Dr Gulsah Kurt

Postdoctoral Fellow
Science
School of Psychology
  • Book Chapters | 2024
    Kurt G; Elshazly M; Rebolledo O; Wells R; Rosenbaum S, 2024, 'Humanitarian Workers', in Trauma Resilience and Posttraumatic Growth in Frontline Personnel, pp. 184 - 200, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003292807-17
  • Journal articles | 2025
    Abdollahpour Ranjbar H; Elazab K; Yigit I; Almeamari F; Acartürk C; Kurt G; Turan J; Norcini Pala A; Turan B, 2025, 'Refugee stigma and its toll on mental health: Development and validation of the refugee stigma scale (RSS)', BMJ Global Health, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2024-017276
    Journal articles | 2025
    Acar B; Moring J; Kurt G; Orsel S; Acartürk C, 2025, 'Telehealth-Delivered Cognitive Processing Therapy for Earthquake Survivors in Türkiye: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial', Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cpp.70176
    Journal articles | 2025
    Anwar A; Kurt G; Yadav UN; Huda MN; Ghimire S; Bhattacharjee S; Arora A; Ali M; Mondal PK; Rizwan AAM; Shuvo SD; Mistry SK, 2025, 'Prevalence and determinants of quality of life among Rohingya older adults residing in the refugee camp in Bangladesh', BMC Geriatrics, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-025-06227-7
    Journal articles | 2025
    Eugene D; Nöthling J; Tarsitani L; Palantza C; Papola D; Barbui C; Bryant R; Panter-Brick C; Hall BJ; Lam AIF; Huizink AC; Fuhr D; Purba FD; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Andriani D; van der Waerden J; Acartürk C; Kurt G; Burchert S; Knaevelsrud C; Witteveen AB; Patane M; Quero S; Díaz-García A; Morina N; Pinucci I; Sijbrandij M; Seedat S, 2025, 'Mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic: An international comparison of gender-related home and work-related responsibilities, and social support', Archives of Women S Mental Health, 28, pp. 359 - 374, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00737-024-01497-3
    Journal articles | 2025
    Jahan S; Faruk MO; Kurt G; Némorin S; Zarate A; Mozumder MK; Rosenbaum S; Wells R, 2025, 'Clinical mental health supervision in a humanitarian context in LMICs: PEACE model for community engagement', Research Involvement and Engagement, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40900-025-00722-2
    Journal articles | 2025
    Kip A; Kurt G; Acartürk C; Hyland P; Churbaji D; Sander LB, 2025, 'Reflections on mental health research in post-disaster settings', Plos Global Public Health, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0005312
    Journal articles | 2025
    Kurt G; Almeamari F; El-Dardery H; Kardouh A; Wong S; McGrath M; Klein L; Beetar A; Lekkeh S; El-Vecih A; Yasaki W; Acarturk C; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Steel Z; Rosenbaum S; Wells R, 2025, 'Testing the role of online group-based supervision for local humanitarian workers following a crisis: A mixed-methods longitudinal study', Plos Global Public Health, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0004635
    Journal articles | 2025
    Kurt G; Specker P; Liddell B; Keegan D; Nandyatama R; Yuanita A; Argadianti Rachmah R; Hoffman J; Kashyap S; Tricesaria D; Khakbaz M; Pestalozzi Z; Nickerson A, 2025, 'Profiles of coping resources and their associations with mental health and social functioning among refugees in Indonesia', Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2025.10053
    Journal articles | 2025
    Mastrogiovanni C; Choudhry U; Lederman O; Mckeon G; Wright K; Curtis J; Morell R; Miranda K; Teasdale S; Kurt G; Mistry SK; Ward PB; Barbero R; Rosenbaum S, 2025, 'Free, culturally responsive and trauma-informed physical activity service for people experiencing social disadvantage in Sydney, Australia: the â€Addi Moves' initiative', British Journal of Sports Medicine, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2025-110249
    Journal articles | 2025
    Mastrogiovanni C; Rosenbaum S; Delbaere K; Tiedemann A; Teasdale S; Sherrington C; Ambrens M; Kurt G; Mckeon G, 2025, 'MovingTogether: a randomised controlled trial of a mental-health-informed, digital health promotion intervention for older adults', Age and Ageing, 54, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afaf190
    Journal articles | 2025
    McGrath M; Kurt G; Davis E; Lekkeh SA; Beetar A; Mozumder MK; Almeamari F; Rosenbaum S; Wells R, 2025, 'The localisation of humanitarian response to conflict and displacement: a scoping review from a health systems perspective', BMJ Global Health, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2024-018331
