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Hadi Zarafshan
Hadi Zarafshan

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology

Psychiatry and Psychology Research Center

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

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1. Iranian Psychologists’ Experiences of Mental Health Care Following Housing Destruction During the June 2025 Iran–Israel Conflict: A Qualitative Thematic Analysis, Middle East Current Psychiatry (2026)
2. Coordinated Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Iran Following Acute Cross-Border Hostilities (Jun 13, 2025 – Jun 24, 2025): A Rapid Response From Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Asian Journal of Psychiatry (2025)
3. Detection of Child Mental Health Problems by General Practitioners in a Low-Resource Setting, International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine (2025)
4. Effectiveness of Fmri-Based Neurofeedback Therapy on Depression: A Systematic Review, Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience (2025)
5. Responsible Portrayal of Mental Health Issues in Visual Media, Iranian Journal of Psychiatry (2025)
6. Science Beyond Consensus: Defending Open Inquiry in Sensitive Scientific Debates, Iranian Journal of Psychiatry (2025)
7. The Reform Process of Mental Health Services Within Iran’S Primary Health Care (Phc) System: What Has Been Accomplished and What Remains to Be Done, Journal of Iranian Medical Council (2025)
8. Translation, Cultural Adaption, and Examination of the Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of “First Year Inventory,” an Autism Screening Tool, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (2025)
9. A Comparison of Compensatory and Remediation Cognitive Interventions in Preschoolers With Autism: A Study Protocol for Randomized Controlled Trial, Basic and Clinical Neuroscience (2024)
10. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Behavioral or Neurodevelopmental Disorder? Testing the Hitop Framework Using Machine Learning Methods, JCI Insight (2023)
11. Effect of General Practitioner Training in a Collaborative Child Mental Health Care Program on Children's Mental Health Outcomes in a Low-Resource Setting: A Cluster Randomized Trial, JAMA Psychiatry (2023)
12. Neuropsychiatric Manifestations of Covid-19 in Hospitalized Pediatrics: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study, Archives of Pediatric Infectious Diseases (2023)
13. Neuropsychiatric Manifestations of Covid-19 in Hospitalized Pediatrics: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study, Archives of Pediatric Infectious Diseases (2023)
14. Parental Objective, Subjective, and Contextual Socioeconomic Status and Children’S Mental Health in Iran: The Mediating Effect of the Subjective Measure, Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (2023)
15. Prevalence, Demographic Characteristics and Comorbid Psychiatric Disorders in Children and Adolescents With Substance Use Disorder in Iran, Journal of Iranian Medical Council (2022)
16. Prevalence, Demographic Characteristics and Comorbid Psychiatric Disorders in Children and Adolescents With Substance Use Disorder in Iran, Journal of Iranian Medical Council (2022)
17. Social Capital of Parents of Children and Adolescents and Its Relation to Psychiatric Disorders; a Population-Based Study, Community Mental Health Journal (2022)
18. The Psychometric Properties of the Iranian Version of Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (Adi-R) in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Advances in Autism (2022)
19. The Screening Program for Autism Spectrum Disorders in the West of Iran, Current Psychiatry Research and Reviews (2022)
20. Children and Adolescents’ Mental Health in Iran’S Primary Care: Perspectives of General Practitioners, School Staff, and Help Seekers, Global Social Welfare (2021)
21. Epidemiology of Psychotic Disorders Based on Demographic Variables in Iranian Children and Adolescents, Iranian Journal of Psychiatry (2021)
22. Global, Regional, and National Mortality Among Young People Aged 10–24 Years, 1950–2019: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019, The Lancet (2021)
23. Global, Regional, and National Mortality Among Young People Aged 10–24 Years, 1950–2019: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019, The Lancet (2021)
24. Prevalence of Adhd and Its Comorbidities in a Population-Based Sample, Journal of Attention Disorders (2021)
25. Prevalence of Elimination Disorders and Comorbid Psychiatric Disorders in Iranian Children and Adolescents, Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine (2021)
26. Prevalence of Elimination Disorders and Comorbid Psychiatric Disorders in Iranian Children and Adolescents, Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine (2021)
27. Application of Different Techniques of Factor Analysis to Develop Neighborhood Social Capital Rating Scale, Social Indicators Research (2020)
28. Author Correction: Mapping Local Patterns of Childhood Overweight and Wasting in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Between 2000 and 2017 (Nature Medicine, (2020), 26, 5, (750-759), 10.1038/S41591-020-0807-6), Nature Medicine (2020)
29. Author Correction: Mapping Local Patterns of Childhood Overweight and Wasting in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Between 2000 and 2017 (Nature Medicine, (2020), 26, 5, (750-759), 10.1038/S41591-020-0807-6), Nature Medicine (2020)
30. Can We Use Serious Games to Enhance 'Emotion Regulation' Capacity in Adolescents As a Protective Strategy Against Drug Abuse? an Overview of Systematic Reviews, Proceedings of the 2nd International Serious Games Symposium# ISGS 2020 (2020)
31. Early Screening of Autism Among 18 to 24 Months Old Toddlers Using the Quantitative Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (Q-Chat), Iranian Journal of Child Neurology (2020)
32. Effects of Non-Invasive Neurostimulation on Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review, Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience (2020)
33. Effects of Telephone Versus Paper-And-Pencil Self-Administration of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (Sdq) in Child and Adolescent Outpatients: Evidence From Iran, Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (2020)
34. Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation of Prefrontal Cortex on Risk-Taking Behavior, Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences (2020)
