PhD candidate

Thach Tran has a background in epidemiology. He has had experience in all aspects of research design, implementation, analysis, and dissemination in resource-constrained settings. His current PhD research is to examine the effects of maternal common mental disorders and micronutrient deficiencies on infant development. His research interests include common mental disorders in women, including social factors and effect on their children in low- and middle-income countries.

2012 Publications

Kulkarni S, Ramakrishnan U, Dearden KA, Marsh DR, Pachón H, Ha TT, Tran TD. Greater length-for-age increases the odds of attaining motor milestones in Vietnamese children aged 5-18 months. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition. (Accepted 12 December 2011)

Fisher J, Cabral de Mello M, Patel V, Rahman A, Tran T, Holton S, Holmes W,  Prevalence and determinants of common mental disorders in women in low- and lower-middle-income countries: a systematic review, Bulletin of the World health Organization, 2012;90:139-149G doi:10.2471/BLT.11.091850

Tran T, Tuan T, Fisher J. Validation of three psychometric instruments for screening for Perinatal Common Mental Disorders in men in the north of Vietnam. Journal of Affective Disorders 2012 Jan; 136(1-2): 104-109.

2011 Publications

Conrad KA, Amstadter AB, Mccauley JL, Richardson L, Kilpatrick DG, Tuan T, Buoi LT, Ha TT, Thach TD, Acierno R. Examination of General Health Following Typhoon Xangsane: A Pre–Postanalysis. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice and Policy 2011; 2:109-115

Le M, Tran T, Huong NT, Fisher, JRW. Experience of low mood and suicidal behaviours among adolescents in Viet Nam: Findings from two national population-based surveys. Journal of adolescent health (In press 23.12.2011)

Fisher J, Tran T, Biggs B, Tuan T, Dwyer T, Casey G, Tho D, Hetzel B. Iodine status in late pregnancy and psychosocial determinants of iodized salt use in rural northern Viet Nam. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2011; 89: 813-820

Tran T, Tran T, La B, Lee D, Rosenthal D, Fisher J. Screening for common perinatal mental disorders in women in the North of Vietnam: A comparison of three psychometric instruments. Journal of Affective Disorders, 2011; 133: 281-293

Amstadter A, Richardson L, Meyer A, Sawyer G, Kilpatrick D, Tran T, Trung L, Tam N, Tuan T, Buoi L, Ha T, Thach T, Gaboury M, Acierno R. Prevalence and correlates of probable adolescent mental health problems reported by parents in Vietnam. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2011; 46 (2):95-100.

Ritter J, McCauley J, Amstadter A, Richardson L, Kilpatrick D, Trinh T, Lam T, Nguyen T, Tran T, La B,Tran H, Tran T, Acierno R. Mental Health Correlates of Post Disaster Increases in Alcohol and Cigarette Smoking: A Vietnamese Study. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 9 (1), 118-125.

2010 Publications

Fisher JRW, Tran T, La B, Kriitmaa K, Rosenthal D, Tran T. Common perinatal mental disorders in women in northern Viet Nam: Community prevalence and health care use.  Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2010; 88: 737-745

Ricahrdson L, Amstadter A, Kilpatrick D, TL Tran, LT Trung, NT Tam, T Tuan, LT Buoi, TT Ha, Tran T, R Acierno. Estimating mental distress in Vietnam: the use of the SRQ-20. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2010, 56(2): 133-42

Amstadter AB, Richardson L, Acierno R, Kilpatrick DG, Gaboury MT, Tran T, Trung LT, Tam NT, Tuan T, Buoi LT, Ha TT, Tran T. Does interviewer status matter? An examination of lay interviewers and medical doctor interviewers in an epidemiological study in Vietnam. International Perspectives in Victimology, August 2010. 5(1): p.55-62

2009 Publications

Phuc TQ, Mihrshahi S, Casey GJ, Phu LB, Tien NT, Caruana SR, Thach TD, Montresor A, Biggs BA. Lessons learned from implementation of a demonstration program to reduce the burden of anemia and hookworm in women in Yen Bai Province, Viet Nam. BMC Public Health 2009. 9:266

Casey GJ, Phuc TQ, Macgregor L, Montresor A, Mihrshahi S, Thach TD, Tien NT and Biggs BA. A free weekly iron-folic acid supplementation and regular deworming program is associated with improved hemoglobin and iron status indicators in Vietnamese women. BMC Public Health 2009. 9:261.

Amstadter AB, Acierno R, Richardson LK, Kilpatrick DG, Gros DF, Gaboury MT, Tran TL, Trung LT, Tam NT, Tuan T, Buoi LT, Ha TT, Thach TD, Galea S. Posttyphoon prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder, panic disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder in a Vietnamese sample. J Trauma Stress 2009. 22(3):180-8. IF:2.374

Acierno R, Amstadter AB, Gros DF, Richardson L, Kilpatrick DG, Trung LT, Tuan T, Buoi LT, Ha TT, Thach TD, Gaboury MT, Tran TL, Tam NT, Seymour A, Galea S. A Pre-/Post-Disaster Epidemiological Study of Mental Health Functioning in Vietnam's Da Nang Province Following Typhoon Xangsane. Int Perspect Vict 2009. 4(1):78-85

Content updated 27 February 2012