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Strategies and methods to study sex differences in cardiovascular structure and function: a guide for basic scientistsVirginia M Miller
Departments of Surgery, Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
Biol Sex Differ 2:14. 2011..abstract:..
Hormones and mood: from menarche to menopause and beyondMeir Steiner
Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences and Obstetrics and Gynecology, McMaster University, Women s Health Concerns Clinic and Father Sean O Sullivan Research Centre, St Joseph s Healthcare, Ontario L8N 4A6, Hamilton, Canada
J Affect Disord 74:67-83. 2003..Further research is needed to be able to identify specific genetic markers which might help us better understand how the balance between estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, and other steroid hormones affect neurotransmitter function...- Fluoxetine improves functional work capacity in women with premenstrual dysphoric disorderM Steiner
Women s Health Concerns Clinic, St Joseph s Healthcare, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Arch Womens Ment Health 6:71-7. 2003..Our results demonstrate that fluoxetine at a relatively low dose of 20 mg/d quickly reduced symptoms that negatively affect work capacity and was well tolerated... - Treatment of premenstrual dysphoria with selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors: focus on safetyMary Macdougall
Women s Health Concerns Clinic, St Joseph s Healthcare, Fontbonne Building, 301 James Street S, Hamilton, Ontario L8P 3B6, Canada
Expert Opin Drug Saf 2:161-6. 2003..In this paper, the authors report on the efficacy and tolerability of SSRIs that are currently recognised as the treatment of choice for PMDD... - The premenstrual symptoms screening tool (PSST) for cliniciansM Steiner
McMaster University, Women s Health Concerns Clinic, St Joseph s Healthcare Hamilton, ON, Canada
Arch Womens Ment Health 6:203-9. 2003..This fast simple tool is an effective screening tool and an important starting point for further assessment... - Gender differences in clinical presentation and response to sertraline treatment of generalized anxiety disorderMeir Steiner
McMaster University, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, Women s Health Concerns Clinic, St Joseph s Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Hum Psychopharmacol 20:3-13. 2005..To evaluate gender differences in the clinical presentation of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and response to sertraline treatment... - Luteal phase dosing with paroxetine controlled release (CR) in the treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorderMeir Steiner
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences and Obstetrics and Gynecology, McMaster University, St Joseph s Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Am J Obstet Gynecol 193:352-60. 2005..This clinical trial evaluated luteal phase dosing with paroxetine controlled release (CR) (12.5 mg and 25 mg) in the treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)... - Luteal phase administration of paroxetine for the treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in Canadian womenMeir Steiner
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University and Women s Health Concerns Clinic, St Joseph s Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
J Clin Psychiatry 69:991-8. 2008..To evaluate the efficacy and safety of intermittent, luteal phase-only administration of paroxetine (10 mg and 20 mg) in the treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)... - Validation of a revised visual analog scale for premenstrual mood symptoms: results from prospective and retrospective trialsMeir Steiner
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
Can J Psychiatry 50:327-32. 2005..Our objective was to assess the reliability and validity of VASs that were revised to better reflect the DSM-IV definition of PMDD... - Expert guidelines for the treatment of severe PMS, PMDD, and comorbidities: the role of SSRIsMeir Steiner
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University, Women s Health Concerns Clinic, St Joseph s Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 15:57-69. 2006.... - Postnatal depression: a few simple questionsMeir Steiner
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences and Obstetrics and Gynecology, McMaster University and Women s Health Concerns Clinic, St Joseph s Healthcare, Fontbonne 639, 50 Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 4A6
Fam Pract 19:469-70. 2002..78.3% of the women studied had a past and/or family psychiatric history. These data confirm the importance of these variables when screening women who may be at risk for postnatal depression... - Current management of premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorderL Born
Women s Health Concerns Clinic, St Joseph s Healthcare, Fontbonnne 639, 50 Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 4A6, Canada
Curr Psychiatry Rep 3:463-9. 2001..Modification of the menstrual cycle should be considered only after all other treatment options have failed... 
