- E-mailSamantha.Harris@uib.no
- Phone+47 55 58 31 35
- Visitor AddressChristiesgt. 13
- Postal AddressPostboks 78075020 Bergen
I am a PhD candidate affiliated with the research project Clinical encounters with refugees suffering from mental health problems, within the Society and Workplace Diversity research group. My project will focus on understanding the possible obstacles faced by general practitioners in Norway when treating refugees with mental health problems. In 2015, I graduated with a BSc in Psychology from the University of York. I completed my MSc in Clinical Mental Health Sciences in 2017 at University College London (UCL). My research at UCL focused on comparing hospital admissions for substance-use disorders in refugees, non-refugee migrants, and the native population in Sweden, with a focus on the role of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Following this, I trained as a psychological wellbeing practitioner at UCL and conducted low intensity cognitive behavioural interventions with people suffering from mild to moderate depression and anxiety.
My research interests include exploring the obstacles faced in providing appropriate care to refugees with mental health problems and the role of drugs and alcohol in mental illness.
- (2021). Integration Is Correlated With Mental Health Help-Seeking From the General Practitioner: Syrian Refugees' Preferences and Perceived Barriers. Frontiers In Public Health. 1-13.
- (2021). BMJ Open. 11 pages.
- (2020). General practitioners' experiences of clinical consultations with refugees suffering from mental health problems. Frontiers in Psychology. 12 pages.
- (2020). COVID-19 and psychological distress in Norway: The role of trust in the healthcare system . Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. 96-103.
- (2019). Substance use disorders in refugee and migrant groups in Sweden: A nationwide cohort study of 1.2 million people. PLoS Medicine. 19 pages.
- (2019). Exploring GPs experiences of clinical consultations with refugees suffering from mental health problems in Norway.
- (2020). Fastlegers erfaringer i kliniske møter med flyktningspasienter som lider av psykiske problemer – hvilke barrierer oppleves og hva hjelper?
- (2020). COVID-19 and psychological distress in Norway: the role of trust in the health-care system .
- (2020). COVID-19 and psychological distress in Norway: the role of trust in the health-care system .
- (2019). Exploring GPs’ experiences of clinical consultations with refugees suffering from mental health problems in Norway.
- (2020). We are basically going to be ok. REPLIKK – Tidsskrift for samfunnsvitskap og humaniora.
More information in national current research information system (CRIStin)
Harris, S. M., Binder, P. E., Diaz, E., Ekroll, V., & Sandal, G. M. (2021). General practitioners’ management of depression symptoms in Somali refugee and Norwegian patients: a film vignette experiment. BMJ Open, 11(12), e055261.
Harris, S. M., Sandal, G. M., Bye, H. H., Palinkas, L. A., & Binder, P. E. (2021). Integration Is Correlated With Mental Health Help-Seeking From the General Practitioner: Syrian Refugees' Preferences and Perceived Barriers. Frontiers in Public Health, 1952.
Harris, S. M., & Sandal, G. M. (2020). COVID-19 and psychological distress in Norway: The role of trust in the healthcare system. Scandinavian journal of public health, 1403494820971512.
Harris, S. M., Binder, P. E., & Sandal, G. M. (2020). General Practitioners’ Experiences of Clinical Consultations With Refugees Suffering From Mental Health Problems. Frontiers in Psychology, 11.
Harris, S., Dykxhoorn, J., Hollander, A. C., Dalman, C., & Kirkbride, J. B. (2019). Substance use disorders in refugee and migrant groups in Sweden: A nationwide cohort study of 1.2 million people. PLoS medicine, 16(11).
Clinical Encounters with Refugees Suffering from Mental Health Problems, University of Bergen
Previously:
PsyLife Group, University College London