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
2022
Maternal distress, DNA methylation, and fetal programing of stress physiology in Brazilian mother–infant pairs
Wiley K, Camilo C, Gouveia G, Euclydes V, Panter‐Brick C, Matijasevich A, Ferraro A, Fracolli L, Chiesa A, Miguel E, Polanczyk G, Brentani H. Maternal distress, DNA methylation, and fetal programing of stress physiology in Brazilian mother–infant pairs. Developmental Psychobiology 2022, 65: e22352. PMID: 36567654, PMCID: PMC9792831, DOI: 10.1002/dev.22352.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrenatal psychological distressLate pregnancyMaternal prenatal psychosocial stressMaternal hair cortisolMaternal prenatal psychological distressPrenatal psychosocial stressPsychological distressAdrenal axis functionInfants of mothersEvening salivary cortisolMother-infant pairsInfant DNA methylationMultivariable linear regressionHair cortisol concentrationsElevated anxiety symptomsAxis functionFetal programingEvening cortisolPregnant adolescentsMaternal distressPsychosocial stressCortisol concentrationsPregnancyHair cortisolSalivary cortisol
2021
Living with transience in high‐risk humanitarian spaces: the gendered experiences of international staff and policy implications for building resilience
Strohmeier H, Panter‐Brick C. Living with transience in high‐risk humanitarian spaces: the gendered experiences of international staff and policy implications for building resilience. Disasters 2021, 46: 119-140. PMID: 32779209, DOI: 10.1111/disa.12460.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHumanitarian spaceSense of placeInterpretative phenomenological analysisHumanitarian systemHumanitarian workersAid workersPolicy measuresDangerous countriesInternational staffCrisis zonesSouth SudanBuilding resilienceHumanitarian staffPolicy implicationsExpatriate staffCrisis managementSocial relationshipsOrganisational effectivenessPhenomenological analysisPerilous undertakingPhysical hardshipSubjectivityHigh-risk environmentsProfessional goalsWorkers
2020
Accelerated senescence as a cost of reproduction: Testing associations between oxidative stress and reproductive effort in rural and urban women
Sancilio A, Jasienska G, Panter‐Brick C, Ziomkiewicz A, Nenko I, Bribiescas RG. Accelerated senescence as a cost of reproduction: Testing associations between oxidative stress and reproductive effort in rural and urban women. American Journal Of Human Biology 2020, 33: e23537. PMID: 33190335, PMCID: PMC8843032, DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23537.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Cross-Country Network Analysis of Adolescent Resilience
Höltge J, Theron L, Cowden RG, Govender K, Maximo SI, Carranza JS, Kapoor B, Tomar A, van Rensburg A, Lu S, Hu H, Cavioni V, Agliati A, Grazzani I, Smedema Y, Kaur G, Hurlington KG, Sanders J, Munford R, Colomeischi AA, Panter-Brick C, Sarathamani S, Boratne AV, Avudaiappan S, Patil R, Borualogo I, Katisi M, Jefferies P, Ungar M. A Cross-Country Network Analysis of Adolescent Resilience. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2020, 68: 580-588. PMID: 32919888, DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.07.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSituations of adversityYouth Resilience MeasureAdolescent resilienceYoung peopleNetwork analysisResources matterContextual resourcesCountriesResilience interventionsResilience measuresResilienceDifferent countriesResource networksEmpirical evidenceMultiple countriesEmpirical studyCentral resourceSupportive caregiversNetwork approachRelevant resourcesResourcesAdditional resourcesFirst empirical evidenceSaliencePeople
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 distinctionInsecurityAssociationMeasuresAssociation of MAOA genetic variants and resilience with psychosocial stress: A longitudinal study of Syrian refugees
Clukay CJ, Dajani R, Hadfield K, Quinlan J, Panter-Brick C, Mulligan CJ. Association of MAOA genetic variants and resilience with psychosocial stress: A longitudinal study of Syrian refugees. PLOS ONE 2019, 14: e0219385. PMID: 31314763, PMCID: PMC6636744, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0219385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychosocial stressPerceived Stress ScaleTrauma exposureProtective factorsGenetic variantsLow trauma exposureHigh trauma exposureMental health measuresMental health trajectoriesAdult mental healthSymptom scoresPsychosocial healthPsychosocial factorsEarly childhood traumaHealth measuresHealth trajectoriesMental healthTraumaMonoamine oxidaseTime pointsPsychosocial wellbeingLifelong effectsChildhood traumaHigher resilience levelsLongitudinal study
2017