    Journal articles | 2025
    McGrath M; Yasaki W; Beetar A; El-Vecih A; Klein L; Kurt G; Lekkeh S; Rosenbaum S; Wells R, 2025, 'Contextualising person-centred mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) services: A qualitative study of the preferences and experiences of displaced Syrians in Northwest Syria and TÜrkiye', Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2025.10058
    Journal articles | 2025
    Mistry SK; Kurt G; Adams AM; Ghimire S; Yadav UN, 2025, 'Social prescribing in culturally and linguistically diverse populations', Lancet, 406, pp. 1007 - 1008, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(25)01687-3
    Journal articles | 2025
    Nickerson A; Kurt G; Liddell B; Keegan D; Nandyatama R; Yuanita A; Argadianti Rachmah R; Hoffman J; Kashyap S; Mastrogiovanni N; Mai V; Camilleri A; Susanty D; Tricesaria D; Rostami H; Im J; Gurzeda M; Khakbaz M; Funnell S; Pestalozzi Z; Specker P, 2025, 'The longitudinal relationship between psychological symptoms and social functioning in displaced refugees', Psychological Medicine, 55, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291724003519
    Journal articles | 2025
    Pinucci I; Tedeschi F; Serra R; Patanè M; Acartürk C; Andriani D; Bryant RA; Burchert S; Caggiu G; Campos D; Conflitti C; Davisse-Paturet C; Felez-Nobrega M; Fuhr D; Hall BJ; Haro JM; Huizink AC; Knaevelsrud C; Kurt G; Lam A; Leijen I; Mediavilla R; Melchior M; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Morina N; Monzio Compagnoni M; Nicaise P; Palantza C; Panter-Brick C; Papola D; Quero S; Rodriguez Prada C; Seedat S; Setyowibowo H; Smith P; van der Waerden J; Walter H; Witteveen A; Pasquini M; Sijbrandij M; Barbui C; Tarsitani L, 2025, 'Resilient outcomes in people with a history of mental disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic: an international 2-years longitudinal prospective study', Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00127-025-02944-x
    Journal articles | 2025
    Rosenbaum S; Farello A; Latimer K; Vancampfort D; Ventevogel P; Richards J; Warria A; Ager A; Bray M; Snider L; Hermosilla S; Clark JS; Ferris J; Kurt G, 2025, 'Implementing sport and physical activity across each layer of the mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) pyramid for populations affected by displacement', Mental Health and Physical Activity, 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2025.100701
    Journal articles | 2025
    Shigemura J; Nickerson A; Salgado C; Kurt G; Kleim B; Choi KH; Borbon DE, 2025, 'Roles, challenges, and possibilities of traumatic stress professional societies around the world', Journal of Traumatic Stress, 38, pp. 880 - 887, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jts.70001
    Journal articles | 2024
    Acarturk C; Kurt G; Ilkkurşun Z; De Graaff AM; Bryant R; Cuijpers P; Fuhr D; Mcdaid D; Park AL; Sijbrandij M; Ventevogel P; Uygun E, 2024, 'Effectiveness of group problem management plus in distressed Syrian refugees in TÜrkiye: a randomized controlled trial', Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S2045796024000453
    Journal articles | 2024
    Kurt G; Almeamari F; El-Dardery H; Lekkeh S; Acarturk C; Rosenbaum S; Wells R, 2024, 'A letter from... The Türkiye-Syria earthquake region', LANCET PSYCHIATRY, 11, pp. 964 - 964
    Journal articles | 2024
    Kurt G; Almeamari F; El-Dardery H; Lekkeh S; Acarturk C; Rosenbaum S; Wells R, 2024, 'The Türkiye–Syria earthquake region', Lancet Psychiatry, 11, pp. 964 - 964, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(24)00368-7
    Journal articles | 2024
    Kurt G; Ekhtiari M; de Graaff A; Ersahin M; Specker P; Sijbrandij M; Nickerson A; Acartürk C, 2024, 'Network analytical investigation of relationships between symptoms of common mental disorders among refugees and asylum seekers in Türkiye', Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 33, pp. e59, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S2045796024000696
    Journal articles | 2024
    Kurt G; Erşahin M; Aker AT; Uygun E; Acartürk C, 2024, 'Mental health and support 1 year after the earthquakes in Türkiye', Lancet Psychiatry, 11, pp. 245 - 246, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(24)00059-2
    Journal articles | 2024