The premenstrual tension syndrome rating scales: an updated versionMeir Steiner
Women s Health Concerns Clinic, St Joseph s Healthcare, Hamilton, ON, Canada
J Affect Disord 135:82-8. 2011..We propose to bring them in line with the DSM-IV criteria for Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) by updating the PMTS-O and replacing the PMTS-SR with a Multiple Visual Analogue Scale (PMTS-VAS)...- Serotonin, depression, and cardiovascular disease: sex-specific issuesM Steiner
Women s Health Concerns Clinic, St Joseph s Healthcare, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Acta Physiol (Oxf) 203:253-8. 2011..The focus will be on the roles of serotonin, platelets, and the immune system, with an emphasis on the relevance of sex differences in both depression/anxiety and CVD as they pertain to women... - The Premenstrual Symptoms Screening Tool revised for adolescents (PSST-A): prevalence of severe PMS and premenstrual dysphoric disorder in adolescentsMeir Steiner
Women s Health Concerns Clinic, St Joseph s Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Arch Womens Ment Health 14:77-81. 2011..Severe PMS and PMDD present with similar rates and symptoms in adolescents as in adults, and the Premenstrual Symptoms Screening Tool modified for adolescents is a fast, reliable tool to screen for these syndromes in adolescents... - Burden of dysthymia and comorbid illness in adults in a Canadian primary care setting: high rates of psychiatric illness in the offspringBarbara Bell
System-Linked Research Unit on Health and Social Service Utilization, McMaster University, Faculty of Health Sciences, 1200 Main Street West, HSC-3N46, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 3Z5
J Affect Disord 78:73-80. 2004..CONCLUSION: This analysis demonstrated the burden of illness and costs that this disorder imposes on individuals, their families, and society as a whole... - Maternal early life experiences and parenting: the mediating role of cortisol and executive functionAndrea Gonzalez
McMaster University, ON, Canada
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 51:673-82. 2012..We hypothesized that neuropsychological and physiological factors would act as mediators between maternal retrospective reports of early life experiences (ELE) and current parenting... - [Trauma & the reproductive lifecycle in women]Leslie Born
Clínica de Preocupações com a Saúde da Mulher, St Joseph s Healthcare, Hamilton, Canada
Rev Bras Psiquiatr 27:S65-72. 2005..Current options available for the treatment of such symptoms, including group and counselling therapies and debriefing are critically reviewed... - Cortisol response to stress in female youths exposed to childhood maltreatment: results of the youth mood projectHarriet L MacMillan
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada
Biol Psychiatry 66:62-8. 2009..We examined differences between maltreated and control participants in heart rate and cortisol resting and reactivity levels in response to a psychosocial stressor... - Effects of maternal prenatal stress on offspring development: a commentaryMarysia J Lazinski
Women s Health Concerns Clinic, St Joseph s Healthcare, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Arch Womens Ment Health 11:363-75. 2008..The aim of this commentary is to reexamine the current literature on the ill-effects of maternal stress during pregnancy on the offspring and to explore avenues for future treatment and prevention... - The effect of depression on heart rate variability during pregnancy. A naturalistic studyAlison K Shea
CIHR Program, Maternal Adversity, Vulnerability and Neurodevelopment, Hamiltion, ON, Canada
Clin Auton Res 18:203-12. 2008..Women taking AD medication showed some improvement in HRV measures. These data suggest that psychophysiological changes occur in women experiencing depression during pregnancy... - The effects of adrenalectomy and corticosterone replacement on maternal memory in postpartum ratsM Dean Graham
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto at Mississauga, ON, Canada
Horm Behav 49:353-61. 2006..Corticosterone also increased maternal behavior upon initial exposure to foster pups. In conclusion, corticosterone enhanced maternal memory and initial maternal behavior in postpartum rats... - The roots of depression in adolescent girls: is menarche the key?Leslie Born
Women s Health Concerns Clinic, St Joseph s Healthcare, 50 Charlton Avenue, East, Room FB 639, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 4A6, Canada
Curr Psychiatry Rep 4:449-60. 2002..The burden of illness associated with onset of depression after menarche reinforces the importance of prevention or else expeditious recognition and intervention... - The effect of depression, anxiety and early life trauma on the cortisol awakening response during pregnancy: preliminary resultsAlison K Shea
CIHR Program Maternal Adversity, Vulnerability and Neurodevelopment, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Psychoneuroendocrinology 32:1013-20. 2007..The CAR may provide important information about the maternal HPA axis during pregnancy and warrants further investigation in larger cohorts... - Women and reproductive-related traumaLeslie Born
Women s Health Concerns Clinic, Room FB 639 St Joseph s Healthcare, 50 Charlton Ave E, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 4A6
Ann N Y Acad Sci 1071:491-4. 2006..g., miscarriage, stillbirth) or who experienced reemergence of symptoms during pregnancy is presented, including treatment strategies... - Stress response in postpartum women with and without obsessive-compulsive symptoms: an fMRI studyCatherine Lord
Women s Health Concerns Clinic, St Joseph s Healthcare and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
