Articles & Publications by PSOT

Akinsulure-Smith, A.M. & O’Hara, M."Working with forced migrants: Therapeutic issues and considerations for mental health" Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 34(1), 38-55.
2012

Akinsulure-Smith A, Smith H. "Evolution of Family Policies in Post-Conflict Sierra Leone." Journal of Child and Family Studies
May 12, 2011

Akinsulure-Smith, A.M. & Jones, W. L. "Nah We Yone – A grassroots community-based organization in New York City: Successes, challenges, and lessons learned."

International Journal of Migration
2011

Akinsulure-Smith A. The Black-Eye Peas Group Game. Kaduson, H.G. & Schaefer, C.E. (Eds.), 101 Favorite Play Therapy Techniques, Volume III
2003

Akinsulure-Smith, A.M. "African women don’t get the blues" Mu Yepe, 1, 1, 4-5. American College of Physicians (Keller A, contributor), Ethics Manual, fifth edition
January 1, 2002

Amowitz L, Reis C, Lyons KH, Vann B, Mansaray B, Akinsulure-Smith A, Taylor L, and Iacopino V. "Prevalence of War-Related Sexual Violence and other Human Rights Abuses Among Internally Displaced Persons in Sierra Leone." JAMA, 287: 513-521
2002

Brabeck, K.M., Porterfield, K., & Loughry, M. "Psychosocial and mental health issues, assessment, and interventions with immigrant individuals and families facing detention and deportation in the United States." New York University Press
2015

Dodson J, Keller A. "Considerations in Medical Student Care of Indigent Populations." JAMA, 291: 121
2004

Eisenman D, Bergner S. Cohen I. "Idealizing Torture Victims Leads to Secondary Trauma in Human Rights Workers." Human Rights Review, 1 (4): 106-114
2000

Eisenman D, Weine S, Green B, de Jong J, Rayburn N, Ventevogel P, Keller A, Agani F. "The ISTSS/Rand Guidelines on Mental Health Training of Primary Care Providers for Trauma Exposed Populations in Conflict-Affected Countries." J Traumatic Stress, 19 (1): 5-17
2006

Eisenman D. Keller A. Kim G. "Survivors of Torture in a General Medical Setting: How Often Have Patients Been Tortured, and How Often is it Missed?" Western J Med 172: 301-303
2000

Galea S, Ahern J, Resnick H, Kilpatrick D, Bucuvalas M, Gold J and Vlahov D, "Psychological Sequelae of the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks in New York City." N Engl J Med, 346: 982-987
2002

Galea S, Vlahov D, Resnick H, Ahern J, Susser E, Gold J, Bucuvalas M, and Kilpatrick D. "Trends of Probable Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in New York City After the September 11th Terrorist Attacks." Am J Epidemiol, 158(6):514-24
2003

Galea S, Vlahov D, Resnick H, Kilpatrick D, Bucuvalis M, Morgan M and Gold J. An "Investigation of the Psychological Effects of the September 11th, 2001, Attacks on New York City: Developing and Implementing Research in the Acute Post-Disaster Period." CNS Spectrums: The International Journal of Neuropsychiatric Medicine, 7 (8): 585-597
2002

Heisler M, Moreno A, DeMonner S, Keller A, Iacopino V. "Assessment of Torture and Ill-Treatment of Detainees in Mexico: Attitudes and Experiences of Forensic Physicians."

JAMA, 289:2135-43
2003

Hetfield M, Jastram K, Keller A., Kuck C, Haney C, Scheuren F, Baier P, Fleming C, Hartsough T, Kyle S, Rasmussen A, Reeves K, Rosenfeld B. Report on Asylum Seekers in Expedited Removal. U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
2005

Hopkinson, Rebecca A. MD, Keatley, Eva MA, Glaeser, Elizabeth BS, Erickson-Schroth, Laura MD, MA, Fattal, Omar MD & Nicholson Sullivan, Melba PhD. “Persecution Experiences and Mental Health of LGBT Asyulm Seekers.” Journal of Homosexuality.

