Researches:
Seidi P, Jaff D, Karim Z. (2026), Student suicide risk and counselling in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The Lancet: 407, 848-849.https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)00188-1/fulltext
Palmquist, A.E.L., Seidi, P.AM., Abas, N.Q. et al.(2026) “I’m restlessly eager to breastfeed”: breastfeeding narratives of internally displaced Yazidi genocide survivors in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Internatinal Breastfeeding Journal. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13006-026-00828-7
ZHR Karim, BR Qader, PAM Seidi, SJ Hassan,MS Nematolahi. (2025). Epidemiology And Risk Factors Of Suicide In Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study From A Medicolegal Perspective. TPM – Testing, Psychometrics, Methodology in Applied Psychology, 32(3- September), 933–941. Retrieved from https://tpmap.org/submission/index.php/tpm/article/view/2346
Zemestani, M., Hasan, S. R., Seidi, P. A. M., Bakhshaie, J., & Asmundson, G. J. G. (2024). Associations of war-related PTSD symptoms with sleep disturbance: The explanatory roles of emotion regulation difficulties and intolerance of uncertainty. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001808
Hedayat Ghazali, Kristie Asaro-Saddler, Pegah AM Seidi, Narmene Hamsho, Halmat D. Mahmood (2024) Unveiling the Journey: Understanding the Experience of Parents Of Children with Autism across the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Contemporary School Psychology. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40688-024-00514-7
Nazdar Qudrat Abas, Dilshad Jaff & Pegah Seidi (2023) Attitudes towards people with mental health illness in the Kurdistan region of Iraq: a quantitative study, Medicine, Conflict and Survival, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13623699.2023.2250665
Pegah Ali-Mardan Seidi, Dilshad Jaff, Nazdar Qudrat Abas, Esther O. Chung, Michael W. Wilson, Hannah Potter & Aunchalee E. L. Palmquist (2023) Mental health status of internally displaced persons in the Garmian region of Kurdistan, Iraq: a cross-sectional survey, Medicine, Conflict and Survival, 39:2, 117-131, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13623699.2023.2188384
Pegah AM Seidi, Nazdar Qudrat Abas, Dilshad Jaff, Raven Dunstan, Lein Soltan, Amanda Brumwell, Michael Wilson, Thomas Nicholson, Aunchalee E.L. Palmquist (2022). Assessment of Perinatal Depression Risk among internally displaced Yazidi Women in Iraq: a descriptive cross-sectional study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 22, 359 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-022-04658-3
Pegah AM Seidi, Dilshad Jaff, Suzanne M Connolly, Asle Hoffart (2021). Applying Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Thought Field Therapy in Kurdistan region of Iraq: A retrospective case series study of mental-health interventions in a setting of political instability and armed conflicts. EXPLORE 17(1): 84-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.explore.2020.06.003
Suzanne M Connolly, Michelle Vanchu-Orosco, Jan Warner, Pegah A Seidi, Jenny Edwards, Elisabeth Boath, AC Irgens (2021). Mental health interventions by lay counsellors: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 92(8):572. doi: 10.2471/BLT.20.269050
Pegah AM Seidi, Aram Kamali, Maryam Didehdar, Ismail ahmed ali, Dilshad Jaff. (2021). Mental health outcomes of COVID-19 quarantine in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq: A Case-Control Study. Passer Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 3(2), 144-149. doi: 10.24271/PSR.25
JTT Khalid Wali Ali, Sabri Baqer Rasooli, Pegah Seidi, Hussein Nori Ali (2020). Comparison of the General Health Outcomes of Individuals Considering Various Environmental Incivilities in Kalar City, Iraq. Journal Of Kermanshah University Of Medical Sciences 3 (23), e106278. DOI : 10.5812/jkums.106278