J Psychiatry Neurosci 37:78-86. 2012..This study aimed to examine the cerebral, psychologic and endocrine correlates of the stress response in patients with OCD and during the postpartum period... - The rapid effects of estrogen: a mini-reviewSonali Lokuge
Women s Health Concerns Clinic, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Behav Pharmacol 21:465-72. 2010.... - The relation between early life adversity, cortisol awakening response and diurnal salivary cortisol levels in postpartum womenAndrea Gonzalez
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, 3359 Mississauga Road N, Mississauga, ON, Canada
Psychoneuroendocrinology 34:76-86. 2009..01). Our findings suggest that in a community sample of postpartum women, early adversity is associated with current HPA axis function. These findings may have implications for the nature of mother-infant interactions... - Piloting the perinatal obsessive-compulsive scale (POCS): development and validationCatherine Lord
Women s Health Concerns Clinic, St Joseph s Healthcare, 301 James Street South, Hamilton, ON L8P 3B6, Canada
J Anxiety Disord 25:1079-84. 2011..The POCS helps clinicians detect perinatal OCD while giving perinatal women an opportunity to openly discuss socially sensitive issues... - Physiological stress response in postpartum women with obsessive-compulsive disorder: A pilot studyCatherine Lord
Women Health Concerns Clinic, St Joseph s Healthcare, Fontbonne Building, 301 James Street South, Hamilton, Canada
Psychoneuroendocrinology 36:133-8. 2011.... - Sensitivity and specificity of the Mood Disorder Questionnaire as a screening tool for bipolar disorder during pregnancy and the postpartum periodBenicio N Frey
Women s Health Concerns Clinic, St Joseph s Healthcare Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
J Clin Psychiatry 73:1456-61. 2012..The objective of this cross-sectional psychometric study was to investigate the use of the Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ) as a screening tool for bipolar disorder in a community-based population of pregnant and postpartum women... - A pilot, 8-week, placebo lead-in trial of quetiapine extended release for depression in midlife women: impact on mood and menopause-related symptomsClaudio N Soares
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
J Clin Psychopharmacol 30:612-5. 2010..Main adverse effects included drowsiness and dry mouth. Based on these preliminary results, quetiapine XR should be further examined in larger, controlled trials for the management of depressed, symptomatic midlife women... - Prenatal restraint stress and motherless rearing disrupts expression of plasticity markers and stress-induced corticosterone release in adult female Sprague-Dawley ratsChristie L Burton
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto at Mississauga, Mississauga, ON, Canada
Brain Res 1158:28-38. 2007..These results suggest that both prenatal and postnatal adversities have an influence on HPA axis responsivity and alter the expression of plasticity related neuronal proteins... - Cigarette smoking during pregnancyAlison K Shea
Women s Health Concerns Clinic, St Joseph s Healthcare, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neuroscience, McMaster University, Canada
Nicotine Tob Res 10:267-78. 2008..It is important that pregnant women are warned of the detrimental effects of smoking, and encouraged to abstain for healthy fetal development... - Treatment of menopause-related mood disturbancesClaudio N Soares
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
CNS Spectr 10:489-97. 2005.... - Depression in women: windows of vulnerability and new insights into the link between estrogen and serotoninSonali Lokuge
Women s Health Concerns Clinic, St Joseph s Healthcare Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
J Clin Psychiatry 72:e1563-9. 2011..These effects may have direct implications on female mood disorders such as premenstrual disorders and depression during pregnancy, postpartum, and during the menopausal transition... - A new, female-specific irritability rating scaleLeslie Born
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
J Psychiatry Neurosci 33:344-54. 2008..The objective of this research was to develop a new, female-specific state measure of irritability... - A biopsychosocial approach to premenstrual dysphoric disorderLori E Ross
Women's Health Concerns Clinic and Father Sean O'Sullivan Research Centre, St. Joseph's Healthcare, Fontbonne Building, 6th Floor, 50 Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 4A6, Canada
Psychiatr Clin North Am 26:529-46. 2003..In diagnosing and treating PMDD patients, attention to biological and sociocultural variables is recommended... - Child maltreatment and HPA axis dysregulation: relationship to major depressive disorder and post traumatic stress disorder in femalesAlison Shea
Women's Health Concerns Clinic, St Joseph's Healthcare, 50 Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton, Ont, Canada
Psychoneuroendocrinology 30:162-78. 2005..Such knowledge may also contribute to the development of early interventions targeted at primary prevention... - The measurement of premenstrual mood symptomsM Steiner
Department of Psychiatry, St Joseph s Hospital, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
J Affect Disord 53:269-73. 1999.... - Premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder: guidelines for managementM Steiner
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont
J Psychiatry Neurosci 25:459-68. 2000.... - Antidepressant effect of ingested nicotine in female rats of Flinders resistant and sensitive linesV J Djurić
