Samantha Marie Harris

Researcher

Department of Psychosocial Science Faculty of Psychology

E-mailSamantha.Harris@uib.no
Phone+47 55 58 31 35
Visitor Address
Christies gate 12

5015 Bergen
Postal Address
Postboks 7807

5020 Bergen

I am a researcher affiliated with the research project Clinical encounters with refugees suffering from mental health problems, within the Society and Workplace Diversity research group. My PhD project examined mental health encounters between general practitioners in Norway and individuals with a refugee background, from both perspectives.

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 thesis at UCL compared 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: migration and mental health, substance abuse, and social determinants of and inequalities in mental disorders.

Academic article

Show author(s) (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.
Show author(s) (2021). General practitioners’ management of depression symptoms in Somali refugee and Norwegian patients: a film vignette experiment. BMJ Open. 1-11.

Show author(s) (2020). General practitioners' experiences of clinical consultations with refugees suffering from mental health problems. Frontiers in Psychology. 12 pages.
Show author(s) (2020). COVID-19 and psychological distress in Norway: The role of trust in the healthcare system . Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. 96-103.

Show author(s) (2019). Substance use disorders in refugee and migrant groups in Sweden: A nationwide cohort study of 1.2 million people. PLoS Medicine. 19 pages.

Lecture

Show author(s) (2022). Møter med det norske helsevesenet - hva går bra og hva kan forbedres?

Popular scientific lecture

Show author(s) (2019). Exploring GPs experiences of clinical consultations with refugees suffering from mental health problems in Norway.

Academic lecture

Show author(s) (2020). Fastlegers erfaringer i kliniske møter med flyktningspasienter som lider av psykiske problemer – hvilke barrierer oppleves og hva hjelper?
Show author(s) (2020). COVID-19 and psychological distress in Norway: the role of trust in the health-care system .
Show author(s) (2020). COVID-19 and psychological distress in Norway: the role of trust in the health-care system .

Show author(s) (2019). Exploring GPs’ experiences of clinical consultations with refugees suffering from mental health problems in Norway.

Feature article

Show author(s) (2022). Hvordan møter leger flyktninger med psykiske lidelser? Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.

Interview

Show author(s) (2022). Flyktninger med psykiske lidelser.
Show author(s) (2022). Fastleger følte seg uforberedt på å ta imot flyktninger med psykiske plager.

Interview Journal

Show author(s) (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

Fields of competence

Substance use disorders