Karam, Elie G.

How well can post-traumatic stress disorder be predicted from pre-trauma risk factors? An exploratory study in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys

Kessler, R. C., Rose, S., Koenen, K. C., Karam, E. G., Stang, P. E., Stein, D. J., Heeringa, S. G., Hill, E. D., Liberzon, I., McLaughlin, K. A., et al. (2014) · World Psychiatry

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ResearchMigration, Health and Trauma

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Policy stringency and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal analysis of data from 15 countries

Aknin, L. B., Andretti, B., Goldszmidt, R., Helliwell, J. F., Petherick, A., De Neve, J.-E., Dunn, E. W., Fancourt, D., Goldberg, E., Jones, S. P., et al. (2022) · The Lancet Public Health

COVID-19 and Mental HealthCOVID-19 epidemiological studies

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The cross-national epidemiology of specific phobia in the World Mental Health Surveys

Wardenaar, K. J., Lim, C. C. W., Al-Hamzawi, A. O., Alonso, J., Andrade, L. H., Benjet, C., Bunting, B., de Girolamo, G., Demyttenaere, K., Florescu, S. E., et al. (2017) · Psychological Medicine

Mental Health Treatment and AccessAnxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes

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DSM-5 AND ICD-11 DEFINITIONS OF POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER: INVESTIGATING “NARROW” AND “BROAD” APPROACHES: Research Article: DSM-5 and ICD-11 Definitions of PTSD

Stein, D. J., McLaughlin, K. A., Koenen, K. C., Atwoli, L., Friedman, M. J., Hill, E. D., Maercker, A., Petukhova, M., Shahly, V., van Ommeren, M., et al. (2014) · Depression and Anxiety

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ResearchMigration, Health and Trauma

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Associations Between Subjective Social Status and DSM-IV Mental Disorders: Results From the World Mental Health Surveys

Scott, K. M., Al-Hamzawi, A. O., Andrade, L. H., Borges, G., Caldas-de-Almeida, J. M., Fiestas, F., Gureje, O., Hu, C., Karam, E. G., Kawakami, N., et al. (2014) · JAMA Psychiatry

Health disparities and outcomesMental Health Treatment and Access

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Pediatric-onset and adult-onset separation anxiety disorder across countries in the World Mental Health Survey

Silove, D., Alonso, J., Bromet, E., Gruber, M., Sampson, N., Scott, K., Andrade, L., Benjet, C., Caldas de Almeida, J. M., De Girolamo, G., et al. (2015) · American Journal of Psychiatry

Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

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Comorbidity of common mental disorders with cancer and their treatment gap: findings from the World Mental Health Surveys: Cancer, mental health and treatment gap

Nakash, O., Levav, I., Aguilar-Gaxiola, S., Alonso, J., Andrade, L. H., Angermeyer, M. C., Bruffaerts, R., Caldas-de-Almeida, J. M., Florescu, S., de Girolamo, G., et al. (2014) · Psycho-Oncology

Cancer survivorship and careMental Health Treatment and Access

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Effectiveness and specificity of a classroom‐based group intervention in children and adolescents exposed to war in Lebanon

KARAM, E. G., FAYYAD, J., KARAM, A. N., TABET, C. C., MELHEM, N., MNEIMNEH, Z., & DIMASSI, H. (2008) · World Psychiatry

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ResearchMigration, Health and Trauma

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The role of epigenetics in psychological resilience

Smeeth, D., Beck, S., Karam, E. G., & Pluess, M. (2021) · The Lancet Psychiatry

Resilience and Mental HealthEpigenetics and DNA Methylation

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Findings from World Mental Health Surveys of the perceived helpfulness of treatment for patients with major depressive disorder

Harris, M. G., Kazdin, A. E., Chiu, W. T., Sampson, N. A., Aguilar-Gaxiola, S., Al-Hamzawi, A., Alonso, J., Altwaijri, Y., Andrade, L. H., Cardoso, G., et al. (2020) · JAMA Psychiatry

Mental Health Treatment and AccessTreatment of Major Depression

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Role of common mental and physical disorders in partial disability around the world

Bruffaerts, R., Vilagut, G., Demyttenaere, K., Alonso, J., AlHamzawi, A., Andrade, L. H., Benjet, C., Bromet, E., Bunting, B., de Girolamo, G., et al. (2012) · British Journal of Psychiatry

Mental Health Treatment and AccessHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life

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Cross-national differences in the prevalence and correlates of burden among older family caregivers in the World Health Organization World Mental Health (WMH) Surveys