Hair cortisol concentrations in war-affected adolescents: A prospective intervention trial
Dajani R, Hadfield K, van Uum S, Greff M, Panter-Brick C. Hair cortisol concentrations in war-affected adolescents: A prospective intervention trial. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2017, 89: 138-146. PMID: 29358120, DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2017.12.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHair cortisol concentrationsCortisol concentrationsProspective intervention trialPsychosocial wellbeingUtility of biomarkersWar-affected adolescentsPosttraumatic stress disorderIntervention trialsAdditional symptomsEndocrine responsesCortisol dysregulationCortisol levelsBrief interventionCortisol trajectoriesHypersecretionLifetime traumaHyposecretionStress biomarkersStress disorderIntervention impactStress responsivityInterventionSecretionPosttraumatic stress reactionsPosttraumatic stressInsecurity, distress and mental health: experimental and randomized controlled trials of a psychosocial intervention for youth affected by the Syrian crisis
Panter‐Brick C, Dajani R, Eggerman M, Hermosilla S, Sancilio A, Ager A. Insecurity, distress and mental health: experimental and randomized controlled trials of a psychosocial intervention for youth affected by the Syrian crisis. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2017, 59: 523-541. PMID: 28967980, PMCID: PMC5972454, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12832.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorBehavioral SymptomsChildFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansJordanMaleOutcome Assessment, Health CareProgram DevelopmentPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychological TraumaPsychotherapy, GroupRefugeesSocial BehaviorStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticStress, PsychologicalSyriaConceptsProsocial behaviorTrauma exposurePost-traumatic stress reactionsPost-traumatic stress symptomsMental healthWar-affected youthMental health difficultiesWait-list controlMental health outcomesPsychosocial interventionsSmall effect sizesStress symptomsPsychosocial outcomesPerceived stressTreatment youthHealth difficultiesTrauma eventsPsychosocial programmingStress reactionsPsychosocial supportHuman distressEvidence baseTreat sampleYouthStructured activitiesResilience in Context: A Brief and Culturally Grounded Measure for Syrian Refugee and Jordanian Host‐Community Adolescents
Panter‐Brick C, Hadfield K, Dajani R, Eggerman M, Ager A, Ungar M. Resilience in Context: A Brief and Culturally Grounded Measure for Syrian Refugee and Jordanian Host‐Community Adolescents. Child Development 2017, 89: 1803-1820. PMID: 28617937, PMCID: PMC6208286, DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12868.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSyrian refugeesCommunity-level dimensionsYouth Resilience MeasureLifetime trauma exposureMental health symptomsThree-factor structureConflict settingsConfirmatory factor analysisQualitative workSocial responsibilityResource accessTrauma exposureRefugeesResilience scoresHealth symptomsCYRM-12Convergent validityMeasurement equivalenceResilience measuresCYRMItem loadingsFactor analysisResilienceUseful measureMeasures
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
2014
Trauma memories, mental health, and resilience: a prospective study of Afghan youth
Panter-Brick C, Grimon MP, Kalin M, Eggerman M. Trauma memories, mental health, and resilience: a prospective study of Afghan youth. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2014, 56: 814-825. PMID: 25384553, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12350.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAfghan Campaign 2001-AfghanistanChecklistChildDepressive DisorderDeveloping CountriesFemaleHumansLife Change EventsLogistic ModelsMaleMental RecallModels, PsychologicalPakistanProspective StudiesProtective FactorsRefugeesResilience, PsychologicalSex FactorsStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticConceptsPosttraumatic distressTrauma memoriesTrauma exposureLifetime traumaSocial experienceChild mental health outcomesMental healthMore trauma exposureLatent transition modelingTraumatic Events ChecklistConflict-affected youthWar-affected youthMental health outcomesMental health trajectoriesChild-caregiver dyadsChecklist of risksOngoing domestic violenceSustained distressEvents ChecklistAdverse childhood experiencesTraumatic experiencesDistressing experienceHigh distressMultiple adverse childhood experiencesChildhood experiencesComparing the validity of the self reporting questionnaire and the Afghan symptom checklist: dysphoria, aggression, and gender in transcultural assessment of mental health
