2024
Syrian refugee young adults as community mental health workers implementing problem management plus: Protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial to measure the mechanisms of effect on their own wellbeing, stress and coping
Nakkash R, Ghandour L, Brown G, Panter-Brick C, Bomar H, Tleis M, Al Masri H, Fares M, Al Halabi F, Najjar Y, Louis B, Hodroj M, Chamoun Y, Zarzour M, Afifi R. Syrian refugee young adults as community mental health workers implementing problem management plus: Protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial to measure the mechanisms of effect on their own wellbeing, stress and coping. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications 2024, 40: 101325. PMID: 39045391, PMCID: PMC11263753, DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2024.101325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity mental health workersProblem Management PlusMental health workersHealth workersYoung adultsEvidence-based psychosocial interventionsRandomized controlled trial protocolEngagement of young adultsNational Institute of Mental HealthInstitute of Mental HealthMental health consequencesRandomized controlled trialsPsychosocial interventionsMental healthMechanisms of effectCoping outcomesHealth consequencesEnhance wellbeingReduce stressTrial protocolWellbeingPrimary analysisRefugee populationsAdultsSyrian refugeesPhysiological and genomic signatures of war and displacement: A comprehensive literature review and future directions
Jankovic-Rankovic J, Panter-Brick C. Physiological and genomic signatures of war and displacement: A comprehensive literature review and future directions. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2024, 166: 107084. PMID: 38788460, DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2024.107084.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Pathways to resilience and pathways to flourishing: Examining the added-value of multisystem research and intervention in contexts of war and forced displacement
Panter-Brick C. Pathways to resilience and pathways to flourishing: Examining the added-value of multisystem research and intervention in contexts of war and forced displacement. Development And Psychopathology 2023, 35: 2214-2225. PMID: 37766475, DOI: 10.1017/s095457942300113x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchContext of warHumanitarian crisesHumanitarian workSyrian refugeesHumanitarian researchRefugee populationsFamily contextSocial networksDistributive modelProfessional assistancePolicyNew mindsetWarSystems-based researchContextHuman experienceProgram evaluationResilienceResearch skillsPracticeHumanitarianismRefugeesResearchEmpowermentAfghanistan
2011
Mental 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