December 2015

Social stressors, mental health, and physiological stress in an urban elite of young Afghans in Kabul

Panter-Brick, C., et al. "Social stressors, mental health, and physiological stress in an urban elite of young Afghans in Kabul." Am. J. Hum. Biol.. 20.6 (2008): 627-41.

Violence, suffering, and mental health in Afghanistan: a school-based survey.

Panter-Brick, C., et al. "Violence, suffering, and mental health in Afghanistan: a school-based survey." Lancet. 374.9692 (2009): 807-16.

Prenatal and infancy home visitation by nurses: recent findings.

Olds, D. L., et al. "Prenatal and infancy home visitation by nurses: recent findings." Future Child. 9.1 (1999): 44-65, 190-1.

The effects of global severe privation on cognitive competence: extension and longitudinal follow-up. English and Romanian Adoptees Study Team.

O'Connor, T G., et al. "The effects of global severe privation on cognitive competence: extension and longitudinal follow-up. English and Romanian Adoptees Study Team." Child Dev. 71.2 (2000): 376-90.

Prenatal exposure to maternal depression, neonatal methylation of human glucocorticoid receptor gene (NR3C1) and infant cortisol stress responses.

Oberlander, Tim F., et al. "Prenatal exposure to maternal depression, neonatal methylation of human glucocorticoid receptor gene (NR3C1) and infant cortisol stress responses." Epigenetics. 3.2 (2008): 97-106.

Differential patterns of whole-genome DNA methylation in institutionalized children and children raised by their biological parents.

Naumova, Oksana Yu, et al. "Differential patterns of whole-genome DNA methylation in institutionalized children and children raised by their biological parents." Dev. Psychopathol.. 24.1 (2012): 143-55.

Epigenetic reprogramming in mammals.

Morgan, Hugh D., et al. "Epigenetic reprogramming in mammals." Hum. Mol. Genet.. 14 Spec No 1 (2005): R47-58.

The case for transgenerational epigenetic inheritance in humans.

Morgan, Daniel K., and Emma Whitelaw. "The case for transgenerational epigenetic inheritance in humans." Mamm. Genome. 19.6 (2008): 394-7.

Social disadvantage, genetic sensitivity, and children's telomere length.

Mitchell, Colter, et al. "Social disadvantage, genetic sensitivity, and children's telomere length." Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.. 111.16 (2014): 5944-9.

Child maltreatment prevention: a systematic review of reviews.

Mikton, Christopher, and Alexander Butchart. "Child maltreatment prevention: a systematic review of reviews." Bull. World Health Organ.. 87.5 (2009): 353-61.

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