Father Sean O Sullivan Research Centre, St Joseph s Hospital, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Physiol Behav 67:533-7. 1999..Animal studies on nicotine ingestion and withdrawal may become an important source of insights into the comorbidity of depression and nicotine self-administration... - Genetically transmitted cholinergic hyperresponsiveness predisposes to experimental asthmaV J Djurić
Father Sean O Sullivan Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 4A6, Canada
Brain Behav Immun 12:272-84. 1998..In addition, the FSL rat may be a useful model for studies of airway hyperresponsiveness... - Effect of fluoxetine on menstrual cycle length in women with premenstrual dysphoriaM Steiner
Department of Psychiatry, St Joseph s Hospital, Ontario, Canada
Obstet Gynecol 90:590-5. 1997..To examine whether changes in menstrual cycle length occurred in women who received 20 mg of fluoxetine per day and women who received 60 mg of fluoxetine per day as compared with women who received placebo... - Premenstrual syndromesM Steiner
St Joseph s Hospital, McMaster Psychiatric Unit, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Annu Rev Med 48:447-55. 1997..Taken together, these data indicate that treatment may be accomplished by either eliminating the hormonal trigger or by reversing the sensitivity of the serotonergic system... - Diagnosis and treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder: an updateM Steiner
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Women s Health Concerns Clinic and Father Sean O Sullivan Research Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Int Clin Psychopharmacol 15:S5-17. 2000..Hormonal interventions, in particular the suppression of ovulation will eliminate premenstrual symptomatology; however, the benefits-risk ratio of these approaches should be carefully evaluated with the patient... - Effects of quetiapine extended release on sleep and quality of life in midlife women with major depressive disorderBenicio N Frey
Women s Health Concerns Clinic, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Arch Womens Ment Health 16:83-5. 2013..While larger, controlled trials are still awaited, these preliminary results are encouraging and suggest that quetiapine XR may be a useful tool in treating symptomatic midlife women with MDD... - Shift in the brain network of emotional regulation in midlife women: is the menopausal transition the turning point?Benicio N Frey
Women s Health Concerns Clinic, St Joseph Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Menopause 17:840-5. 2010..The aim of this study was to examine the brain correlates of emotional regulation in healthy, nondepressed midlife women... - The efficacy of fluoxetine in improving physical symptoms associated with premenstrual dysphoric disorderM Steiner
McMaster University, St. Joseph's Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
BJOG 108:462-8. 2001..CONCLUSION: Daily fluoxetine treatment is superior to placebo in improving the most common physical symptoms associated with premenstrual dysphoric disorder... - Steroid concentrations in antepartum and postpartum saliva: normative values in women and correlations with serumElizabeth Hampson
Department of Psychology and Graduate Program in Neuroscience, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
Biol Sex Differ 4:7. 2013..Little normative information is available concerning expected concentrations of the major reproductive steroids in saliva during pregnancy and the extended postpartum... - Sertraline and/or interpersonal psychotherapy for patients with dysthymic disorder in primary care: 6-month comparison with longitudinal 2-year follow-up of effectiveness and costsGina Browne
System Linked Research Unit on Health and Social Service Utilization, McMaster University, Faculty of Health Sciences, 1200 Main Street West, HSC 3N46, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 3Z5
J Affect Disord 68:317-30. 2002..There is little information on the long-term effects and costs of a combination of Sertraline and interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) for the treatment of dysthymia in primary care... - Understanding and treating premenstrual dysphoric disorder: an update for the women's health practitionerSimone N Vigod
Department of Psychiatry Women s College Hospital, Room 944C, Ontario, Canada
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 36:907-24, xii. 2009..This integrative model has implications for etiology and treatment of PMDD... - The effects of adrenalectomy and corticosterone replacement on induction of maternal behavior in the virgin female ratStephanie L Rees
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto at Mississauga, ON, Canada
Horm Behav 49:337-45. 2006..In conclusion, exogenous corticosterone had an inhibitory effect on the expression of maternal behavior in the sensitized virgin rat, unlike the facilitatory effect previously found in the postpartum rat... - Interaction between Oxytocin Genotypes and Early Experience Predicts Quality of Mothering and Postpartum MoodViara Mileva-Seitz
Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Department of Psychology, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
PLoS ONE 8:e61443. 2013..Finally, our findings highlight the importance of examining multiple dimensions of human maternal behavior in studies of genetic associations... - Testosterone and prolactin are associated with emotional responses to infant cries in new fathersAlison S Fleming
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto at Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Horm Behav 42:399-413. 2002.... - Effects of electroconvulsive therapy on peripheral adrenoceptors, plasma, noradrenaline, MHPG and cortisol in depressed patientsE S Werstiuk
