swartz, J. A., & Koch, A. L. (2006). Treatment at the front end of the criminal
justice continuum: the association between arrest and admission into specialty substance abuse
treatment. Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy, 1.
Lincoln, A. K., Liebschutz, J. M., Chernoff, M., Nguyen, D., & Amaro, H. (2006). Brief screening for cooccurring disorders among women entering substance abuse treatment. Substance Abuse
Treatment Prevention and Policy, 1.
McQueen, A., Vernon, S. W., Meissner, H. I., Klabunde, C. N., & Rakowski, W. (2006). Are there genderdifferences in colorectal cancer test use prevalence and correlates? Cancer Epidemiology
Biomarkers & Prevention, 15(4), 782-791.

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McVeigh, K. H., Galea, S., Thorpe, L. E., Maulsby, C., Henning, K., & Sederer, L. I. (2006). The
epidemiology of nonspecific psychological distress in New York City, 2002 and 2003. Journal of
Urban Health-Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, 83(3), 394-405.
Mojtabai, R. (2006). Psychotic-like experiences and interpersonal violence in the general population.
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 41(3), 183-190.
Schensul, J. J., Robison, J., Reyes, C., Radda, K., Gaztambide, S., & Disch, W. (2006). Building
interdisciplinary/intersectoral research partnerships for community-based mental healthresearch with older minority adults. American Journal of Community Psychology, 38(1-2), 79-93.
Shih, M., Hootman, J. M., Strine, T. W., Chapman, D. P., & Brady, T. J. (2006). Serious psychologicaldistress in US adults with arthritis. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 21(11), 1160-1166.
Smith, R. C., & Gardiner, J. C. (2006). Administrative database screening to identify somatizing patients.
Medical Care, 44(9), 799-802.
Strine, T. W., Chapman, D. P., & Balluz, L. S. (2006). Population-based U.S. study of severe headaches inadults: Psychological distress and comorbidities. Headache, 46(2), 223-232.
Swartz, J. A., & Lurigio, A. J. (2006). Screening for serious mental illness in populations with co-occurring
substance use disorders: Performance of the K6 scale. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment,
31(3), 287-296.
Tiwari, S. K., & Wang, J. (2006). The epidemiology of mental and substance use-related disorders amongwhite, Chinese, and other Asian populations in Canada. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry-Revue
Canadienne De Psychiatrie, 51(14), 904-912.
Williams, R. E., Black, C. L., Kim, H. Y., Andrews, E. B., Mangel, A. W., Buda, J. J., et al. (2006).
Determinants of healthcare-seeking behaviour among subjects with irritable bowel syndrome.
Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 23(11), 1667-1675.
Williams, R. E., Black, C. L., Kim, H. Y., Andrews, E. B., Mangel, A. W., Buda, J. J., et al. (2006). Stability ofirritable bowel syndrome using a Rome II-based classification. Alimentary Pharmacology &Therapeutics, 23(1), 197-205.
Witt, W. P., Fortuna, L., Wu, E. J., Kahn, R. S., Winickoff, J. P., Pirraglia, P. A., et al. (2006). Children's useof motor vehicle restraints: Maternal psychological distress, maternal motor vehicle restraint
practices, and sociodemographics. Ambulatory Pediatrics, 6(3), 145-151.
Wu, L.-T., & Ringwalt, C. L. (2006). Inhalant use and disorders among adults in the United States. Drug
and Alcohol Dependence, 85(1), 1-11.
2005
Baillie, A. J. (2005). Predictive gender and education bias in Kessler's psychological distress Scale (K10).
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 40(9), 743-748.
Bott, K., Meyer, C., Rumpf, H. J., Hapke, U., & John, U. (2005). Psychiatric disorders among at-risk
consumers of alcohol in the general population. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 66(2), 246-253.
Dewa, C. S., Hoch, J. S., & Steele, L. (2005). Prescription drug benefits and Canada's uninsured.
International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 28(5), 496-513.
Ferketich, A. K., & Binkley, P. F. (2005). Psychological distress and cardiovascular disease: results fromthe 2002 National Health Interview Survey. European Heart Journal, 26(18), 1923-1929.

