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Geert E. Smid is affiliated with the University of Humanistic Studies in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Psychology, with particular emphasis on Clinical Psychology. Their work frequently explores topics related to grief, bereavement, and mental health, migration, health and trauma, as well as posttraumatic stress disorder research.

Their recent papers include studies on prolonged grief disorder, acute grief in different contexts, ecological grief in response to environmental changes, measurement of complex bereavement disorders, and the impact of post-migration stressors on treatment outcomes in refugees. These publications are:

  • The prevalence of prolonged grief disorder in bereaved individuals following unnatural losses: Systematic review and meta regression analysis, 2020, Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Acute grief after deaths due to COVID-19, natural causes and unnatural causes: An empirical comparison, 2020, Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Ecological Grief as a Response to Environmental Change: A Mental Health Risk or Functional Response?, 2021, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Valid measurement of DSM-5 persistent complex bereavement disorder and DSM-5-TR and ICD-11 prolonged grief disorder: The Traumatic Grief Inventory-Self Report Plus (TGI-SR+), 2021, Comprehensive Psychiatry
  • Post-Migration Stressors and Their Association With Symptom Reduction and Non-Completion During Treatment for Traumatic Grief in Refugees, 2020, Frontiers in Psychiatry

Geert E. Smid has published extensively in various academic journals. Their frequent publication venues include:

  • Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • European journal of psychotraumatology
  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Frontiers in Psychology

Their frequent collaborators are researchers such as Paul A. Boelen, Lonneke I. M. Lenferink, Maarten C. Eisma, Jos de Keijser, and Clare Killikelly.

Geert E. Smid's work intersects several subfields and topics within Psychology, including:

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • General Health Professions
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Social Psychology

  • Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum

Best Publications

  • Rates of post-traumatic stress disorder in trauma-exposed children and adolescents: meta-analysis

    Eva Alisic;Alyson K Zalta;Floryt van Wesel;Sadie E Larsen

  • The prevalence of Prolonged Grief Disorder in bereaved individuals following unnatural losses: Systematic review and meta regression analysis

    A.A.A. Manik J. Djelantik;Geert E. Smid;Anna Mroz;Rolf J. Kleber

  • Mental health stigma and barriers to mental health care for first responders: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Peter T. Haugen;Aileen M. McCrillis;Geert E. Smid;Mirjam J. Nijdam

  • The efficacy of recommended treatments for veterans with PTSD : A metaregression analysis

    Joris F.G. Haagen;Geert E. Smid;Jeroen W. Knipscheer;Rolf J. Kleber

  • Delayed Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Meta-Regression Analysis of Prospective Studies

    Geert E. Smid;Trudy T. M. Mooren;Roos C. van der Mast;Berthold P. R. Gersons

  • Acute grief after deaths due to COVID-19, natural causes and unnatural causes: An empirical comparison.

    Maarten C. Eisma;Aerjen Tamminga;Geert E. Smid;Paul A. Boelen

  • The obsessive compulsive spectrum in schizophrenia, a meta-analysis and meta-regression exploring prevalence rates

    Marije Swets;Jack Dekker;Katelijne van Emmerik-van Oortmerssen;Geert E. Smid

  • Ecological Grief as a Response to Environmental Change: A Mental Health Risk or Functional Response?

    Hannah Comtesse;Verena Ertl;Sophie M. C. Hengst;Rita Rosner

  • The Traumatic Grief Inventory Self-Report Version (TGI-SR): Introduction and Preliminary Psychometric Evaluation

    Paul A. Boelen;Geert E. Smid

  • Prolonged grief and depression after unnatural loss: latent class analyses and cognitive correlates

    Paul A. Boelen;Albert Reijntjes;A.A.A. Manik J. Djelantik;Geert E. Smid

  • Disturbed grief: prolonged grief disorder and persistent complex bereavement disorder

    Paul A Boelen;Geert E Smid

  • Symptoms of prolonged grief, post-traumatic stress, and depression after loss in a Dutch community sample: A latent class analysis.

    A.A.A. Manik J. Djelantik;Geert E. Smid;Rolf J. Kleber;Paul A. Boelen

  • Trajectories of grief, depression, and posttraumatic stress in disaster-bereaved people.

    Lonneke I. M. Lenferink;Lonneke I. M. Lenferink;Angela Nickerson;Jos de Keijser;Geert E. Smid

  • The effectiveness of narrative exposure therapy: a review, meta-analysis and meta-regression analysis

    Jeannette C.G. Lely;Geert E. Smid;Ruud A. Jongedijk;Jeroen W. Knipscheer

  • Valid measurement of DSM-5 persistent complex bereavement disorder and DSM-5-TR and ICD-11 prolonged grief disorder: The Traumatic Grief Inventory-Self Report Plus (TGI-SR+).

    L I M Lenferink;M C Eisma;G E Smid;J de Keijser

  • Late-Onset PTSD in Unaccompanied Refugee Minors: Exploring the Predictive Utility of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms

    Geert E. Smid;Gerty J. L. M. Lensvelt-Mulders;Jeroen W. Knipscheer;Berthold P. R. Gersons

  • Cognitive-behavioral variables mediate the impact of violent loss on post-loss psychopathology.

    Paul A. Boelen;Jos de Keijser;Geert Smid

  • Prolonged grief, depression, and posttraumatic stress in disaster-bereaved individuals : Latent class analysis

    Lonneke I. M. Lenferink;Jos de Keijser;Geert E. Smid;A. A. A. Manik J. Djelantik

  • Concurrent and prospective associations of intolerance of uncertainty with symptoms of prolonged grief, posttraumatic stress, and depression after bereavement.

    Paul A. Boelen;Albert Reijntjes;Geert E. Smid

  • Evaluation of the factor structure, prevalence, and validity of disturbed grief in DSM-5 and ICD-11

    Paul A. Boelen;Lonneke I.M. Lenferink;Angela Nickerson;Geert E. Smid

  • Further validation of the Traumatic Grief Inventory-Self Report (TGI-SR): A measure of persistent complex bereavement disorder and prolonged grief disorder

    Paul A. Boelen;A. A. A. Manik J. Djelantik;Jos de Keijser;Lonneke I. M. Lenferink

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul A. Boelen
Paul A. Boelen Utrecht University
Rolf J. Kleber
Rolf J. Kleber Utrecht University
Berthold P. R. Gersons
Berthold P. R. Gersons University of Amsterdam
Maarten C. Eisma
Maarten C. Eisma University of Groningen
Angela Nickerson
Angela Nickerson University of New South Wales
Eric Vermetten
Eric Vermetten Leiden University Medical Center
Ulrich Schnyder
Ulrich Schnyder University of Zurich
Elbert Geuze
Elbert Geuze Utrecht University
Albert Reijntjes
Albert Reijntjes Utrecht University
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Ask Elklit University of Southern Denmark

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