B.Sc. (Nursing & Midwifery)
Cert. of Psychoanalytic Psychology
Cert. of Tropical Medicine
M.Ed. (Developmental Psychology)
Ph.D. (Nursing)
Clinical Specialty:
Depression in adolescent
Depression in women
Research Interest:
Depressive Symptoms in Adolescent of Depressed mothers
Psychosocial Intervention for Adolescent of Depressed mothers
Publications (since 2003):
Kositamongkol, S., Thanoi, W., Vongsirimas, N. (2003). The Study of Nursing Personality and Morale Behavior of the fourth year of Nursing Student, Faculty of Nursing, Mahidol University. Journal of Nursing Science. 21(1): 1-12.
Beeber, L. S., Seeherunwong, A., Schwartz, T., Funk, S. G., & Vongsirmas, N.
(2007). Validity of the Rosenberg self-esteem scale in young Thai and USA women.Thai Journal of Nursing Research. Vol. 11 No. 4. p. 240-250.
Vongsirimas, N., Sitthimongkol, Y., Beeber, L., Wiratchai, N., Sangorn, S., (2009, April). The relationship among depressive symptom severity in mothers, gender difference and depressive symptom in Thai adolescents: the mediating role of life stress, social support, and self-esteem. The 11th International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses Psychopharmacology Institute and Annual Conference: Translating Inquiry to Enhance the Continuum of Care, Greenville, South Carolina.
Vongsirimas, N., Sitthimongkol, Y., Beeber, L., Wiratchai, N., Sangorn, S., (2009, June). Psychometric Assessment of the Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI) in Thai Adolescents of Depressed Mothers. The 3rd Hong Kong Nursing Forum, Hong Kong.