2016

Hooberman J, Rosenfeld B, Lhewa D, Rasmussen A, & Keller AS. "Classifying the torture experiences of refugees living in the U.S." Journal of Interpersonal Violence 22(1): 108-123
2007

Huston, T. "Raising Children in an Uncertain World." The Guardian

December 13, 2016

Iacopino V, I Allden K, Keller A. Editors. Examining Asylum Seekers: A Health Professional’s Guide to Medical and Psychological Evaluations of Torture. Physicians for Human Rights
2001

Iacopino V, Frank M, Bauer H, Keller A, Fink S, Ford D, Pallin D, Waldman R. "A Population-Based Assessment of Human Rights Abuses Committed Against Ethnic Albanian Refugees from Kosovo." Am J Public Health, 91(12): 2013-8
2001

Iacopino V, Frank M, Keller A, Fink S, Pallin D, Waldman R, Ford D, Burkhalter H, Ayotte B, Cohen A, Barron R, Leaning J, Keough M. War Crimes in Kosovo.
Physicians for Human Rights
1999

Iacopino V, Keller A, Oksenberg D. "Why Torture Must Not be Sanctioned by the United States: It Undermines Our Humanity and Does not Make Society Safer."
Western J Med, 176 (3): 148-49
2002

Joscelyne, A. 'Experimentally examining the role of self-identity in posttraumatic stress disorder' in "Clinical Perspectives on Autobiographical Memory."
April 28th, 2015

Keller, A. "First 100 Days." CNN International, International Desk

January 26, 2017

Keller A, Joscelyne A, Granski M, Rosenfeld B "Pre-Migration Trauma Exposure and Mental Health Functioning among Central American Migrants Arriving at the US Border."

PLOS ONE 12(1): e0168692.

2017

Keller, A. "A Refugee Crisis in Our Own Backyards." The Washington Post, Opinions

September 20, 2016

Keller, A. "Torture is Against 'America's Core Values and Security'." The New York Times, Letters to the Editor
March 21, 2016

Keller, A. "The Syrian Refugees, Morality and Trump’s Bombast." The New York Times, Letters to the Editor
November 23, 2015

Keller, A. and Megan Granski, "Doing Harm: Health Professionals’ Central Role in the CIA Torture Program." Physicians for Human Rights. The Guardian
December 16, 2014

Keller, A. and Parul Monga. "May I Have the Waterboard Please..." Huff Post Politics
February 25, 2013

Keller, A. and Parul Monga. "Outsourcing Torture." Huff Post Politics
February 8, 2013

Keller, A. and Parul Monga. "After Torture Cases, a Need for Accountability." The New York Times, Letters to the Editor
September 7, 2012

Keller, A. and Yang-Yang Zhou. "Traumatized Detainees." The New York Times, Letters to the Editor
January 16, 2012

Keller, A. and Yang-Yang Zhou. "Indefinite Detention: Instrument of Tyranny" McClatchy News, Opinion
January 13, 2012

Keller A. and Scott Allen. "How the Bush Administration tortured Medical Ethics." The Guardian
December 1, 2010

Keller A, Raymond N, Allen S, Iacopino V, Soldz S, Reisner S, Bradshaw J. "Experiments in Torture." Physicians for Human Rights: The Torture Papers
June 2010

Keller, A. "How to Treat Those Who Aid Torture." The New York Times, Letters to the Editor
March 3, 2010

Keller, A. "If Only Torture Memos Were a Game Show." The Huffington Post
February 22, 2010

Keller, A. "Make Sure Health Care Reform Isn’t “Bah, Humbug!” The Huffington Post
December 28, 2009

Keller, A. "Call Health Care What It Is: A Basic Human Right." The Huffington Post
September 8, 2009

Keller, A. "Now That’s Trampling." The Huffington Post
August 13, 2009

Keller A, Allen S, Reisner S, Iacopino V. "Aiding Torture: Health Professionals' Ethics and Human Rights Violations Revealed in the May 2004 CIA Inspector General's Report."

Physicians for Human Rights
August 2009

Keller, A. "Torture, 2009 Healing and Accountability." The Huffington Post

June 26, 2009

Keller A. "Pictures of Torture, The Fact of Torture." The New York Times, Letters to the Editor
May 14, 2009

Keller, A. "Evaluation and Treatment of Survivors of Torture and Refugee Trauma."
MedScape Today
May 13, 2009

Keller A, Hashemian F, Crosby S, Iacopino V, Nguyen L, Ozkalipci O, Pross C, Rubenstein L, Yamin A. Broken Laws, Broken Lives. Physicians for Human Rights
June 2008

Keller A, Levy N. "Medical Care of Victims of Torture and Refugee Trauma.Caring for Victims of Torture and Refugee Trauma: A Manual for Service Providers
2006

Keller A, Smith H, Aladjem A, Cohen I. Editors. Caring for Victims of Torture and Refugee Trauma: A Manual for Service Providers. Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation
2006

Keller A, Gold J. “Survivors of Torture.” In Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry
2005

Keller A, Lhewa, D, Rosenfeld B, Sachs E, Aladjem A, Cohen I, Smith H, Porterfield K. "Traumatic Experiences and Psychological Distress Among an Urban Refugee Population."
J Nervous and Mental Disease, 194 (3): 188-194
2006

