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Prof. M.J.D. (Mark) Jordans

Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Dep. Anthropology
Photographer: Mark Jordans
Visiting address
  • Nieuwe Achtergracht 166
Postal address
  • Postbus 15509
    1001 NA Amsterdam
Contact details
  • Publications

    2022

    • Brown, F. L., Bosqui, T., Joseph, E., Farah, S., Mayya, A., Abo Nakkoul, D., Walsh, B., Chreif, S., Einein, A., Meksassi, B., Abi Saad, R., Naal, H., Ghossainy, M. E., Donnelly, M., Betancourt, T. S., Carr, A., Puffer, E., El Chammay, R., & Jordans, M. J. D. (2022). Family systemic psychosocial support for at-risk adolescents in Lebanon: study protocol for a multi-site randomised controlled trial. Trials, 23(1), [327]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06284-y
    • Bryant, R. A., Bawaneh, A., Awwad, M., Al-Hayek, H., Giardinelli, L., Whitney, C., Jordans, M. J. D., Cuijpers, P., Ventevogel, P., Sijbrandij, M., Dawson, K., & Akhtar, A. (2022). Twelve-month follow-up of a randomised clinical trial of a brief group psychological intervention for common mental disorders in Syrian refugees in Jordan. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 31, [e81]. https://doi.org/10.1017/S2045796022000658
    • Bryant, R. A., Malik, A., Aqel, I. S., Ghatasheh, M., Habashneh, R., Dawson, K. S., Watts, S., Jordans, M. J. D., Brown, F. L., Van Ommeren, M., & Akhtar, A. (2022). Effectiveness of a brief group behavioural intervention on psychological distress in young adolescent Syrian refugees: A randomised controlled trial. PLoS Medicine, 19(8), [e1004046]. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004046
    • Ceccarelli, C., Prina, E., Muneghina, O., Jordans, M., Barker, E., Miller, K., Singh, R., Acarturk, C., Sorsdhal, K., Cuijpers, P., Lund, C., Barbui, C., & Purgato, M. (2022). Adverse childhood experiences and global mental health: Avenues to reduce the burden of child and adolescent mental disorders. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 31, [e75]. https://doi.org/10.1017/S2045796022000580 [details]
    • De Graaff, A. M., Cuijpers, P., Acarturk, C., Akhtar, A., Alkneme, M. S., Aoun, M., Awwad, M., Bawaneh, A. Y., Brown, F. L., Bryant, R., Burchert, S., Carswell, K., Drogendijk, A., Engels, M., Fuhr, D. C., Hansen, P., Van 'T Hof, E., Giardinelli, L., Hemmo, M., ... 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, [e058101]. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058101
    • Gavan, L., Hartog, K., Koppenol-Gonzalez, G. V., Gronholm, P. C., Feddes, A. R., Kohrt, B. A., Jordans, M. J. D., & Peters, R. M. H. (2022). Assessing stigma in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review of scales used with children and adolescents. Social Science & Medicine, 307, [ 115121]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115121 [details]
    • Hartog, K., Peters, R. M. H., & Jordans, M. J. D. (2022). Understanding Stigmatisation: Results of a Qualitative Formative Study with Adolescents and Adults in DR Congo. Foundations of Science, 27, 805-828. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10699-020-09706-9
    • Hassan, E., Prakash, BK., Magar, J., Luitel, N. P., Kohrt, B. A., Jordans, M. J. D., & Rose-Clarke, K. (2022). Community perspectives on the implementation of a group psychological intervention for adolescents with depression: A qualitative study in rural Nepal. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, [949251]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.949251
    • Jordans, M. J. D., Steen, F., Koppenol-Gonzalez, G. V., El Masri, R., Coetzee, A. R., Chamate, S., Ghatasheh, M., Pedersen, G. A., Itani, M., El Chammay, R., Schafer, A., & Kohrt, B. A. (2022). Evaluation of competency-driven training for facilitators delivering a psychological intervention for children in Lebanon: A proof-of-concept study. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 31, [e48]. https://doi.org/10.1017/S2045796022000348
    • Kaiser, B., Gurung, D., Rai, S., Bhardwaj, A., Dhakal, M., Cafaro, C. L., Sikkema, K., Lund, C., Patel, V., Jordans, M. J. D., Luitel, N. P., & Kohrt, B. (2022). Mechanisms of action for stigma reduction among primary care providers following social contact with service users and aspirational figures in Nepal: an explanatory qualitative design. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 16(1), [37]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13033-022-00546-7
    • Karyotaki, E., Araya, R., Kessler, R. C., Waqas, A., Bhana, A., Rahman, A., Matsuzaka, C. T., Miguel, C., Lund, C., Garman, E. C., Nakimuli-Mpungu, E., Petersen, I., Naslund, J. A., Schneider, M., Sikander, S., Jordans, M. J. D., Abas, M., Slade, P., Walters, S., ... Patel, V. (2022). Association of Task-Shared Psychological Interventions with Depression Outcomes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Individual Patient Data Meta-analysis. JAMA Psychiatry, 79(5), 430-443. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.0301
    • Kohrt, B. A., Turner, E. L., Gurung, D., Wang, X., Neupane, M., Kartha, M. R., Poudyal, A., Singh, R., Rai, S., Baral, P. P., McCutchan, S., Gronholm, P. C., Hanlon, C., Lempp, H., Lund, C., Thornicroft, G., Gautam, K., & Jordans, M. J. D. (2022). Implementation strategy in collaboration with people with lived experience of mental illness to reduce stigma among primary care providers in Nepal (RESHAPE): protocol for a type 3 hybrid implementation effectiveness cluster randomized controlled trial. Implementation Science, 17(1), [39]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-022-01202-x
    • Miller, K. E., Chen, A., Koppenol-Gonzalez, G. V., Bakolis, I., Arnous, M., Tossyeh, F., El Hassan, A., Saleh, A., Saade, J., Nahas, N., Abboud, M., Jawad, L., & Jordans, M. J. D. (2022). Supporting parenting among Syrian refugees in Lebanon: a randomized controlled trial of the caregiver support intervention. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, 64(1), 71-82. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13668
    • Pandi-Perumal, S. R., Kumar, V. M., Pandian, N. G., de Jong, J. T., Andiappan, S., Corlateanu, A., Mahalaksmi, A. M., Chidambaram, S. B., Kumar, R. R., Ramasubramanian, C., Sivasubramaniam, S., Bjørkum, A. A., Cutajar, J. A., Berk, M., Trakht, I., Vrdoljak, A., Meira e Cruz, M., Eyre, H. A., Grønli, J., ... Hoole, S. R. H. (2022). Scientists Against War: A Plea to World Leaders for Better Governance. Sleep and Vigilance, 6(1), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41782-022-00198-0