    Mastrogiovanni C; Kurt G; McKeon G; Lederman O; Rostami R; Coello M; Garcia DP; Wright K; Rosenbaum S, 2024, 'Delivering Exercise Services to Refugees and Asylum Seekers in High-Income Countries', Journal of Clinical Exercise Physiology, 13, pp. 93 - 99, http://dx.doi.org/10.31189/2165-6193-13.3.93
    Journal articles | 2024
    Rosenbaum S; Ahmed S; Ali H; Nemorin S; Danielson S; Vancampfort D; Latimer K; Snider L; Khan A; Kurt G, 2024, 'Physical Activity Training for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Professionals in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh', Intervention, 22, pp. 83 - 91, http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/intv.intv_47_23
    Journal articles | 2024
    Yigit I; Turan B; Kurt G; Weiser SD; Johnson MO; Mugavero MJ; Turan JM, 2024, 'Longitudinal Associations of Experienced and Perceived Community Stigma With Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence and Viral Suppression in New-to-Care People With HIV: Mediating Roles of Internalized Stigma and Depression Symptoms', Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 95, pp. 231 - 237, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0000000000003360
    Journal articles | 2023
    Kurt G; Ekhtiari M; Ventevogel P; Ersahin M; Ilkkursun Z; Akbiyik N; Acarturk C, 2023, 'Socio-cultural integration of Afghan refugees in TÜrkiye: The role of traumatic events, post-displacement stressors and mental health', Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 32, pp. e51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S204579602300063X
    Journal articles | 2023
    Kurt G; Uygun E; Aker AT; Acarturk C, 2023, 'Addressing the mental health needs of those affected by the earthquakes in Türkiye', Lancet Psychiatry, 10, pp. 247 - 248, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(23)00059-7
    Journal articles | 2023
    Lekkeh SA; Faruk MO; Jahan S; Beetar A; Kurt G; Wells R; Wong S, 2023, 'Clinical Supervision across Australia, Türkiye, Syria, and Bangladesh: From WEIRD to WONDERFUL', Social Sciences, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/socsci12030170
    Journal articles | 2023
    Li G; Li Y; Lam AIF; Tang W; Seedat S; Barbui C; Papola D; Panter-Brick C; van der Waerden J; Bryant R; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Gémes K; Purba FD; Setyowibowo H; Pinucci I; Palantza C; Acarturk C; Kurt G; Tarsitani L; Morina N; Burchert S; Patanè M; Quero S; Campos D; Huizink AC; Fuhr DC; Spiller T; Sijbrandij M; Hall BJ, 2023, 'Understanding the protective effect of social support on depression symptomatology from a longitudinal network perspective', BMJ Mental Health, 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjment-2023-300802
    Journal articles | 2023
    Wells R; Acarturk C; Mozumder MK; Kurt G; Klein L; Lekkeh SA; Beetar A; Jahan S; Almeamari F; Faruk MO; McGrath M; Alam SF; Alokoud M; Dewan R; Vecih AE; El-Dardery H; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Hammadi H; Hamoud MAS; Hasan MT; Joshi R; Kothaa S; Lamia FKC; Mastrogiovanni C; Najjar H; Nemorin S; Nicholson-Perry K; Prokrity TS; Said Yousef R; Tawakol M; Uygun E; Yasaki W; Wong S; Zarate A; Steel Z; Rosenbaum S, 2023, 'Testing the effectiveness and acceptability of online supportive supervision for mental health practitioners in humanitarian settings: a study protocol for the caring for carers project', BMC Psychiatry, 23, pp. 884, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-05246-1
    Journal articles | 2022
    Acarturk C; Kurt G; Ilkkursun Z; Uygun E; Karaoglan-Kahilogullari A, 2022, ''Doing What Matters in Times of Stress' to Decrease Psychological Distress During COVID-19: A Randomised Controlled Pilot Trial', Intervention, 20, pp. 170 - 178, http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/intv.intv_29_21
    Journal articles | 2022
    Acarturk C; Uygun E; Ilkkursun Z; Carswell K; Tedeschi F; Batu M; Eskici S; Kurt G; Anttila M; Au T; Baumgartner J; Churchill R; Cuijpers P; Becker T; Koesters M; Lantta T; Nosè M; Ostuzzi G; Popa M; Purgato M; Sijbrandij M; Turrini G; Välimäki M; Walker L; Wancata J; Zanini E; White RG; van Ommeren M; Barbui C, 2022, 'Effectiveness of a WHO self-help psychological intervention for preventing mental disorders among Syrian refugees in Turkey: a randomized controlled trial', World Psychiatry, 21, pp. 88 - 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/wps.20939
    Journal articles | 2022
