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
2017
Anthropology and Global Mental Health: Depth, Breadth, and Relevance
Panter-Brick C, Eggerman M. Anthropology and Global Mental Health: Depth, Breadth, and Relevance. 2017, 383-401. DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-39510-8_18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCross-cultural psychiatryLocal narrativesGlobal mental healthMedical anthropologyCollaborative agendaIntergenerational changesCultural goalsCritical reflectionCultural insightsAnthropologyMental healthMaterial resourcesCritical analysisImportant lessonsMoral contextBreadth of knowledgeResilienceSustainable interventionsContextViolenceAgendaPovertyDeeper understandingHopeCulture
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