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Betancourt, T. S., et al. "Psychosocial adjustment and mental health in former child soldiers--systematic review of the literature and recommendations for future research." J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 54.1 (2013): 17-36.
Betancourt, T. S., et al. "Trajectories of internalizing problems in war-affected Sierra Leonean youth: examining conflict and postconflict factors." Child Dev. 84.2 (2013): 455-70.
Betancourt, T. S., et al. "Interventions for children affected by war: an ecological perspective on psychosocial support and mental health care." Harv Rev Psychiatry. 21.2 (2013): 70-91.
Betancourt, T. S., and M. Fazel. "Commentary: Advancing an implementation science agenda on mental health and psychosocial responses in war-affected settings: comment on trials of a psychosocial intervention for youth affected by the Syrian crisis - by Panter-Brick et al. (2018)." J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 59 (2018): 542-544.
Betancourt, T. S., D. Thomson, and T. J. VanderWeele. "War-Related Traumas and Mental Health Across Generations." JAMA Psychiatry. 75 (2018): 5-6.
Betancourt, T. S., et al. "Comparing Trauma Exposure, Mental Health Needs, and Service Utilization Across Clinical Samples of Refugee, Immigrant, and U.S.-Origin Children." J Trauma Stress. 30 (2017): 209-218.
Betancourt, T. S., et al. "Correction: Ethics in Community-Based Research with Vulnerable Children: Perspectives from Rwanda." PLoS One. 11 (2016): e0163384.
Betancourt, T. S., et al. "Ethics in Community-Based Research with Vulnerable Children: Perspectives from Rwanda." PLoS One. 11 (2016): e0157042.
Betancourt, T. S., and D. A. Chambers. "Optimizing an Era of Global Mental Health Implementation Science." JAMA Psychiatry. 73 (2016): 99-100.
Betancourt, T. S., et al. "Development of the SAFE Checklist Tool for Assessing Site-Level Threats to Child Protection: Use of Delphi Methods and Application to Two Sites in India." PLoS One. 10 (2015): e0141222.
Betancourt, T. S., et al. "Identifying Priorities for Mental Health Interventions in War-Affected Youth: A Longitudinal Study." Pediatrics. 136 (2015): e344-50.
Betancourt, T. S., et al. "Addressing health disparities in the mental health of refugee children and adolescents through community-based participatory research: a study in 2 communities." Am J Public Health. 105 Suppl 3 (2015): S475-82.
Betancourt, T. S., et al. "The intergenerational impact of war: longitudinal relationships between caregiver and child mental health in postconflict Sierra Leone." J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 56 (2015): 1101-7.
Betancourt, T. S. "The intergenerational effect of war." JAMA Psychiatry. 72 (2015): 199-200.
Betancourt, T. S., et al. "A behavioral intervention for war-affected youth in Sierra Leone: a randomized controlled trial." J Am Acad Child Adolesc PsychiatryJ Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 53 (2014): 1288-97.
Betancourt, T. S., et al. "We left one war and came to another: resource loss, acculturative stress, and caregiver-child relationships in Somali refugee families." Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 21 (2015): 114-25.
Betancourt, T. S., et al. "Developing an African youth psychosocial assessment: an application of item response theory." Int J Methods Psychiatr Res. 23 (2014): 142-60.
Betancourt, T. S., et al. "Context matters: community characteristics and mental health among war-affected youth in Sierra Leone." J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 55 (2014): 217-26.
Betancourt, T. S., et al. "A qualitative case study of child protection issues in the Indian construction industry: investigating the security, health, and interrelated rights of migrant families." BMC Public Health. 13 (2013): 858.
Betancourt, T. S., et al. "Post-traumatic stress symptoms among former child soldiers in Sierra Leone: follow-up study." Br J Psychiatry. 203 (2013): 196-202.
Betancourt, T. S., et al. "Interventions for children affected by war: an ecological perspective on psychosocial support and mental health care." Harv Rev PsychiatryHarv Rev Psychiatry. 21 (2013): 70-91.
Betancourt, T. S., et al. "Trauma history and psychopathology in war-affected refugee children referred for trauma-related mental health services in the United States." J Trauma Stress. 25 (2012): 682-90.
Betancourt, T. S., et al. "Validating the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children in Rwanda." J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 51 (2012): 1284-92.
Betancourt, T. S., et al. "Moderators of treatment effectiveness for war-affected youth with depression in northern Uganda." J Adolesc Health. 51 (2012): 544-50.
Betancourt, T. S., et al. "Psychosocial adjustment and mental health in former child soldiers--systematic review of the literature and recommendations for future research." J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 54 (2013): 17-36.
Betancourt, T. S., et al. "Trajectories of internalizing problems in war-affected Sierra Leonean youth: examining conflict and postconflict factors." Child Dev. 84 (2013): 455-70.
Betancourt, T. S., et al. "Interrelatedness of child health, protection and well-being: an application of the SAFE model in Rwanda." Soc Sci Med. 74 (2012): 1504-11.
Betancourt, T. S., et al. "Sierra Leone's child soldiers: war exposures and mental health problems by gender." J Adolesc HealthJ Adolesc Health. 49 (2011): 21-8.
Betancourt, T. S., et al. "Using Mixed-Methods Research to Adapt and Evaluate a Family Strengthening Intervention in Rwanda." Afr J Trauma Stress. 2 (2011): 32-45.
Betancourt, T. S. "Attending to the mental health of war-affected children: the need for longitudinal and developmental research perspectives." J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 50 (2011): 323-5.
Betancourt, T. S., et al. "Sierra Leone's former child soldiers: a follow-up study of psychosocial adjustment and community reintegration." Child Dev. 81 (2010): 1077-95.
Betancourt, T. S. "A Longitudinal Study of Psychosocial Adjustment and Community Reintegration among Former Child Soldiers in Sierra Leone." Int Psychiatry. 7 (2010): 60-62.
Betancourt, T. S., et al. "Sierra Leone's former child soldiers: a longitudinal study of risk, protective factors, and mental health." J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 49 (2010): 606-15.
Betancourt, T. S., et al. "Past horrors, present struggles: the role of stigma in the association between war experiences and psychosocial adjustment among former child soldiers in Sierra Leone." Soc Sci Med. 70 (2010): 17-26.
Betancourt, T. S., et al. "A qualitative study of mental health problems among children displaced by war in northern Uganda." Transcult PsychiatryTranscult Psychiatry. 46 (2009): 238-56.
Betancourt, T. S., et al. "High Hopes, Grim Reality: Reintegration and the Education of Former Child Soldiers in Sierra Leone." Comp Educ Rev. 52 (2008): 565-587.
Betancourt, T. S., and K. T. Khan. "The mental health of children affected by armed conflict: protective processes and pathways to resilience." Int Rev Psychiatry. 20 (2008): 317-28.
Betancourt, T. S. "Child soldiers: reintegration, pathways to recovery, and reflections from the field." J Dev Behav Pediatr. 29 (2008): 138-41.
Betancourt, T. S., and T. Williams. "Building an evidence base on mental health interventions for children affected by armed conflict." Intervention (Amstelveen). 6 (2008): 39-56.

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