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  1. Evaluation of the METRA + intervention on mental health and social functioning in Afghan refugee adolescents in Pakistan: a pilot study

    Article • European Journal of Psychotraumatology, April 2026, Taylor & Francis

    Sayed Jafar Ahmadi

  2. The Mediating Role of Depression and the Moderating Role of Game Genre in the Relationship Between Suicidal Thoughts and Computer Game Addiction Among Adolescents in Tehran

    Article • Actas Españolas de Psiquiatría, October 2025, Juan José López-Ibor Foundation

    Sayed Jafar Ahmadi

  3. Predicting Anxiety and Depression Based on Video Game Addiction with the Mediating Role of Social Support

    Article • Actas Españolas de Psiquiatría, March 2025, Juan José López-Ibor Foundation

    Sayed Jafar Ahmadi

  4. Comparing Two Therapies for Reducing Trauma Symptoms in Afghan Girls: ACT vs. TF-CBT

    Article • American Psychologist, December 2024, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Sayed Jafar Ahmadi

  5. International Humanitarian Award: Sayed Jafar Ahmadi and Zeinab Musavi.

    Article • American Psychologist, December 2024, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Sayed Jafar Ahmadi

  6. Psychological Problems in the Context of Political Violence in Afghan Children

    Article • Current Psychiatry Reports, April 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Sayed Jafar Ahmadi

  7. Examining MEmory Training for Recovery-Adolescent among Afghan adolescent boys: a pilot randomised controlled trial

    Article • European Journal of Psychotraumatology, September 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Sayed Jafar Ahmadi

  8. Afghan mental health and psychosocial well-being: thematic review of four decades of research and interventions

    Article • BJPsych Open, July 2023, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Sayed Jafar Ahmadi

  9. Effect of the Memory Training for Recovery–Adolescent Intervention vs Treatment as Usual on Psychiatric Symptoms Among Adolescent Girls in Afghanistan

    Article • JAMA Network Open, March 2023, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Sayed Jafar Ahmadi

  10. Randomized Controlled Trial of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in Afghan Adolescent Girls

    Article • Psychology & Psychological Research International Journal, January 2023, Medwin Publishers

    Sayed Jafar Ahmadi

  11. Prevalence of Poor Mental Health Among Adolescents in Kabul, Afghanistan, as of November 2021

    Article • JAMA Network Open, June 2022, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Sayed Jafar Ahmadi

  12. Investigating the Feasibility, Acceptability and Efficacy of Using Modified-Written Exposure Therapy in the Aftermath of a Terrorist Attack on Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Afghan Adolescent Girls

    Article • Frontiers in Psychiatry, April 2022, Frontiers

    Sayed Jafar Ahmadi

  13. A Cross-Cultural and Trans-Generational Study: Links between Psychological Characteristics and Socio-Political Tendency amongst Urban Population in Afghanistan

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, June 2021, MDPI AG

    Sayed Jafar Ahmadi

  14. Peace, love, and justice: A participatory phenomenological study of psychosocial well-being in Afghanistan

    Article • International Social Work, March 2021, SAGE Publications

    Sayed Jafar Ahmadi

  15. Effectiveness of quality of life therapy on subjective well-being of Afghan women

    Article • International Journal of Innovative Research and Scientific Studies, October 2020, International Journal of Innovative Research and Scientific Studies

    Sayed Jafar Ahmadi

  16. Efficacy of Writing for Recovery on Traumatic Grief Symptoms of Afghani Refugee Bereaved Adolescents: A Randomized Control Trial

    Article • OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying, October 2012, SAGE Publications

    Sayed Jafar Ahmadi

  17. Enhancing Autobiographical Memory Specificity Through Cognitive Training

    Article • Clinical Psychological Science, September 2012, SAGE Publications

    Sayed Jafar Ahmadi