Pegah Seidi, Didehdar Ardebil M, Jaff D. (2020). COVID-19 pandemic: New challenge to securing mental well-being in conflict settings. Asian J Psychiatry; 51: 102151. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102151
Pegah Seidi, Jaff D, Connolly S, Hoffart A. (2020). Applying cognitive behavioral therapy and thought field therapy in Kurdistan region of Iraq: A retrospective case series study of mental-health interventions in a setting of political instability and armed conflicts. EXPLORE: Available online 25 June 2020; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.explore.2020.06.003
Pegah Seidi, (2019). Assessment of the Students’ Mental Health in Garmian University Using the Kurdish General Health Questionnaire (K-GHQ). Passer, Journal of applied and basic sciences. 1(2): 7-12.DOI:10.24271/PSR.07
Pegah Seidi, Jaff D. (2019). Mental health in conflict settings. The Lancet. 394, (10216): P2237-2238
Pegah Seidi, (2019). Validity and Reliability of the Kurdish Version of General Health Questionnaire (K-GHQ). Journal of Garmian University, Special Issue: 955-961. DOI:10.24271/GARMIAN.5THC63
Pegah Seidi, Mohammadi H, Khazaie H, Qudrat N, Jaff D. (2019). Psychometric Properties of the Kurdish Version of Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Sleep Medicine. 63: 75-81. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1389945719301790
Pegah Seidi, Yusif Ahmad B, (2018). Effectiveness of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction on Test Anxiety, among the Students of University of Garmian. Journal of Garmian University. 5,(3): 434-445: DOI: 10.24271/GARMIAN.381
Hosseini SB, Pegah Seidi. (2018) A Study of Psychological Problem in Yazidi Children and Adolescents. Journal of Kermanshah University of Medical Science. 22(1): e68968. DOI: 10.5812/jkums.68968
Javad Chavoshi A, Pegah Seidi (2018). The Effect Of Communication Skills Training On Intimacy And Mental Health Among Participant Couples In The Premarital Counseling. Journal of Woman and Culture. 10(36):87-99 http://jwc.iauahvaz.ac.ir/article_542482_en.html
Pegah Seidi, Naderi F, Askari P, Ahadi H, Mehrabizadeh M, (2017). Effectiveness of Biofeedback- Relaxation on Depression, Anxiety and Blood Glucose in Type I Diabetic Patients. Journal of Clinical Psychology. 8: 4 (32), 75-84. DOI: 10.22075/JCP.2017.2255
Pegah Seidi, Yusif Ahmad B. (2017). The Effectiveness of Integration of Cognitive behavioral therapy and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Major Depression Disorder and Reducing Suicidal Thoughts: single-case design with six-month follow-up(2017). Journal of Kermanshah University of Medical Science. 21(1): 48-50. http://journals.kums.ac.ir/ojs/index.php/jkums/article/view/3288/4833
Pegah Seidi (2017). Bender-Gestalt Test: Normalizing the Bender Visual-Motor Test among 5-7-year-old Kurdish Children, Journal of Arts, Science & Commerce. 8(3) special issue (1): 72-78. DOI: 10.18843/rwjasc/v8i3(1)/11
Ahmad RJ, Tahir BH, Pegah Seidi (2017). Prevalence of Social Anxiety Among Students in College of Education- University of Garmian. Journal of Arts, Science & Commerce. 8(3): special issue (1): 79-83. DOI: 10.18843/rwjasc/v8i3(1)/12
Pegah Seidi (2017). Psychological Intervention for Disorders Stemming from Mass Violence and Genocide: A Case of Kurdish Survivors. Journal of Garmian University. Genocide Conference, 481-494. DOI: 10.24271/garmian.87
Pegah Seidi, Naderi F, Askari P, Ahadi H, Mehrabizadeh M. (2016). The Efficiency of Mindfulness Based Biofeedback Therapy on Depression, Anxiety and HbA1c in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes. Journal of Kermanshah University of Medical Science. 19(7): 403-12. http://journals.kums.ac.ir/ojs/index.php/jkums/issue/view/179