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
2008
Social stressors, mental health, and physiological stress in an urban elite of young Afghans in Kabul
Panter‐Brick C, Eggerman M, Mojadidi A, McDade TW. Social stressors, mental health, and physiological stress in an urban elite of young Afghans in Kabul. American Journal Of Human Biology 2008, 20: 627-641. PMID: 18663740, DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAdolescentAdultAfghanistanBrief Psychiatric Rating ScaleCross-Sectional StudiesEpstein-Barr Virus InfectionsFamily ConflictFemaleHealth Status IndicatorsHumansHypertensionMalePrevalenceSeroepidemiologic StudiesSex DistributionSocial ClassSocial EnvironmentStress, PhysiologicalStress, PsychologicalUrban PopulationYoung AdultConceptsPsychosocial distressElevated EBV antibody titersMental healthEBV antibody titersDiastolic blood pressureMental health assessmentPoor mental healthMental health problemsSocial stressorsBlood pressureAntibody titersHealth problemsPsychosocial stressPhysical healthHealth assessmentPhysiological wellbeingRandom sampleDistressPhysiological markersDay stressorsWomenHealthFamily stressorsPhysiological functionsUrban elites