    2021

    • Akhtar, A., Giardinelli, L., Bawaneh, A., Awwad, M., Al-Hayek, H., Whitney, C., Jordans, M. J. D., Sijbrandij, M., Cuijpers, P., Dawson, K., & Bryant, R. (2021). Feasibility trial of a scalable transdiagnostic group psychological intervention for Syrians residing in a refugee camp. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 12(1), [1932295]. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2021.1932295 [details]
    • Akhtar, A., Malik, A., Ghatasheh, M., Aqel, I. S., Habashneh, R., Dawson, K. S., Watts, S., Jordans, M. J. D., Brown, F., Sijbrandij, M., Cuijpers, P., & Bryant, R. (2021). Feasibility trial of a brief scalable psychological intervention for Syrian refugee adolescents in Jordan. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 12(1), [1901408]. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2021.1901408
    • Bleile, A. C. E., Koppenol-Gonzalez, G. V., Verreault, K., Abeling, K., Hofman, E., Vriend, W., Hasan, A., & Jordans, M. J. D. (2021). Process evaluation of TeamUp: a movement-based psychosocial intervention for refugee children in the Netherlands. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 15, [25 ]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13033-021-00450-6 [details]
    • Jordans, M. J. D., Coetzee, A., Steen, H. F., Koppenol-Gonzalez, G. V., Galayini, H., Diab, S. Y., Aisha, S. A., & Kohrt, B. A. (2021). Assessment of service provider competency for child and adolescent psychological treatments and psychosocial services in global mental health: Evaluation of feasibility and reliability of the WeACT tool in Gaza, Palestine. Global Mental Health, 8, [e7]. https://doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2021.6 [details]
    • Jordans, M. J. D., Kohrt, B. A., Sangraula, M., Turner, E. L., Wang, X., Shrestha, P., Ghimire, R., Van't Hof, E., Bryant, R. A., Dawson, K. S., Marahatta, K., Luitel, N. P., & Van OmmerenI, M. (2021). Effectiveness of Group Problem Management Plus, a brief psychological intervention for adults affected by humanitarian disasters in Nepal: A cluster randomized controlled trial. PLoS Medicine, 18(6), [e1003621]. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003621
    • Kohrt, B. A., Jordans, M. J. D., Turner, E. L., Rai, S., Gurung, D., Dhakal, M., Bhardwaj, A., Lamichhane, J., Singla, D. R., Lund, C., Patel, V., Luitel, N. P., & Sikkema, K. J. (2021). Collaboration with People with Lived Experience of Mental Illness to Reduce Stigma and Improve Primary Care Services: A Pilot Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Network Open, 4(11), [e2131475]. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.31475
    • Miller, K. E., Jordans, M. J. D., Tol, W. A., & Galappatti, A. (2021). A call for greater conceptual clarity in the field of mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian settings. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 30, [e5]. https://doi.org/10.1017/S2045796020001110 [details]
    • Pokhrel, P., Karmacharya, R., Taylor Salisbury, T., Carswell, K., Kohrt, B. A., Jordans, M. J. D., Lempp, H., Thornicroft, G., & Luitel, N. P. (2021). Perception of healthcare workers on mobile app-based clinical guideline for the detection and treatment of mental health problems in primary care: a qualitative study in Nepal. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 21, [21]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-021-01386-0
    • Purgato, M., Abdulmalik, J. O., Prina, E., Ceccarelli, C., Tol, W. A., van Ginneken, N., Uphoff, E., Papola, D., Amaddeo, F., Churchill, R., Jordans, M. J. D., Lund, C., & Barbui, C. (2021). Primary‐level and community worker interventions for the prevention of mental disorders and the promotion of well‐being in low‐ and middle‐income countries (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2021(3), [CD014722]. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD014722 [details]
    • Salisbury, T. T., Kohrt, B. A., Bakolis, I., Jordans, M. J. D., Hull, L., Luitel, N. P., McCrone, P., Sevdalis, N., Pokhrel, P., Carswell, K., Ojagbemi, A., Green, E. P., Chowdhary, N., Kola, L., Lempp, H., Dua, T., Milenova, M., Gureje, O., & Thornicroft, G. (2021). Adaptation of the World Health Organization Electronic Mental Health Gap action programme intervention guide app for mobile devices in Nepal and Nigeria: Protocol for a feasibility cluster randomized controlled trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 10(6), [e24115]. https://doi.org/10.2196/24115
    • van den Broek, M., Hegazi, L., Ghazal, N., Hamayel, L., Barrett, A., Kohrt, B. A., & Jordans, M. J. D. (2021). Accuracy of a Proactive Case Detection Tool for Internalizing and Externalizing Problems Among Children and Adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.03.011
    • van den Broek, M., Ponniah, P., Jeyakumar, P. J. R., Koppenol-Gonzalez, G. V., Kommu, J. V. S., Kohrt, B. A., & Jordans, M. J. D. (2021). Proactive detection of people in need of mental healthcare: accuracy of the community case detection tool among children, adolescents and families in Sri Lanka. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 15, [57 ]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13034-021-00405-2 [details]