Shahly, V., Chatterji, S., Gruber, M. J., Al-Hamzawi, A., Alonso, J., Andrade, L. H., Angermeyer, M. C., Bruffaerts, R., Bunting, B., Caldas-de-Almeida, J. M., et al. (2013) · Psychological Medicine

Intergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingNursing care and research

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THE BEREAVEMENT EXCLUSION AND DSM-5

Zisook, S., Corruble, E., Duan, N., Iglewicz, A., Karam, E. G., Lanuoette, N., Lebowitz, B., Pies, R., Reynolds, C., Seay, K., et al. (2012) · Depression and Anxiety

Grief, Bereavement, and Mental HealthTreatment of Major Depression

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The cross-national structure of mental disorders: results from the World Mental Health Surveys

de Jonge, P., Wardenaar, K. J., Lim, C. C. W., Aguilar-Gaxiola, S., Alonso, J., Andrade, L. H., Bunting, B., Chatterji, S., Ciutan, M., Gureje, O., et al. (2018) · Psychological Medicine

Mental Health Research TopicsMental Health Treatment and Access

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Patterns of care and dropout rates from outpatient mental healthcare in low-, middle- and high-income countries from the World Health Organization's world mental health survey initiative

Fernández, D., Vigo, D., Sampson, N. A., Hwang, I., Aguilar-Gaxiola, S., Al-Hamzawi, A. O., Alonso, J., Andrade, L. H., Bromet, E. J., de Girolamo, G., et al. (2021) · Psychological Medicine

Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychiatric care and mental health services

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Concordance between the diagnostic guidelines for alcohol and cannabis use disorders in the draft ICD‐11 and other classification systems: analysis of data from the WHO's World Mental Health Surveys

Degenhardt, L., Bharat, C., Bruno, R., Glantz, M. D., Sampson, N. A., Lago, L., Aguilar‐Gaxiola, S., Alonso, J., Andrade, L. H., Bunting, B., et al. (2019) · Addiction

Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMental Health Treatment and Access

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Rapid-cycling bipolar disorder: cross-national community study

Lee, S., Tsang, A., Kessler, R. C., Jin, R., Sampson, N., Andrade, L., Karam, E. G., Mora, M. E. M., Merikangas, K., Nakane, Y., et al. (2010) · British Journal of Psychiatry

Bipolar Disorder and TreatmentPersonality Disorders and Psychopathology

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Determinants of treatment of mental disorders in Lebanon: barriers to treatment and changing patterns of service use

Karam, E. G., Karam, G. E., Farhat, C., Itani, L., Fayyad, J., Karam, A. N., Mneimneh, Z., Kessler, R., & Thornicroft, G. (2019) · Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences

Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology and Mental Health

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Implications of modifying the duration requirement of generalized anxiety disorder in developed and developing countries

Lee, S., Tsang, A., Ruscio, A. M., Haro, J. M., Stein, D. J., Alonso, J., Angermeyer, M. C., Bromet, E. J., Demyttenaere, K., de Girolamo, G., et al. (2009) · Psychological Medicine

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Post-traumatic stress disorder associated with life-threatening motor vehicle collisions in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys

Stein, D. J., Karam, E. G., Shahly, V., Hill, E. D., King, A., Petukhova, M., Atwoli, L., Bromet, E. J., Florescu, S., Haro, J. M., et al. (2016) · BMC Psychiatry

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ResearchTraumatic Brain Injury Research

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Patterns and correlates of patient‐reported helpfulness of treatment for common mental and substance use disorders in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys

Kessler, R. C., Kazdin, A. E., Aguilar‐Gaxiola, S., Al‐Hamzawi, A., Alonso, J., Altwaijri, Y. A., Andrade, L. H., Benjet, C., Bharat, C., Borges, G., et al. (2022) · World Psychiatry

Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychotherapy Techniques and Applications

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Premarital mental disorders and physical violence in marriage: cross-national study of married couples

Miller, E., Breslau, J., Petukhova, M., Fayyad, J., Green, J. G., Kola, L., Seedat, S., Stein, D. J., Tsang, A., Viana, M. C., et al. (2011) · British Journal of Psychiatry

Intimate Partner and Family ViolenceChild Abuse and Trauma

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Fibromyalgia patients should always be screened for post-traumatic stress disorder

Nardi, A. E., Karam, E. G., & Carta, M. G. (2020) · Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics

Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ResearchPsychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments

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War Exposure and DNA Methylation in Syrian Refugee Children and Adolescents

Smeeth, D., Ecker, S., Chervova, O., McEwen, F., Karam, E., Beck, S., & Pluess, M. (2025) · JAMA Psychiatry

Epigenetics and DNA MethylationMigration, Health and Trauma

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