Publications

Project Publications

Isoaho, P., Kangaslampi, S., & Peltonen, K. (2015). Narratiivisen altistusterapian (NET) vaikutus kognitiivisiin prosesseihin mielenterveyteen: tapaustutkimus. Psykologia, 50(5), 355-372.

Kangaslampi, S. Garoff, F., & Peltonen, K. (2015). Narrative exposure therapy for immigrant children traumatized by war: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of effectiveness and mechanisms of change. BMC Psychiatry, 15, 127-141. doi:10.1186/s12888-015-0520-z

Other selected publications

Purgato, M., Gross, A. L., Betancourt, T., Bolton, P., Bonetto, C., Gastaldon, C., Gordon, J., O’Callaghan, P., Papola, D., Peltonen, K., Punamäki, R-L., Richards, J., Staples, J. K., Unterhitzenberger, J., van Ommeren, M., de Jong, J., Jordans, M.J. D., Tol, W. A., & Barbui, C.. (2018). Focused psychosocial interventions for children in low-resource humanitarian settings: A systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis. Lancet Global Health 6, e390–e400.

Eloranta, S. J., Peltonen, K., Palosaari, E., Qouta, S. R., & Punamäki, R-L. (2016). The Role of Attachment and Emotion Regulation in the Psychosocial Intervention Among War-Affected Children. Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma. doi:10.1007/s40653-016-0115-y

Kangaslampi, S., Punamäki, R.-L., Qouta, S., Diab, M., & Peltonen, K. (2016). Psychosocial Group Intervention Among War‐Affected Children: An Analysis of Changes in Posttraumatic Cognitions. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 29, 546-555. doi:10.1002/jts.22149

Qouta, S. R., Peltonen, K., Diab, S., Anttila, S., Palosaari, E., & Punamäki, R-L. (2016). Psychosocial Intervention and Dreaming Among War-Affected Palestinian Children. Dreaming, 26, 95-118. doi:10.1037/drm0000025

Diab, M., Peltonen, K., Qouta, S. R., Palosaari, E., & Punamäki, R-L. (2015). Effectiveness of psychosocial intervention enhancing resilience among war-affected children and the moderating role of family factors. Child Abuse & Neglect, 40, 24-35. doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2014.12.002

Palosaari, E., Punamäki, R-L., Peltonen, K., Diab, M., & Qouta, S. R. (2015). Negative Social Relationships Predict Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Among War-Affected Children Via Posttraumatic Cognitions. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 44, 845-857. doi:10.1007/s10802-015-0070-3

Punamäki, R-L., Palosaari, E., Diab, M., Peltonen, K., & Qouta, S. R. (2015). Trajectories of posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) after major war among Palestinian children: Trauma, family- and child-related predictors. Journal of Affective Disorders, 172, 133-140. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2014.09.021

Peltonen, K. (2014). Efficacy of Interventions for Sexually Abused Children – A Literature Review and Meta-Analysis of Treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Symptoms. International Journal of Clinical Psychiatry and Mental Health, 2, 10-28. doi:10.12970/2310-8231.2014.02.01.2 (link)

Peltonen, K., Qouta, S., Diab, M., & Punamäki, R-L. (2014). Resilience Among Children in War: The Role of Multilevel Social Factors. Traumatology, 20, 232-240. doi:10.1037/h0099830

Punamäki, R-L., Peltonen, K., Diab, M., & Qouta, S. R. (2014). Psychosocial Interventions and Emotion Regulation Among War-Affected Children: Randomized Control Trial Effects. Traumatology, 4, 241-252. doi:10.1037/h0099856

Peltonen, K., Qouta, S., El Sarraj, E., & Punamäki, R-L. (2012). Effectiveness of School-Based Intervention in Enhancing Mental Health and Social Functioning Among War-Affected Children. Traumatology, 18, 37-46. doi:10.1177/1534765612437380

Peltonen, K., & Punamäki, R-L. (2010). Preventive Interventions Among Children Exposed to Trauma of Armed Conflict: A Literature Review. Aggressive Behavior, 36, 95-116. doi:10.1002/ab.20334

Peltonen, K., Qouta, S., El Sarraj, E., & Punamäki, R-L. (2010). Military trauma and social development: The moderating and mediating roles of peer and sibling relations in mental health. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 34, 554-563. doi:10.1177/0165025410368943