2024
Damage to medical complexes in the Gaza Strip during the Israel–Hamas war: a geospatial analysis
Poole D, Andersen D, Raymond N, Grace R, Smith T, Khoshnood K, Mowafi H. Damage to medical complexes in the Gaza Strip during the Israel–Hamas war: a geospatial analysis. BMJ Global Health 2024, 9: e014768. PMID: 38346771, PMCID: PMC11002345, DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-014768.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
End humanitarian catastrophe in conflict settings
Homer C, Abajobir A, Agarwal K, Agustina R, Ahmed A, AlBuhairan F, Ariff S, Arora N, Aryeetey R, Ashorn P, Azzopardi P, Bazirete O, Berkley J, Darmstadt G, Dewey K, Duke T, El Kak F, Homer C, Jehan F, Kabiru C, Kanbur N, Klein J, Kirkwood B, Martinez Garcia D, Postma S, Richter L, Sandall J, Suwantika A, Waiswa P, Walker D, Zlotkin S. End humanitarian catastrophe in conflict settings. The Lancet 2023, 403: 24-25. PMID: 38071987, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(23)02695-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Documenting deaths in the Syrian war
Mowafi H, Leaning J. Documenting deaths in the Syrian war. The Lancet Global Health 2017, 6: e14-e15. PMID: 29226822, DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(17)30457-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDeployment and Alcohol Use in a Military Cohort: Use of Combined Methods to Account for Exposure-Related Covariates and Heterogeneous Response to Exposure
Fink D, Keyes K, Calabrese J, Liberzon I, Tamburrino M, Cohen G, Sampson L, Galea S. Deployment and Alcohol Use in a Military Cohort: Use of Combined Methods to Account for Exposure-Related Covariates and Heterogeneous Response to Exposure. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2017, 186: 411-419. PMID: 28482012, PMCID: PMC5860008, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kww230.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol useDifference-in-differences approachInfluence of deploymentLatent growth mixture modelingAlcohol-use behaviorsComparison groupConfluence of factorsPerson-oriented approachGrowth mixture modelingArmy National GuardPopulation changeDrinking behaviorResponse to deploymentNational GuardService membersMonthly drinkingProspective cohort studyAssociated with increasesMilitaryRegression analysisMilitary cohortPostdeploymentHeterogeneous responsesComplicate inferenceCohort study
2016
Sleep: a refuge from danger
Siegel I, Kryger MH. Sleep: a refuge from danger. Sleep Health 2016, 2: 263. PMID: 29073386, DOI: 10.1016/j.sleh.2016.08.005.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersResults of a Nationwide Capacity Survey of Hospitals Providing Trauma Care in War-Affected Syria
Mowafi H, Hariri M, Alnahhas H, Ludwig E, Allodami T, Mahameed B, Koly JK, Aldbis A, Saqqur M, Zhang B, Al-Kassem A. Results of a Nationwide Capacity Survey of Hospitals Providing Trauma Care in War-Affected Syria. JAMA Surgery 2016, 151: 815-22. PMID: 27332144, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2016.1297.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlood BanksBlood TransfusionEquipment and Supplies, HospitalHealth Services AccessibilityHospitalsHumansMaintenance and Engineering, HospitalNursesPharmacy Service, HospitalRehabilitationRenal Replacement TherapySurgeonsSurgical Procedures, OperativeSurveys and QuestionnairesSyriaTrauma CentersWarfareWorkforceConceptsTrauma hospitalTrauma careHealth infrastructureRenal replacement therapyEssential surgical servicesEmergency surgeryTomographic scannerReplacement therapyOxygen cylindersInpatient wardsBlood productsSurgical hospitalsSurgical servicesPharmacy servicesPediatric ventilatorsUnmet needHospitalRehabilitative servicesWidespread injuryPatientsWhole bloodPortable X-ray machineCapacity SurveyNationwide surveySurgery
2014
Sleep Diaries of Vietnam War Veterans With Chronic PTSD: The Relationships Among Insomnia Symptoms, Psychosocial Stress, and Nightmares
Gehrman PR, Harb GC, Cook JM, Barilla H, Ross RJ. Sleep Diaries of Vietnam War Veterans With Chronic PTSD: The Relationships Among Insomnia Symptoms, Psychosocial Stress, and Nightmares. Behavioral Sleep Medicine 2014, 13: 255-264. PMID: 24617942, DOI: 10.1080/15402002.2014.880344.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderLonger sleep latencySleep diarySleep disturbancesSleep latencyVeteran populationChronic posttraumatic stress disorderDaily sleep diariesSample of veteransNumber of nightmaresGreater PTSD severityImpaired sleepMore awakeningsVietnam War veteransInsomnia symptomsTargeted treatmentPsychosocial stressDaytime stressorsStress disorderPTSD severityWar veteransShort durationGreater frequencySymptomsSleep
2013
POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AMONG PRESCHOOLERS EXPOSED TO ONGOING MISSILE ATTACKS IN THE GAZA WAR
Kaufman‐Shriqui V, Werbeloff N, Faroy M, Meiri G, Shahar DR, Fraser D, Novack Y, Bilenko N, Vardi H, Elhadad N, Pietrzak RH, Harpaz‐Rotem I. POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AMONG PRESCHOOLERS EXPOSED TO ONGOING MISSILE ATTACKS IN THE GAZA WAR. Depression And Anxiety 2013, 30: 425-431. PMID: 23620192, DOI: 10.1002/da.22121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderOnly significant risk factorOngoing missile attacksChild posttraumatic stress disorderSignificant risk factorsYoung childrenPsychosomatic reactionsRisk factorsMaternal anxietyPosttraumatic stress symptomsSociodemographic characteristicsMothers of preschoolersStress disorderPsychosomatic correlatesMothersChildrenPsychosomatic symptomatologyStress symptomsHigh ratePreschool childrenTraumaDisordersMissile attacksTraumatic experiencesConstipation
