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Ivan H. Komproe
Researcher at Utrecht University
Publications - 98
Citations - 8326
Ivan H. Komproe is an academic researcher from Utrecht University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mental health & Poison control. The author has an hindex of 46, co-authored 95 publications receiving 7616 citations. Previous affiliations of Ivan H. Komproe include VU University Amsterdam & Leiden University.
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Depressive symptomatology of post-menopausal breast cancer patients : a comparison of women recently treated by mastectomy or by breast-conserving therapy
TL;DR: It is concluded that womentreated by breast-conserving therapy have comparable levels of depressive symptoms to women treated by mastectomy during the first 8 months after diagnosis.
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Treatment processes of counseling for children in South Sudan: a multiple n=1 design.
Mark J. D. Jordans,Ivan H. Komproe,Wietse A. Tol,J. Nsereko,J. T. V. M. de Jong,J. T. V. M. de Jong +5 more
TL;DR: Change profiles were associated with the quality of the counselor-client relationship, level of client activation, and the ability of the Counselor to match treatment strategies to the client’s problem presentation.
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Mental health and psychosocial support services in primary health care in Nepal: perceived facilitating factors, barriers and strategies for improvement
Nawaraj Upadhaya,Upasana Regmi,Dristy Gurung,Nagendra P. Luitel,Inge Petersen,Mark J. D. Jordans,Ivan H. Komproe +6 more
TL;DR: The findings suggest that implementation of mental health services through primary health care workers in resource-poor setting is possible when health system level barriers are addressed and facilitating factors are strengthened.
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Which groups affected by Potentially Traumatic Events (PTEs) are most at risk for a lack of social support? A prospective population-based study on the 12-month prevalence of PTEs and risk factors for a lack of post-event social support.
Peter G. van der Velden,Ivan H. Komproe,Carlo Contino,Marika de Bruijne,Rolf J. Kleber,Marcel Das,Henk Schut +6 more
TL;DR: Results showed that pre-event mental health problems, pre- event loneliness and stress during the PTE were important independent predictors of forms of support and acknowledgment, and victims of threat and physical (sexual) violence more often faced disapproval.
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Promoting Mental Health and Psychosocial Well-Being in Children Affected by Political Violence: Part II—Expanding the Evidence Base
TL;DR: The literature on resilience in children affected by armed conflict is limited by a lack of longitudinal research designs, limited knowledge on transactional processes, sparse findings across diverse sociocultural settings, and poor theoretical development as discussed by the authors.