Peer-reviewed articles

2024

El-Haj-Mohamad, R., Stein, J., Stammel, N., Nesterko, Y., Wagner, B., Böttche, M., & Knaevelsrud, C. (2025). Efficacy of internet-based cognitive behavioral and interpersonal treatment for depression in Arabic speaking countries: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Affective Disorders, 368, 573-583.

El‐Haj‐Mohamad, R., Böttche, M., Vöhringer, M., Specht, F., Stammel, N., Nesterko, Y., Knaevelsrud, C. & Wagner, B. (2024). An internet‐based cognitive behavioural intervention for adults with depression in Arabic‐speaking countries: A randomized controlled trial. Stress and Health, e3432. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.3432

Haering, S.*, Meyer, C.*, Schulze, L., Conrad, E., Blecker, M. K., El-Haj-Mohamad, R., Geiling, A., Klusmann, H., Schumacher, S., Knaevelsrud, C., & Engel, S. (2024). Sex and gender differences in risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies. Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science, 133(6), 429–444. https://doi.org/10.1037/abn0000918

*shared first authorship

Stein, J., El-Haj-Mohamad, R., Stammel, N., Vöhringer, M., Wagner, B., Nesterko, Y.,  Böttche, M. & Knaevelsrud, C. (2024). Changes in trauma appraisal during brief internet-based exposure and cognitive restructuring treatment for Arabic-speaking people with PTSD. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 15(1), 2324631. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2024.2324631

2023

El-Haj-Mohamad, R.*, Nohr, L.*, Niemeyer, H., Böttche, M., & Knaevelsrud, C. (2023). Smartphone-delivered mental health care interventions for refugees: A systematic review of the literature. Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health, 10, E6. https://doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2022.61 

*Shared first authorship

Schenkel, S., Emmerich, L., Arzapalo, H., Danböck, S. K., Dietiker, L., El-Haj-Mohamad, R., Meyer, C., Sperl, M., Wendorff, C., Wallimann, M., Windthorst, P., Glaesmer, H. & Schäfer, I. (2023). Selbst- und Fremdaggression bei Frauen mit Posttraumatischer Belastungsstörung und substanzbezogenen Störungen: Welche Rolle spielen Emotionsregulationsstrategien?. Trauma & Gewalt, 17(4), 296-311. https://doi.org/10.21706/tg-17-4-296

2022

Meyer, C.*, El-Haj-Mohamad, R.*, Stammel, N., Lotzin, A., Schäfer, I., Knaevelsrud, C. & Böttche, M. (2022). Associations of Depressive Symptoms, COVID-19-Related Stressors, and Coping Strategies. A Comparison Between Cities and Towns in Germany. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12, 2612. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.791312

*Shared first authorship

2021

Böttche, M., Kampisiou, C., Stammel, N., El-Haj-Mohamad, R., Heeke, C., Burchert, S., ... & Knaevelsrud, C. (2021). From Formative Research to Cultural Adaptation of a Face-to-Face and Internet-Based Cognitive-Behavioural Intervention for Arabic-Speaking Refugees in Germany. Clinical Psychology in Europe, 3, 1-14. http://dx.doi.org/10.32872/cpe.4623