Rasmussen A, Ventevogel P, Sancilio A, Eggerman M, Panter-Brick C. Comparing the validity of the self reporting questionnaire and the Afghan symptom checklist: dysphoria, aggression, and gender in transcultural assessment of mental health. BMC Psychiatry 2014, 14: 206. PMID: 25034331, PMCID: PMC4107970, DOI: 10.1186/1471-244x-14-206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAfghan Symptom ChecklistSymptom ChecklistMental healthSRQ-20External validityTwo-factor structureThree-factor structureConfirmatory factor analysisEmotional numbingNegative affectTrauma exposureAggression subscaleLifetime traumaPsychosocial wellbeingResource-poor settingsValidity of instrumentsPsychosocial programmingMore salientWorld Health OrganizationGender interactionPsychosocial supportSubscalesTranscultural researchAggressionSubscale scores
2013
Caregiver—child mental health: a prospective study in conflict and refugee settings
Panter‐Brick C, Grimon M, Eggerman M. Caregiver—child mental health: a prospective study in conflict and refugee settings. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2013, 55: 313-327. PMID: 24286507, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA health equity critique of social marketing: Where interventions have impact but insufficient reach
Langford R, Panter-Brick C. A health equity critique of social marketing: Where interventions have impact but insufficient reach. Social Science & Medicine 2013, 83: 133-141. PMID: 23452864, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.01.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQualitative researchFormative qualitative researchSocial marketingQualitative dataImportant equity issueSocial marketing approachIndividual agencyParticipant observationDepth interviewsCommunity meetingsHealth inequitiesKey juncturesEquity issuesHealth interventionsHealth equitySocial marketing techniquesStructural conditionsFocus groupsRange of interventionsMarketing approachSlumsMother-infant pairsPrevention paradoxCritiqueSufficient attention
2011
Mental health of displaced and refugee children resettled in high-income countries: risk and protective factors
Fazel M, Reed RV, Panter-Brick C, Stein A. Mental health of displaced and refugee children resettled in high-income countries: risk and protective factors. The Lancet 2011, 379: 266-282. PMID: 21835459, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(11)60051-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-income countriesProtective factorsMental healthKey risk factorsMental health vulnerabilitiesRisk factorsRapid resolutionAdverse exposuresPsychological functioningPsychological symptomsSystematic searchRefugee childrenHealth vulnerabilityLongitudinal investigationSocial supportChildrenReview of individualsChildren's psychological functioningRiskHealthExposureFurther researchSymptomsResearch designFactorsMental 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 variablesMental 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
2010
Suffering, hope, and entrapment: Resilience and cultural values in Afghanistan
Eggerman M, Panter-Brick C. Suffering, hope, and entrapment: Resilience and cultural values in Afghanistan. Social Science & Medicine 2010, 71: 71-83. PMID: 20452111, PMCID: PMC3125115, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.03.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial aspirationsCultural valuesKey cultural valuesSense of adversityWar-affected areasEnded questionnaireInductive thematic approachSchool-based surveyEthnographic workStructural inequalitiesBroken economyCultural dictatesSocial orderBody of workSocial inequalitiesThematic approachPersistent violencePervasive povertyConflict settingsEconomic mobilityFamily unitySocial expectationsCulture functionsPublic health policyEconomic impediments
2009
Violence, suffering, and mental health in Afghanistan: a school-based survey
Panter-Brick C, Eggerman M, Gonzalez V, Safdar S. Violence, suffering, and mental health in Afghanistan: a school-based survey. The Lancet 2009, 374: 807-816. PMID: 19699514, PMCID: PMC2748901, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(09)61080-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental healthMore traumatic eventsProbable psychiatric disorderSpecific screening instrumentsSubstantial mental health problemsSocial functioningTraumatic eventsThird of childrenSymptoms of depressionDepression Self-Rating ScaleMental health problemsChild mental healthTraumatic experiencesSchool-based surveySelf-Rating ScaleRisk factorsFemale genderPsychiatric ratingsPsychiatric disordersMedical treatmentPost-traumatic stressHealth problemsScreening instrumentTrauma exposureWar-related events