Department of Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Br J Psychiatry 169:758-65. 1996.... - Nocturnal melatonin and cortisol secretion in newly admitted psychiatric inpatients. Implications for affective disordersM Steiner
Department of Psychiatry, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 240:21-7. 1990..The observed trend for a low circadian melatonin profile in IDD patients with superimposed personality disorders is puzzling... - The selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor sertraline: its profile and use in psychiatric disordersG MacQueen
Mood Disorders Program and Women's Health Concerns Clinic, St. Joseph's Hospital, McMaster University, 301 James Street South, Hamilton, ON L8P 3B6, Canada
CNS Drug Rev 7:1-24. 2001.... - Early deprivation, but not maternal separation, attenuates rise in corticosterone levels after exposure to a novel environment in both juvenile and adult female ratsStephanie L Rees
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto at Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Road North, Mississauga, Ont. L5L 1C6, Canada
Behav Brain Res 175:383-91. 2006..However, in adulthood, ED and MS rats tended to show a decreased proportion of inner grid crossings of the open field compared to AFR rats, suggesting a tendency for increased anxiety in these two separation groups... - Menopause and moodClaudio N Soares
Center for Women's Mental Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
Clin Obstet Gynecol 47:576-91. 2004 - Perinatal risks of untreated depression during pregnancyLori Bonari
The Hospital for Sick Children and the Department of of Pharmacology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
Can J Psychiatry 49:726-35. 2004..Because they are not aware of the potentially catastrophic outcome of untreated maternal depression, this imbalance may lead women suffering from depression to fear teratogenic effects and refuse treatment... - Paroxetine controlled release for premenstrual dysphoric disorder: a double-blind, placebo-controlled trialLee S Cohen
Perinatal and Reproductive Psychiatry Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, 15 Parkman Street, WACC 812, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Psychosom Med 66:707-13. 2004..This study was designed to assess the efficacy and tolerability of multiple doses of paroxetine controlled release (CR) in PMDD... - Is maternal use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in the third trimester of pregnancy harmful to neonates?Gideon Koren
Motherisk Program, The Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
CMAJ 172:1457-9. 2005 - The effects of adrenalectomy and corticosterone replacement on maternal behavior in the postpartum ratStephanie L Rees
Department of Psychology, University of Toronto at Mississauga, Mississauga, ON, Canada L5L 1C6
Horm Behav 46:411-9. 2004..Corticosterone replacement reverses these effects. Corticosterone is not necessary for the initiation or maintenance of maternal behavior but plays a role in the modulation of ongoing maternal behavior... - Clinical diagnostic criteria for premenstrual syndrome and guidelines for their quantification for research studiesUriel Halbreich
Departments of Psychiatry and Obstetrics and Gynecology, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
Gynecol Endocrinol 23:123-30. 2007..It is also hoped that the proposed guidelines for quantification of criteria will be used by clinicians and investigators to facilitate diagnostic uniformity in the field as well as adequate treatment modalities when warranted... - Attitudes of women who are currently using or recently stopped estrogen replacement therapy with or without progestins: results of the AWARE surveyAnna M Sawka
Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, McMaster University, Hamilton ON
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 26:967-73. 2004..CONCLUSION: Although many women discontinued HT following the publication of the principal findings of the estrogen/progestin arm of the WHI study, the majority of these women lacked a clear understanding of those findings... - Sleep and perinatal mood disorders: a critical reviewLori E Ross
Women s Mental Health and Addiction Research Section, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON
J Psychiatry Neurosci 30:247-56. 2005.... - Strategies and methods for research on sex differences in brain and behaviorJill B Becker
Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, 525 East University, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Endocrinology 146:1650-73. 2005..This article describes methods and procedures to assist scientists new to the field in designing and conducting experiments to investigate sex differences in research involving both laboratory animals and humans... - Experiential and hormonal correlates of maternal behavior in teen and adult mothersKatherine M Krpan
Department of Psychology, Erindale College, University of Toronto, N. Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5L 1C6
Horm Behav 47:112-22. 2005..These results suggest that early life experiences are linked to mothering behavior and are consistent with the emerging human and animal literature on intergenerational effects of mothering style... - Effects of early deprivation and maternal separation on pup-directed behavior and HPA axis measures in the juvenile female ratStephanie L Rees
School of Psychology University of Ottawa Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
Dev Psychobiol 50:315-21. 2008..Overall, the data suggest that although pup-exposure affects corticosterone levels, the HPA axis does not relate to juvenile maternal behavior in the present experiments...