Keller A. "Torture in Abu Ghraib." Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, 553-69
2006

Keller A, Rasmussen A, Reeves K, Rosenfeld B. "Evaluation of Credible Fear Referral in Expedited Removal at Ports of Entry in the United States."Report on Asylum Seekers in Expedited Removal (U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
February 2005

Keller A." "Human Rights and Advocacy: An Integral Part of Medical Education and Practice." Virtual Mentor; Ethics Journal of the American Medical Association
2004

Keller A, Ford D, Sachs E, Rosenfeld B, Meserve C, Trinh-Shevrin C, Rocklin P, Leviss J, Allden K, Kim G, Smith H, Wilkinson J, Singer E. From Persecution to Prison: the Health Consequences of Detention for Asylum Seekers. Physicians for Human Rights

2003

." Mental Health of Detained Asylum Seekers Keller A, Rosenfeld B, Trinh-Shevrin C, Meserve C, Sachs E, Leviss J, Singer E, Smith H, Wilkinson J, Kim G, Allden K, Ford D. "

Lancet, 362: 1721-23

2003

Keller A, Ford D, Sachs E, Rosenfeld B, Trinh Shevrin C, Meserve C, .Leviss J, Singer E, Smith H, Wilkinson J, Kim G, Allden K, Rocklin P. "The Impact of Detention on the Health of Asylum Seekers." J Amb Care Mgmt, 26 (4): 383-385

2003

Keller A. "Caring and Advocating for Torture Victims." Lancet, 360, Supp 1. 55-56
2002

Keller A, Groisser S. “Domestic Violence.” The Bellevue Guide to Out-Patient Medicine
2001

Keller A, Eisenman D, Saul J, Kim G. "Torture in Tibet." on Rehabilitation of Torture Victims and Prevention of TortureSupp. #1: 41-46.
1999

Keller A, Saul, J. and Eisenman, D. "Caring for Survivors of Torture in an Urban, Municipal Hospital." J Amb Care Mgmt,; 21 (2): 20-29
1998

In Proceedings of the Task Force on Design and Analysis Keller A. “Medical Ethics and Human Rights in Clinical Trials.” October, 1998

Keller A, Eisenman D, Saul J, Kim G. Striking Hard: Torture in Tibet. Physicians for Human Rights
1997

Keller A. “Development of a Human Rights Education Program for Health Professionals in Cambodia.” In The Handbook for Human Rights Education
1996

Keller A. “Health and Human Rights for Refugees.” The American Refugee Committee Training Manual
1996

Keller A, Kim Horn S, Sopheap S, Otterman G. "Human Rights Education for Cambodian Health Professionals." Health and Human Rights, Vol 1 #3: 257-271
1995

Keller A, Link R, Bickell N, Charap M, Kalet A, Schwartz M. "Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Prisoners Without Access to Insulin." JAMA, 269: 619-21
1993

Keller A, Kim Horn S, eds. Human Rights Education for Health Professionals in Cambodia. United Nations and the American Refugee Committee
1993

Keller A, Link N, Bickell N, Charap M, Kalet A, Schwartz, M. "Prisoners Access to Medications." JAMA, 269: (2507-08) (letter)
1993

Lhewa D, Banu S, Rosenfeld B, Keller A. Validation of a Tibetan Translation of the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 and the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire.
Assessment

Lindhout, A. & Porterfield, K. "Healing in forgiveness: A discussion with Amanda Lindhout and Katherine Porterfield." European Journal of Psychotraumatology
October 2014

Lipkin M Jr., Putnam S, Lazare A, editors; Keller A, asst. editor. The Medical Interview. Springer-Verlag
1995

Miller KE, Omidian P, Kulkarni M, Yaqubi A, Daudzi H, & Rasmussen A. "The validity and clinical utility of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Afghanistan." Transcultural Psychology.

Miller KE, Omidian P, Rasmussen A, Tanscultural PsychiatryYaqubi A, & Daudzai H. "Daily stressors, war experiences, and mental health in Afghanistan." Transcultural Psychiatry

Moreno A, Heisler M, Keller A, Iacopino V. "Documentation of Torture and Ill-Treatment in Mexico: A Review of Medical Forensic Investigations, 2000 to 2002."
Health And Human Rights, 7 (1)
2004

Murakami, N., Wilkinson, J. "Promoting Safety with our Clients." The Center for Victims of Torture, National Capacity Building Project. Webinar

January 2017

O’Hara, M. & Akinsulure-Smith, A.M. "Working with interpreters: Tools for clinicians conducting psychotherapy with forced immigrants"
International Journal of Migration, Health, and Social Care, 7, 33-43
2011