    2020

    • Ahuja, S., Khan, A., Goulding, L., Bansal, R. K., Shidhaye, R., Thornicroft, G., & Jordans, M. (2020). Evaluation of a new set of indicators for mental health care implemented in Madhya Pradesh, India: A mixed methods study. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 14, [7]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13033-020-0341-4
    • Barbui, C., Purgato, M., Abdulmalik, J., Acarturk, C., Eaton, J., Gastaldon, C., Gureje, O., Hanlon, C., Jordans, M., Lund, C., Nosè, M., Ostuzzi, G., Papola, D., Tedeschi, F., Tol, W., Turrini, G., Patel, V., & Thornicroft, G. (2020). Efficacy of psychosocial interventions for mental health outcomes in low-income and middle-income countries: an umbrella review. The Lancet. Psychiatry, 7(2), 162-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(19)30511-5 [details]
    • Bhardwaj, A., Subba, P., Rai, S., Bhat, C., Ghimire, R., Jordans, M. J. D., Green, E., Vasudevan, L., & Kohrt, B. A. (2020). Lessons learned through piloting a community-based SMS referral system for common mental health disorders used by female community health volunteers in rural Nepal. BMC Research Notes, 13, [309]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-020-05148-5
    • Brown, F. L., Aoun, M., Taha, K., Steen, F., Hansen, P., Bird, M., Dawson, K. S., Watts, S., el Chammay, R., Sijbrandij, M., Malik, A., Jordans, M. J. D., & STRENGTHS Consortium (2020). The Cultural and Contextual Adaptation Process of an Intervention to Reduce Psychological Distress in Young Adolescents Living in Lebanon. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11, [212]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00212 [details]
    • Brown, F. L., Farag, A., Hussein Abd Alla, F., Radford, K., Miller, L., Neijenhuijs, K., Stubbé, H., de Hoop, T., Abdullatif Abbadi, A., Turner, J., Jetten, A., & Jordans, M. J. D. (2020). Can’t Wait to Learn: A quasi-experimental mixed-methods evaluation of a digital game-based learning programme for out-of-school children in Sudan. Journal of Development Effectiveness, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1080/19439342.2020.1829000
    • Fuhr, D. C., Acarturk, C., Sijbrandij, M., Brown, F. L., Jordans, M. J. D., Woodward, A., McGrath, M., Sondorp, E., Ventevogel, P., Ikkursun, Z., El Chammay, R., Cuijpers, P., & Roberts, B. (2020). Planning the scale up of brief psychological interventions using theory of change. BMC Health Services Research, 20, [801]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-05677-6 [details]
    • Hartog, K., Hubbard, C. D., Krouwer, A. F., Thornicroft, G., Kohrt, B. A., & Jordans, M. J. D. (2020). Stigma reduction interventions for children and adolescents in low- and middle-income countries: Systematic review of intervention strategies. Social Science & Medicine, 246, [112749]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112749 [details]
    • Jordans, M. J. D., & Kohrt, B. A. (2020). Scaling up mental health care and psychosocial support in low-resource settings: a roadmap to impact. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 29, [e189]. https://doi.org/10.1017/S2045796020001018 [details]
    • Jordans, M. J. D., Garman, E. C., Luitel, N. P., Kohrt, B. A., Lund, C., Patel, V., & Tomlinson, M. (2020). Impact of integrated district level mental health care on clinical and functioning outcomes of people with depression and alcohol use disorder in Nepal: A non-randomised controlled study. BMC Psychiatry, 20, [451]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-020-02832-5
    • Jordans, M. J. D., Luitel, N. P., Lund, C., & Kohrt, B. A. (2020). Evaluation of Proactive Community Case Detection to Increase Help Seeking for Mental Health Care: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial. Psychiatric Services, 71(8), 810-815. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201900377 [details]