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Harris, K. M., & Edlund, M. J. (2005). Self-medication of mental health problems: New evidence from anational survey. Health Services Research, 40(1), 117-134.
Harris, K. M., & Edlund, M. J. (2005). Use of mental health care and substance abuse treatment among
adults with co-occurring disorders. Psychiatric services, 56(8), 954-959.
Harris, K. M., Edlund, M. J., & Larson, S. (2005). Racial and ethnic differences in the mental healthproblems and use of mental health care. Medical Care, 43(8), 775-784.
Iyer, S. N., Rothmann, T. L., Vogler, J. E., & Spaulding, W. D. (2005). Evaluating outcomes of rehabilitation
for severe mental illness. Rehabilitation Psychology, 50(1), 43-55.
Mojtabai, R. (2005). Trends in contacts with mental health professionals and cost barriers to mental
health care among adults with significant psychological distress in the United States: 1997-2002.
American Journal of Public Health, 95(11), 2009-2014.
Mojtabai, R. (2005). Use of specialty substance abuse and mental health services in adults with
substance use disorders in the community. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 78(3), 345-354.
Narud, K., Mykletun, A., & Dahl, A. A. (2005). Quality of life in patients with personality disorders seen atan ordinary psychiatric outpatient clinic. BMC Psychiatry, 5.
Poulin, C., Lemoine, O., Poirier, L. R., & Lambert, J. (2005). Validation study of a nonspecific psychologicaldistress scale. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 40(12), 1019-1024.
Rieker, P. P., & Bird, C. E. (2005). Rethinking gender differences in health: Why we need to integratesocial and biological perspectives. Journals of Gerontology Series B-Psychological Sciences andSocial Sciences, 60, 40-47.
Sabourin, S., Valois, P., & Lussier, Y. (2005). Development and validation of a brief version of the Dyadic
Adjustment SCale with a nonparametric item analysis model. Psychological Assessment, 17(1),15-27.
Strine, T. W., Chapman, D. P., & Ahluwalia, I. B. (2005). Menstrual-related problems and psychologicaldistress among women in the United States. Journal of Womens Health, 14(4), 316-323.
Strine, T. W., Kobau, R., Chapman, D. P., Thurman, D. J., Price, P., & Balluz, L. S. (2005). Psychologicaldistress, comorbidities, and health Behaviors among US adults with seizures: Results from the2002 National Health Interview Survey. Epilepsia, 46(7), 1133-1139.
Swartz, J. A., & Lurigio, A. J. (2005). SCREENING FOR SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS AMONG CRIMINALOFFENDERS. Organizational Response to Persons with Mental Illness Involved with the Criminal
Justice System, 12, 137-161.
Vander Stoep, A., McCauley, E., Thompson, K. A., Herting, J. R., Kuo, E. S., Stewart, D. G., et al. (2005).
Universal emotional health screening at the middle school transition. Journal of Emotional and
Behavioral Disorders, 13(4), 213-223.
Waghorn, G., Chant, D., & King, R. (2005). Work-related subjective experiences among community
residents with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. Australian and New Zealand Journal of
Psychiatry, 39(4), 288-299.
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Kahn, R. S., Brandt, D., & Whitaker, R. C. (2004). Combined effect of mothers' and fathers' mental healthsymptoms on children's behavioral and emotional well-being. Archives of Pediatrics &Adolescent Medicine, 158(8), 721-729.
Kessler, R. C., Ames, M., Hymel, P. A., Loeppke, R., McKenas, D. K., Richling, D. E., et al. (2004). Using theWorld Health Organization Health and Work Performance Questionnaire (HPQ) to evaluate theindirect workplace costs of illness. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 46(6),S23-S37.
Saunders, S. M., & Wojcik, J. V. (2004). The reliability and validity of a brief self-report questionnaire toscreen for mental health problems: The Health Dynamics Inventory. Journal of ClinicalPsychology in Medical Settings, 11(3), 233-241.
Wang, J. L. (2004). A longitudinal population-based study of treated and untreated major depression.
Medical Care, 42(6), 543-550.