2020
Improving mental health and psychosocial wellbeing in humanitarian settings: reflections on research funded through R2HC
Tol WA, Ager A, Bizouerne C, Bryant R, El Chammay R, Colebunders R, García-Moreno C, Hamdani SU, James LE, Jansen SCJ, Leku MR, Likindikoki S, Panter-Brick C, Pluess M, Robinson C, Ruttenberg L, Savage K, Welton-Mitchell C, Hall BJ, Harper Shehadeh M, Harmer A, van Ommeren M. Improving mental health and psychosocial wellbeing in humanitarian settings: reflections on research funded through R2HC. Conflict And Health 2020, 14: 71. PMID: 33292413, PMCID: PMC7602334, DOI: 10.1186/s13031-020-00317-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental healthPsychosocial needsConsensus-based recommendationsMental health conditionsHumanitarian settingsPsychosocial support interventionsImpact of interventionsPsychosocial interventionsPsychosocial supportSupport interventionsEvidence-informed decisionHealth practicesHealth conditionsPsychosocial wellbeingDiverse interventionsInterventionHealthKnowledge gapsAvailable local resourcesAcademic‐practitioner partnershipsCrisis programFurther researchSettingInitial findingsProgram improvementMeasuring the psychosocial, biological, and cognitive signatures of profound stress in humanitarian settings: impacts, challenges, and strategies in the field
Panter-Brick C, Eggerman M, Ager A, Hadfield K, Dajani R. Measuring the psychosocial, biological, and cognitive signatures of profound stress in humanitarian settings: impacts, challenges, and strategies in the field. Conflict And Health 2020, 14: 40. PMID: 32582366, PMCID: PMC7310257, DOI: 10.1186/s13031-020-00286-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental healthStress biomarkersSelf-reported mental healthStructured psychosocial interventionsHumanitarian settingsLevels of cortisolCommunity-based practiceRobust scientific evidencePsychosocial interventionsChronic stressConcept evidencePsychosocial wellbeingSelf-reported dataScientific evidenceSelf-report surveyBiomarkersProfound stressSustained impactInterventionConclusionsOur workHealthDissemination of resultsRelevant research toolsProgram impactCognitive impact
2019
How do grandparents influence child health and development? A systematic review
Sadruddin AFA, Ponguta LA, Zonderman AL, Wiley KS, Grimshaw A, Panter-Brick C. How do grandparents influence child health and development? A systematic review. Social Science & Medicine 2019, 239: 112476. PMID: 31539783, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112476.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild healthSystematic reviewPhysical healthPathways of careType of careQuality of studiesMore robust dataStudy designBehavioral healthEvidence baseCare provisionGrandparent involvementCustodial careCarePotential mechanismsLimited dataOutcomesSubstantial heterogeneityRobust dataHealthChild outcomesReviewInvolvementSample characteristics
2016
Biocultural research in global mental health: mapping idioms of distress onto blood pressure in a population survey
Sancilio A, Eggerman M, Panter‐Brick C. Biocultural research in global mental health: mapping idioms of distress onto blood pressure in a population survey. American Journal Of Human Biology 2016, 29 PMID: 27435220, DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22899.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood pressureMental healthGlobal mental healthSystolic/diastolic blood pressureDiastolic blood pressureBlood pressure medicationsBody mass indexMental Health SurveyConceptualizations of distressPopulation surveyHypertensive individualsMass indexInverse associationHealth SurveyPsychosocial dataPhysiological blood pressureMental distressSubstantial proportionMedicationsUtility of mappingBiopsychosocial understandingDistressSubjective reportsHealthIdioms of distress
2011
Research Priorities for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Humanitarian Settings
Tol WA, Patel V, Tomlinson M, Baingana F, Galappatti A, Panter-Brick C, Silove D, Sondorp E, Wessells M, van Ommeren M. Research Priorities for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Humanitarian Settings. PLOS Medicine 2011, 8: e1001096. PMID: 21949644, PMCID: PMC3176752, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health of displaced and refugee children resettled in high-income countries: risk and protective factors
Fazel M, Reed RV, Panter-Brick C, Stein A. Mental health of displaced and refugee children resettled in high-income countries: risk and protective factors. The Lancet 2011, 379: 266-282. PMID: 21835459, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(11)60051-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-income countriesProtective factorsMental healthKey risk factorsMental health vulnerabilitiesRisk factorsRapid resolutionAdverse exposuresPsychological functioningPsychological symptomsSystematic searchRefugee childrenHealth vulnerabilityLongitudinal investigationSocial supportChildrenReview of individualsChildren's psychological functioningRiskHealthExposureFurther researchSymptomsResearch designFactorsMental health of displaced and refugee children resettled in low-income and middle-income countries: risk and protective factors
Reed RV, Fazel M, Jones L, Panter-Brick C, Stein A. Mental health of displaced and refugee children resettled in low-income and middle-income countries: risk and protective factors. The Lancet 2011, 379: 250-265. PMID: 21835460, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(11)60050-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtective factorsMental healthPoor mental healthMental health outcomesMiddle-income settingsMiddle-income countriesRisk factorsHealth outcomesCausal associationEffective interventionsSystematic searchPotential mediatorsChildrenPaucity of researchRiskAdolescentsRefugee populationsHealthLongitudinal workRefugee childrenFactorsPredictor variables
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
2005
A survey of UK parental attitudes to the MMR vaccine and trust in medical authority
Casiday R, Cresswell T, Wilson D, Panter-Brick C. A survey of UK parental attitudes to the MMR vaccine and trust in medical authority. Vaccine 2005, 24: 177-184. PMID: 16157422, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2005.07.063.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Contributions of biological anthropology to the study of hormones, health, and behavior
Panter-Brick C, Worthman C. Contributions of biological anthropology to the study of hormones, health, and behavior. 1998, 1-17. DOI: 10.1017/cbo9780511623462.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth issuesMajor infectious diseasesAge-specific ratesChronic degenerative diseasesEarly mortalityLifestyle changesInfectious diseasesDegenerative diseasesStudy of hormonesSuch diseasesHealth careLife expectancyDiseaseHormoneMortalityHealth risksHealthMeans of interventionTechnology-based measuresVaccinationSocioecological viewEtiologyPopulation