    • Kohrt, B. A., Turner, E. L., Rai, S., Bhardwaj, A., Sikkema, K. J., Adelekun, A., Dhakal, M., Luitel, N. P., Lund, C., Patel, V., & Jordans, M. J. D. (2020). Reducing mental illness stigma in healthcare settings: Proof of concept for a social contact intervention to address what matters most for primary care providers. Social Science and Medicine, 250, [112852]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.112852
    • Miller, K. E., Arnous, M., Tossyeh, F., Chen, A., Bakolis, I., Koppenol-Gonzalez, G. V., Nahas, N., & Jordans, M. J. D. (2020). Protocol for a randomized control trial of the caregiver support intervention with Syrian refugees in Lebanon. Trials, 21, [277]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-4175-9 [details]
    • Miller, K. E., Ghalayini, H., Arnous, M., Tossyeh, F., Chen, A., van den Broek, M., Koppenol-Gonzalez, G. V., Saade, J., & Jordans, M. J. D. (2020). Strengthening parenting in conflict-affected communities: development of the Caregiver Support Intervention. Global Mental Health, 7, [e14]. https://doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2020.8 [details]
    • Miller, K. E., Koppenol-Gonzalez, G. V., Arnous, M., Tossyeh, F., Chen, A., Nahas, N., & Jordans, M. J. D. (2020). Supporting Syrian families displaced by armed conflict: A pilot randomized controlled trial of the Caregiver Support Intervention. Child Abuse & Neglect, 106, [104512]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104512 [details]
    • Miller, K. E., Koppenol-Gonzalez, G. V., Jawad, A., Steen, F., Sassine, M., & Jordans, M. J. D. (2020). A Randomised Controlled Trial of the I-Deal Life Skills Intervention with Syrian Refugee Adolescents in Northern Lebanon. Intervention : the international journal of mental health, psychosocial work and counselling in areas of armed conflict, 18(2), 119-128. https://doi.org/10.4103/INTV.INTV_4_20 [details]
    • Purgato, M., Tedeschi, F., Betancourt, T. S., Bolton, P., Bonetto, C., Gastaldon, C., Gordon, J., O'Callaghan, P., Papola, D., Peltonen, K., Punamaki, R-L., Richards, J., Staples, J. K., Unterhitzenberger, J., de Jong, J., Jordans, M. J. D., Gross, A. L., Tol, W. A., & Barbui, C. (2020). Mediators of focused psychosocial support interventions for children in low‐resource humanitarian settings: analysis from an Individual Participant Dataset with 3,143 participants. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 61(5), 584-593. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13151 [details]
    • Purgato, M., Tedeschi, F., Bonetto, C., de Jong, J., Jordans, M. J. D., Tol, W. A., & Barbui, C. (2020). Trajectories of psychological symptoms and resilience in conflict-affected children in low- and middle-income countries. Clinical Psychology Review, 82, [101935]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2020.101935 [details]
    • Rajan, S., Rathod, S. D., Luitel, N. P., Murphy, A., Roberts, T., & Jordans, M. J. D. (2020). Healthcare utilization and out-of-pocket expenditures associated with depression in adults: A cross-sectional analysis in Nepal. BMC Health Services Research, 20, [250]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-05094-9
    • Sangraula, M., Turner, E. L., Luitel, N. P., van 't Hof, E., Shrestha, P., Ghimire, R., Bryant, R., Marahatta, K., van Ommeren, M., Kohrt, B. A., & Jordans, M. J. D. (2020). Feasibility of Group Problem Management Plus (PM+) to improve mental health and functioning of adults in earthquake-affected communities in Nepal. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 29, [e130]. https://doi.org/10.1017/S2045796020000414 [details]
    • Upadhaya, N., Jordans, M. J. D., Adhikari, R. P., Gurung, D., Petrus, R., Petersen, I., & Komproe, I. H. (2020). Evaluating the integration of chronic care elements in primary health care for people with mental illness: A longitudinal study in Nepal conducted among primary health care workers. BMC Health Services Research, 20, [632]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-05491-0

