2011
Mental Health and Childhood Adversities: A Longitudinal Study in Kabul, Afghanistan
Panter-Brick C, Goodman A, Tol W, Eggerman M. Mental Health and Childhood Adversities: A Longitudinal Study in Kabul, Afghanistan. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2011, 50: 349-363. PMID: 21421175, PMCID: PMC3069303, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2010.12.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAfghan Campaign 2001-AfghanistanChildCross-Sectional StudiesDepressive DisorderDeveloping CountriesDomestic ViolenceFamily ConflictFemaleHumansLife Change EventsLongitudinal StudiesMaleMental DisordersPersonality AssessmentPsychometricsPsychosocial DeprivationResilience, PsychologicalRisk FactorsSocial EnvironmentSocioeconomic FactorsStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticConceptsPosttraumatic stress symptomsMental health outcomesMental healthSelf-rating scoresHealth outcomesChildhood adversityLifetime traumaStress symptomsKey modifiable factorsPosttraumatic stress symptom scoresMental health problemsStress symptom scoresChild mental healthWar-related stressorsFamily violenceOne-year trajectoriesSymptom scoresModifiable factorsProtective effectDepression scoresWar-affected populationsHealth problemsPosttraumatic stressFamily conflictProspective predictors
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