2019
C-reactive protein, Epstein-Barr virus, and cortisol trajectories in refugee and non-refugee youth: Links with stress, mental health, and cognitive function during a randomized controlled trial
Panter-Brick C, Wiley K, Sancilio A, Dajani R, Hadfield K. C-reactive protein, Epstein-Barr virus, and cortisol trajectories in refugee and non-refugee youth: Links with stress, mental health, and cognitive function during a randomized controlled trial. Brain Behavior And Immunity 2019, 87: 207-217. PMID: 30797045, PMCID: PMC7327518, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2019.02.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpstein-Barr virus antibodiesC-reactive proteinHair cortisol concentrationsHealth outcomesBiomarker trajectoriesEpstein-Barr virusCell-mediated immunocompetenceStructured behavioral interventionsCRP levelsCortisol secretionInflammatory processVirus antibodiesMAIN OUTCOMECortisol concentrationsChildhood adversityTargeted interventionsCortisol trajectoriesCognitive functionBMIBehavioral interventionsMental healthTerms of responseInterventionWar-affected adolescentsPerceived stress
2008
Homeless street children in Nepal: Use of allostatic load to assess the burden of childhood adversity
Worthman CM, Panter-Brick C. Homeless street children in Nepal: Use of allostatic load to assess the burden of childhood adversity. Development And Psychopathology 2008, 20: 233-255. PMID: 18211736, DOI: 10.1017/s0954579408000114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAllostasisAlpha 1-AntichymotrypsinAntibodies, ViralArousalBody HeightBody WeightChildDeveloping CountriesHeart RateHerpesvirus 4, HumanHomeless YouthHumansHydrocortisoneLife StyleMaleNepalPhysical FitnessPovertyPsychosocial DeprivationRisk FactorsRural PopulationSalivaUrban PopulationConceptsAllostatic loadChildhood adversityAcute phase inflammatory responseEpstein-Barr virusDevelopmental riskRisk factorsInflammatory responseCommon conditionCardiovascular fitnessBiomarkers of stressCumulative burdenPsychosocial stressNepali childrenIndividual biomarkersSalivary cortisolUrban squatter settlementsHomeless street childrenUrban middle classChildrenRiskBiomarkersCritical appraisalNon-Western settingsFamily-based groupsBurden