2020
Improving mental health and psychosocial wellbeing in humanitarian settings: reflections on research funded through R2HC
Tol WA, Ager A, Bizouerne C, Bryant R, El Chammay R, Colebunders R, García-Moreno C, Hamdani SU, James LE, Jansen SCJ, Leku MR, Likindikoki S, Panter-Brick C, Pluess M, Robinson C, Ruttenberg L, Savage K, Welton-Mitchell C, Hall BJ, Harper Shehadeh M, Harmer A, van Ommeren M. Improving mental health and psychosocial wellbeing in humanitarian settings: reflections on research funded through R2HC. Conflict And Health 2020, 14: 71. PMID: 33292413, PMCID: PMC7602334, DOI: 10.1186/s13031-020-00317-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental healthPsychosocial needsConsensus-based recommendationsMental health conditionsHumanitarian settingsPsychosocial support interventionsImpact of interventionsPsychosocial interventionsPsychosocial supportSupport interventionsEvidence-informed decisionHealth practicesHealth conditionsPsychosocial wellbeingDiverse interventionsInterventionHealthKnowledge gapsAvailable local resourcesAcademic‐practitioner partnershipsCrisis programFurther researchSettingInitial findingsProgram improvementMeasuring the psychosocial, biological, and cognitive signatures of profound stress in humanitarian settings: impacts, challenges, and strategies in the field
Panter-Brick C, Eggerman M, Ager A, Hadfield K, Dajani R. Measuring the psychosocial, biological, and cognitive signatures of profound stress in humanitarian settings: impacts, challenges, and strategies in the field. Conflict And Health 2020, 14: 40. PMID: 32582366, PMCID: PMC7310257, DOI: 10.1186/s13031-020-00286-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental healthStress biomarkersSelf-reported mental healthStructured psychosocial interventionsHumanitarian settingsLevels of cortisolCommunity-based practiceRobust scientific evidencePsychosocial interventionsChronic stressConcept evidencePsychosocial wellbeingSelf-reported dataScientific evidenceSelf-report surveyBiomarkersProfound stressSustained impactInterventionConclusionsOur workHealthDissemination of resultsRelevant research toolsProgram impactCognitive impact
2019
Association 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 stress
2014
Comparing 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