2011
Mental Health and Childhood Adversities: A Longitudinal Study in Kabul, Afghanistan
Panter-Brick C, Goodman A, Tol W, Eggerman M. Mental Health and Childhood Adversities: A Longitudinal Study in Kabul, Afghanistan. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2011, 50: 349-363. PMID: 21421175, PMCID: PMC3069303, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2010.12.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAfghan Campaign 2001-AfghanistanChildCross-Sectional StudiesDepressive DisorderDeveloping CountriesDomestic ViolenceFamily ConflictFemaleHumansLife Change EventsLongitudinal StudiesMaleMental DisordersPersonality AssessmentPsychometricsPsychosocial DeprivationResilience, PsychologicalRisk FactorsSocial EnvironmentSocioeconomic FactorsStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticConceptsPosttraumatic stress symptomsMental health outcomesMental healthSelf-rating scoresHealth outcomesChildhood adversityLifetime traumaStress symptomsKey modifiable factorsPosttraumatic stress symptom scoresMental health problemsStress symptom scoresChild mental healthWar-related stressorsFamily violenceOne-year trajectoriesSymptom scoresModifiable factorsProtective effectDepression scoresWar-affected populationsHealth problemsPosttraumatic stressFamily conflictProspective predictors
2009
Violence, suffering, and mental health in Afghanistan: a school-based survey
Panter-Brick C, Eggerman M, Gonzalez V, Safdar S. Violence, suffering, and mental health in Afghanistan: a school-based survey. The Lancet 2009, 374: 807-816. PMID: 19699514, PMCID: PMC2748901, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(09)61080-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental healthMore traumatic eventsProbable psychiatric disorderSpecific screening instrumentsSubstantial mental health problemsSocial functioningTraumatic eventsThird of childrenSymptoms of depressionDepression Self-Rating ScaleMental health problemsChild mental healthTraumatic experiencesSchool-based surveySelf-Rating ScaleRisk factorsFemale genderPsychiatric ratingsPsychiatric disordersMedical treatmentPost-traumatic stressHealth problemsScreening instrumentTrauma exposureWar-related events
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
2002
Poor intestinal permeability in mildly stunted Nepali children: associations with weaning practices and Giardia lamblia infection
Goto R, Panter-Brick C, Northrop-Clewes C, Manahdhar R, Tuladhar N. Poor intestinal permeability in mildly stunted Nepali children: associations with weaning practices and Giardia lamblia infection. British Journal Of Nutrition 2002, 88: 141-149. PMID: 12171055, DOI: 10.1079/bjn2002599.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntestinal permeabilityPoor intestinal permeabilityMannitol ratioNepali childrenGiardia lamblia infectionIntestinal permeability testDuration of supplementationCross-sectional studyEarly growth retardationFood malabsorptionLamblia infectionMucosal damageStage of weaningMorbidity dataLactose maldigestionHelminth infectionsLate infancyImmune systemPoor heightGrowth retardationUK childrenInfectionParasite infectionChildrenSame age
1996
Prolactin response to suckling and maintenance of postpartum amenorrhea among intensively breastfeeding nepali women
Stallings J, Worthman C, Panter-brick C, Coates R. Prolactin response to suckling and maintenance of postpartum amenorrhea among intensively breastfeeding nepali women. Endocrine Research 1996, 22: 1-28. PMID: 8690004, DOI: 10.3109/07435809609030495.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDuration of supplementationPRL levelsLactational amenorrheaMenstrual statusMaternal agePostpartum amenorrheaSignificant dose-response relationshipElevated PRL levelsHigh PRL levelsLow PRL levelsLogistic regression analysisDose-response relationshipRegression analysisNepali womenBlood spot samplesAmenorrheic womenBreastfeeding mothersProlactin responseNursing womenPRL determinationAmenorrheaInfant ageLinear regression analysisTime postpartumBout length
1991
Parental responses to consanguinity and genetic disease in Saudi Arabia
Panter-Brick C. Parental responses to consanguinity and genetic disease in Saudi Arabia. Social Science & Medicine 1991, 33: 1295-1302. PMID: 1776043, DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(91)90078-q.Peer-Reviewed Original Research