2020
Why we heal: The evolution of psychological healing and implications for global mental health
Kohrt BA, Ottman K, Panter-Brick C, Konner M, Patel V. Why we heal: The evolution of psychological healing and implications for global mental health. Clinical Psychology Review 2020, 82: 101920. PMID: 33126037, DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2020.101920.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychological healingGlobal mental healthMental healthInterpersonal regulationEmotional contagionMental illnessEvolutionary psychologyPsychological distressPsychosocial distressSocial contextSocial speciesDistressEmpathyHuman biocultural evolutionCultural evolutionComplex social networksLimited attentionEvolutionary theoryEvolution of cooperationEmotionsPsychologySocial networksHumansContextLanguage
2008
Social stressors, mental health, and physiological stress in an urban elite of young Afghans in Kabul
Panter‐Brick C, Eggerman M, Mojadidi A, McDade TW. Social stressors, mental health, and physiological stress in an urban elite of young Afghans in Kabul. American Journal Of Human Biology 2008, 20: 627-641. PMID: 18663740, DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAdolescentAdultAfghanistanBrief Psychiatric Rating ScaleCross-Sectional StudiesEpstein-Barr Virus InfectionsFamily ConflictFemaleHealth Status IndicatorsHumansHypertensionMalePrevalenceSeroepidemiologic StudiesSex DistributionSocial ClassSocial EnvironmentStress, PhysiologicalStress, PsychologicalUrban PopulationYoung AdultConceptsPsychosocial distressElevated EBV antibody titersMental healthEBV antibody titersDiastolic blood pressureMental health assessmentPoor mental healthMental health problemsSocial stressorsBlood pressureAntibody titersHealth problemsPsychosocial stressPhysical healthHealth assessmentPhysiological wellbeingRandom sampleDistressPhysiological markersDay stressorsWomenHealthFamily stressorsPhysiological functionsUrban elites