2012
Epidemiology of moderate-to-severe penetrating versus closed traumatic brain injury in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars
Orman J, Geyer D, Jones J, Schneider E, Grafman J, Pugh M, DuBose J. Epidemiology of moderate-to-severe penetrating versus closed traumatic brain injury in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2012, 73: s496-s502. PMID: 23192076, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e318275473c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAfghan Campaign 2001-Age DistributionBrain InjuriesChi-Square DistributionFemaleHumansIncidenceInjury Severity ScoreIraq War, 2003-2011MaleMass Casualty IncidentsMiddle AgedPrognosisRegistriesRetrospective StudiesSex DistributionStatistics, NonparametricSurvival AnalysisUnited StatesWarfareWounds, NonpenetratingWounds, PenetratingYoung AdultConceptsClosed traumatic brain injuryTraumatic brain injuryBrain injuryInjury severityAbbreviated Injury Scale scoreSevere closed traumatic brain injuryCombat-related traumatic brain injuryJoint Theater Trauma RegistryInjury Scale scoreOverall injury severitySevere penetratingPatients meeting criteriaSevere brain injuryAnatomic injury severityTrauma registry dataMaximum Abbreviated Injury Scale scoreTrauma registrySurgical interventionSurveillance definitionsRegistry dataTBI severityEpidemiologic studiesNeck woundsMeeting criteriaScale score
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 variablesViolent conflict and population health in the Middle East
Moran M, Khawaja M, Khoshnood K, Ramahi T, Inhorn MC. Violent conflict and population health in the Middle East. Global Public Health 2011, 6: 467-471. PMID: 24735466, DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2011.578581.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConflict, displacement and health in the Middle East
Mowafi H. Conflict, displacement and health in the Middle East. Global Public Health 2011, 6: 472-487. PMID: 21590557, DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2011.570358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCriticisms of chlorination: social determinants of drinking water beliefs and practices among the Tz'utujil Maya.
Nagata J, Valeggia C, Smith N, Barg F, Guidera M, Bream K. Criticisms of chlorination: social determinants of drinking water beliefs and practices among the Tz'utujil Maya. BULL PAN AM HEALTH ORGAN 2011, 29: 9-16. PMID: 21390414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdultConsumer BehaviorCross-Sectional StudiesCultureCyclonic StormsEthnicityFemaleFresh WaterHalogenationHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansIndians, Central AmericanMaleMiddle AgedOdorantsRefuse DisposalSanitationSocial EnvironmentSocioeconomic FactorsTasteTrustWarfareWater PollutionWater PurificationWater Supply
2010
Suffering, hope, and entrapment: Resilience and cultural values in Afghanistan
Eggerman M, Panter-Brick C. Suffering, hope, and entrapment: Resilience and cultural values in Afghanistan. Social Science & Medicine 2010, 71: 71-83. PMID: 20452111, PMCID: PMC3125115, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.03.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial aspirationsCultural valuesKey cultural valuesSense of adversityWar-affected areasEnded questionnaireInductive thematic approachSchool-based surveyEthnographic workStructural inequalitiesBroken economyCultural dictatesSocial orderBody of workSocial inequalitiesThematic approachPersistent violencePervasive povertyConflict settingsEconomic mobilityFamily unitySocial expectationsCulture functionsPublic health policyEconomic impedimentsEffects of the Wars on Smoking Among Veterans
Bastian LA, Sherman SE. Effects of the Wars on Smoking Among Veterans. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2010, 25: 102-103. PMID: 20077050, PMCID: PMC2837491, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-009-1224-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Medical Anthropology against War
Inhorn M. Medical Anthropology against War. Medical Anthropology Quarterly 2008, 22: 416-424. PMID: 19189726, DOI: 10.1111/j.1548-1387.2008.00040.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in Bosnian refugees 3 1/2 years after resettlement
Vojvoda D, Weine SM, McGlashan T, Becker DF, Southwick SM. Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in Bosnian refugees 3 1/2 years after resettlement. The Journal Of Rehabilitation Research And Development 2008, 45: 421-426. PMID: 18629750, DOI: 10.1682/jrrd.2007.06.0083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNIH: researchers lose out to war, not to each other
Vermund SH. NIH: researchers lose out to war, not to each other. Nature 2008, 452: 811-811. PMID: 18421327, DOI: 10.1038/452811d.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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