2023
Mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian settings: research priorities for 2021–30
Tol W, Le P, Harrison S, Galappatti A, Annan J, Baingana F, Betancourt T, Bizouerne C, Eaton J, Engels M, Hijazi Z, Horn R, Jordans M, Kohrt B, Koyiet P, Panter-Brick C, Pluess M, Rahman A, Silove D, Tomlinson M, Uribe-Restrepo J, Ventevogel P, Weissbecker I, Ager A, van Ommeren M. Mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian settings: research priorities for 2021–30. The Lancet Global Health 2023, 11: e969-e975. PMID: 37116530, PMCID: PMC10188364, DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(23)00128-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHumanitarian settingsResearch agendaResearch questionsHumanitarian agenciesHumanitarian crisesImproved partnershipConsensus-based research agendaPolicy makersQualitative studyImproved equityAgendaResearch prioritiesPrevious decadesMental healthMiddle-income countriesPsychosocial support interventionsImplementation researchQuestionsPriorityPsychosocial supportPartnershipResearchCrisisSupport interventionsAgencies
2019
Minds Under Siege: Cognitive Signatures of Poverty and Trauma in Refugee and Non‐Refugee Adolescents
Chen A, Panter‐Brick C, Hadfield K, Dajani R, Hamoudi A, Sheridan M. Minds Under Siege: Cognitive Signatures of Poverty and Trauma in Refugee and Non‐Refugee Adolescents. Child Development 2019, 90: 1856-1865. PMID: 31646618, PMCID: PMC6900191, DOI: 10.1111/cdev.13320.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive signatureGender-balanced sampleNeurocognitive pathwaysExecutive functionPosttraumatic stressWM deficitsTrauma exposureInhibitory controlCognitive functionChildhood adversityMindSyrian refugeesImpact of warWMSubstantial violenceAdversityMemoryAdolescentsFearDeficitsRelative contributionCareful distinctionInsecurityAssociationMeasures
2008
Saving lives, preserving livelihoods: Understanding risk, decision-making and child health in a food crisis
Hampshire KR, Panter-Brick C, Kilpatrick K, Casiday RE. Saving lives, preserving livelihoods: Understanding risk, decision-making and child health in a food crisis. Social Science & Medicine 2008, 68: 758-765. PMID: 19084311, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.11.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHumanitarian agenciesFood crisisLong-term livelihoodIntra-household differencesEmergency nutrition programmesParticipant observationPervasive povertyDepth interviewsLocal communitiesLocal prioritiesVulnerable childrenHumanitarian staffInternational attentionAnalyse householdExternal interventionBenign neglectChild's lifeEthosChild healthFocus groupsRural NigerSaving livesChild malnutritionLivelihoodsCrisisPathways leading to early growth faltering: an investigation into the importance of mucosal damage and immunostimulation in different socio-economic groups in Nepal
Panter-Brick C, Lunn PG, Langford RM, Maharjan M, Manandhar DS. Pathways leading to early growth faltering: an investigation into the importance of mucosal damage and immunostimulation in different socio-economic groups in Nepal. British Journal Of Nutrition 2008, 101: 558-567. PMID: 18662426, DOI: 10.1017/s000711450802744x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMucosal damageSmall intestinal mucosal damageSquatter childrenMucosal damage indexSocio-economic groupsIntestinal mucosal damageEarly growth falteringAlpha-1-acid glycoproteinPublic health interventionsChronic immunostimulationNutritional interventionWeight deficitElevated morbidityBlood concentrationsGrowth falteringUbiquitous exposureHigher MDISignificant negative associationPoor growthHealth interventionsMorbidity reportsGrowth retardationImmunostimulationInfectionPathogen exposureHomeless 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