    Acarturk C; Uygun E; Ilkkursun Z; Yurtbakan T; Kurt G; Adam-Troian J; Senay I; Bryant R; Cuijpers P; Kiselev N; McDaid D; Morina N; Nisanci Z; Park AL; Sijbrandij M; Ventevogel P; Fuhr DC, 2022, 'Group problem management plus (PM+) to decrease psychological distress among Syrian refugees in Turkey: a pilot randomised controlled trial', BMC Psychiatry, 22, pp. 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-021-03645-w
    Journal articles | 2022
    De Graaff AM; Cuijpers P; Acarturk C; Akhtar A; Alkneme MS; Aoun M; Awwad M; Bawaneh AY; Brown FL; Bryant R; Burchert S; Carswell K; Drogendijk A; Engels M; Fuhr DC; Hansen P; Van 'T Hof E; Giardinelli L; Hemmo M; Hessling JM; Ilkkursun Z; Jordans MJD; Kiselev N; Knaevelsrud C; Kurt G; Martinmäki S; McDaid D; Morina N; Naser H; Park AL; Pfaltz MC; Roberts B; Schick M; Schnyder U; Spaaij J; Steen F; Taha K; Uygun E; Ventevogel P; Whitney C; Witteveen AB; Sijbrandij M, 2022, 'Scalable psychological interventions for Syrian refugees in Europe and the Middle East: STRENGTHS study protocol for a prospective individual participant data meta-analysis', BMJ Open, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058101
    Journal articles | 2022
    Kurt G; Ventevogel P; Ekhtiari M; Ilkkursun Z; Erşahin M; Akbiyik N; Acarturk C, 2022, 'Estimated prevalence rates and risk factors for common mental health problems among Syrian and Afghan refugees in Türkiye', BJPsych Open, 8, pp. e167, http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2022.573
    Journal articles | 2022
    Tarsitani L; Pinucci I; Tedeschi F; Patanè M; Papola D; Palantza C; Acarturk C; Björkenstam E; Bryant R; Burchert S; Davisse-Paturet C; Díaz-García A; Farrel R; Fuhr DC; Hall BJ; Huizink AC; Lam AIF; Kurt G; Leijen I; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Morina N; Panter-Brick C; Purba FD; Quero S; Seedat S; Setyowibowo H; van der Waerden J; Pasquini M; Sijbrandij M; Barbui C, 2022, 'Resilience of people with chronic medical conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic: a 1-year longitudinal prospective survey', BMC Psychiatry, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04265-8
    Journal articles | 2021
    Akhtar A; Engels M; Bawaneh A; Bird M; Bryant R; Cuijpers P; Hansen P; Al-Hayek H; Ilkkursun Z; Kurt G; Sijbrandij M; Underhill J; Acarturk C, 2021, 'Cultural Adaptation of a Low-Intensity Group Psychological Intervention for Syrian Refugees', Intervention, 19, pp. 48 - 57, http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/INTV.INTV_38_20
    Journal articles | 2021
    Kurt G; Acar İH; Ilkkursun Z; Yurtbakan T; Acar B; Uygun E; Acarturk C, 2021, 'Traumatic experiences, acculturation, and psychological distress among Syrian refugees in Turkey: The mediating role of coping strategies', International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 81, pp. 214 - 225, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2021.02.001
    Journal articles | 2021
    Kurt G; Ilkkursun Z; Javanbakht A; Uygun E; Karaoglan-Kahilogullari A; Acarturk C, 2021, 'The psychological impacts of COVID-19 related stressors on Syrian refugees in Turkey: The role of resource loss, discrimination, and social support', International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 85, pp. 130 - 140, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2021.09.009
  • Preprints | 2025
    Kurt G; Almeamari F; El-Dardery H; Kardouh A; Wong S; McGrath M; Klein L; Beetar A; Lekkeh S; El-Vecih A; Yasaki W; Acarturk C; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Steel Z; Rosenbaum S; Wells R, 2025, Everything changed, this was the constant thing that stayed the same.” A mixed-method investigation of the role of online group-based supervision for Syrian mental health workers in the aftermath of the Türkiye-Syria earthquakes, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2025.04.25.25326442
    Preprints | 2023
    Wells R; Acarturk C; Mozumder MK; Kurt G; Klein L; Lekkeh S; Beetar A; Jahan S; Almeamari F; Faruk O; McGrath M; Alam SF; Alokoud M; Dewan R; Vecih AE; El-Dardery H; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Hammadi H; Hamoud MAS; Hasan T; Joshi R; Kothaa S; Lamia FKC; Mastrogiovanni C; Najjar H; Nemorin S; Nicholson-Perry K; Prokrity TS; Saidyousef R; Tawakol M; Uygun E; Wong S; Zarate A; Steel Z; Rosenbaum S, 2023, Testing the effectiveness and acceptability of online supportive supervision for mental health practitioners in humanitarian settings: A study protocol for the Caring for Carers Project, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3253758/v1