Kari Gibson

Efficacy of Psychoactive Drugs for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review of MDMA, Ketamine, LSD and Psilocybin

Tracey Varker, Loretta Watson, Kari Gibson, David Forbes, Meaghan L O'Donnell

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

The aim of this systematic review was to examine the efficacy of MDMA, ketamine, LSD, and psilocybin for the treatment of posttrau..

An Open Label Pilot Study of a Brief Psychosocial Intervention for Disaster and Trauma Survivors

Meaghan Louise O'Donnell, Winnie Lau, Julia Fredrickson, Kari Gibson, Richard Allan Bryant, Jonathan Bisson, Susie Burke, Walter Busuttil, Andrew Coghlan, Mark Creamer, Debbie Gray, Neil Greenberg, Brett McDermott, Alexander C McFarlane, Candice M Monson, Andrea Phelps, Josef I Ruzek, Paula P Schnurr, Janette Ugsang, Patricia Watson, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  Frontiers in Psychiatry

Background: In the aftermath of disaster, a large proportion of people will develop psychosocial difficulties that impair recovery..

The mental health impacts of climate change: Findings from a Pacific Island atoll nation

KE Gibson, J Barnett, N Haslam, I Kaplan

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Anxiety Disorders

BACKGROUND: Climate change is anticipated to have profound effects on mental health, particularly among populations that are simul..

Distressing encounters in the context of climate change: Idioms of distress, determinants, and responses to distress in Tuvalu

Kari Gibson, Nick Haslam, Ida Kaplan

Journal article  |  2019  |  Transcultural Psychiatry

Across the globe there is a critical need for culturally informed and locally valid approaches to mental health assessment and int..

A pilot trial of the Skills fOr Life Adjustment and Resilience (SOLAR) program in Tuvalu: Final report – project outcomes.

Kari Gibson, David Forbes, Meaghan O'Donnell

Report  |  2019

Adjustment Disorder: Current Developments and Future Directions

Meaghan L O'Donnell, James A Agathos, Olivia Metcalf, Kari Gibson, Winnie Lau

Journal article  |  2019  |  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Despite its high prevalence in clinical and consultant liaison psychiatry populations, adjustment disorder research has traditiona..

The relationship between climate change and psychological distress: a case study from Tuvalu

Kari Gibson

Thesis / Dissertation  |  2018

There is growing consensus that climate change represents a major threat to mental health. This thesis explored the relationship b..

Integration and agency: African refugee women and a playgroup in Melbourne, Australia

K Gibson, K Vasey, L Manderson

Book Chapter  |  2015