Rasmussen, A; Annan, J. "Predicting Stress Related to Basic Needs and Safety in Darfur Refugee Camps: A Structural and Social Ecological Analysis"
Journal of refugee studies, 23(1):23-40
March 2010

Rasmussen, Andrew; Nguyen, Leanh; Wilkinson, John; Vundla, Sikhumbuzo; Raghavan, Sumithra; Miller, Kenneth E; Keller, Allen S. "Rates and impact of trauma and current stressors among Darfuri refugees in Eastern Chad." American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 80(2):227-36

April 2010

Rasmussen A, & Diener CI. "A prospective longitudinal study of Teen Court's impact on offending youths' behavior." Juvenile and Family Court Journal, 56: 17-32
2005

Rasmussen A, Aber MS, & Bhana A. "Adolescent coping and neighborhood violence: Perceptions, exposure, and urban youths’ efforts to deal with danger."
American Journal of Community Psychology, 33: 61-76
2004

Rasmussen A, Rosenfeld B, Reeves K, Keller AS. "The subjective experience of trauma and subsequent PTSD in a sample of undocumented immigrants."
Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 195(2):137-143
2007

Rasmussen A, Smith H, & Keller A S. "Factor Structure of PTSD symptoms among West and Central African refugees." Journal of Traumatic Stress, 20(3): 271-280
2007

Rasmussen A. "Recidivism after teen court: Two proportional hazards models and a little speculation." Crime & Delinquency, 50: 615-635
2004

Rasmussen A., Okazaki S, Bracey J, Groot A., Lee M., Mattison E, et al. "Clinic-refugee center collaboration: A case study in culturally appropriate service."
The Community Psychologist, 36: 40-43
2003

Rasmussen, A., Rosenfeld, B., Reeves, K. & Keller, A. S. "The effects of torture-related injuries on psychological distress in a Punjabi Sikh sample."
Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Rasmussen, A., Crager, M., Keatley, E., Keller, A. S., & Rosenfeld, B. "Screening for torture: A narrative checklist comparing legal definitions in a torture treatment clinic."

Journal of Psychology, 219(3), 143-149
2011

Rasmussen, A., Akinsulure-Smith, A.M., Chu, T. & Keatley, E. "'911' among West African immigrants in New York City: A qualitative study of disciplinary practices and perceptions of child welfare authorities." Social Science & Medicine
May 15, 2012

Santos M, Schwarz M, Aladjem A. "Outcome Measurement in Somatoform Disorders." Outcome Measurement in Psychiatry, A Critical Review
2002

Searcey, D. "He Helped Topple a Dictator. In New York, He's Another Face in the Crowd." The New York Times, The Saturday Profile

January 6, 2017

Smith, H."Adjudicating Refugee and Asylum Status: The Role of Witness, Expertise, and Testimony "
February 24, 2015

Smith, H.E. & Akinsulure-Smith, A.M. "Needed – Not Just Needy: Empowerment as a Therapeutic Tool in the Treatment of Survivors of Torture and Refugee Trauma."
African Journal of Traumatic Stress, Vol. 2 No. 1, 17-31
June 2011

Smith H, Akinsulure-Smith A. "A Global Perspective on Youth Outreach." Community Planning to Foster Resiliency in Children, 127-140.

New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum publishers.
2004

Smith H. "Despair, Resilience, and the Meaning of Family: Group Therapy with French-Speaking Survivors of Torture from Africa."
Understanding and Dealing with Violence. Multicultural perspectives, 291-319
2003

Smith H, Akinsulure-Smith A. "Mission to Freetown." Mano Vision, (26) 12-13
2002

Smith H, Wokocha E, Akukwe C, & Godziak, G. "Enhancing the Well-Being of African Refugees." African Refugees and the U.S. Response: Twenty Years of Resettlement (Proceedings from the Sixth National Conference on African Refugees), 67-74
2000

Smith H. "Mental Health Considerations in Refugee Resettlement Work." Mosaic, 7, (4)
2000

Stover E, Keller A, Coby J, Sopheap S. "The Medical and Social Consequences of Landmines in Cambodia." JAMA, 272: 331-36
1994

Venters H, "Who is Jack Bauer?" The Lancet, 372: 1924-1925
2008

Zhou, Yang-Yang and B. Shaw Drake. RE “Seeking Asylum: Some Lie, but More are Legitimate.” The New York Times, Letters to the Editor
July 18, 2011

Zuilkowski, S.S., Collet, K., Jambai, M., Akinsulure-Smith, A.M., & Betancourt, T.S. "Youth resilience in post-conflict settings: An intervention for war-affected youth in Sierra Leone." Human Development, 59, 64-80. DOI: 10.1159/000448227

2016

TRANSCENDENCE