    2019

    • Brown, F. L., Steen, F., Taha, K., Aoun, M., Bryant, R. A., Jordans, M. J. D., Malik, A., van Ommeren, M., Abualhaija, A., Aqel, I. S., Ghatasheh, M., Habashneh, R., Sijbrandij, M., El Chammay, R., Watts, S., & Akhtar, A. (2019). Correction to: Early Adolescent Skills for Emotions (EASE) intervention for the treatment of psychological distress in adolescents: study protocol for randomised controlled trials in Lebanon and Jordan. Trials, 20, [617]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3717-5
    • Brown, F. L., Steen, F., Taha, K., Aoun, M., Bryant, R. A., Jordans, M. J. D., Malik, A., van Ommeren, M., Abualhaija, A., Aqel, I. S., Ghatasheh, M., Habashneh, R., Sijbrandij, M., El Chammay, R., Watts, S., & Akhtar, A. (2019). Early Adolescent Skills for Emotions (EASE) intervention for the treatment of psychological distress in adolescents: study protocol for randomised controlled trials in Lebanon and Jordan. Trials, 20, [545]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3654-3 [details]

    2018

    • Patel, V., Saxena, S., Lund, C., Thornicroft, G., Baingana, F., Bolton, P., Chisholm, D., Collins, P. Y., Cooper, J. L., Eaton, J., Hermann, H., Herzallah, M. M., Huang, Y. H., Jordans, M. J. D., Kleinman, A., Medina-Mora, M. E., Morgan Mphil, E., Niaz FRCPsych, U., Omigbodun, O., ... Unutzer, J. (2018). The Lancet Commission on global mental health and sustainable development. Lancet, 392(10157), 1553-1598. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31612-X [details]

    Media appearance

    2021

    • Luitel, N. P. (2021). Evaluation of the integration of mental health services into the primary and community healthcare system in Nepal. [details]
    • Sangraula, M. (2021). Cultural adaptation, implementation, and analysis of a task-sharing group-based psychological intervention in Nepal. [details]
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    • London School of Hygiene and Tropic Medi
      Honorary Associate Professor
    • Transcultural Psychosocial Organization
      Senior Technical Advisor
    • Stichting War Child Holland
      Hoofd afdeling Research and Development
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      Trainer
    • King's Colelge London
      Reader, Child and Adolescent Mental Health in Emergencies
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