35. Five Insights From the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019, The Lancet (2020)
36. Five Insights From the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019, The Lancet (2020)
37. Global Age-Sex-Specific Fertility, Mortality, Healthy Life Expectancy (Hale), and Population Estimates in 204 Countries and Territories, 1950–2019: A Comprehensive Demographic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019, The Lancet (2020)
38. Global Age-Sex-Specific Fertility, Mortality, Healthy Life Expectancy (Hale), and Population Estimates in 204 Countries and Territories, 1950–2019: A Comprehensive Demographic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019, The Lancet (2020)
39. Global Burden of 369 Diseases and Injuries in 204 Countries and Territories, 1990–2019: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019, The Lancet (2020)
40. Global Burden of 369 Diseases and Injuries in 204 Countries and Territories, 1990–2019: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019, The Lancet (2020)
41. How to Assess Perceived Risks and Safety Behaviors Related to Pandemics; Developing the Pandemic Risk and Reaction Scale During the Covid-19 Outbreak, Iranian Journal of Psychiatry (2020)
42. Lifetime Prevalence, Sociodemographic Predictors, and Comorbidities of Oppositional Defiant Disorder: The National Epidemiology of Iranian Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders (Ircap), Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry (2020)
43. Mapping Local Patterns of Childhood Overweight and Wasting in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Between 2000 and 2017, Nature Medicine (2020)
44. Mapping Local Patterns of Childhood Overweight and Wasting in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Between 2000 and 2017, Nature Medicine (2020)
45. National Growth Charts for Bmi Among Iranian Children and Adolescents in Comparison With the Who and Cdc Curves, Childhood Obesity (2020)
46. New Ways to Manage Pandemics: Using Technologies in the Era of Covid-19, a Narrative Review, Iranian Journal of Psychiatry (2020)
47. Prevalence, Comorbidities, and Sociodemographic Predictors of Conduct Disorder: The National Epidemiology of Iranian Children and Adolescents Psychiatric Disorders (Ircap), European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2020)
48. Prevalence, Comorbidities, and Sociodemographic Predictors of Conduct Disorder: The National Epidemiology of Iranian Children and Adolescents Psychiatric Disorders (Ircap), European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2020)
49. Prevalence, Correlates and Comorbidities of Feeding and Eating Disorders in a Nationally Representative Sample of Iranian Children and Adolescents, International Journal of Eating Disorders (2020)
50. The Effect of a Parental Education Program on the Mental Health of Parents and Behavioral Problems of Their Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology (2020)
51. The Role of Public Trust and Media in the Psychological and Behavioral Responses to the Covid-19 Pandemic, Iranian Journal of Psychiatry (2020)
52. Abnormalities of Alpha Activity in Frontocentral Region of the Brain As a Biomarker to Diagnose Adolescents With Bipolar Disorder, Clinical EEG and Neuroscience (2019)
53. Collaborative Care for Child and Youth Mental Health Problems in a Middle-Income Country: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial Training General Practitioners, Trials (2019)
54. Current Status of Health and Social Services for Children With Autism in Iran: Parents’ Perspectives, Iranian Journal of Psychiatry (2019)
55. Developing a Comprehensive Evidence-Based Service Package for Toddlers With Autism in a Low Resource Setting: Early Detection, Early Intervention, and Care Coordination, Iranian Journal of Psychiatry (2019)
56. Prevalence and Correlates of Psychiatric Disorders in a National Survey of Iranian Children and Adolescents, Iranian Journal of Psychiatry (2019)
57. Prevalence and Correlates of Psychiatric Disorders in a National Survey of Iranian Children and Adolescents, Iranian Journal of Psychiatry (2019)
58. Prevalence of Autism and Its Comorbidities and the Relationship With Maternal Psychopathology: A National Population-Based Study, Archives of Iranian medicine (2019)
59. Prevalence of Autism and Its Comorbidities and the Relationship With Maternal Psychopathology: A National Population-Based Study, Archives of Iranian medicine (2019)
60. Social Capital in General Population of Tehran Province in Comparison With Other Provinces of Iran, Journal of Iranian Medical Council (2019)
61. The Prevalence, Comorbidity and Socio-Demographic Factors of Depressive Disorder Among Iranian Children and Adolescents: To Identify the Main Predictors of Depression, Journal of Affective Disorders (2019)
62. Visual and Auditory Steady-State Responses in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience (2019)
63. Autism Research in Iran: A Scientometric Study, Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (2017)
64. Cortical Alpha Activity in Schizoaffective Patients, Iranian Journal of Psychiatry (2017)
65. Cortical Alpha Activity in Schizoaffective Patients, Iranian Journal of Psychiatry (2017)
66. Effectiveness of Non-Pharmacological Interventions on Stereotyped and Repetitive Behaviors of Preschool Children With Autism: A Systematic Review, Basic and Clinical Neuroscience (2017)
67. Child and Adolescent Mental Health Care in Iran: Current Status and Future Directions, Archives of Iranian Medicine (2016)
68. Eeg Classification of Adhd and Normal Children Using Non-Linear Features and Neural Network, Biomedical Engineering Letters (2016)
69. Electroencephalogram Complexity Analysis in Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder During a Visual Cognitive Task, Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology (2016)
70. Eeg Classification of Adolescents With Type I and Type Ii of Bipolar Disorder, Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine (2015)
71. Evaluating Reliability and Predictive Validity of the Persian Translation of Quantitative Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (Q-Chat), Iranian Journal of Psychiatry (2015)
72. Prevalence of Anxiety Disorders Among Children and Adolescents in Iran: A Systematic Review, Iranian Journal of Psychiatry (2015)